MG 4 Comfort electric RWD automatic

Our verdict

The MG 4 EV is the first 100% electric hatchback produced by the Chinese automotive manufacturer SAIC Motor under the British MG marque. Tested here is the ‘Comfort' version with a maximum power of 150 kW and a declared usable battery capacity of 61.7 kWh. With measured consumption values of around 16‑18 kW/100 km, both standard laboratory tests - with warm and cold powertrain start - score full points in the Energy Efficiency Index and Greenhouse Index. The measured test consumption values are in the expected range for this type of vehicle and 26 kWh/100 km is recorded in the Highway Test. The highest consumption is measured in the Cold Ambient Test at -7°C – with 34.9 kWh/100 km. The heating system uses significant power to provide a comfortable temperature level very quickly to the driver, using a PTC heater. During the battery capacity test, the vehicle is charged with 11 kW. Here, a real usable battery
capacity of 63.2 kWh was obtained, higher than the officially declared value. To charge the car starting from a fully depleted condition, 70.3 kWh have to be delivered by the electricity grid, which results in a good but fairly typical grid-to-battery-output efficiency of 89.9%. Overall, the MG 4 reaches an average score of 95% and easily receives 5 Green Stars.