Electrifying Journey: MG4 First Drive As A New EV Owner 

Once you get an EV you won’t go back. Great drive and the MG 4 is great value. We need more small cheap EVs.

I know of 2 people who returned their id3 and acquired a MG 4 , they’ve never been happier 😊

Nice to see a balanced review from a petrol head. I have the original MG5 which is basic compared to your car but it is a fantastic car to drive and I have had no issues in 3 years of ownership. I drove all types of ICE cars in 40+ years of driving but nothing compares to the smoothness of drive of the electric cars. The only downside for me is the fact that you have to plan for long journeys and when/where to charge, this is getting easier with the rapid expansion of the charging network. I hope you enjoy your MG4 as much as I enjoy my MG5. Keep us updated.

I've had my Trophy long range since November. I really like it. It does take a while to understand the software and how it "thinks". Really smooth drive and loads of power when needed. The 0-60 is around 7.5 seconds but it feels much faster than that off the lights. With Octopus (7.5p/kwh at night) I can put 100 miles of range into it for around 2 quid ! The best range I have seen so far in this cold weather is 215 miles. As soon as I put the heating on about 10 miles of range vanish (and return if switched off again) Tip: Do a bit of research on your Ohme home pro charger settings before you get it. There are a few videos on here that help.

I’ve ordered a Skoda Enyaq 85x Sportline plus. I’ll pick it up around May time. I tested one and it’s a different driving experience to ice cars. I can’t wait til I get it. I did look at the MG HS, but in the end went for the Skoda. I hope you’re happy with it. I’m going to watch your good /bad video now. I’ll pop back and follow you. Good luck.

Great to see you’re enjoying the experience of driving an EV and yes, it’s very different from an ICE but in good way. I took a test drive in a VW ID.3 and couldn’t stop smiling so I ended up buying one 2 weeks later, that was in July 2021. My wife was scared to drive it but finally got the courage and she absolutely loved it, so much so she asked me to get her one too! I would have bought the MG4 as it’s a cracking car to drive and probably the best value 300 mile + EV on the market but I got a massive discount on an ID.3 Tour back in October. Look forward to your next video! 😊

I have the mg4 long range can easily do Essex to Oxford and back in one charge (done it 6+ times) 244ish miles

Got my MG4 Trophy on order, watching your journey (no pun intended) with great interest.

The liniear accelaraton is brilliant.The deprection is even better.

Have had a SE LR with ohme and intelligent octopus for 9 months. In the summer, easily get 270 miles on a charge (under £5), in winter around 200. Really enjoying the car, no dealer contact needed, just a couple of small issues that I'll get resolved at the annual service.

Nice first drive review, you did a great job with the editing. Will be looking forward to seeing more of the same.

I have had my Trophy long range since September and i am still very happy with the car the economy of running this car is really good i have Octopus Intelligent Go with the Ohme pro charger i do about 200 miles a week as well as a 180 mile round trip once every fortnight the total cost each week is about £3.50 per week with an additional £3 for the fortnightly long trip. I used to spend £50 to £60 per week in petrol and the extra trip used to cost another £30. Like others have said, i would definitely not go back to an ICE car by choice. The car has a few small niggles with the software but they are only minor issues. I like the quiet smooth drive and the lack of smelly dirty fuel etc. also i am impressed by the instant power delivery especially when a boy racer sits next to you at traffic lights revving trying to show off. i love leaving them standing lol.

I’ve just taken the ev plunge (Mokka e) last week and I love the drive of it. So quiet and so quick but range is about 170 in this cold weather

Great vlog , I Renault Megane ETech and absolutely love it

Aliexpress has so many accessories for the Mulan. 1st thing I purchased was a Android Auto wireless dongle, once set up gives me just enough time to turn on opd or off lka before it starts AA, and off I go. Here in NZ just got a software update that has a shortcut to turn off LKA.

Great vlog on the MG4. Be interesting to see what you achieve when you start commuting.

just got mine on Thursday and better than all I have seen on here and indeed your video :-) just adore it. I of course went mad and got the orange one, my daughter reckons mid life crisis ha ha

Think if you have the regen set to Auto mode then it uses the radar, if it sees nothing ahead when you lift off it will essentially coast, if a cars in front it should regen.

I got mine through Octopus aswell and it turned up dirtier than yours! Still glue on it from the wrap and agree with your previous video about being cleaned with a shoe! Fully charged mine from 20% to 100% on the granny charger to see how long it would take and it was 20 hours

Really good to see and very informative. Do keep posting and complements to the camera person. 😊

Getting ours next week, can't wait! It's funny how people mocked the Allegro in 1973 for its square steering wheel, and now it's considered the bees' knees!

Hello there, I can see you're smitten with the car so far! But what is the story with servicing? Is it an annual thing or perhaps milage based? Do you know what a service will cost? And what indeed does the service of an electric car entail while it's in there? I think I'll find your videos very relevant, hopefully sooner rather than later. I'm very curious to hear how your actual commute goes. Great vid, keep up the good work.

I have removed center head rest in backseat, because of the stupied poor visibility. the fault is MG forgot to make the center head rest possible to put down like other brands do..

Nice one, Dude! I'm sure you'll enjoy your new car a lot. It'll make you realise how noisy, smelly, vibrationy (?!) and laggy ICE cars are. And just how horrible going to the petrol station is. Best of luck!

Glad you like 👍

Going to be interesting to see how you enjoy your new car 👍

I'm so tempted

Not sure what you had the regen mode set to bur it looks like it was probably "adaptive" whuch is what i prefer if driving motorways or A roads. For town driving Iprefer the High setting. Also for the range as I am sure you know by far the biggest factor in range is temperature- as i said on your previous video my range has dropped massively in these cold months and my efficiency is generally less than 3 miles per kwh whereas in summer i was getting 4.5 on my commute and sometimes over 5 when poodling around town.

Hi, congrat's on your MG, I have the 64 Essence NZ and when you go over a speed bump or pothole the front suspension is smooth an make no noise but the rear make a thud bass kind of noise like if the car is bottoming out on the chassis, wondering if yours does this too if you go over a bump, there does seem to be a different in feel, otherwise the car goes fantastic

Has the update cured the over aggressive lane keep? So many people say it was lethal in the previous model

It's worth spending some time reading the online manual, using what you learn in practice , and then read some more. Then find the settings that you like and use them.

"linear power curve" is a new one on me. Surely if it's a curve it's not linear?

Unfortunately in Australia the price of the MG4 Long Range 77 is similar to the BYD Seal Premium which is a much better value car.

Happy cold feet!

The higher seating position ia purely because you're sat on top of the batteries......

Put it in eco its still very fast

isn`t it NOISY !

Coming from my nissan juke i feel like im sitting on the floor in my mg4

Just keep on top of your charging. She don’t like being low of eleccy

Got the trophy. Had about two months. Had a leaf before and this is a massive leap forward. However the software for the infotainment system is a joke. Slow clunky and frustrating. Hopefully sorted out with updates. Getting 200 miles winter range which is what I expected after already having an EV. All in all very happy though.

Ev’s are mostly great to drive however the mg experience will ultimately frustrate as the cars are full of comment issues and the after sales experience, which unfortunately you will need to use and often is terrible. Every time is see a review of an mg , especially form someone who’s actually brought one I can’t help but feel sorry for what it likely to come.the mg4 is the best of a bad crop to be fair but you will also likely experience multiple issues.

You won’t go back to ICE

When you turn on Air-condition MG4, you can hear very loud annoying noise anyone agree with me? (you have to hear it from outside of the car)

Glad you're happy with your new car - long may that continue - but irrelevant to me - I can't afford one. Mind you, given that my wee 9 year old hatchback can do 500 miles - easily - and be refuelled in 5 minutes - easily - I'm not losing too much sleep - not yet anyway. ATB.

I wonder how much money you will lose when you come to sell it and the degree of battery degradation with time and use cycles?