Gone in less than 20 minutes! All 5,000 MG Astor SUV units sold out for 2021

MG Motor informed that 5,000 units were put up on sale this morning, exactly what the carmaker expected to sell by the end of this year. The deliveries of the first batch of Astor SUV is set to begin from November.

Rajeev Chaba, President and MD, MG Motor India, said, “We are ecstatic about the response we have received from the customers. However, given the global chip crisis that the industry is undergoing, we can only supply a limited number of cars this year. We expect supplies to become better from Q1 next year."

MG Motor had launched the Astor SUV earlier this month at a starting price of ₹9.78 lakh. The Astor SUV takes on mid-size SUV heavyweights like Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos. MG Astor variants MG Astor is offered in four variants including Style, Super, Smart and Sharp. There is also a Sharp (O) variant, which sits on top of the lineup, and comes equipped with the advanced driver assistant system (ADAS), which is MG Motor’s autonomous level 2 system.

MG Astor variant-wise key features
Style	Super	Smart	Sharp
	R17 silver alloy wheels	Personal AI Assistant	Personal AI Assistant
Electronic power steering with 3 modes	Reverse parking camera	Digital car key using Bluetooth technology	Dual pane panoramic sunroof
Leather layering on dashboard, door trim, door armrest, center console	LED tail lamps	Heated ORVM	Rear drive assist (RDA)
Hill Descent Control	Satin silver finish roof rails	iSmart (80+ features)	Red brake callipers - Front and rear
Full LED Hawkeye head lights	Front fog lamp with cornering assist	17.78 cm full digital cluster	R17 turbine inspired alloys
Auto AC with PM2.5 filter	Electric parking brake with autohold (automatic)	Push button engine start/stop with smart entry	R17 dual tone machine alloys
Remote keyless entry+foldable key	LED interior lamp	Side airbag	Curtain airbag
Rear defogger & fog lamp	25.7 cm HD touchscreen infotainment	Perforated leather seat upholstery	360 around view camera
Electronic Stability Program (ESP)	Android Auto & Apple CarPlay speakers + Tweeters (4)	Cruise control	6-waypower adjustable driver seat
25.7 cm HD touchscreen infotainment	Steering mounted audio controls	Auto headlamps	Rain sensing wipers
LED daytime running lights	Electronic Stability Program (ESP)	TPMS	Blind spot detection (BSD)
	Full LED Hawkeye headlamps	Speed assist system manual mode	Lane change assist (LCA)
	LED daytime running lights	Outside mirror power foldable	Rear cross traffic alert (RCTA)
		Brit dynamic exterior sporty black theme
		Tuxedo black interior theme

The Sharp (O) variant will come with the choice of two engines, including the 1.5-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine, mated to a VTI-tech CVT transmission and the 1.3-litre, three-cylinder, turbo-petrol engine mated to a 6-speed automatic torque converter gearbox. The price of the top-spec trim starts at ₹15.78 lakh (ex-showroom) and goes up to ₹17.38 lakh (ex-showroom). However, all these prices are introductory.

(For all other variants of MG Astor, check prices and feature list here) MG Astor ADAS feature highlight The ADAS feature inside the Astor includes as many as 14 autonomous features, like advanced cruise control, forward collision warning, auto emergency braking, lane keep assist, lane departure prevention, blind-spot detection, speed assist among others.

Besides the ADAS feature, MG Astor is also the first mid-size SUV in India to offer artificial intelligence (AI) to help incorporate a number of enhanced drive and safety features. Astor has 27 safety features as standard across all variants. This number goes up to 49 at the top end.

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