The MG Comet turns a lot of heads and there were many people asking about the car, the pricing.

MG Comet Drive & Performance

The MG Comet features a 17.3 kWh battery pack mated to a Permanent Magnet Synchronous electric motor putting out 42 horsepower and 110 Nm of torque and sending power to the rear wheels. MG claims a range of 230 km on a single charge.

When you are ready to drive, the first thing you notice is the absence of a Start/Stop button. There isnt one on the Comet. To start the car, just press the brake pedal twice and you are ready to go. To switch the car off, put it into N, pull the handbrake, get out of the car and lock it. The car will shut off. That’s pretty cool.

To start driving, move to D mode and press the accelerator to move forward. The Comet does not come with a creep function. The car moves ahead smoothly without any jerks. I drove to Comet on the city roads of. Delhi, in both sparse and dense traffic scenarios. This is exactly where the Comet is meant to be and will be driven. To put it shortly it way exceeded my expectations. Its pretty zippy and quick overtakes in traffic are super easy. Squeezing to gaps is convenient thanks to its really compact dimensions. This car is not about 0 to 100 timings or highway driving. It is meant just for city commute. Drive at speeds of upto 70 kph and you will be happy.

The Comet comes with 3 driving modes – Eco, Normal and Sport. Eco is the most dull but works well in bumper to bumper traffic where movement is slow. Normal makes things a little zippier and helps when you want to get a move on and zip in traffic. Sport doesn’t add much from Normal. There is a difference felt but is marginal.

The MG Comet comes with 3 levels of regenerative braking – Heavy, Normal and Light. The regen is very strong in Heavy mode and you do feel a jerk when you lift your foot off the pedal. After experiencing that, I preferred leaving it in Normal which as well suited to my driving.