MG4 EV: One of the most surprising cars we've reviewed 

Depends on where you live and what you plan on doing with the car. LFP has a longer lifetime than NMC for sure, and performs better at high temperatures, however, the performance drops at an astonishing rate once you reach temperatures of 0 Celsius and below. Range drops 10-20% at 0 Celsius and even more at temps lower than that. This combined with the worse energy density will leave you with a significantly reduced effective range in cold climate countries especially in winter. For someone like me, who drives 110km per day in a Northern European country with cold winters, the 50KWh LFP battery simply wouldn’t offer enough range. NMC is a lot more comfortable for me, as I can normally charge it to just 80%, have reduced range drops in cold weather and whenever I need the full range, I can always charge it up to 100%.

@@Wuozlinga I agree entirely. Here in SW of UK it doesn’t often get to zero C. It is at the moment and mls/kWhr is tumbling but not too important for me. Today was very sunny and I could charge it with help from my solar panels and happy to charge to 100%.

@@Wuozlinga It's been interesting to see how the SR and LR versions of the car behaved over the recent cold weather on the MG FB groups, we've had plenty of LR owners range dropping to sometimes below 200miles while the LFP equipped SR has been dropping to between 160 and 180miles depending on type of driving. Although there is a low temp disadvantage to the LPF I don't think it's as big as people make out, maybe modern LFP cells are better in this regard. I've just picked up a SR and to be honest it doesn't seem any worse than my previous EVs in the cold and in fact better than my mk1 ZS EV which in my opinion used quite outdated NMC cells and was awful in freezing weather.

😫I'm on my 20th week and still no date

@@pete9009 😳😬

How are you enjoying yours? Looking forward to trying one out once it comes to Australia

@@Clove_Parma For the money, it’s a fantastic car. My daughter has just picked up her Renault Megane E-Tech First Edition. Now that is STUNNING! Getting out of that & back in the MG is like going from a top-end gaming PC to a ZX Spectrum - I have severe car envy 😂🤣

Sorry to hear that.

Yes, it's amazing how many of these reviewers don't do their homework

Also, a lot of features can be controlled using voice commands.

Yes was just going to add that after watching - also steering responsiveness is dependant in part on drive mode - crisper for e.g. on Sport for obv reasons - but otherwise informative Vid thanks!

How much is it worth a year later 😮

@@Trevelyan1971 Who cares I'll drive it don't sell it!

The head-rest omission is a real pity, as is the poor internal lighting (and lack of rear audio on the SE). The lack of rear wiper is not too big of an issue. Yes, its a little annoying, but the shape of the rear means that little dirt or water gets onto the glass whilst the car is moving. Overall, it's a great car - though the current cold snap has shown up the drop in range in cold weather. I read that the new MG3 won't be electric - let alone EV from ground up - which is a real pity.

For us these were all an issue, but the larger problem was for us no height adjustment on passenger seat and as my wife is tall she found the seating position far to high and uncomfortable for her

Yep although there are some Bluetooth strip lighting solutions which help - tho I agree better to have been addressed in design - but you pays your money and makes your choice :) Still overall excellent value for money imo

It’s £2.500 more for the Trophy over the SE long range (both have the 64kwh battery) 😊

I believe it defaults to strongest regen on startup .

IT resets almost every setting including the lane keeping assist , collision avoidance ,both of which are awful activating randomly , regen level ,driving mode .

Yeah, there's a video on YT with some 18" fitted, totally transforms the car and suits the arches better

This is not correct. You can shut down the car When still being inside. There is a function controlled through the main display.

I stopped watching when he didn't no how to turn the car off.

I have the MG4 SE bought in December 2022. Replaced my MG5 which I loved. I too was concerned about the lack of visibility through the rear view mirror (although I use my wing mirrors most of the time) the rear window remains “muck free”, the road dirt is stopped from getting on the rear screen by the spoiler above the boot. The design works. Rub a water displacer on the rear window and you won’t miss a rear wiper. The water just runs off. I promise! The car is a cracker. Some problems still need ironing out with a few safety features, but other than that, the MG4 is a really good motor. Highly recommended.

Nope... its there, you just do not know how to look for it.

Yet strangely, you have no issues regarding there being literally hundreds of cars for each available fuel pump in the UK? There are 8000 filling stations. Lets assume there are 10 pumps at each one. There are 30 million plus privately owned cars in the UK. You do the maths..... There are tens of millions of EV charging points in the UK. Each house has 15 to 20 plus of them..... And there are now around 40'000 public charging connections, and an estimated 400'000 home EV chargers.

@@berty1422 He can't have heard of ZapMap..........

@@Brian-om2hh you do talk crap!

@@Brian-om2hh no, it’s not happening, it’s sick

Have you driven the MG4? It's a rear wheel drive car with 201hp and 50:50 weight distribution. For a £27k 5 door family hatchback, it's a hoot to drive

@@bill_heywood sorry, not interested in EV's. Today's EV tech will be redundant in 5 years. MG4 is cheap for an EV, that's all.

@@tonyb3629Not a problem, you can keep driving an ICE if you want, they won’t disappear, although petrol stations will. What matters is the transition of 99% of vehicles away from fossil burning, not the 1% of petrolheads

Hi, I'm not interested in EVs but I'm here to post my uninformed views anyhow. 😂

@@davidspencer7254 Well, that's where you're wrong. I am interested in EV's actually - not from an ownership point of view, because I don't want one. I'm interested because of the way they're being pushed on consumers as a way of 'saving the planet' (lie), the fact the technology and infrastructure isn't ready, that manufacturers are releasing massive, heavy expensive EV's nobody but the rich can afford, and how the entire EV push is placing all the cost, inconvenience and pressure on the consumer, who will iterally have no choice. The truth is, switching to EV's will make almost no difference whatsoever to the environment, it will just limit and control the journey's people can make (read up on 15min cities!). What it will also do though is feed the machine we're all locked into.

I've only heard of one issue ( the oil leak which has already been addressed) what are the "many" others???

fake news

With current delivery times order now and the model will over a year old by the time it arrives

@@SNORKYMEDIA people being locked in with the only way out to crawl through the boot, cars losing all power at speed and having to be transported back to dealers ,under body covers bowing and falling off, switches in the door for locking/unlocking the car failing and dealers refusing to fix them blaming the owners, recalibrating the windscreen cameras not working after a damaged windscreen has been replaced, aggressive lane keeping assist driving people into kerbs and following random lines in the road, collision avoidance system applying the brakes for no reason , auto handbrake failing so car rolls forward or back . I suggest reading some of the owner forums as these are the ones i can remember

Dont buy Dollars then...

Which EV did you own which had 60% first year depreciation? Or is this a "I heard from someone who heard from someone etc"

What a load of bollocks!

What's wrong with the Chinese car? I'd buy a second hand Chinese car 😆 🤣. Mercedes, Tesla Model Y ,BMW, Volkswagen, EVs are from China. You haven't seen the real Chinese EVs go to Norway you'll see the top Chinese car. Your watching bias BBC, CNN, Fox News too much which against China. You'll find out yourself.

@@jetvdna5449 well, how can I explain to retarded person who never owned BMW or Benz what is wrong to Chinese cars...but I can try. Haval H6 Hybrid - chromium started to dissolve in showroom already. Test drive. Short and uncomfortable seats, cruise control +-5kmh step, face jumping left and right during acceleration, gasoline consumption 10l/100km+. Ora Good Cat - constant electric charging fails, real mileage with aircon and headlights 200km, electric motor overheating in mountains and after long acceleration. MG ZS EV - cheap plastic toy for teens. Real mileage with full charge not over 200km. MG5 - trash with 1.5l engine, MG4 EV - I just got inside, made quick test drive and got outside. Cheap plastic trash. BYD Otto - same feelings with MG ZS EV. So, Mr Smartass, what do you want to tell me interesting more?

@VYM's Playpen well you think Ms smart ass Joe you been driving the cheapest car as your broke. Drive a Nio and Honggie one and don't drive a cheapest and you tesla bmw benz fangirl. They're for the barbies one.

@@jetvdna5449 as I said before I'm not interested in dialogue with idiot. Cheers.

No, it's spacious, beautiful and has excellent build quality. It's truly exceptional.

I drive a MINI so to me it's a large car. Moreover your other descriptors are more a perception.

no reason for that .... not truth

Maybe your vauxhall corsa is more smaller duh...🤔 😆 🤣 😂 😹

Have you driven it or any other EV to make a sensible comparison or do we have a troll ?