MG 4: Electric hatch priced as pre-sales open

MG’s upcoming electrical hatchback is acceptable to go 1 of Australia’s astir affordable electrical vehicles (EVs).

The institution has priced lone a top-spec, long-range MG 4 Essence model, which rings up astatine $47,990 earlier on-road costs and uses the larger 64kWh artillery with 435km of scope connected the stricter WLTP cycle.

Pre-sales unfastened connected April 11, with vehicles arriving successful showrooms successful the 2nd fractional of this year.

MG hasn’t elaborate immoderate different variants for the section scope yet. It uses the Essence sanction for top-spec models, leaving plentifulness of country underneath.

As befitting the Essence name, the MG 4 comes modular with the pursuing equipment:

• Automatic LED headlights
• 18-inch alloy wheels
• Two-tone roof
• Twin rear spoilers
• Surround-view camera
• Wireless telephone charging
• Automatic clime control
• MG iSmart app connectivity
• Rear parking sensors

There’s besides a afloat suite of progressive information and operator assistance technology, referred to arsenic MG Pilot, which includes autonomous exigency braking, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert.

The MG 4 Essence produces 150kW of powerfulness and tin beryllium charged astatine up to 135kW connected a DC charger.

The rear-wheel thrust MG 4 is the archetypal conveyance from the marque to beryllium built connected a caller dedicated level for electrical vehicles, called the Modular Scalable Platform, which offers a claimed 50:50 value distribution.

The MG 4 tin besides beryllium had with a 51kWh artillery battalion successful different markets with a WLTP scope of up to 350km, portion 64kWh battery-equipped models tin execute up to 450km of scope depending connected specification.

MG Motor Australia has previously confirmed it’s besides looking astatine further variants, including a dual-motor AWD hot-hatch mentation making much than 294kW of power, and perchance an extended-range mentation utilizing a 77kWh artillery for astir 500km of range.

The MG 4 joins the precocious revised ZS EV, with MG readying to further grow its section line-up of EVs.

While it has ruled retired the tiny MG 5 wagon sold successful Europe, the institution has told america some the next-generation Marvel R crossover and Cyberster roadster are connected the cards for Australia and “not excessively acold away”.

A brace of Chinese models are presently Australia’s astir affordable EVs.

The GWM Ora Standard Range hatch starts from $43,990 earlier on-road costs oregon betwixt $44,490 and $47,891 drive-away, depending connected the state.

MG’s ain ZS EV Excite with the standard-range artillery starts astatine $43,990 earlier on-roads oregon betwixt $46,195 and $49,130 drive-away, again depending connected the state.

The ZS EV scope tops retired with the Long Range, priced astir $12,000 higher than the standard-range Excite.

In the UK, the MG 4 undercuts the ZS EV by what equates to astir A$6000.

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