Long term EV driver here (8 years Tesla) This car has really impressed me, my brother in law got his in December and we went to collect it together and did a 170 mile drive back to his home. It is easily the best entry level EV you can buy and I can't see it being beaten for a while, it beats my friends ID3 in nearly all areas and is for a much better price.
@@BuckleUpShow I don't see why. I've had the car less than a fortnight and this is the first car I've ever met where I can control the heating/AC temperature and fan speed with a couple of flicks of my right thumb without taking my eyes off the road. If there was the sort of button/dial thing you want, you'd still have to look away from the road to operate them.
Finally was unveiled in Australia this weekend and won't be released until probably April or May. It's annoying how long we have to wait for things compared to the northern hemisphere. Getting the Trophy Spec.
Good review however your comments on the AC aren't quite right. You can program a short cut button to bring up the AC controls on to the steering wheel.
Very good review and very informative. Only annoying point for me was the hanging air freshener off the rear view mirror. It was very distracting. Apart from that...excellent.
When you do these reviews the most important thing is to provide accurate information... the Trophy does not have bigger wheels than the SE. The reason for the reduction in range is mainly because of the dual rear roof spoilers affecting the aerodynamics of the car. Just some constructive criticism
I've just ordered my MG4 Trophy today (in metalic Grey). It totally exceded my expectations on the test drive, and I'm used to driving more premium brands. I found out, MG4's Ordered after February 28th will now get 18" Wheels and the same colour roof as the rest of the car, so no black roof on the Grey Car. I'm so looking forward to getting it.
@@martineldridge1319 it's a great car. Top of my list at the moment. considering an E-c4 but it has such a low powered motor compared to this, also this looks far nicer imo. (and cheaper obviously)
Just a petty production values point; couldn't you have found somewhere a little less squalid to park up for the walk around, or at least kicked the dog-poo bags out of shot & positioned the camera to avoid all the McDonalds debris. Otherwise a really comprehensive & interesting review.❤👍👍Thanks
I recently test drove a Trophy. My thoughts as an ID 3 driver: MG4 has a very comfortable ride Feels quicker than my ID3 but that may be psychological. The infotainment screen was useless for me. The text was way too small to read easily. Also, the day was very sunny and all I could see in the screen was a mirror image of my passenger. I read somewhere that there is a night setting for the screen which makes it more useable but I didn’t know about that at the time.
Thanks for watching, Neil. Appreciate your comments however, the Volkswagen infotainment system is widely regarded as the worst ever to make it into a production car.
@@BuckleUpShow Yes, it was. It’s not now though on V3.0 software. A tad slow to boot but everything seems to work fine. And I can read it. I did still like the MG4, if only that screen were better.
Hi ,I enjoyed your report of the MG4.As regards the oil leak it was mainly confined to some of the earlier models which mine is one of those but fortunately for me I didn't have that problem on my car.It was actually down to a faulty breather valve on the reduction gear box and it was soon rectified by the MG factory on a recall to have a modified breather at the dealership my car included.For the price paid this is a terrific car and is very well built,it's not perfect but what car is,my first EV was the MG zs ev and that was a very good car to drive but the MG4 is something else.Hope to see some of your other EV tests in the future.Kind regards.
Glad to hear this is definitely being fixed. At the time of recording it wasn’t 100% that MG had agreed to fix the issue so thanks for clarifying that now 😊
I've got a Trophy on order. I ordered it back on November 20th (I think) 2022 with an indicated 16 week delivery which means it should have arrived yesterday. However the dealer has not been advised that it has a production slot and even when it's built it will take 8 weeks on the sea from China. A further 10 days from port to dealer and probably a few more days to prepare so we're talking ten weeks from build date. I'm not that bothered about the wait even though my previous car is sold and gone I have my trusty van to use. Now the oil leak. The dealer hasn't mentioned this, possibly it's no cost standard fitment ! ! ! ! ! Hopefully they have engineered a cure for this by the tiime they build mine.
I think the whole new car industry is in a rut at the moment. Everyone’s having to wait millennia for their cars. I wasn’t aware of the oil leak until I did a bit of digging in the dreaded forums, but yeah, not ideal. Maybe just ask the dealer if there’s been any changes made to make sure it won’t happen on the more recent cars. Thanks for watching!
I ordered an SE LR in November, the dealer has confirmed it will arrive by the end of March, although no specific date given. Maybe Trophy is taking longer?
Funny with the colors. In Denmark the black is "pebble black" But also a lot of the others have other names Dover White Andes Grey Medal Silver Fizzy Orange Brighton Blue And I did not have to translate the color names, despite being different names, they are still in English, not the Danish names for the colors.
I bought an MG4 about 4 weeks ago. I have no hesitation in saying it's probably the most dangerous car I have ever driven and I have been driving for over 50 years. The lane assist is nothing short of atrocious and although you are able to disable it, it switches back on by default. The steering wheel is almost yanked out of your grip with absolutely no warning. If you are thinking of buying one, check this very carefully and see if you are happy with it.
@@rogerwilson6367 You get used to disabling it every time you start the car. It's a slight pain, but it's a hell of an improvement on NOT disabling it. The "default to on" wasn't there on the very early models but a software update forced them to do it too. Apparently this is a legal requirement as it's classed as a safety feature.
@@moragkerr9577 I suppose when someone gets killed they will have a rethink. I've had to stick a label next to my screen reminding me to switch it off it's so bad.
@@rogerwilson6367 I don't need to remind myself, I just do it. If the Lane Assist logo is not amber on the dashboard, I don't go anywhere. In any case, as I understand it, this isn't an EV issue, it's a New Car issue. New ICE cars have them too and it's a new legal requirement. If this is your only gripe with the MG4 (it won't be!) then you don't have any issue with the car as such. I love mine. I've had it just four weeks and I'm back from a trip to Yorkshire in it. About 200 miles each way and some roller-coaster driving on minor roads in the Dales while I was there. I do have some niggles, three or four things which seem to be minor software issues, but I can live with or work around these quite easily. And considering the price difference between the MG4 and its competitors, it's giving one hell of a bang for the buck.
Rattles. The second day I had the car I noticed a really annoying rattle when the car went over a rough patch of road. Big sigh. I hadn't noticed it on the way back from the dealer, but maybe I wasn't on a rough road... Fortunately someone on the MG forum piped up before I made an idiot of myself. Have you got sunglasses in the glasses holder? Yes, I had. (Not when I was driving back from the dealer of course.) I moved them to the door pocket and that was the end of the rattle.
the only things I truly hate about this car are the facts it has no rear interior light, air vents or middle headrest (I have 3 kids) the Chinese seem to hate rear passengers. lol still top of my my list when I buy a new car in December, as I love the car as a whole.
The ID.3 has been face lifted recently. Now it’s a much more competent car and feels the price they’re asking for it. MG still excellent value, though.
@@BuckleUpShow I tested my mobility car during COVID it was bucketing down no salesman allowed,was very impressed with my Kona electric.when I drove the car home for the first time l rang the garage to ask how to put the noise on answer no noise.I hope you are correct as every electric car that passes me and my dog has made no noise
It depends on the speed they're going. In the UK the noise is only required to be made at speeds below 20 km/h, though the RNIB thinks (and we) think this may be a tad low as tyre noise doesn't pick up much until you get to higher speeds. www.rnib.org.uk/news/new-electric-vehicles-safety-milestone/
What do you think of the MG4? Let us know below!
Beat car for the price or even add 10k to it still a great car. I can't see why anyone would pick an ID3 over this.
It really is very good indeed
Am a fan, just wish I could get my hands on one to test drive!
One day soon my friend
Yes, it’s part of SAIC now
Long term EV driver here (8 years Tesla)
This car has really impressed me, my brother in law got his in December and we went to collect it together and did a 170 mile drive back to his home.
It is easily the best entry level EV you can buy and I can't see it being beaten for a while, it beats my friends ID3 in nearly all areas and is for a much better price.
Yeah, it seems pretty unbeatable for the price. Thanks for watching!
There are 2 programable buttons on the steering wheel which can be used for climate/ regen/etc
This has been pointed out by others in the comments already, but thanks. Still should just be physical buttons and dials.
@@BuckleUpShow I don't see why. I've had the car less than a fortnight and this is the first car I've ever met where I can control the heating/AC temperature and fan speed with a couple of flicks of my right thumb without taking my eyes off the road. If there was the sort of button/dial thing you want, you'd still have to look away from the road to operate them.
Finally was unveiled in Australia this weekend and won't be released until probably April or May. It's annoying how long we have to wait for things compared to the northern hemisphere. Getting the Trophy Spec.
That is a long wait but I’m sure it’ll be worth it. Thanks for watching!
Good review however your comments on the AC aren't quite right. You can program a short cut button to bring up the AC controls on to the steering wheel.
Still way more faff than necessary. What was wrong with having buttons and dials?!
@@BuckleUpShow Agreed
@@BuckleUpShow its zero faff once the button is programmed.
Anything that requires more than 1 button press or 1 twist of a dial to operate is a faff I’m afraid
@@BuckleUpShow not compared to navigating a set of touch screen menus, which is what you claimed.
Very good review and very informative. Only annoying point for me was the hanging air freshener off the rear view mirror. It was very distracting. Apart from that...excellent.
Yeah, sorry about that. Didn’t think about it when we filmed it. Thanks for watching though!
When you do these reviews the most important thing is to provide accurate information... the Trophy does not have bigger wheels than the SE. The reason for the reduction in range is mainly because of the dual rear roof spoilers affecting the aerodynamics of the car. Just some constructive criticism
I am incredibly sorry, will try harder next time…
I've just ordered my MG4 Trophy today (in metalic Grey). It totally exceded my expectations on the test drive, and I'm used to driving more premium brands. I found out, MG4's Ordered after February 28th will now get 18" Wheels and the same colour roof as the rest of the car, so no black roof on the Grey Car. I'm so looking forward to getting it.
I knew I’d read it somewhere
@@martineldridge1319 it's a great car. Top of my list at the moment. considering an E-c4 but it has such a low powered motor compared to this, also this looks far nicer imo. (and cheaper obviously)
Yes I know just what you mean with the steering wheel as I worked on an Austin when doing my BTec engineering many many years ago. 👍👍top vid
Oh I bet that was fun! Those who know, know 😊
Just a petty production values point; couldn't you have found somewhere a little less squalid to park up for the walk around, or at least kicked the dog-poo bags out of shot & positioned the camera to avoid all the McDonalds debris. Otherwise a really comprehensive & interesting review.❤👍👍Thanks
We tried our best with the extremely limited time we had (you should have seen the other places we tried) but thanks anyway for watching.
Personally I think the poo bags added to it.
Braintree is literally a shithole, so..
I’m very pleased with my
MG4 trophy done Long journeys to Cumbria and Edinburgh
We’re big fans of your plan to abolish the House of Lords
I recently test drove a Trophy. My thoughts as an ID 3 driver:
MG4 has a very comfortable ride
Feels quicker than my ID3 but that may be psychological.
The infotainment screen was useless for me. The text was way too small to read easily. Also, the day was very sunny and all I could see in the screen was a mirror image of my passenger.
I read somewhere that there is a night setting for the screen which makes it more useable but I didn’t know about that at the time.
Thanks for watching, Neil. Appreciate your comments however, the Volkswagen infotainment system is widely regarded as the worst ever to make it into a production car.
@@BuckleUpShow Yes, it was. It’s not now though on V3.0 software. A tad slow to boot but everything seems to work fine. And I can read it. I did still like the MG4, if only that screen were better.
Hi ,I enjoyed your report of the MG4.As regards the oil leak it was mainly confined to some of the earlier models which mine is one of those but fortunately for me I didn't have that problem on my car.It was actually down to a faulty breather valve on the reduction gear box and it was soon rectified by the MG factory on a recall to have a modified breather at the dealership my car included.For the price paid this is a terrific car and is very well built,it's not perfect but what car is,my first EV was the MG zs ev and that was a very good car to drive but the MG4 is something else.Hope to see some of your other EV tests in the future.Kind regards.
Glad to hear this is definitely being fixed. At the time of recording it wasn’t 100% that MG had agreed to fix the issue so thanks for clarifying that now 😊
I've got a Trophy on order. I ordered it back on November 20th (I think) 2022 with an indicated 16 week delivery which means it should have arrived yesterday. However the dealer has not been advised that it has a production slot and even when it's built it will take 8 weeks on the sea from China. A further 10 days from port to dealer and probably a few more days to prepare so we're talking ten weeks from build date. I'm not that bothered about the wait even though my previous car is sold and gone I have my trusty van to use. Now the oil leak. The dealer hasn't mentioned this, possibly it's no cost standard fitment ! ! ! ! ! Hopefully they have engineered a cure for this by the tiime they build mine.
I think the whole new car industry is in a rut at the moment. Everyone’s having to wait millennia for their cars. I wasn’t aware of the oil leak until I did a bit of digging in the dreaded forums, but yeah, not ideal. Maybe just ask the dealer if there’s been any changes made to make sure it won’t happen on the more recent cars. Thanks for watching!
I ordered a ZS LR Feb 22 with June Delivery, still no sign of it yet🤪
What's your dealer said, because MG's supply lines did better than most other manufacturers so something dodgy is going on there
@@BuckleUpShow I can't get anything from them, avoid Holdcroft like the plague.
I'm now looking at alternatives and it my be the Atto 3.
I ordered an SE LR in November, the dealer has confirmed it will arrive by the end of March, although no specific date given.
Maybe Trophy is taking longer?
Funny with the colors.
In Denmark the black is "pebble black"
But also a lot of the others have other names
Dover White
Andes Grey
Medal Silver
Fizzy Orange
Brighton Blue
And I did not have to translate the color names, despite being different names, they are still in English, not the Danish names for the colors.
How strange, thanks for letting us know 😂
I bought an MG4 about 4 weeks ago. I have no hesitation in saying it's probably the most dangerous car I have ever driven and I have been driving for over 50 years. The lane assist is nothing short of atrocious and although you are able to disable it, it switches back on by default. The steering wheel is almost yanked out of your grip with absolutely no warning. If you are thinking of buying one, check this very carefully and see if you are happy with it.
Having driven most of the modern electric vehicles on sale, I can say with confidence that this system is no worse than any of its peers
@@BuckleUpShow This is the only EV I have driven. If they are all like that then I'm even more alarmed.
@@rogerwilson6367 You get used to disabling it every time you start the car. It's a slight pain, but it's a hell of an improvement on NOT disabling it. The "default to on" wasn't there on the very early models but a software update forced them to do it too. Apparently this is a legal requirement as it's classed as a safety feature.
@@moragkerr9577 I suppose when someone gets killed they will have a rethink. I've had to stick a label next to my screen reminding me to switch it off it's so bad.
@@rogerwilson6367 I don't need to remind myself, I just do it. If the Lane Assist logo is not amber on the dashboard, I don't go anywhere. In any case, as I understand it, this isn't an EV issue, it's a New Car issue. New ICE cars have them too and it's a new legal requirement. If this is your only gripe with the MG4 (it won't be!) then you don't have any issue with the car as such.
I love mine. I've had it just four weeks and I'm back from a trip to Yorkshire in it. About 200 miles each way and some roller-coaster driving on minor roads in the Dales while I was there. I do have some niggles, three or four things which seem to be minor software issues, but I can live with or work around these quite easily.
And considering the price difference between the MG4 and its competitors, it's giving one hell of a bang for the buck.
EV's do have a Reduction Gear which needs oil like a gearbox
But they shouldn’t leak
Excellent review! Subscribed. More electric car reviews please
Thanks Barry, here’s our EV playlist ruclips.net/p/PLKIsshOzX7ZCl_YHbYp-RrnI3m-7iFCKh
Rattles. The second day I had the car I noticed a really annoying rattle when the car went over a rough patch of road. Big sigh. I hadn't noticed it on the way back from the dealer, but maybe I wasn't on a rough road... Fortunately someone on the MG forum piped up before I made an idiot of myself. Have you got sunglasses in the glasses holder? Yes, I had. (Not when I was driving back from the dealer of course.) I moved them to the door pocket and that was the end of the rattle.
🤦♂️
the only things I truly hate about this car are the facts it has no rear interior light, air vents or middle headrest (I have 3 kids) the Chinese seem to hate rear passengers. lol
still top of my my list when I buy a new car in December, as I love the car as a whole.
I guess they have to save money somewhere given it’s the cheapest out there
@@BuckleUpShow true, but when it compromises safety (the middle headrest) it's a bit rubbish. as I said i am seriously tempted though.
but compaire the MG4 with VW ID3 that car is quarter more expensive. but i chose the Mg4 too
The ID.3 has been face lifted recently. Now it’s a much more competent car and feels the price they’re asking for it. MG still excellent value, though.
Black is pearl black.
It is now. It wasn’t at the time.
@@BuckleUpShow they must have watched you video and took action 😅
Simple fix has been dobe that's was on the very early xars
Yes, but it hadn’t been at the time of filming
After watching first minute of a video, I quit. Either buy some gimbal or introduce stabilization into post procesing. Its terrible.
I’m sure my mother will be devastated to hear her camera work was not to your standards. Btw, that does have stabilisation on it.
Drive it a few years, then comment if it's any good.
Made in China usually means, not so good.
Ah so I can’t comment on any new cars then? Also, does that mean the majority of stuff from the last 30 years is no good as well?
And exactly how long have you been a racist for?
Many Teslas are made in China, and half the components in your home and ICE cars are made in China.... what's your point?
I would rather have a little oil leak, than my car burning to the ground.....Ala Tesla.
It’s still worth pointing out though
To much of the aame comments as everyone else
Then comment something original
Bloody hell this man is like a stick
In a good way?
How come you don't comment on the safety of electric cars that make no noise even at thirty mph they can injure animals pedestrians
Apart from the fact that electric cars have been mandated to generate a noise at low speeds for years. What century have you been living in?
@@BuckleUpShow I tested my mobility car during COVID it was bucketing down no salesman allowed,was very impressed with my Kona electric.when I drove the car home for the first time l rang the garage to ask how to put the noise on answer no noise.I hope you are correct as every electric car that passes me and my dog has made no noise
It’s been the law in the UK since 1st July 2019
@@BuckleUpShow Thanks I rented my mobility car in July 2021 I am taking it in for service I will challenge them about it thanks for enlightening me.
It depends on the speed they're going. In the UK the noise is only required to be made at speeds below 20 km/h, though the RNIB thinks (and we) think this may be a tad low as tyre noise doesn't pick up much until you get to higher speeds.
www.rnib.org.uk/news/new-electric-vehicles-safety-milestone/