MG teases Cloud EV prior to launch

Just a month after the last round of India-spec MG Cloud spy shots surfaced online, new images have emerged, providing details on the upcoming EV’s interior. MG Motor India has also released a new teaser of the Cloud before revealing its prices during this year’s festive season.

While most of the dashboard of the model spied is covered, a few details can be gleaned. It seems like the India-spec Cloud EV will have the same fully digital instrument cluster and large, floating infotainment touchscreen as seen in the model for Indonesia, where it sells under the Wuling brand name. Other visible details include the two-spoke steering with controls for the infotainment system and the horizontal slats, which span the length of the minimalist dashboard and cover all four AC vents.

The teaser by MG Motor India also hints that the crossover will come with a sunroof. In addition, the Cloud will sport slim all-LED headlights and have an LED light bar on the nose above the grille area, connecting the headlight units. The MG logo appears illuminated.

As the Cloud is a born EV, it has interior packaging advantages typical of the breed, which should bode well for the space on offer with this 5-seater. The model aboard also gets fully reclinable front seats (to enable a ‘sofa mode’), circular door-mounted speakers, a 360-degree camera, and an ADAS suite. It remains to be seen if these features will make it to the India-spec Cloud.

Previous spy shots of the Cloud EV on test showed that the crossover’s overall silhouette is a bit of a cross between an MPV and a hatchback, though MG Motor India calls it a CUV: crossover utility vehicle. Like the interior, the exterior also follows a minimalist design with flush door handles, clean surfaces, and full-width LED light bars at the rear as well as the front. While the Cloud does have a large glasshouse and extended quarter glass sections, the front and rear windscreens are sharply raked.

While the battery specs for the India model are still under wraps, in international markets, the Cloud gets two battery pack options: a 37.9kWh with 360km of range and a 50.6kWh unit with up to 460km. In either case, the battery powers a 134hp front axle-mounted electric motor.

As we’ve reported earlier, MG Motor India is targeting a sub-Rs 20 lakh price tag for the Cloud EV, when it arrives this festive season. This means that it’ll slot between the Comet on on end and the ZS EV on the other, and compete against electric compact SUVs like the Tata Nexon EV and Mahindra XUV400. Essential for MG to achieve the aggressive price point will be extensive localisation efforts, including the battery pack.