New MG4 800 mile Scottish Road Trip Part 2 | Now Things Get Interesting... 

It's comments like this that warm our hearts, and makes it all worthwhile. Thank you for your kind words, Stephen. We look forward to hearing about your adventures in your MG4. Ben and Annabelle

Thank you Raymond for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it.

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Thank you, yes a motoring adventure and half in a fantastic vehicle.

Yes Andrew we love proper buttons and rotaries, the old school rules

That’ll be a road trip and a half Deed, enjoy and keep us posted, here’s to the time just flying by, thank you

how is it going with you mg4? have you posted your road trip in Germany yet?

We have the next MG4 coming in late Summer Steve, more then 😀

Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it. We use the Zap-Map App. It's got loads of info on it on top of location - like pricing (it's obviously not fool proof, as it does need user interaction, and if no-one has checked in at a location, it may show that a charger hasn't been used in several months, making you wonder if it's broken. We had this quandry with Dundee Tesco charger. It hadn't been used in ages, so we charged somewhere else. When we got to it, the charger seemed fine!) Some EV's now have their own systems built into the SatNav or their own App. *A

@@PlanetautoUK many thanks for the great reply, unfortunately I saw your review of the Qashqai and liked the look so much I am now wondering about the EPower accenta premium so many choices (limited to the motability scheme sadly or not)

We’re aiming to have one of those on review soon, they do look good, like you say lots of choice nowadays, thank you John

It is indeed, Dainis. It’s going to be interesting seeing where MG go next…*A

Thank you for visiting Niels, it’s well worth the journey.

It was relatively mild bar the heavy winds at the top of the Cairngorms, we used demisting as needed, heated seats at points too, if possible we’d had have the windows down a touch, but that hammers the mics, thank you Yannig 😊

Thank you Udom 😀 it’s pretty lovable

That is utter madness! The cost of things is just outrageous right now, isn’t it. So glad you enjoyed Part 2, David. We had a real blast taking the MG4 up there. We’ve missed spending time in Aberdeen, so it was fantastic being back 😍😍 *A

Thank you Alan, negative is when it’s regenning charging the battery and positive is when it’s using the battery in a nutshell.

Thank you, Adam - glad you enjoyed it. *A

Thank you very much for the kind words, and giving such positive feedback, we love what we do.

That’s excellent news - enjoy it! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎄🎉

Hi Paul, it’s now listed as that - we presume it’s due to the lengths it takes rather than anything more sinister, we always home charged until we had our Type 2 installed, and you’re welcome - thank you for the kind words.

It’s a pleasure, Neville! Glad you enjoyed it. *A

You should come to glastonbury Somerset

It's on our bucket list

Thank you for your comment, @MrDamodee - glad you enjoyed it. Have you seen one in person?

@@PlanetautoUK not yet....but I'm guessing the running costs of this beat everything else. I was thinking a second hand Jaguar I-Pace.

@MrDamodee it all depends on your strategy, are you getting a home charger ? and how far do you travel?

Thank you, Pete - glad you enjoyed it. Wishing you and Jan a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎄 Ben & Annabelle

I vary it, as we drive a classic Mercedes it’s anything from a gentle drive to full on hot hatch b road driving if the traffic conditions permit. Primarily it’s normal flow of traffic with the odd overtake or launch - Motorways, flow of traffic the faster better well over 60 due to cars not knowing how to let vehicles out.

Glad you enjoyed it, Shaun. That great news - what colour have you chosen for your Trophy? *A

@@PlanetautoUK We decided to go for the white, we think it looks great with the black roof and trim.

Nice! It looks excellent in white 😍 *A

Hello Philip, when connected to the vehicle, yes.

Thank you for your kind words, Richard! Glad to hear you are getting on so well with your EV. *A

You are very welcome Jesus and thank you

Yes, the power delivery is intoxicating - thank you Chris

@@justynthyme No Cobalt in the Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries in my MG4 SE SR. Who's laughing now? Idiot

@@justynthyme Not only is there no Cobalt in the batteries, but also the batteries will last up to a million miles and can then be easily recycled to reclaim the Lithium. Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries (LiFePO4) last between 3,000 and 5,000 cycles (up to 10,000 in ideal conditions), so are good for roughly between 640,000 miles and 1,090,000 miles and so will outlast any ICE car (particularly as the drive-train has about 40 moving parts compared with the thousands in an ICE car) Also, LFP batteries don't catch fire, so take that all you EV-hating ICE-loving arseh0le dinosaurs driving around in vehicle with a fuel tank full of a liquid that has more explosive force than TNT.

An EV is still significantly cheaper to run and with the MG4 you are not paying a purchase price premium. If EV sales falter because of the tax changes then the next government will rescind the tax, as the commitments made at Paris are predicated on a transition to EVs; failure to meet Paris commitments will be very expensive.

We used Waze as it gives us real time updates and info about speed cameras. Let’s lots to think about in terms of taking the leap into full EV, isn’t there…

Good point, Chris. It’s just really annoying having to wait for the back and forth to take place

On which type of charger? and at home or out? It affects the price considerably Sammy 😊

Not all service stations, included pod points and Tesla too Tyrone

@@PlanetautoUK ah that’s cool then. Our Trophy LR arrives in a couple weeks, one of the best test drives I’ve done!

They’re fantastic, keep us posted Tyrone and thank you.

Yes, MG4 has intelligent battery heating enabled in infotainment

It’s cost effective with a Type 2 say a home charger otherwise with the cost of electric it’s similar, Genius, thank you

@@PlanetautoUK My lease on my Leon is up in March and been looking at the MG4. Sadly i live in a flat so no driveway/charge... its a shame its everybit as expensive if not run charging cars up. Looks like il be sticking with petrol/1 min refuels for 8 next 3 and a half years. Great vid teally enjoyed it.

Thank you Genius for the kind words, EV courtesy of expensive street charging aren’t suited to all sadly.

and it gets ever closer, the perfect Christmas present 🎁 nice

@@PlanetautoUK 100% now I just need to get that in car entertainment box you reviewed haha

@@dutchypiang yes- that’s a decent bit kit, plus we save you a tenner with code link etc in the description 😀🔥

@@PlanetautoUK does me using your code give you any type of kickback at all? Because then I’ll definitely use it haha :)

@@dutchypiang yes⚡️but more to the point you save a small wedge

Thank you Matt, we’ll have to do something similar when you’re here

@@PlanetautoUK that would be awesome :) :D

Were they scheduled? I found it the same as MG5 which we aptly have here now.

Thank you 🙏 Enes, it’s very good, good throw and responsive high beam assist. Please keep us updated 😊

It was this price in October … these were all addressed - bar Km

Driver sensor, monitors face- we cover this in our review coming over Christmas, thank you Andy

It is shocking to see how much the price for charging has jumped up recently, Jon. It was also a sad day when the gov scrapped the EV grant 😔 It’s good to see how much effort has been put into extending the charging infrastructure, and here in the Lakes there is quite a lot of them now. One of the reasons we chose Scotland for our road trip was to showcase how well the MG4 does in terms of range, and how easy it was to charge it. 👍 *A

@@PlanetautoUK Glad your area has a reasonable network. Here in East Anglia it is only towns that seem to have a few. None of the rural petrol stations on major "A" roads have any. MG certainly seem to be leading the way with range, and I certainly feel that it is range anxiety stopping many from a purchase. Enjoy your down to earth reviews btw. Best Wishes.

Thank you Jon, none of our petrol stations have them, but chargers are popping up all the time mainly type two in the small towns, also Booths supermarkets tend to have at least few Instavolt rapid chargers.

They don't cost more to run than petrol, assuming you can home charge. If you can't, don't buy one. Home charging for 10,000 miles a year would cost me £330. What's the petrol cost for that? However, yes if you're going to use public chargers only, then that won't work out well at present.

@@djtaylorutube thank you

We always park in them if possible it really helps Annabelle, thank you Uouttooo

@@PlanetautoUK I apologize if she is disabled. It is just not obvious from the video. :D

No apology necessary, Annabelle has a chronic condition 🙏 one day virtually immobile, next relatively good - this type of adventure keeps us both active 😊

Hello again Daniel, first things first Standard range or Long range?

@@PlanetautoUK Oh sorry, if I was buying one I'd go for the long range. It's not much more expensive so it would be worth having, in the same trim as yours, but in Ireland it's called Exclusive trim. The base is excite trim. I'm just exploring options of what to buy next time around, and MG are making some really attractive cars. We still don't have the new MG 5 estate here! Only the older shape. I like the HS hybrid but can't really see the value in plug in hybrid. If bothering to plug in at all may as well be full electric. ZS doesn't do it for me, strange looking. I'm normally a VW only fella, but I only liked VW for their diesels, MG seem much more interesting

@@Edvard.Munchkin ah cool, it’ll walk it - 271 mile range, you’ll likely get 200 ish at that speed, we love our Golf Mk2 - Veedub classics are in our hearts - interesting they kept the older trim names, thank you Daniel - keep us posted

@@PlanetautoUK Thanks for responding. I'll subscribe to channel, yes I'll let ye know

@@Edvard.Munchkin thank you 😊

Hello Angus, thank you for the kind words, right at the end there is a graphic that lists the total cost and mileage per kWh etc 😀 if there’s any other info you’d like just shout.

Thanks I found the piece. Do they charge you in the UK so much pence per mile yet? To compensate the lost of fuel tax revenue, yet???

You’re very welcome Angus - not as yet, however EV are becoming taxable in the near future, it will likely follow that.

It is, looks wise what would you prefer, we really like the new design direction of MG far more modern, has its own look unlike previous MG5 or Rowe.

Greetings from a very cold Lake District! Thanks for your kind words, V 4 :) To answer your question, no (lol) the SE Trim has the same level of noise proofing as the Trophy. We suggest you take one out for a test drive so you can experience it for yourself. Most of the time it was pretty darn good. *A

If anything, the Trophy is noisier, because it has the twin rear 'aero' spoilers on the back, which as well as reducing the range by 4% also increase the wind noise.

Good to know - thank you, @sailingoctopus1

Totally agree with you! What have you been up to, Minz? It’s been ages 🤗 *A

@@PlanetautoUK same old working like mad farming life

As long as you are still enjoying it. Are still on the Xbox at all? Ben’s playing High on life atm

@@PlanetautoUK yeah still on Xbox every now and again miss the halo days

Apologies Minz, the damn thing put your comment in the spam cupboard :| il catch up with you online sometime :) me too

Er no, not once with the single speed transmission - thank you Patrick

@@PlanetautoUK great review by the way, do you think regen could be mapped to the wheel buttons..?

@Patrick H it can and driving modes as demonstrated somewhere in this vid 😊 ps Thank you

Gearbox oil Andy, and in this case being overfilled

@@PlanetautoUK electric cars dont have a gearbox its a motor 1 way forward and 1 way back. oil or fluids dont mix with electricity they go bang

No Andy, the MG4 has a reduction gearbox which is lubricated it also has one motor for both directions, the upcoming Triumph Ed. has dual motors to allow AWD mounted F/R.

We’ll you’ve saved a grand, prices changed at new year - faulty charge points are few and between, we’ve being doing ev long hauls for over 3 years, the infrastructure keeps improving.

Honestly you won't regret it. Long journeys can be a pain, but so long as you plan well and don't do too many it is bearable, you just need to plan carefully and take it easy. In many ways an EV makes driving much more pleasant, which compensates for the occasional public charging hassle. If you can charge at home, at work or at a nearby podpoint and if you don't do many journeys over 200 miles then an EV is immeasurably more pleasant to own than an ICE car.

@Planetauto thanks for the reply you must be lucky I have the first gen zs ev I've got to the stage now where I won't go any further then round trip because I don't trust the charging network. Thankfully I've got the range to get me to the lakes and back🤣

It seems you’ve missed the prices, stats and the whole point of the video and not taken into account this was filmed in October - these prices are all correct - we do these trips to show all options, we highlight this at multiple points. If it was an economy run we wouldn’t have used Tesla, this channel will never be restricted by cost, bottomline is it’s cheaper than petrol, and that’s never going to concern us either hence why our daily is a 31 year old classic Merc that returns 25mpg at best.

Oh, not our thoughts or the majority of people we’ve spoken too, what are your thoughts on the id3?

@@PlanetautoUK the ID3 design is safe and typical VW, will age better but VW design always does. Cupra Born and Renault Megane are the better designs in this category

It seems many others feel differently, as the MG4 is selling well...... You may find it surprising, but there are those who don't care for the VW ID3......... I personally don't mind the ID3, but I don't care for the Cupra variant. I hate bolted on fairings and spoilers.

@@The-Salty-Bager Born is a fantastic car, ID3 good, Q’s etc too however it’s the looks that win with Born- powertrains are superb MEB

@@Brian-om2hh I think the MG4 is selling well mainly because of its price point. I like the looks from the front but not the side or rear, it reminds me of last gen Hyundai’s /Kia bit over styled looks ok at first even if a bit cheap but ages badly

Thank you for the kind words, Conor. Glad you enjoyed it. We love going on road trips *A

We’ve just driven X Power and it’s 430 bhp 😀 if you’d like to see the review or road trip shout - thank you Startklar - MG4 across the board impresses however

Now that’s an idea 💡 thank you Andrew - thank you 😊

Or to Italy via grand Saint bernard pass

Oo the possibilities are endless geegee

Thank you Jon, our first ever Super Thanks - We started in Silverdale on the Cumbrian and Lancashire border, glad you enjoyed it. We have the X Power variant coming soon too, that’ll entail a road trip too 😊

In a nutshell when the slows down detects a vehicle, brakes etc it recharged the battery. Hope this explains it Cat

Yes, it likely is, thank you K D

Not me

That’s great to hear, @zx85 - which trim and colour did you choose? I’m listening to Doop now, 😂 😂 gotta be done 👍

@@PlanetautoUK Not often that Charleston bothered the charts, and it never gets played on the radio these days 😁😁😁 We went for an ex-demo volcano orange XPOWER.. easy to spot in a car park and outstandingly quick! I'm enjoying your other reviews.. I'd be interested to know what you've chosen as your daily drive.

Oooo, XPower! Nice 😍 Have you seen our road trip in the green one? Our daily drive is currently between a classic 1991 Mercedes Benz W124 coupe and a 1999 3 door Honda Civic.

@@PlanetautoUK ohh now they are driver's cars.. respect! Yup.. I think that's how I discovered your channel - I really enjoy your enthusiasm and insight.. you are a great team 👍🏻

Thank you for your kind words, @zx85. we love what we do, and it's great that it comes across.

Nice! What trim and colour did you choose, Paul? *A

We don’t own an EV yet - we own classic petrol motors and the intro is an 800bhp SVR Revere

@@PlanetautoUK 👌❤️❤️

Hmm that’s a good idea… we’ll record an ev intro - ta muchly Güncel

@@PlanetautoUK videos are great anyway lots of info 👏👏👏

Thank you, and honestly thank you for the idea, we’ll see what we can add 😀

Yes, the equivalent in our C124 would have got us around 300 mile, there for 60 mpg likely 600 mile for same amount, plus we used rapid a Tesla that charge more - there are some figures near the end, costs etc

Thank you Rikkiola, nice colour, March will be a good month, keep us posted on your adventures 😀 and if you do get an mmb great whilst charging ⚡️

So torn between this & the orange. Not long now!!!

Which are you going to go for Edwina?

Glad you liked it - thank you for your kind words, @Ambienfinity! 👍 *A

Thank you Alan, it certainly encompasses a range of conditions and interesting roads, we just needed the cold to tick every box.

Thank you John

Badge snobbery is quite silly, isn’t it, Dainis! This new EV from MG is great, and those who do overlook it are missing out. *A

Merry Christmas Alan. Fingers crossed your MG4 is delivered soon.

Thanks for your kind words, Mark! *A

Electricity is a thing you know

Electricity pylons are majestic. They are like giants striding majestically across the landscape. The pylons and the power lines draw the eye and lead it through the landscape, so you see beauty that you would otherwise never notice.

You have a good eye!

It was amazing to see two rainbows 🌈 🌈 we didn’t notice the lack of rear wiper - having driven so many vans it was fine to be honest. Also, the reversing camera is really good. Glad you liked the road trip 🎄🎉

@@PlanetautoUK thank you for your all answers, Merry Christmas and happy new year

Another thing about the MG4 is that we’ve heard they’ve designed it so that the rain drains off more efficiently too! Bit like a saloon 👍

Hi Mark - yes we have! A review and road trip, which are in the cutting room now. *A

Thank you Catherine, we didn’t notice - no excess build up of water, aerodynamics play their part it was very similar to our coupes rear window.

That is a really cool road name, I think I’ve been down one of the alternatives many years ago, it was certainly off the beaten track, swooping hills. I think it went past a whisky distillery, Talisker or maybe Chivas. Decent Solar charging would make middle of nowhere stops possible, thank you Richard

@@PlanetautoUK As you know I always look for challenging ways than how I’m supposed to go , one reason why I don’t use satnav . Back from the NEC via A515 , if I don’t return through Harrogate, A59 ! From Chepstow, M5 M6 , nah A470 between M4 and A55 . I don’t think there will ever be a finer propulsion for a car than petrol. Wishing you and Annabelle the very best for Christmas, and look forward to seeing you in 2023 .

Thank you, and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours, Richard! And yes - you can’t beat the sound - and pull - of a petrol engine, with a manual gearbox 😍Here’s to a great 2023 🎄*A

@@PlanetautoUK If you passed Talisker between Aberdeen and Inverness, you were taking the long way round ... via the Isle of Skye!

Hmm I’d likely remember that, or maybe not 😆 thank you Brian