Can A Cheap EV Be GOOD? | MG4 Review | 4K

[Music] this is the amazing mg4 if you're looking for an affordable electric family car there is nothing better on the market thanks for watching don't forget to like subscribe hit the Bell icon and I'll see you on the next one all right job done what it's raining it's cold man fine I'll explain the mg4 is one of a growing number of electric cars produced by mg recently resurrected by Chinese owners saic like the mg5 and mgzsev it's focused very much on value outside of the weird two-seater personal Mobility toys like the Citroen Amy Smart car or Twizy it's the cheapest on the market the mg4 costs 24.995 and I know what you're thinking it's cheap because it's rubbish but it's actually not rubbish okay this is the top spec trophy version which costs just over 30 000 pounds but even then the value is absolutely off the charts and it looks good as well taking some of the design highlights look at this it's got a little crease on the Bonnet for no reason other than to make it look interesting it's got a sharp Leading Edge it's got sharp headlights it's even got a really interesting set of indicators at the side LEDs I mean they could have tapped that away in the main beams as a crappy little bulb but they've gone for that extra little flare it's even got a set of active vents at the front that open and close to cool the battery as needed not even Teslas have that Teslas don't need it shut up so along the side it's also quite good looking traditional hatchback design although it rides pretty high check the gap between the wheels and the wheel Arch also I love the color combination going on here as well this is called Volcano Orange it's only available on the trophy version and I do love the way it contrasts with the black on these door mirrors the black roof the black Greenhouse including this black tinted section at the rear and this black area at the bottom which just helps to visually disguise the mass of the car it rides on 18 inch wheels as standard no options there and actually they are Alloy Wheels even though they might not look it but they live behind these I was going to say horrible they're not that bad but I think the wheels actually look better than these plastic covers which are there to help aerodynamic efficiency let's see how Aero efficient they actually are actually quite good actually I should get that back at the back I'm also a big fan I think it's cool I think my personal highlight is this spoiler again only available on the top model but it looks good I love the way it flows from the body color into the spoilers at the rear these lights are a little bit prius-esque should we say although not as bad as a Prius I'm also I think I'm a fan of the way it's got this translucent cover over the lights I think I like it but I definitely do like these red lines these are actually backlit LEDs that glow at night to give it a really interesting aesthetic yeah mg4 big fan Color Me impressed isn't bad it gives you a respectable 363 liters which is bigger than an ID3 it has usable underfloor storage with a bag for a charging cable and the rear seats fold down to make it a genuinely practical proposition speaking of which the second row is good too lots of leg room and Headroom even for those over six foot and although there is no armrest or sensual cup holders there are two isofix points and space for stashing your gadgets or Loose Change there's only a single USB port sadly and no air con vents at the rear but given the price that's pretty easy to live with okay let's take a look at the interior when manufacturers are trying to save money this is the place you normally see where they've done it but actually the mg4 ain't too bad specifically on this Top Model now the materials are quite good you've got a mixture of fake leather and cloth for the seats I reckon those would be quite easy to keep clean they're also quite supportive you've got electrically adjusted seats on this top version and this steering wheel is manually adjusted for rake and reach so you can always get yourself an easy comfortable driving position on the dashboard again you've got some more fake leather stuff but it's soft and squidgy and looks quite good you've got this piano black just below it as well not normally a fan of too much piano black but there's a nice enough amount of it in here storage wise decent sized glove box two cup holders some hidden storage in the center console and a decent sized bin just there the door pockets are on a small side but generally there's enough room here to keep all your bits and Bobs now Tech I'm going to talk extensively about this later on but on first glance it's okay you've got two USB ports one full size and one USB type c and a big infotainment display plus a little Drive display just in front of the steering wheel again there's a mixture of good and bad with these and I'll come back to that in just a moment but for right now the cameraman is looking a bit wet and cold let's go for a drive okay on the road what is the mg4 like to drive I think you probably guessed by now it's really good electric cars are the great leveler even the cheap ones are pretty much as good as the expensive ones and the mg4 is no different it's nice and quiet and smooth and refined there's a little bit of wind noise anywhere above 65 miles an hour these door mirrors can cause a little bit of rustle from the wind but aside from that it's generally a very quiet refined and comfortable car to drive on the subject of comfort the suspension is pretty well judged as well it's a little bit on the stiff side electric cars tend to be a tad stiffer than their petrol or diesel counterparts I'd say It's On a par with a Tesla Model 3 it's noticeably smoother than the Ford Mustang Mach e and there are thereabouts as smooth as a Corsa e or a Peugeot e208 so yep suspension no problem whatsoever let's see what the steering's like chucking it into this left-hander that's actually really good it's sporty it's direct but it's not too hyperactive and it's responsive and easy to place on the road that's really nice I like that right now there are basically two versions of the mg4 the standard model oh it's beeping at me I'll come back to that in a sec and a long range version now the standard car has a 170 horsepower electric motor mounted at the back driving the rear wheels and that's quick enough to do nauta 62 in well under seven seconds the more powerful car has a 200 horsepower electric motor same layout but it's not quicker it's actually a tiny bit slower because it has a bigger battery pack and therefore it has more weight but even then it's still quicker than the Corsa e and the Peugeot e208 let me just whack it into sport mode and floor it yeah there's plenty of juice there for overtaking or just for having a good time say what you want about it but it's definitely not boring as for Batteries the standard and long range cars have different sizes the cheaper one uses a 50.8 kilowatt hour battery and the more expensive model uses a large 61.7 kilowatt hour battery that is noticeably bigger than any of its Rivals so the range is very impressive for a car of this price you get up to 217 with a smaller battery and 281 with the larger as for the brakes well they're quite impressive as well it comes with disc brakes all around there are a few of its Rivals that only come with drum brakes at the rear which aren't quite as strong but by having disc brakes you do get some really strong effective braking from the mg4 it's also got a variety of different energy recovery modes so when you lift off the accelerator pedal if you're in Weak mode it will basically just Cruise go into medium mode it will slow the car down a bit more aggressively and strong gives you more aggressive braking still it doesn't actually slow the car down to a complete stand still there isn't a single pedal driving mode which could be a missed opportunity depending on your point of view in the time that I've had with this car I've been averaging around three miles per kilowatt hour and that's by doing a mixture of short commutes and longer drives along a roads and I've got to say that's not too bad I mean three miles per kilowatt hour in this kind of weather it's where it's a bit chilly six degrees that equates to I'd say around 185 miles of range by my calculations although the car seems to believe that on a full charge it will get closer to 285 miles so the truth might be somewhere in the middle depending on how you drive it recharging speed is pretty good as well the entry level car will recharge at 117 kilowatts which again is quicker in some of its Rivals and all this beeping I'm going to talk about in just a second and the higher level model will recharge at 135 kilowatts so you can find yourself a DC rapid charger and top up pretty quickly in this car on that subject the sat nav is quite good as well because it will show you all the charging points in your area and also the speed quit beeping at me and also the speed at which those charging points recharge so you can pick your charging Point based on the speed of the charger that's not the case for all of its Rivals clever touch okay now we're going to talk about the beeping you might have heard it on and off throughout my drive today and that's basically because this car comes with a variety of Advanced Driver assistance systems that look out for you on the road basically they tell you things like You're drifting out of your Elaine you're about to crash into a car in front of you and just keeps you alert as to what's going on that's good but the downside is that it's a little bit paranoid that you're about to have an accident every five minutes so if it sees you drift too close to the edge of your lane it will beep at you if you break too late and there's a car in front it'll go nuts at you you can turn it off but only temporarily when you switch the car off and then on again those systems will re-engage so it's just something you're gonna have to live with I'm afraid there are a couple of things worth pointing out I've noticed while driving this car that it doesn't come with any parking sensors front or rear which is a little bit annoying there are cameras so it can show you how close you are to objects but I do prefer ultrasonic parking sensors because I find them a bit more reliable quit peeping at me and also less susceptible to weather as well if your cameras are dirty because of the rain or the the dirt or mud that's on the road then they can become a little bit unreliable in that sense but this is cool look if I slow down and indicate it will actually show me a view of the left hand side of my car which will help me get close to the curb without destroying my I was going to say alloy is there for a minute but they're actually plastic covers aren't they and you also get a top-down bird's eye view of the car which again makes it easier to park and the mg4 has a pretty impressive turning Circle as well from a maneuverability standpoint it's got good and bad but definitely mostly good now earlier on I promised you I'd come back to the infotainment screen and have a little moan about a few quibbles that I have with it on the whole it's okay it's divided up into these little widgets which are easy enough to access and read you've got a weather widget Apple carplay and Android auto widget a charging widget you've got your music widget and your nav Widget the problem I have though is how do you adjust the heating in the car a typical thing that you have to do while driving what you've got to do is actually press this button down here twice and then you get all these icons and then you've got to decide which one of these to oh it's disappeared let me try that again I'm going to double tap that okay all right so there's the fan speed I'm going to adjust the fan speed oh it's gone again that's a bit strange isn't it I think I'll try one more time I'll double tap that now I'm here okay I've got the fan speed now I've got this side oh no it's gone it should it gives you it gives you three seconds to decide what temperature to set otherwise it just vanishes completely which is well that makes perfect sense doesn't it mg okay let's try something else the car does have voice control so you can actually tell it what temperature to set via voice or press that I'm listening I'm cold okay temperature is raised to 30 degrees vaguely acceptable that's fine but then there's other little quirks with the voice recognition for example hi how can I help turn on the heated steering wheel pardon heated steering where would you like to go it has a heated steering wheel but it won't let me activate it but then check this right yes open the sunroof it's like yup done it car doesn't have a sunroof what is going on so the big question do I like the mg4 I think you already know how I feel about this car I said it right be quiet I said it right at the start of this film that I don't think there is a better value electric family car on the market today this thing price wise is unbeatable especially for all the equipment you get and especially for the way it drives and the way it looks range design Comfort Tech not all perfect but trust me this thing is streets ahead of the majority of the competition if you want electric car for your family or you just want a second car that's powered by batteries go check it out [Applause] [Music]

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Length: 14min 44sec (884 seconds)

Published: Sat Dec 03 2022