IM L6

2025 facelift

The 2025 facelift for the L6 was previewed at Auto Shanghai 2025 on April 18 where pre-orders began, and was launched on May 13 with deliveries beginning on May 19.[6][7][8]

The exterior features minor changes and grows by 6 mm in length, with the front badge moved to the hood, chrome side mirror mounts and window trim, and a more streamlined LiDAR unit. The headlights have new adaptive features, and the ISC Intelligent Light Language taillight LED display is upgraded from monochrome to color, which IM claims is an industry first. There is a new Matisse Red paint color available along with a new sports wheel rim option.[6][7]

The interior features new accent trim designed in collaboration with Central Saint Martins, upgraded materials on the yoke steering wheel, and a new elliptical steering wheel option. The front seats have a new heated massage function, and have adjustable cushion firmness. The panoramic sunroof has 10 levels of individual dimming for the front and rear rows.[6][7]

The L6 is equipped with a new Lizard Digital Chassis system, which integrates the brake-by-wire system, four-wheel steering, adaptive dampers, and air suspension into a single control unit. According to IM, this allows the L6 to detect a tire blowout within 300milliseconds and compensate for it by managing braking force, steering angle, and suspension ride height to ensure the vehicle can safely travel in a straight line or around curves while maintaining control. The rear wheels can turn up to 18 degrees, allowing for a 4.69 m turning radius. The air suspension has 60 mm of ride height adjustment with five modes and a leveling feature when parked, and the adaptive dampers have 45% higher bandwidth than previous models.[6][7]

The base model was upgraded with 800V power electronics and a more powerful 329 hp motor.[6][7][8]

Lightyear Edition

At the L6's launch event at the Geneva Motor Show, IM representatives spoke of a variant using a solid-state battery to achieve up to 1000. km (800 km WLTP) of range.[11] At the L6's technology showcase event on 9 April 2024, IM clarified that the battery, a 130kWh pack dubbed Lightyear Battery and marketed as "solid-state", was actually using a semi-solid-state electrolyte.[9][12] On its launch day on May 13, IM said that the Lightyear edition would be available to order later in the year in September 2024, with deliveries beginning in October.[10]

According to information revealed by IM at the L6's April 9 technology event, Lightyear battery uses a ultra-high-nickel cathode and a silicon-carbon composite anode. It uses an IM-developed and patented 'nano-scale' electrolyte, which IM says has high ionic conductivity and temperature resistance. The electrolyte uses a dry-process solid-layer integrated molding manufacturing technique, which IM says reduces the cell's internal resistance for faster charging, and solves silicon-based material's high expansion problem to achieve usable longevity. With the help of the quasi-900V power electronics, the pack is capable of a peak charge rate of 400kW, allowing it to recharge 400 km in 12minutes according to IM.[13][14] The battery supplier is Qingtao Energy Development Group based in Kunshan. It was founded in 2016 by Nan Cewen, a professor at Tsinghua University and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[10]

In December 2024, a regulatory filing for the L6 Lightyear Edition's sales license was listed by the MIIT, which is the final legal step for a vehicle to be sold in China. It revealed that the battery pack has a capacity of 123.7kWh and has a weight of 621 kg. It allows for a CLTC range rating of 1002 km, and a curb weight of 2330 kg compared to 2250 kg for the similar Performance AWD model. The front motor is a slightly weaker 190. kW unit than the Performance AWD model, resulting in a total of 763 hp.[15][14]

Australia

The MG IM5 was launched in Australia on 12 June 2025 alongside the IM6, with customer deliveries started on 30 July and mass deliveries commenced in September 2025. It is available with three variants: Premium (75 kWh), Platinum (100 kWh) and Performance (100 kWh).[16][17][18]

Singapore

The MG IM5 was launched in Singapore on 25 September 2025 alongside the IM6, with three variants: Luxury RWD (75 kWh), Sport RWD (100 kWh) and Performance AWD (100 kWh).[19]

Thailand

The MG IM5 was launched in Thailand on 24 March 2026, in the sole variant: Premium Long Range RWD (100 kWh).[20]