Why the MG4 Trophy is the Ultimate Born Killer - Low Budget High Thrills
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- We drive the new MG4 Trophy, is this a low-cost but high thrills fun SUV EV? We drive around the awesome testing Millbrook hill climb circuit to see just how good this chassis really is.
For more info about the car and where you can look to order one please check it out here -
www.mg.co.uk/new-cars/mg4-ev
Our range figure on the video and real-world possible ranges, the car can even get beyond those figures.
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Specs of the tested vehicle -
Price from
£29,495
Availability Available to order
Available to order since October 2022
Available to order - Now
Annual VED £0
Congestion Charge £0
Insurance Group N/A
Price shown is On The Road Price: it includes VAT, first year VED, vehicle first registration fee, number plates and delivery. Contract hire estimate by e-car lease t/a CarLease (UK) Ltd who are a credit broker not a lender. Offer based on a business contract hire usership agreement, 6+35 profile, 10,000 miles per annum, excluding optional maintenance package and subject to VAT. Prices subject to terms and conditions.
Real Range
between 160 - 330 mi
City - Cold Weather 220 mi
Highway - Cold Weather 160 mi
Combined - Cold Weather 190 mi
City - Mild Weather 330 mi
Highway - Mild Weather 205 mi
Combined - Mild Weather 260 mi
Indication of real-world range in several situations. Cold weather: 'worst-case' based on -10°C and use of heating. Mild weather: 'best-case' based on 23°C and no use of A/C. For 'Highway' figures a constant speed of 70 mph is assumed. The actual range will depend on speed, style of driving, weather and route conditions.
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Performance
Acceleration 0 - 62 mph 7.9 sec
Top Speed 99 mph
Electric Range 225 mi
Total Power 150 kW-201 hp
Total Torque 184 lb-ft
Drive Rear
Battery
Nominal Capacity 64.0 kWh
Battery Type Lithium-ion
Number of Cells 104
Architecture 400 V
Useable Capacity 61.7 kWh
Cathode Material NCM
Pack Configuration 104s1p
Nominal Voltage No Data
Charging
Home / Destination
Charge Port Type 2
Port Location Left Side - RearCharge Power † 11 kW AC
Charge Time 0-225 mi- 6h45m
Charge Speed 34 mph
Rapid Charging
Fastcharge Port CCS
FC Port Location Left Side - Rear
Fastcharge Power (max) 135 kW DC
Fastcharge Time (23-180 mi) 34 min
Fastcharge Speed 270 mph
Click here for all charging information
† This can only be achieved using a 3-phase grid connection. The majority of homes and charge points do not have this connection. In practice charge power will often be 7.4 kW, allowing for a charge time of 10 hours and a charge speed of 23 mph.
Bidirectional Charging (V2X)
Vehicle-to-Load (V2L)
V2L Capability Available
Max. Output Power 2.2 kW AC
Exterior Outlet(s) 1 x Type 2 (Adapter)
Energy Consumption
EVDB Real Range
Range 225 mi
Vehicle Consumption 274 Wh/mi
CO2 Emissions 0 g/km
Vehicle Fuel Equivalent 148 mpg
WLTP Ratings (TEL)
Range 280 mi
Rated Consumption 257 Wh/mi
Vehicle Consumption 221 Wh/mi
CO2 Emissions 0 g/km
Rated Fuel Equivalent 157 mpg
Vehicle Fuel Equivalent 183 mpg
WLTP Ratings (TEH)
Range 270 mi
Rated Consumption 267 Wh/mi
Vehicle Consumption 228 Wh/mi
CO2 Emissions 0 g/km
Rated Fuel Equivalent 151 mpg
Vehicle Fuel Equivalent 177 mpg
NOTE: The fuel equivalency figures are shown in IMPERIAL MPG. Figures in US MPG will differ significantly.
Real Energy Consumption
between 187 - 386 Wh/mi
City - Cold Weather 280 Wh/mi
Highway - Cold Weather 386 Wh/mi
Combined - Cold Weather 325 Wh/mi
City - Mild Weather 187 Wh/mi
Highway - Mild Weather 301 Wh/mi
Combined - Mild Weather 237 Wh/mi
Running Order of this video:
00:00 Intro
00:41 tech specs and brief intro
01:11 Cost and rivals
02:04 Tech spec and flat battery design principle
03:00 Brakes and regen
03:40 Infotainment and interior etc
04:48 Engine specs, power etc and handling first feel
05:54 Steering and rack response/feel
06:20 Suspension and ride
06:40 Pushing on hard and general handling feel
06:50 Hard pushing the car and leaning on the chassis, how good is it?
08:12 Price point, quality and interior as well as boot space
09:04 Real Combined Range
09:22 Summarisation, driving beast and Peak Performance Rating
10:34 Final summary and thoughts
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Definitely one of the better looking EV'S out there as a brand MG have come back with some great cars 👏
Amen to that, trust me when I say this is only the start of it because there is some mega stuff planned and something I’ll be sharing and driving soon ….. gonna be mega.
Great review, picked my trophy up yesterday and agree with everything you said
Thank you so much Mark, it’s really good hearing an owner say and agree with my thoughts on this 🙌♥️
It’s great because you’ll get to spend ever more time in it than me.
The mega thing for me was being able to exploit it on a training circuit which is very testing was great.
Absolutely love the car and was throughly impressed with it as you could see.
What colour did you go for and where in the world are you?
Glad you had the same experience as me! I was so shocked at actually how engaging this was to drive! I want to try the X!
Yeah definitely and it’s always nice to hear more people saying the same.
Glad you thought the same. Yep same cannot wait to get in the X-Power it’s gonna be mad 🙌♥️
I get the long range version delivered in September, I can’t wait. I’ve made the switch from ice to EV and figured this would be the perfect introduction considering the “low price.” Great review 👍
Your going to love it. It’s very different but once you get use to it your very enjoy it. You’ve picked a superb car to go for enjoy.
Thanks so much for watching and the kind words it means a lot.
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I want to go for it too. Just stuck on the colour!!! What colour did you opt for?
@@EdwinaLondon I went for the black pearl mate
@@EdwinaLondonwhat version are you thinking of?
@@tonymaxwell303 Good choice re the black! It’ll be the black, Camden grey or volcanic orange I think.
Lovely that you recorded the video with an 2012 iPod, quality is amazing
TH-cam killing res always unfortunately but that being said I suspect you should also check your connection and the res you are watching it, looks decent enough for me. That being said funny enough I’ve just recently changed upload settings to TH-cam for this very reason.
Annoying but such is life.
@@PeakPerformanceReviews I assume the lens might be a little bit dirty giving that "'shiny" effect
The interior stuff is film on a Go Pro 10 black in 1080p60 and has an ND filter on it.
It’s possible none the less, we sometime only have 30 mins with a car then jump into another car. It’s all very hectic on your own at times.
My company car bmw ix3 goes back next year , im going to test drive this and save a snall fortune! Great video
You’ll be suitably impressed I’m sure it’s drives so nice.
Thank you so much for the kind words and thank you for watching.
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I've test driven the Trophy and the X Power will be on my shopping list soon
Awesome, keep an eye on the channel for a video on the X-Power coming very soon 🙌❤️👍
My theory is that this car was really designed to be a sports hatch car from the start. Hence the sporty look, great driving dynamics, rear spolier, rear wheel drive etc. MG downgraded the specs of the launch models perhaps to see the sales figures. Now that it turns out the sales are decent, they're now gonna sell the X power variant with monstrous power.
Yeah definitely, I’m intrigued to see how good this X-Power one will be or if the AWD and possibly slightly higher base weight ruins it? Can’t wait to try it very very soon.
from what ive heard the xpower has exactly done that, it should be single RWD 300hp and £30k and theyd fly out of sales rooms@@PeakPerformanceReviews
My review on the Xpower -> th-cam.com/video/Kk8gdteQDU8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wTfQo2SCfDN9jpuf
I know this is primarily a performance review, but while I love driving my MG4 Trophy to me its best feature is the Arkamys 3D enhanced sound system. How it achieves such accurate full-range music reproduction with a standard speaker set-up is beyond me. Yes it’s more quality home HiFi than club disco so probably won’t turn pedestrian’s heads as you drive by, but every type of music sounds amazing; as an amateur musician and sound engineer, I’d happily mix an album sitting in the driver’s seat.
That’s really nice to hear, funny enough I got to drive the XPOWER version some more and I did get to listen to the stereo and it was very very good 👍 thanks for watching Noel I hope you enjoyed 🙌
If we ever get more time with cars we’ll try and incorporate more on the in car entertainment and in that including the sound system in the future if we get cars for longer 🙌🙌
I have a question there mate, is the arkamys 3D sounds you said built in from an MG4 trophy only and not with the SE version?
@@AllSongsLyrics80 I’m afraid so, the SE version of the MG4 has an average sounding system - with no speakers in rear doors.
Thanks for this, I did know they were different but I didn’t realise how much better the Trophy is on that 🙌👍👌 great to know.
That road you're on at 7 minutes looks fun.
It’s Millbrook proving ground test facility, it has various circuits, this was its hill climb circuit.
Amazing Isn’t it, thanks for watching fella.
@@PeakPerformanceReviews Thanks for the info!
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I have an orange trophy..if it wasnt for the touch sensitive buttons and unilluminated heater controls and dodgy software of the born i would have gone for that instead.
Im very happy with the mg4
Since the price increases on the Born the differential cost is vast now like for like as such. Glad your happy and enjoying the MG4 🙌👌
Thanks for watching also 🙌👍
Really appreciate your reviews!
Question - as you have driven both, if price were not a factor would you recommend the X Power or the new Extended Range Trophy?
I am torn between the two. I love the idea of the grunt of the X Power, but I’d also value the rear wheel drive fun of the Trophy. I am due to test the X Power out this coming Tuesday.
Any advice much appreciated!!
I’m aware that didn’t make total sense, as they both cost the same 😂 I guess I was meaning more in terms of insurance, tyres etc as well.
No it’s ok and it did make sense the X power is more money, the X-Power has a lovely rear wheel bias so it’s so much fun, I would say if you have the money honestly go with the X-Power it’ll retain so much more value and on EV’s it could start to become a big thing.
Both are great but go with the X-Power! Thank you so much for the kind words Emma where are you based?
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@@PeakPerformanceReviews thanks! I feel if I went for he trophy I’d end up wishing I went for the X Power, so that’s helped budge me in the right direction 🙂 I was also weighing up a born, but it’ll cost me over £100 more per month to spec it the way I’d want it. Also, having seen the Born out on the roads, it has a slightly ‘narrow’ look to it, that’s makes sense? Best way I can describe it 😂
Only question now is whether to go safe with Camden Grey, or live for the moment with Volcano Orange!
Thanks again for the content.
Chris (didn’t realise I was commenting on my wife’s YT account 🤣), Norwich.
No problem at all, the Born has some better attributes here and there but overall for the money the X-Power is better tbh by a decent margin 🙌
Haha no worries that’s fine 👌👍
I’m Suffolk also so not a million miles off you, let me know how the test drive goes, personally I think they look good in every colour, try to see both in the flesh maybe before making a decision I think 🙌
@@PeakPerformanceReviewsI’ll keep you posted!
I test drove a Born last week and, whilst I thought the quality all round was good, it wasn’t without fault. The dreaded steering wheel haptic controls immediately irritated, and I found the A pillar caused me to have to move around a lot to get good vision of the curb on roundabouts when taking them enthusiastically. Nice car otherwise though. I also kinda want more power. I feel if they pop the new 281 bhp motor that’s going in the Tavascan in the back they’d have the right balance of performance vs driving dynamics with keeping it RWD. It certainly drove better than I expected regardless.
The Trophy has the exact same steering wheel as both the SE LR and SE SR.
And it's not an SUV - it's a hatchback.
That’s not strictly correct as it’s Heated in the Trophy but I’m guessing you mean in shape and on that yes your correct.
By definition it’s a hatchback but it most certainly is also an SUV, if you think otherwise I’d have to disagree.
Thanks for watching all the same, it’s hard to get everything right always and I do welcome your feedback so thank you 🙌
@@PeakPerformanceReviews Fair point re. the heating element in the Trophy wheel. But yes, it was the shape I was meaning. 🙂
Re. hatchback vs SUV then we'll have to agree to disagree ... the MG4 is not in any way, shape or form an SUV - it is more akin to an Astra/Focus/Golf; would anyone call one of them an SUV? (Answer is no). 🙂
Tbh I agree on the steering wheel.
I’ve just Google images of SUV to make sure I’m not going mad and nop it genuinely looks like an SUV I can’t see past it.
For me it doesn’t look anything like a golf or a Focus, Astra etc.
Not a huge fan of EV’s but I could be tempted with one of these, such good value too 👏🏼
Slowly I’m being converted myself, well not converted but there really are some decent EV’s out there now that are enjoyable to drive.
And don't let anyone say as but the battery has cobalt in it it doesn't not it's lithium iron phosphate battery
I’m not huge on understanding batteries and battery tech so much, Gingernut is that a good thing or not? I always presumed manufacturers would make sure they are as clean and quality as possible.
@@PeakPerformanceReviews it has advantages and disadvantages no cobalt from African slave mines it has a less degradation over time it's safer they should smoke and smolder but not burn like the fire's hell but there less energy fence so weigh more for the same capacity
That’s great info thanks fella
It would be great to have an update with the upcoming twin engine version with over 400 hp which states under 4 seconds 0-60
Yep 0-60mph in 3.8 seconds.
I have a review on one coming very very soon 😉
@@PeakPerformanceReviews look forward to watching it, thinking of getting one so an honest review is all us viewers want
I’m actually thinking of getting one too.
I’m going to have a few walk around vids of it going up tonight or this weekend from Goodwood festival of speed (I was there yesterday). Yes I’ll let you know as soon as I do the full review.
Cupra born 100% if I had to pick either or
Quite a big difference in cost now between one another but I get that and understand where your coming from for sure.
It's seems great value, would you have this or a CUPRA Born?
Money no odds Cupra Born but only just, because of the value this is the more complete car imo.
So so good value and a performance bargain for me.
@@PeakPerformanceReviews I'd love to experience the performance of the MG4 because the Born was great. On looks alone it had to be the Born.
I’m sure you will soon fella! It’s great.
I’d say so, none the less the MG4 is a pretty car also.
Cupra Born available with many options such as dynamic chassis control, heat pump and wider sports tyres etc. But obviously it all costs!
@@bshah4831 for sure and I agree, get get some nice extras for sure but you would be nearer £50k with all those options ticked I’m pretty sure.
Piano black scratched to hell already. The one I saw in the showroom had the spoiler and rear lights scratched to blazes as well. I told the sales guy that if I bought one and it turned up like that it would be rejected.
Yeah I bet I’d say the same. Is yours due or are you saying you have one and it’s like that 😞 nightmare? Where in the world or England are you?
@@PeakPerformanceReviews I have an MG5, and while I would really prefer the 4, it's not financially worthwhile. My MG5 has really stood up well, a well built car. But yea, the piano black is not scratched in that as well, this from a professional cleaner. 😞 I'm currently in the north east of England.
MG’s have really come on of late and it’s good to see 🙌
@@PeakPerformanceReviews Yet they still have a reputation for being cheap and nasty, it is NOT deserved now and hasn't been for a while.
My 2.5 year old MG5 is as tight as a drum, there is not a rattle or a squeak. It has performed absolutely without fault.
I actually test drove it on the way back from test driving the Tesla model 3, it was more an elimination exercise for the MG.
But no, it felt better put together than the Tesla standard and LR, both of which had rattles and squeaks and water in the tail lights.
The MG can certainly be faulted in trailing in tech behind the Tesla, but I'll console myself with the additional 20k in my pocket.
@@mikebreen2890 that’s just it isn’t it, overall for the money it represent brilliant value for the quality I’m with you on that.
can we get your review of the MG4 X Power £36.5k 0-60 3.8 v Smart#one Brabus edition £43.5k 0-60 3.9s both fast EV cars look forward to your honest review thanks in advance
If I can make this happen I will do this.
I have driven the Smart #one Brabus edition and I’m going to be reviewing the MG4 X Power in a few weeks so I’ll let you know my thoughts on both soon.
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@@PeakPerformanceReviews top man thanks I will subscribe 👍
Thanks fella appreciate it 🙌🙌
Following on from our chat about manual gearboxes..... These EV's don't have any gears at all lol.
Haha indeed, some non EV content coming soon my G 🙌 I always try and balance it as best I can and tbh coming up it’s a real mix 👌♥️
Other reviewers don't rate this car to highly. Have you been paid.
Really I’ve seen loads of good reviews but definitely not paid for it haha not from the manufacturer, only TH-cam ad revenue.
It’s a very decent car and you certainly gotta look at the value too
Did you refer to the Cupra born as being an SUV…?
Are you mental?
I’m looking at mine next to an A3 and it’s no higher..
Unless you call every car SUVs
How odd
Mental Geller they sometimes call me 🍆😘