Great Value & Fun To Drive! (MG4 64kWh 2024 Review)
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- Detailed review and test of the MG4 Essence 64kWh model, including price, features, efficiency, warranty, and driving dynamics.
The MG4 is one of Australia’s cheapest electric vehicles, but this RWD hatchback is also impressive to drive. It is great value. Here, we test the middle-size battery - the 61.8kWh usable pack in Essence trim ($49K driveaway).
Rivals to the MG4 include the Cupra Born, BYD Atto 3 and Tesla Model 3.
Time codes:
0:00 - What is the MG4?
0:18 - In this video
0:41 - Styling
1:08 - Interior
2:52 - Back seats
3:20 - Boot space
3:41 - Servicing and warranty
4:00 - Efficiency
4:15 - Driving dynamics
8:28 - Verdict
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How much range did we get? Our tested range for the MG4 64kWh (61.8kWh usable) was 401km in mixed driving. That compares to 357km urban/298km highway in the MG4 51kWh model (50.8kWh battery usable).
Thanks. This is the review I’m waiting for (64)
Interesting to note the range and efficiency, while good , is no better than our 4yr old Kona. Lots of other improvements tho.
Dont know how you got it that low. After 1500km in mine in Aoteoroa I cant get near that. My biggest complaint is that its thirsty!
I havent had any issue with the centre console. Were you braking or using regen on most of those corners as it appeared that the rear indicators rather than the brake lights were lighting. If it uses the indicators for regen that’s smart.
Had my MG4 Essence 64 since end of August. No issues with my knee hitting the console. A couple little issues with a software glitch in the multimedia display and a couple times phantom braking with active cruise on. Plenty of cars have similar issues. Other than that it’s been awesome… Fun, well balanced and handling little car. Highly recommended.
Its the eletric car revolution going on in China right now. Just come back from a trip to China, 60% of cars on the road in the large cities are all electric. All the Taxis are electric. There are car brands that I have never heard of but all look incredible futuristic. I come back to Australia and feel like we live in the 1990s. Brands that left a good impression on me are Nio, Li Auto, Avatr and of course BYD rule the road in China, they are everywhere. I just hope they bring some cool cars to Australia.
i just got back as well mate, its so ahead there and while we are still toying with jap and old europian modified cars from 30yrs ago scaring pedestrians but dont even have touch screen.
i feelt the exact same thing too, but with our current number of charging station won't do much better
Was looking for a new car and went to a dealership that sold different brands. I didn’t want to test drive it but glad I did. Your review is spot on and love it
Lane keep assist is a bit of a pain as it is on by default (Euro NCAP requirement) but it encourages you to drive accurately in the centre of your lane. Do that & you won't notice it. I've owned mine for just over a month & 1800km & am still learning stuff. I love it. Punches way above its weight. 50.4k on the road in Diamond Red with 3 k rebate from NSW gov't so 47.4k. Never touched my knee on the centre console so don't see the issue there. This is my first EV & it's effortless to drive & feels way more grunty than the figures suggest. The iSmart app is great & I have installed a 7kW charger in my garage. The app provides a car health check whenever it is opened. My energy efficiency figures are much lower than this test but most of my driving so far has been at 110kMH with a sea level to 170m max height & back.
The touch screen caused me some early issues & I kept pressing too hard and long. I was showing a friend & she said you are pressing too long, said just tap it, demonstrated that & it worked easily for her. I changed that & now it is easy.
Test drove one. Walked away very impressed.
Got the Excite, brilliant car. Driving is fun again!
Drive the Trophy extended version for 2 weeks now. No problems and fun to drive. Use it as my home battery as well (V2L)
nice review..
First thing I did with my MG4 was remove the rear headrests, center console, not noticed a problem, but cut and tape a pool noodle to it (the console or your leg)
Love my red one, the console doesn't bother me but the touch screen needs exact finger work especially on the move. No regrets with this purchase.
Good to hear.
We have owned the base model Excite for just 3 weeks and very happy with it. I think the LiFePO4 batteries are a better option than the NMC.
Agree with the rear view complaint but havnt attempted removal of the head rests or do I just fold down rear seat backs??
Test drove one of these yesterday as I’m looking to get into an EV over the next few months.
I can comfortably say this was the best car I’ve ever driven purely for its vehicle dynamics & the instant power. It really shocked me how good this thing is.
Looked at this, but having a Cannon also, the Synthetic Leather has worn after 40.000km. We ended up buying a Cupra Born 77kw, love it, With the Wife having a ND MX5 we wanted a driver's car, couldn't complain. Have you tested the Born yourself?
Oh my God I want one! I want one right now!!! But in bright color 😅
I'd take the headrests out of the back seats. And maybe add a bit of padding to the console.
Black looks really good
In the showroom. Be for ever driving a dirty car. Only but a black car once. Never again.
I am pretty much sold on the thing, I just need a test drive to make sure. EV expo in a couple of weeks I hope to try it then.
An impressive price at around $50,000 AU on road for this car. The Excite 64 comes in at well under fifty thousand on road which is a steal. The Essence 64 ticks all the boxes with larger stylish wheels and slightly better seats with map pockets included. It looks like a 400km plus range is attainable with the 64kWh battery depending on driving style with some awesome performance available on demand. Welcome to the world of rear wheel drive fun well equipped Electric Vehicles. The EV version of the venerable hot hatch has arrived.
The MG4 Essence 64 looks like the sweet spot in the range and is an excellent EV and excellent value for money.
😎🇦🇺👍
I actually do like it in black. Can you pull the 3 headrests out of the rear seats?
Yes easily.
In the UK a comparison was done between tesla 3 and mg4 to test which was the cheapest to operate. Over about 300miles/500km result was Tesla was more expensive to buy, but running costs significantly cheaper, and tesla infrastructure significantly better and more reliable. Can we have a similar comparison here? No matter which car, i still believe infrastructure in Australia for electric cars is poor and not improving fast enough.
I like the idea
Whatcar UK did it. So yeah interested to see too
No. 90% of charging events in the US are at home. Same is true here in Oz, and most ev owners here in Oz also have rooftop solar pv installed (30% of all Ozzie homes have solar pv). Thus, charging at home from your own solar might cost you 5c to 15c per kwhr during the day, or 35c per kwhr at night, way under the 60- 79c per kwhr Tesla charge at their fast chargers here in Oz.
The entry level MG4 is $20k AUD cheaper than the cheapest Tesla, here in Oz.
Both MG and Tesla owners mostly charge at home here in Oz.
@ 5c per kwhr (effective sacrificed solar fit for many owners) 'fuel' is a trivial cost. Eg, $3 AUD for a 60kwhr fill up.
meaning that the MG4 is vastly cheaper to buy, finance and insure compared to a Tesla that is $20k AUD more expensive.
Would also be interesting to see how long it would take to reach price parity then.
@nordic5490 thanks, but more interested on convenience and the range anxiety as experienced by the MG driver
nice!. Have you encountered any software issues with the MG4?
Some quirks with our initial test but the software on this particular tester was more solid
I’ve heard the lane keep assist is pretty temperamental. Did you notice anything like that in your testing?
That gear selector protrusion looks terrible, and should not be there as far as i am concerned. The rest of the package looks good. Will be interested to se a review of the XPOWER version.
Boot space is about 363 litres.......anyway, anybody knows what it's unladen ground clearance mm?
Should do a comparison with the Born and Seal.
Hell, yes, I’d love to see a comparison between those as well!!
I would love a Volvo ex30 but this will have to do for now, so have ordered it to join the electric revolution. test drive it certainly handles well, but the seats will need some added lumbar support for my old back.
Just got one😁
Nice! Enjoy
What is the recharge cost to do 500 klm
Depends if you charge at home or with a public charger. At home would be around $25 for 500km, a public charger would range between $32-$55 at current charging prices in Australia. By contrast an ICE hatch of the same size would cost around $75 to fuel for 500km and about $50 for a very frugal hybrid.
Over last 3yrs we average $5 for 500km - at home. TOU tariffs are your friend.. 😊
@@chasingcarshow about touching on the issue of insurance?! These electric cars cost a fortune to insure. I got a few quotes wasn’t good
@@MrBruster78 negative. More FUD.
Over 3yrs our two cost around 850 per year each. Through normal insurance companies. No issues at all.
@@danielhockin6705 if i could post a photo here i would.. sounds like yours is more BS than mine.
i just did another quote with budget direct which is a sponsor of chasing cars
Quote came to $2987.71 for over 40s male. in a reasonable good area low risk.
$800 excess
oh and there is more, if you fail to mention to your home insurer you have an electric car parked in your garage you may void your home cover.
Your home insurance also rises after you mention an electric car is stored in garage.
happy to send you a number of screenshots
Simple fix if it’s just you another person just drop the back row, now you can see out the back problem fixed !
If the MG4 is the best driving car on sale in Australia, how deficient & in what areas is the Tesla model 3 RWD in comparison? 🤔
Well, the MG4's ride quality is better. Overall best-driving is just this tester's opinion…
@@chasingcars Do you know if the tester has driven the 3 ?
I like hatch back and suv, while Tesla is sedan and the rear visibility is poor although you can use rear view camera. Still getting accustomed to my Tesla. Second car will definitely be mg4.
@@VR_FNZ interesting 🤔
Range, price yes 👍🏾
No one talks about the crap software and dangerous lane keep assist.
Everyone talks about the LKA, its better with the newest software
Pros: Good price, Fun driving, Stylish design,Fast Zero to 100k
Cons:Cheap interior, Small boots, Not enough convenient space,infotainment isn’t easy to use it
Drives as good as the Cupra?
Cupra's better.
Noticed the rub on the leg after 5 minutes of driving….MG need to correct, only gripe. AC is controllable from steering wheel . Generally a very good car for the $$ and this comes from a person who has driven Euro cars for 40 years and still does
AC controls baked into the touchscreen is a deal breaker
Most MGs have this setup. To keep costs down. I hate it.
You can adjust it using your voice too.
You can control AC with the steering wheel too. I test drove one last weekend and with a little bit of muscle memory I think the steering wheel controls will be how most people interact with the infosystem.
I don't have a problem with the A/C. You can configure one of the star buttons to control it from the steering wheel or use voice control. Also the physical start button drops the A/C screen down and it's easy to change things as the virtual buttons are large while driving. From the home screen it is just a swipe down to get the full A/C. Lots of options. No problem.
I thought the battery was also 7 years unlimited KM?
It is 7yr unlimited kms
MG4 sounds good, but BYD Seal just released in Au for $49888, I understand BYD Seal is a much better EV
Hard to say when we haven't tested it on Australian roads, but it might be
Why does this car look like a yaris gr front a bit
Brought to you by the Sussexes wants an MG in the US
Does it have climate control and auto wipers, not mentioned on their website.
I know it's picky, but why are they still using halogen interior lights (excluding the boot?)? The older MG ZS has had LED interior lighting for years. Plus there is no rear overhead light for passengers. Not a reason not buy the car, but a fair critique I think.
It is definitely a fair point.
They are not even halogen, just incandescent. I invested $7.00 & put in a pair of 300 lumen 18 LED Auxito bulbs. What a difference. The interior is very dark so little light is reflected. Why there is no overhead light is odd but doesn't bother me as I don't sit in the back and now the LEDS light up the whole interior.
@@corindikevcorindikev fair point. As I said not a reason to not buy the car. But a little annoying.
I'd rather have the base model since it has a battery that won't blow up
Second hand model 3 for a touch more, thanks but not even in the same league.
Or, a used MG4 for much less money again.
I'd rather saic bring in the baojun/Wuling/mg Cloud.
I think it is a good thing that Chinese car brands come to us, but after seeing some reviews from Mg, there is still a lot of work to be done to bring it to the level of Japanese cars, for example. I like the design
I rest my leg against the console as it's comfortable to do so, you as usual just spew out the errors other so called 'car experts' , use the button on the steering wheel to change the ac. I don't bother to change the ac, put it on auto don't need to change anything afterwards duh!
Your Driving technique leaves a bit to be desired, crossing your wrists over !!! Try 10 to 2 position, it’s smoother.
Drive on the correct side like rest of the world and the center council will not hit your knee
Do you only have one knee?
Our councils don't worry too much about our knees, they're more focused on garbage collection and collecting rates.
Stupid septic.
Does the rest of the world only have one fkn leg
@@Whocares17032 We have two legs! but when you drive on the Left side the right leg will be extended to the Pedal so your knee won't hit the council, in your case, the loose knee is the one that hits the council, on the CORRECT side of driving the loose knee will be by the driver door (-_-) , I have MG4 and I know...
@@corindikevcorindikev We have two knees! but when you drive on the Left side the right leg will be extended to the Pedal so your knee won't hit the council, in your case, the loose knee is the one that hits the council, on the CORRECT side of driving the loose knee will be by the driver door (-_-) , I have MG4 and I know...
Not as great as reviewed. As a cheaper EV maybe okay. Try it against a Model 3 to see what’s best.
EV6 much?
Come on man, you are saying this car is better than a Tesla M3 or Y & Porsche Taycan? It’s getting good reviews but you are making big claims. I’m not sold on the looks so black is the only colour I’d get to cover up all that plastic
Would drive ICE car instead of Chinese
OK, plenty of choice out there!
I got a Mercedes GLA, a BMW X1 and an MG ZS EV.
Trust me MG is good
@@leaningtower73 of course. I just have no trust in China to keep their word on servicing or want to support Chinese government.
sour grapes mate
MG has nation wide dealership & service centres. 7 year unlimited car & battery warranty is great. Battery made by CATL, the worlds largest battery manufacturer. CATL state that if the battery is maintained as specified you can expect about 1 million km before degrading to warrant replacement. Some car manufactuers in China already provide a million km battery warranty. Prejudice against Chinese manufacture is your choice but in not based on evidence. Some reviewers have stated the MG4 build quality exceeds that of Mercedes & BMW among others. My experience, better than any previous car i've owned.
“Cheap and nasty days are over” but then process to tell us the seats are fake leather aka vinyl, no air vents or cup holders in the back. I had a 2023 MG HS as a rental and it was the nastiest cheap plastic thing I have ever driven. Cheap and nasty is how you get an electric car under 50k.
So what are you doing watching a review about an MG care then go troll elsewhere
@@Whocares17032 1. I subscribe to the channel so I watch ALL reviews and 2. Comments are there for opinions. Move along.
Thanks for the review. It's clearly a good car to drive - but I wouldn't buy one because of the Chinese government connection. I also have a few concerns about safety: according to ANCAP, underneath the "5 star" safety rating - protection for the drivers chest and the rear passengers head is marginal in a frontal offset collision. ANCAP also deducted points for that centre console near the knee - a leg safety hazard. Whiplash protection for rear passengers was rated as poor. There are no airbags to prevent passenger-driver head contact in a side-on collision.
Smart gent
Same Chinese connection for anyone who uses an Iphone or drives a Tesla Model 3 or Y.
The MG4 is ANCAP 5star rated.
Your house is full of Chinese made goods,
Most Teslas made now have Chinese made batteries,
The device you typed your comment on was made in China.
Your point is ?
@@michaellee1955 No its not. The retail profit on a Tesla goes to Tesla shareholders. The profit on an MG goes to the Chinese Government. Pretty basic stuff....
@@nordic5490 I never denied it has "5 stars". I just pointed out that this doesn't mean it has great passive safety. It's worth digging into the reports, and you will see that two cars with 5 stars are often far from equal. Alternatively, you can go with the superficial 5 stars, and then don't complain when you face life threatening injuries that would have been avoided in another car.....