E308 v's MG4 v's Megane - Which is the best electric 5 door family hatchback? 

The MG4 Trophy does have a under floor storage! the floor cover you lifted at 9:26 folds in at the edges and will then sit under the higher position allowing your suitcases to fit. The bigger battery of the extended range doesn't effect the boot.

As a company car driver, there’s only one of these I’d get and that’s the MG4. Whilst I like the 308’s looks and the Megan’s refinement, the MG4 is £200 a month cheaper on my car scheme than the Peugeot (£7200 less over 3 years.) and £150 a month cheaper than the Megane (£5,400 less over 3 years). It’s just not worth paying the extra over the MG4 which is a perfectly good car.

Great review guys, lots of great info. I test drove the meganne and Mg4 multiple times before taking the plunge on the Mg4. For me the decision making came down to the rear wheel drive and a noticeable power uplift. Then the extra leg and feet room in the rear were also more important than the better looking interior. Both great cars wasn't an easy desicion. 3500 miles in with the mg I'd make the same desicion. The car is addictive still love it every time I get in it. Keep the reviews coming, love the channel.

When we were still driving on gas, it didn’t matter. The gasoline went into the tank at the same speed. The size of the tank determined the time, but in case of differences it was at most a few minutes. It’s different with ev’s. Not only the charging capacity is different, but also the charging characteristic. These factors determine how quickly you get a hundred kilometers in the battery. The criteria used in the test need an update!

Thanks for this! Megane has the absolute best infotainmentsystem of them all👍

Really good review… happily we’re getting the Megane in April 😊

The colour of the MG is great. Too many dull motors on the roads. Down with grey!

More group tests please. Good stuff.

Excellent multi vehicle review, thanks gents 👍

The first electric vehicle I test drove was an MG ZS EV. Although it was a much more refined car, I chose my Renault Zoe because of its size.

The Megane is very refined for it's price bracket. I've done 9,000 miles since June 23. I have not had any faults or issues. I have had people coming up to me in public and saying what a brilliant looking car it is. On the downside the range and efficiency is not a patch on a Hyundai Kona with the same size battery. On a good day in the summer really nursing the economy I can get 240 miles of range. On the same route, which is Sheffield to Bristol using the Fosse Way the Kona could do 320 miles of range. In the winter and over the past couple of weeks when I've driven to South Wales and back in 1 to 4 C temp. range, the Megane can only do about 160 miles.

The MG boot has 2 positions, you can lower it a little. I store the cables under mine 🙂

Of the three you’re testing, the MG4 is a great piece of kit. The Megan is a very comfortable car to ride in. The Peugeot is just a good looking car with the upside being that it’s one of the more practical cars on the market. I’m still pleased that I chose the Renault Zoe!!

I maybe a bit biased. I test drove the Megane Equilibre the other day. I actually fell in love with the brand new Techno+ in the showroom. So, i'm going to order the Iconic in Ceramic grey.

I’m a fan of the Vauxhall range. My choice for my next vehicle is the Vauxhall Combo Life Electric with the Wheelhome Vikenze III camper conversion.

Got the MG4, love the orange colour but at last minute went for red. Got the car 4 days later, found out orange would have been on long waiting list

Weve got the Megane and we like it but find the entry 'portal' into the boot to be a bit small. Not sure if its just ours but when the HVAC fan is on full power it sounds like its going to take off. It would also be nice if it had more software defaults e.g. to set the default regenerative braking level rather than having to set it manually every time.

Had my megane since September and racked up 6.5k miles and I absolutely love it!! Very fast and drives down a country lane impeccably. The pick up from 20mph all the way to motorway speeds is a joy and certainly feels like the 220hp it has!! The infotainment is the best in class and it's a much much better car than the other 2 in every way...... aside from the range!! 160 ATM and 240 summer unfortunately isn't enough for me. Picking up a bigger brand new hybrid next week and giving back the Megane. Gutted!!

Good review, the things that never get mentioned in any review. Do the side mirrors drop when reversing to see the curb and protect the wheels. Auto hold in traffic, etc. I assume they are all able to pre heat the cabin temperature via an app, especially useful in winter. How's the cars audio sound? Some cars are terrible over other's.

Will the low front of the 308 fall foul of road humps?

On the subject of Stelantis alarm issues, I drive a Vauxhall Vivaro at work, and the alarm is a pain. It goes off often with little gusts of wind. So annoying. Love my MG4 by the way!

On your boot test on the MG4 Trophy, didn’t look like you dropped the floor lever down? If you didn’t that would have given about an extra 3 or 4 inches. All very interesting.Thanks Bob Blood.

Heating controls for the MG4 ARE available directly from the main screen on my SE LR. It looks like on the Trophy the space where the heating controls are displayed is taken up by the in built sat nav (which isn't present on the lower price cars). Plus I can put the heating controls directly on the steering wheel controls (as you can on the Trophy) which they did point out).

I don't know about the UK market, but in Spain, the MG4 is available with a pale grey interior, which comes down to window level.

A brilliantly detailed, critical but fair video. I think the Megane is a very good looking, classy car. I drive a Born, and I'm very impressed with it in every respect but I think I'd be just as happy in a e-Megane. I really like what Renault are doing at the moment. In my view, the Peugeot looks outdated, and does not really represent good value.

Good comparison of the three cars, but I agree with the other comments that review is too slow and feels like a few blokes having a chat down the pub

Brilliant review!.....The Megane is hand down the best car, best built with premium materials, the best tech!.....great sum up...when you lock it and walk away, you turn around and go "wow-that's some car!" Phone tech is the most advanced and updated on the planet! Well done Renault turning to Google. I reserched every EV on the market, and settled for the final 3 choice being the Megane, Polestar 2 and Tesla Model 3. No competition! The Megane is easily the best, with French flair. The Tesla is so sterile and poorly built. The Polestar is so obese. The Megane is the 3rd lightest EV on the market (after the Mini and Fiat 500, helped by the use of aluminium and carbon fibre. No rear visability? No problem. The Megane has a rear-view-mirror wide-angle camera - brilliant! The range is 280 miles but the best I've done is 302 miles (and I haven't even had it over the summer months yet). Never trust the mileage range, go by the percentage. Mine showed 201 mile range, and I did a 36 mile journey, and the mileage range showed 202.....work that one out! Oh yes, plus Renault say the 0-60 time is 7.5sec, but many reviews have timed it at 6.9sec (that's mini cooper S territory but with that lovely added instant torque!). How typically French, under-playing!😢

Stellantis :"We're gonna use a multienergy platform to keep costs down". Everyone watching the prices : *Surprised Pikachu face*

I really do like dark headliners.. I want the safe cave feeling :D

The trophy does have underfloor storage? That’s where I keep leads and shopping bags.

The price of the e-Magane is a good $8,000 more than the MG4 Essence here in Australia. They are all fine EVs. It’s just nice to know there are 3 excellent cars. It depends on how much you are willing to spend. We opted for the MG4 Essence, but the 64Kwh not the 77Kwh version which is more expensive for very little extra range.

MG4 has a custom setup has normal, custom, sport, snow and eco modes also so can be setup how you want it to be. Only downside is you have to pick it as it defaults to normal and even if you set regen to adaptive it doesnt keep that in its memory. Regen goes from 1-3 plus adaptive.

Very good review but I would have rather seen a comparison with VW ID.3 or Cupra Born to the Peugeot. I think it easy to dismiss the Peugeot 308 but the other three are more difficult to split. Really comes down to what best meets your preferences. I opted for the Megane over the Born. MG undoubtedly best value but Peugeot out of place in the EV field.

My range rant: 85% of people avg 40km per day, maybe 3 times a year 250km. I can not drive 2hrs without a pee break and coffee. Are you all mad £37K to £43K. I have had my MG4 51 Excite LFP (Camden Grey) for 4 months now. 2,000km has cost me ZERO, 3hrs free electrons at night from Electric provider. Cost incl ORC's and Govt EV rebate was £19,300 pounds, with 8 year warranty. That is 18K difference to your MG4 long range NCM battery, I could buy 2 for 1 practically. New Zealand based.

I would have put the Cupra Born on instead of the 308. Would have been much closer.

On the Megane, If you raise the front seat position, rear passengers can fit their feet underneath.

Assign air con on mg4 to a button on steering wheel. Job done without removing hands from wheel.

I think the MG takes the lead of the 3 the driving experience is the best . All of you forgot to mention the back seating and from my experience in a family car is as important as the driver side, try going on a long trip when the people in the back drive you crazy because they are uncomfortable. the range and efficiency also bring down the scoring for the Megan for me. And last of all if you compare lease prices for them the Megan is much more expensive than the MG that for many people will be a factor.

Test drove the MG and the Megane. I was so disappointed by the interior of the MG. Retro plastics!! I've had my Renault now for 6 weeks and had a Rapid charging issue which is now fixed. No problem with the alarm! Range not great but still showing 3.2mpkwh in near zero temperatures.

I’m lucky we have both an Xpower for when we want to blow away folk at the lights and a Megane Iconic when we want to cruise about.. both great cars and as our first EV’s we choose wisely. Fun, cheap to run and bloody awesome..

An interesting review (shame about the sound issues). I do think EV reviews should put a bit more emphasis on the actually obtained battery efficiency rather than just mention WLTP figures because, though no-one believes WLTP, it is becoming clear that some EVs are far less efficient in the wild than others. (I accept that you would need to have the car for at least a few days to make this kind of assessment). The Stellantis group cars all seem to be pulling the "look how much more efficient we have made the battery usage" when, to a large extent, all they are doing is significantly dropping the power output. Interestingly, from all I have seen and read, in "real world" use, drivers are getting nothing like the efficiency Stellantis are claiming (perhaps drivers are being heavier on the pedal because of the lowish power output?). I have seen your Scotland drive in the Megane and the miles per Kwh was disappointing. I do not own, but have driven the MG4 Trophy (not extended range) and that car did seem to be getting reasonably close to its expected range (allowing that all EVs will suffer a drop in efficiency in Winter.

Also something else to add to my comments I got the Extended Trophy MG4 in Grey, bigger battery, 7 year warranty and with a £10,000 deposit, ZERO interest deal over two years on a PCP . Had it for 3 months very happy, after having a Nissan Leaf 40 kWH battery now on a 65 kWH battery. Did write earlier about the fact you didn’t drop the floor making it lower so would have got all the cases fitted. It’s has a lot of wasted space under the bonnet. Bob Blood.Kent England.

Without watching the whole thing, I knew the Megane would win, MG second , Peugeot 3rd…..Citroen also seem to be doing this woeful performance from their cars , and for electric, I find that baffling . Great review ( I did watch the whole thing afterwards )

I’d agree with the verdict overall but although the MG has the range & performance I don’t think it’s much of a looker and the orange probably saves it a bit. For me it’s too angular at the front and back and the side profile is like a slab. Very little in common with MGs of the past, except the Metro perhaps!

I think Stellantis are missing the mark with their pricing. I think they will suffer from more depreciation too. A shame because Peugeot are making fine looking cars. The Renault is a great looking car...it certainly has presence.

Regarding the KERS or Re-gen in cars, I realised there are a lot of hyping up for “one pedal drive” from a lot of car reviewers. I’m not an engineer but I’m just wondering how efficient a car re-gen system actually is? Instead of converting the kinetic energy back to electricity, wouldn’t it be more efficient just to keep using the kinetic energy already created by the motors to keep the car moving? It’ll also give you a smoother ride without sudden stops. I drive the MG ZS EV and always put the re-gen on the lowest setting.

And what about Cupra Born ??? 😢😢😢

In Australia the price makes the MG4 easily the choice. $40K AUD - $60K AUD range. Megane is $71K AUD its competing with a Tesla model 3. Cupra Born is $60-66K AUD. Which is also in this range.

That MG4 infotainment looked so different to what we have. The Climate in on the third box. I see you must have NAV replacing it. I found when we used ours more it was simple. We have Dec update. If the infotainment is a problem this can be software update in the future. The actual car components you stuck with it.

Unclip the parcel shelf on the mg 4!

The driving position of the 308 is badly compromised for anyone over 6ft. I recently tested a 308 and there was no combination of seating or steering adjustment whereby I could see the driver display and avoid my knees connecting with the steering column. Same with the 2008. 3:12 Otherwise, it’s a very attractive car. I love the look of the megane and Renault has just slashed the price of it in Ireland.

With all three cars standing i a row, the 308 looks like it would be one class smaller than the other two. With a little bit upgraded interior the MG4 would be an absolute blast.

6:41 I’m not keen on the fake exhausts on the E308

What - Styling/Design wise the it is Megane first then, 308 and then MG - Individual taste I guess.

I think you are not comparing apples with apples here. You are compating the 77kwh mg4 with the 60kwh renault megane and the 52kwh peugeot. I think id compare the 64kwh mg to these and then id look at the fact i can get the mg on the affinity scheme for anothwr 4 or 5k less and that id get over double the warranty. Its also the only car here with rear wheel drive. From. Build quality and real worl charging accessibility then the megane wins hands down, but bqng for bucknit has to be the mg4 every time. But 37k will be so many better evs like a tesla model 3 ex demo foe example.

Cable storage is not any good if you’ve got your luggage on top of it. I always take my charging cable out in case I need it!

I'd like to review your review as there are plenty of reviewers out there. Respectfully, I think you need to up your game. Too slow, too much "old men" talking and too much about your opinions. Not enough information and some of that was wrong. Also, at no point did you actually show the cars, other than from the back or the front, pretty ridiculous, frankly. Also, the batteries are a major concern for EVs, you need to talk more about them, including the type of batteries used in each. Are they Ternary, LFP or even Sodium ION (in the future). The range difference was huge, putting these cars in different categories, but you'd never know that from this. Also, finally safety, how do they measure in crash tests?

These cars are all good used buys. 18 month old Meganes are about £24k now. In another couple of years I'll be able to afford one.

In a family car I don't want a fancy interior, I want wipe clean plastics I 100% don't want carpet in the storage pockets. It would be a nightmare getting sticky boiled sweets out of carpet!

Just as I ran out of English-speaking megane reviews whilst I wait for my car, I get a new one - cheers! 😂

No-one pays that price for the Peugeot, you can get discounts, free extras, more for your part-ex.

Did non of you find the megans sest position in relation to the floor a bit odd for a purpose built ev the floor is very high and mesns the seat are close to the floor gibing a difficult driving position

We get the Nissan Ariaa, but I wish the Megane would make its way to the US. Or if the 3rd partner Mitsubishi would come out with its version---

Why have you not said the Megane doesn’t have auto regen ? I have the iconic and I am disappointed with it give me back my e soul any day I cannot wait to get rid of it for the MG X Power

Why would you want to keep changing brake regen? Wouldn't you just leave it on the highest??

I looked at the MG when I was purchasing a 2nd car for towing ( a Subaru Forester 2.0d, 4wd, 2000kg towing capacity, potential 1000km range, 1/2 of the price of these cars for a 3 year old with low mileage ) and I thought the MG looked strange and the quality was badly lacking.. That Peugeot is far too expensive and cramped inside. The stupid Peugeot steering wheel is a design flaw for me.. Rear space appears very limited. The Megane seems the best of the three.. I'm not an EV person but I'd still go for a lightly used Tesla over any of these 3 vehicles. I'd only purchase used due to EVs crashing in price, so my criteria would be different.. Not planning on buying an EV anytime soon, but I'm not an EV hater...

Very though provoking review of three good vehicles. Only one winner for me though, but it's not featured here. It's the MG4 Long Range, not the Extended range where you get around 40 odd miles more for an extra £4k or so - not worth it from my chair. Whilst I think the reviews are fair in many respects, there's a trick missed with the price of the MG4 - a smidge under 27k for an SE standard is a game changer. The Tourer trim has the extra features such as the 360 degree camera which I couldn't do without, and the Tourer Long Range is around 33k with deals available from many sources. If we want folk to embrace the world of EV, we simply have to make the cars more affordable, and that means perhaps to start with a little reduction in quality interior-wise to make the competition sit up and bring their prices down too. 40k price tag is not going to win people over to EV ownership. I collect my MG Long Range trophy tomorrow, so I guess I'm a little biased. I like the look of the Renault, but sub 40k price bracket for the higher trim.......too expensive! Colour wise, the Volcano Orange is striking, so you can guess which colour I ordered!!!!!

The Megan looks a lot bigger and the 308 a much smaller car?

Title is wrong, had you said "Best below £44,000" then you'd be ok but you're missing the best selling family 5 door hatchback which is now £44,990 as base spec and given that one of the cars here as reviewed is £41,690 then you can't claim that the Model Y is in a vastly different price bracket. Of course it all depends on what the car is used for and what someone wants from it but the exclusion is glaring.

That 308 looks so small in the wide lens take 😂

Megane, MG4 and 3008.

It would be nice if whoever edited this listened to it in stereo😂

If there wher only these 3. Then i buy the Megane. No way i buy the Ice convert 308. I like the looks of the Mg but need to believe the revieuws from it. Then again these are not the only cars on the market and need to make way for a much bigger better faster EV

Mg takes this one easy. Also 7 year waranty

You should only ever go for the MG IF you aren't buying it and maybe leasing.

The Scottish "Hammond"?😁

Stellantis have gone mad with their list prices, both the Astra and the 308 are £6k too much In a like for like battery size comparison the regular MG4 Trophy is £5k cheaper than the Megane

1st for me is the megane 2nd is the 308 and 3rd the mg4 the mg4 looks cheap

Looks like you got the floor in the MG boot in top position? You can lower it. And I really hate the orange color at the MG. Overall looks, MG and 308 and last place , way behind , Megane. Because it looks very clumsy, with to small side windows.

The NISSAN LEAF ZE1 is still the best EV

The peugeot is almost half the price with a fosil engine, clearly stellantis overprices its ev`s so people go for the petrol versions instead.

Do folk really buy cars depending on how many suitcases they can get in the back? Weird. I buy a car if I like it, I don't give two hoots if one has 5 litres of extra boot space or not!

Constructive comment : Footage inside the cars, unsteady camera mount, slightly distorted sound. Made me skip on. Apart from that enjoyed the review. Will stick with my ICE car for a while yet. 😋

The anchor presenter doesn't allow the other two to talk when he asks them what their opinion is at the end of the programme, dominated to muck by him

Peugeot is 3 purely because they felt a need to put fake exhaust tips on it.

And then theres me... waiting for the Renault 5 to be released... aaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I disagree the megane cause so much leg a hip discomfort as your legs are not in a seated position there no bend at the knee due to the high floorvand low seating its like sitting in low slung race car when you sit it should be like a flatten out lighting blot not leg stretch out. No foot room under rear of front seat.

If you really had to drive these cars hard.. the info screen needs to be quick and simple..who cares about the transition. I drive 1000 miles per week, I wish you would ask someone to advise on cars who actually uses them. You would get more relevant feedback and all of the issues with each car. I volunteer

I have had an EV for 7 3/4 years. At first I thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. That is until reality struck. Short range, extremely poor infrastructure, very slow journey times and trips filled with charger and range anxiety, range affected by weather, particularly temperature, was bad enough. Now, I am faced with 33% degradation after only 39k miles, and this is the final nail in the concept for me. My considered opinion after many years of EV ownership is that they are just not fit for purpose. The technology doesn't seem to be getting any better either with modern ev's like the id range with liquid cooling and the latest battery chemistry also degrading badly also. I will never buy another EV ever again, and by the falls in second-hand prices, neither will most other people.

I can't get past that Peugeot has decided that it's a great idea to make an EV with big, chromed fake exhausts 🥳 people will laugh in your face driving that one!!

No MG / China car for me. Isnt that a discussion point considering human (labour)rights and environmental rules there?

Really just to expensive for middle range family cars

E308 looks much smaller

As a person who buys there car the peuganeot is expensive has poor range small battery slow charging The megan has a hortinke dribing pidotion and it difficult to get in and out of once to get the seat in a comfy positive.,mg wins for me but you for get there are kia niro hyundai kona all great hatch backs with good motors and and battery packs there byd dolphin which is no looker but a great family hatch back sorry peugeot renault way over priced

They are not close the mg is thousands of pounds cheaper

The MG and Peugeot are far too expensive for what they are. In the case of the MG, I’ve seen better quality plastics on kids toys. And what’s going on with the unfinished boot? Bare metal in 2024 isn’t acceptable - it’s just cost cutting. On the Peugeot, £40K?? I’m no Tesla fanboy, but considering you can get one for the same price (and it’s bigger) it’s madness. The best car there by a country mile is the Megane.. to me it’s the best looking, probably best quality too and, like my own car, it runs a google OS which until you drive a car with it, you just would never appreciate.

none of them, as Ford and Hertz will tell you

Megane has the best looking rear?? It looks like any anonymous derivative yawnfest of every nondescript SUV on the road.

Peugeot are prising them selves out, shame!

you talk so much Cra*!!!!