wells completely. On the rear there are LED
taillamps and while it looks like a full-width
taillamp, the middle portion is just a reflector.
The bumper has a silver/chrome-finished
garnish on the bottom that tries to mimic a
4x4-ish skid plate effect and the right side has
a blanked-off exhaust cutout.Reminds me of my TV!
The 10.4 inch high-definition vertically oriented
screen dominates the cabin of the MG Hector.
It is massive! And unlike the exterior that
polarises, the touchscreen makes for a very
nice interior. The screen eliminates all clutter,
there are just 7 buttons near the screen and
it all looks rather premium and sophisticated.
It is a high-quality screen too, sharp and clear
both in the day and night, I had no problems
viewing it through polarised sunglasses, and
the touch works without a hassle. It is a fingerprint magnet but so too is my iPhone, so just
keep a wiping cloth and use it often.
What can you do on the screen? Watch
movies! It’d be a shame if you couldn’t, and
in the interest of safety it stops playing when
you start moving. Air-con controls are only
via the screen. There are Tom Tom maps that
are actually pretty good, a premium Gaana
account for music, an app to call road side
assistance, you can adjust mood lighting, and38 http://www.evoIndia.com | July 2019
The Hector doesn’t
lack for chrome.
This is an SUV that
majors on bling
Below: Those are the headlamps and the Hector
is unique in that it gets all LED lighting. Bottom:
The massive screen really does make for a very
premium looking cabinStares, guaranteed
The MG Hector is bold and distinctive, that’s
for sure. On the road it turns heads and even
though the Harrier and Venue both have the
headlamps in the bumpers topped by slim
eyebrows, there is still a novelty factor to this
layout that makes the Hector unmistakable.
The MG Hector doesn’t lack for chrome. This
is an SUV that majors on bling and the shiny
stuff, even the wheels are glitzy, and adding
to the razzmatazz is the all-LED lighting and
Audi-style floating turn indicators. Styling, as
I’ve always maintained, is a very personal thing
and you are free to draw your own conclusions.
On social media we had an equal number of
up and down thumbs and what is clear is that
this is a love-it-or-hate-it car. Which is better
than a bland and unremarkable design, if you
ask me.
This is a big SUV, measuring 4655mm in
length, much longer than any of its rivals. It
runs on 17-inch wheels which are way too small
for the Jeep-like squared-off wheel arches,
leaving a rather large gap between the wheels
and the arches while also not filling the wheelDriven