A reviewer parks MG’s IM5 alongside a pre-facelift Tesla Model 3 Performance to judge how closely the Chinese electric saloon matches its American rival in design, cabin technology and usability.

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  • George Kensington
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    3 days ago

    Shocking. A copy of a Tesla looks like a Tesla. Who could have seen that coming?

  • Edward Beaumont
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    3 days ago

    Tesla built a minimalist cabin, now everyone photocopies it and calls it innovation.

  • Fiona Montgomery
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    4 days ago

    Oh, here we go again. Another “close test” where the Chinese saloon gets photographed next to a Tesla and everyone pretends it’s a fair fight. Remember the Ora Funky Cat and the “premium” wannabes back in the day? All that rang the same bell about copying Tesla’s blank iPad-on-wheels cabin, then vanished from the conversation. This one’s different only in the sense that the IM5 actually feels finished.

  • Eleanor Ellington
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    4 days ago

    Copying a Tesla’s minimalism is not the same as matching a Tesla’s engineering. Show me the software.