Model MG 4 SE Long Range
Motor single (rear)
Battery 64kWh
Max power 150kW
Max torque 250Nm
Weight 1685kg
0-100km/h 7.9sec (claimed)
Economy 15.5kWh/100km
Price $55,000 (estimated)
On sale Q2 2023I
IT’S A LONG TIME since we’ve associated the octagonal MG badge with anything resembling a performance car. The brand’s mid-2000s Chinese buyout has seen its roadster past steamrollered by a bunch of affordable SUVs and – more recently – EVs. A fine way to actually make money and give the venerable MG name a future, but not the way to keep its more traditional enthusiast audience alert.
But now the two worlds can gently collide. You’re looking at the MG 4, a clean-sheet EV rather than a petrol-powered car that’s had some batteries squeezed into it. Designed with a more global audience in mind, there’s been a focus on European development to help it perform better in the corner of the world
