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Performance & drive
What it’s like to drive, and how quiet it is
There's only one MG 3 engine choice: a 1.5-litre petrol with 105bhp. That's more power than a Dacia Sandero has and even trumps our favourite VW Polo, the 1.0 TSI 95.
Sadly, numbers don't tell the whole story. You see, because the MG 3's engine isn’t turbocharged like the majority of its rivals', it feels gutless and asthmatic at low revs. On quicker roads, it’s easier to make use of the engine’s maximum grunt, which arrives at 4500rpm – but once you’re that high up in the rev range, be prepared for quite a lot of vibration and harshness.