Some idiot posted “ good luck giving your details to a Chinese company “ well all they are going to find out is I drive to work , eat pizza and fart in my MG .
Agree. Seems like so many UK reviewers raved about MG4 just because it has the British heritage MG name (even though it is owned by Chinese company now) they are starting to sound pathetic. Australian reviewers tend to be more honest on MG4.
To be honest one of the few electrics Ide consider. Ide keep my 3yo diesel Ute for trips etc loaded with crap, but for fun and odd trip into town (only 50km away) this could be fun. For those that keep cars 10 years maybe spend more for better qaulity, but face if if you’re a fashion queen and update every 2 years (I was in that club until I sat down and realised how much money I had thrown away) then this would be fine. Only other one of interest to me is model y performance…but I ain’t ever spending that much money of a car again. People who knock Chinese are probably the same who mocked Korean a few years ago
@@bens6674good answer mate，tell Albo government don't sale wine, beef, lobster , barley to China. Chinese government's money is dirty. Solved...........😂😂😂
@@bens6674let's keep politics out of car reviews mate. I'm not going to listen to scare mongering from clowns in Canberra and Sydney that benefits from a scared sh!tless public.
Just a note: MG is currently upgrading the electric steering dampener on the X-Power to give it more feedback for spirited driving. Its a free upgrade for sold ones and new ones will come with it soon.
Imperfect but great that something like this has been developed and is in the Aus market. Let's hope it brings more attention (and competition) for more affordable, performance focused options.
Rather than the Bridgestone Turanza tyres, the Bridgestone Potenza or even the Michelin PS5's would do a better job in handling. I feel the Turanza's arn't grippy enough for the amount of power being asked to transfer it to the road.
yes some better tyres a lowering kit ( which H&R do ) would make this a little monster.. stick some bigger wheels on it .. at 60 k for 320kw 4wd i dare say its a beast !!
60K? Ferrari speed? Fantastic. Puts a whole bunch of cars to shame. Good looking hatch. You dont need big brakes for everyday driving with regen, but you sure do need them when you’re showing off for your mates.
Had a Melb metro test drive earlier this week. Being suburban didn't go over 95km/hr. The XPower is quite easy to drive normally. The ride is not too different to a VAG GTI (or Polo with sportspak). Taking off from the lights on what was a wet morning, no more than an inch of accelerator (no launch control) and the traffic behind you disappears in the distance. By the time the XPower is doing say 80km/hr the other traffic is about 250m + behind you. Yes the cabin is a bit dark and the steering wheel doesn't feel as nice as a leather wrapped VW. In my test drive the car was pretty quiet. Question is how will the mid range or performance version of the Seal be when they arrive?
It may be that bit more expensive. But not just for the extra motor/speed. It has awsome mags easy 2k worth, not plastic cap like the lower spec. Bigger brakes better stopping power at all times. 4 wheel traction for wet weather roads. What is more safety worth? All their MG4 models are pretty good. Is just depends on budget. The same as every other car manufacturer. We went for the Xpower over the Essence because nicer skirt highlights, awsome looking mag wheels.larger brakes, 4 wheel traction. More power makes no difference to us would have happily paid a few grand less with only rear wheel drive. Cheers great review.
all the MG4's have lightweight mag wheels, you just have to pull the plastic hubcaps off. The 18 inch rims under the Essence and LR look really good without the hubcaps.
The Chinese are pumping out a lot of amazing cars lately for amazing prices. And before anyone says it, they've proven themselves to be extremely reliable.
They are not reliable at all I been watching a RU-vid channel that shows everything that’s going on in China and this company went bankrupt because a lot of there cars are catching on fire and so on look it up.
Ain't a track car , like a 911 but I want to fly up to legal speed limit on our roads which is where I drive 99.9 percent of the time so bang for bucks a 2023/73 911 4.2 secs 0-60 costing 110 k or a x power 23/73 at 25 k 0-60 (wait for it) 3.8 secs Here and now, a no ducking brainer
Great review Paul - one small correction, the X-Power doesn't support 11kW 3-Phase AC charging, only 6.6kW single phase. Only the 77 has the 3-phase hardware
Im gonna tell mg4 xpower only costs 160000¥（About 22500usd only）in china. Insane to realized that ev cars allowed people afford high performance vicheles.
You are so wrong, HEavy car is NOT good for drive pleasure, the 64kw is the right size for that car.. You don´t get long range and lot of power thats the same as you want arolls royce cullinan to high speed cornering on track. thats NOT going to happen. MG4 did the right thing here. you can get a model that has longer range and less power, you never want both. because extra weight. that car will be over 2.1tons then.. and it will absolute kill the hadling. and top up the price.. no need.
Absolutely spot on. The bigger battery and longer range has consequences. MG provide the extended range at the same price as the xpower. If range is your thing get that version. If you want handling and performance you go xpower..It's the same principle as for ICE cars. You don't go buy an RS3 if fuel economy is your primary concern!
Can you do a review on tyres for electric cars that we can get in Australia please? I’ve heard the Bridgestones aren’t as good as some others. This seems to be a much more fun handling car(not just straight line), so a top tier set of tires would be good.
Overall, it's is a cutting-edge electric vehicle that combines style, performance, and sustainability. It is a versatile vehicle that can handle a variety of driving conditions
2:41 the caliper covers are to improve aerodynamics. Some manufacturers go a different route by fitting aerodynamic wheels which often do not look as good as a more open spoke design.
I'm not too sure which state or territory in Australia you live in but I'm not aware of any legislation that prevents you from accelerating to the speed limit as long as you do not lose traction.
The thing ive learnt since owning an electric car is that journalists worry too much about battery size. For the vast majority of city users, it’s just not an issue. For people living outside big cities doing big km each week, no electric car currently has the range to convince most aussies to do right by the environment. But thats ok, these things will change as the infrastructure improves between cities and as battery technology improves
I own an electric car. This battery size doesn’t make much sense in a car designed to be driven fast because you’ll be out of battery by the time you’ve arrived to a destination to use it. This battery size makes sense in the rear-wheel drive model, not the performance variant.
@@CarExpertAus just coz a car is quick doesn’t mean you drive it quick all the time. Speed limits wont let you, nor will traffic, unless you’re on a race track, and this is not a race car. I understand you use more power by driving quickly, but the 200km you quote is not realistic for normal use of buyers. Also, most owners currently don’t do 200 in a day, so can recharge at home anyway. My comment isn’t aimed at you; it’s a general thing ive noticed in all car journalists. Most of us charge at home, and most of us dont drive like you’re talking about and most of us dont do 200km every day, so it’s not an issue for most of us. Great car though; wish I had known it was coming before I bought my current car.
@@Eccentricplum I think you’re just defining it as a city car. Also of course you don’t ’need’ that depending on what you mean. The range isn’t great so clearly not good for a long road trip, but you could easily take it on some good roads in Melbourne. Plenty of people have quite fast cars in the city but do agree it’s of limited use most of the time with traffic as it often is but unless you’re only in inner suburbs there are many roads that are 70, 80, 100.
$8k more i can get BYD Seal performance.... better built, better interior, better equipment, better handling, better battery (LFP) and just as quick.... i'll take a longer loan on Seal than Xpower
200k driving flat out is not that bad , bigger battery , more weight worse handling, probably in the 300,s driving normally and if your driving more than that a day you wouldn't be looking at any EV really .
servs it purpose though i mean in Australia EV are really useless for anything more than city / local driving .. i wouldnt personally do more than 100k a day then put it on charge so for a work car/ personal car its range is perfect .. then slap it on charge over night !!
@mattg5303 only half a second to 60 difference, can lose that easily at the start but would expect the M3P to pull, I've been in both but hard to tell they're both pretty quick.
I’m curious. Do you think this will be a good seller? The power for the money is amazing, but a hot hatch is really about chucking it into corners. I’m an electric car lover and owner, but if I wanted a hot hatch, I would find it hard to take the MG over a Toyota GR Yaris or corolla, even though I realise we should all be going electric. I think the cheap one will sell well, but im curious if you think the power one will sell well or become a cult car
hard to say which one will be faster if MG4 XP against GR Yaris/Crolla. But the point is, you are more likely to get this car than the GR Yaris/Crolla. The GR Yaris /Crolla is Limited production run. I saw a GR Crolla at the dealer couple month back. And it was a lease return. IMO, an Imperza WRX is a better deal if you want a ICE sport car. The MG4 is a good bang for the bug if you can adjust your lift style for EV. I know I will order one if the MG4 XP make its way to canada. But I believe it will never will
Personally I think given MG's positioning of this as a performance model (and even including a "track" mode), the choice of economy Bridgestone Turanza tyres (over Bridgestone's own performance oriented Potenza line, or performance tyres from any other number of brands) and the wimpy mechanical brakes with false covers is unfortunately disappointing to see. Will be interesting to compare to the Volvo EX30 Twin when that hits Australia, which is slightly more expensive but offers even more straight line performance and range.
Agree on tyres but brakes probably aren’t too bad. Still 345mm discs up front. Not bad considering regen often used. I’m sure it would be an absolute dog on the track though, but probably alright for the street imo.
$35,000 car for $60,000. Bargain. No savings. You've paid for those in inflated purchase price. And it comes with the usual EV baggage, such as potential for thermal runaway, high Insurance, low residual value, etc. Why bother ?
@@xXSinForLifeXx . There are motor bikes that are faster than that. Big deal. If that's all you got, in the face of all the negatives, you ain't got much. Did you see the recent news from Melbourne I think, where an EV burst into flames , burnt the house down, and killed two people in the house. Good luck.
@robdenaro4215 Are we talking about motorbikes? Wtf drugs are you on 😂😂 You clearly just hate Electric Cars and that's fine but instead of dribbling all this bullshit just come out and say that...
Would love to see car expert reviewing cars we buy... being driven in the city and suburbs too... then you can tell us how it actually drives in a comparable environment please
Thanks Paul. The performance is clearly impressive - especially given that it combines rapid acceleration with good handling! That said, it is hard to ignore the fact that MG is owned by the Chinese Government - and thus every purchase is effectively subsidising a regime that is undemocratic and routinely abuses human rights. How much data is collected and sent to China?
I know propanganda bots like you wont reply, but can you tell me just what makes the Chinese government worse than the US, beacon of democracy. Is it bcos more western medias report on human rights abuses done by China?
Not owned by government at all. Most Chinese companies are for profit capitalist companies and nothing to do with the CCP...most chinese have a high standard of living and a good life style. Your comments are uninformed and unitilgent....after the UK bankrupted MG, SAiC motors bought the brand and developed the cars and company china is the most capitalist country on the planet, all about business and growth and profit. Go have a look😮
No data is collected and sent to the Communist Party in China. You think that they are interested in the individual purchasing power of people who live in Australia or another country? They obtain no value by knowing anything about the people who purchase these vehicles. Any valuable information is gained by criminal means of accessing data held by the Australian government that is relevant to the Chinese communist party interests. They have zero interest in whether you have the ability to pay off a car
My relative in Melbourne has a vintage MG roadster in his garage for the last 10 yrs bought on a whim. It hasn't been driven after its transmission failed. He has no success trying to sell it.
@@damieg82 @chucknorris8704 really guys, brush yourself up on the history of MG before claiming other people are talking nonsense. You both have access to Google so there is no excuse.
