The MG-bound up to date IM LS6 new power crossover from SAIC and Alibaba revealed the inside in China. It has two giant screens within the heart console and an non-obligatory steering yoke. The IM LS6 will likely be out there as EREV with a 66 kWh battery for 450 km of electrical vary. Beforehand, IM-branded automobiles had been launched within the UK below the MG model.
IM Motors was launched in 2020 as a three way partnership between SAIC and Alibaba. It at present sells 4 BEV fashions domestically: the L6 & the L7 sedans, and the LS6 & the LS7 crossovers. Nonetheless, IM Motors suffers from sluggish gross sales. In keeping with China EV DataTracker, this model delivered 25,201 autos within the first half of 2025. IM Motors needs to reverse this development by launching the up to date LS6 crossover with an EREV powertrain variant. Its predecessor will begin deliveries within the UK in September this 12 months.
Up to date IM LS6 inside
The up to date IM LS6’s inside adopts the all-new design language. The automobile’s heart console has a big 5K floating display in entrance of the motive force. The left a part of this monitor acts as an instrument panel, whereas the appropriate half is a touchscreen. The entrance passenger of the IM LS6 acquired an excellent greater show with a decrease decision of 3K.
The IM LS6 adopts an non-obligatory steering yoke that doesn’t intrude with the view on the big display. There’s a small gear shifter mounted on the steering column. The middle tunnel of the up to date IM LS6 gives a wi-fi telephone charging pad, a few cup holders, and a spacious compartment. The middle console gives a row of bodily controls. The door playing cards of the up to date SUV function buttons as a substitute of handles, ambient lighting, and energy seat adjustment controls.
The IM LS6’s second row of seats adopts a fridge that may additionally heat up meals and drinks. Different options of the automobile’s inside embrace a panoramic sunroof and a complicated acoustic system. In keeping with IM Motors representatives, the up to date LS6 SUV has the very best house utilization fee of 90%.
Extra about up to date IM LS6
The up to date IM LS6 utilized for a gross sales license in China in Might 2025, revealing core specs. This mannequin gives a redesigned entrance finish with fin-shaped headlights and a entrance bumper with a bigger air consumption. The scale of the IM LS6 are 4937/1988/1671 mm with a wheelbase of 2960 mm. It’s 27 mm longer than the previous mannequin.
The all-electric variant of the up to date IM LS6 gives three powertrain choices with a peak energy mendacity in a 245 – 500 kW (329 – 670 hp) vary. This car is obtainable with the vary extender as nicely. The IM LS6 EREV adopts a 1.5-liter 15FNE petrol-powered turbocharged engine for 114 kW (153 hp). It has a single electrical motor within the rear axle for 230 kW (308 hp). A big 66 kWh battery powers this e-motor, offering as much as 450 km of electrical vary. The combined vary of the mannequin reaches 1,500 km.
The continued IM LS6 mannequin entered the UK market this 12 months, named the MG IM6. Its beginning value is 47,995 GBP (64,090 USD). The market entry below the MG umbrella isn’t shocking as a result of the Chinese language automotive big SAIC owns each MG and IM Motors. There’s a risk that the up to date LS6 will enter the UK sooner or later. It’s price mentioning that the present IM LS6 is twice as low cost in China as it’s within the UK. It begins at 209,900 yuan (29,220 USD).
