MG4: Meet the Chinese who can dynamite the market
Under the Chinese flag and back in Europe since 2019, MG goes on the big offensive. Designed for the Old Continent, its compact MG4 has, in addition to a canonical price, other arguments to leave everyone euphoric.
More than 5.7 million cars made last year! Even if it is necessary to count in these impressive volumes the manufacturing in China and for the Chinese market of Volkswagen and other Audis, the SAIC group is already a giant of the automotive planet that is in 7th place in the world.
And through the English brand MG that he bought in 2005, he doesn't intend to stop there. Initially modest with models like the ZS SUV or the electric Marvel R 100% that have already won over a few thousand fans of the model, the attack is now frontal with this MG4.
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Introducing a new modular platform that will serve a large number of bodies in various sizes thanks to an extendable wheelbase from 2.65 to 3.10 m, the MG4 is designed for Europe.
In fact, this compact is close in size to a Volkswagen ID.3 (4.29 m or 3 cm more) and likes an electric motor placed in the rear.
If some will taste the atypical design of this MG4 in moderation, one watchword led to the design of its interior: no waves! Understand why the driving position does not ooze originality , but offers what you can expect from a car of the 2020s. There is therefore a digital counter (7 inches) and in the center of the dashboard a multimedia touchscreen ( 10.25′).
If MG had the good idea to keep real buttons below the latter, as well as on the steering wheel, the latter also with customizable keys, ergonomics requires a period of familiarization, but doesn't seriously compromise probabilities. This is also the case on the manufacturing quality side.
The hard materials at the bottom will tickle the retinas of the most discerning, but the whole isn't lacking with the flexible materials at the top and proper mounts.
In short, enough to be serious and please everyone, especially since the already rich equipment of the basic version is princely for high-end luxury. Heated steering wheel and front seats, connected apps and mixed leather/fabric upholstery, nothing is missing.
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There is also no space, due to a generous wheelbase that makes tall people not feel cramped in the rear seat, knowing that the trunk has volume (minimum 350 dm3) here also within the standards of the category. In short, without being exceptional, this MG4 meets the specifications of a good compact in Europe.
Finally, be aware that on the damping side, this Chinese equipped with a sophisticated multi-link rear axle is far from a skateboard and that except on the road where, as is often the case with electric cars, the air noise manifests itself, It's really nice to live on board.
