Previewed final month, the MG4 has now been formally launched in Malaysia, marking the formal arrival of recent principal SAIC Motor Malaysia. The brand new electrical hatchback has its sights set on dominating the decrease finish of the EV market, and to try this it should beat the BYD Dolphin at its personal sport.
It’s actually poised to try this, at the least the place value is anxious. The vary begins at RM103,999 for the bottom Customary mannequin, rising as much as RM128,999 for the Lux and RM148,999 for the Lux Prolonged with the bigger battery. Distinctive to the MG4 is a high-performance XPower variant that tops out at RM158,999.
All costs are on-the-road with out insurance coverage, inclusive of a powerful seven-year/150,000 km guarantee and an eight-year/180,000 km guarantee. You’ll additionally get a one-for-one battery swap if the battery’s well being drops beneath 70% through the guarantee interval.
For a restricted time, the Customary mannequin will include a 7 kW AC wallbox charger together with set up, price RM4,600, whereas the Lux model will get an 11 kW wallbox price RM5,200. In the meantime, the Lux Prolonged and XPower include RM1,000 price of free charging credit to be used on the DC Handal and JomCharge networks.
The cooking (non-XPower) fashions are all rear-wheel drive, however with progressive increased outputs and battery capacities. The Customary produces 170 PS (125 kW) and 250 Nm of torque, enabling it to get from zero to 100 km/h in 7.5 seconds, whereas its 51 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery delivers a decent 350 km of vary on the WLTP cycle.
Transferring up one rung on the ladder, the Lux’s motor has been retuned for extra energy – 203 PS (150 kW) to be precise – but regardless of this, it accelerates barely slower to 100 km/h, taking 7.7 seconds. That could be due to the heavier 64 kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery that gives an extended 435 km vary.
You may get much more vary by going with the Lux Prolonged Vary, which bumps the NMC battery to 77 kWh and might go as much as 520 km on a single cost. You additionally get increased outputs of 245 PS (180 kW) and 350 Nm, shaving greater than a second off the century dash to six.1 seconds.
But when all you need to do is to go quick, then you definately’ll have to show to the XPower, bringing again an evocative title from the 2000s. This one has twin motors that produce 435 PS (320 kW) and 600 Nm, flinging the automobile to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds. It has the middling 64 kWh battery, however due to the elevated energy, the vary is kind of a bit shorter than the Lux’s at 385 km.
By way of charging, the MG4 Customary helps as much as 117 kW of DC quick charging, taking 37 minutes to cost from 10 to 80%. The opposite variants can settle for as much as 135 kW, with charging occasions of 26 minutes for the Lux and XPower and 38 minutes for the Lux Prolonged.
As for AC charging, a 7 kW wallbox will present a full cost in eight hours for the Customary, 8.5 hours for the Lux and XPower and ten hours for the Lux Prolonged. The Lux, Lux Prolonged and XPower fashions include an 11 kW onboard charger, slashing the total cost occasions to five.1 hours for the Lux and XPower and 6.2 hours for the Lux Prolonged.
Developed with the European market in thoughts, the MG4 is assessed as a C-segment hatchback, however because of the extra compact proportions afforded by the devoted EV platform, it’s smaller than even the Honda Metropolis Hatchback. It measures 4,287 mm lengthy, 1,836 mm broad and 1,504 mm tall, and has a beneficiant 2,705 mm wheelbase. In opposition to the Dolphin, the MG4 is three millimetres shorter and 66 mm decrease however 66 mm wider, whereas its wheelbase is simply 5 millimetres longer.
The decrease and wider stance provides the MG4 a much more assertive look in comparison with the BYD, coupled with a pointy design language that features slim headlights, giant air intakes, distinguished rear haunches (indicating the automobile’s rear bias) and blacked-out D-pillars for a floating roof look.
As commonplace, you get LED projector headlights and 17-inch aero-optimised alloy wheels, with the Lux and Lux Prolonged gaining extra intricate reflector headlights, an lively grille shutter, a black roof and bigger 18-inch aero alloys.
On the again, there’s an X-shaped rear LED taillight bar with an illuminated criss-cross sample, however the lit-up centre part is just discovered on the Lux and Lux Prolonged. These fashions additionally get a break up tailgate spoiler rather than the Customary’s smaller lip spoiler mounted decrease down.
Step inside and also you’ll discover a no-frills cabin with a slim horizontal dashboard and a floating centre console housing the rotary gear selector. The freestanding shows encompass a seven-inch digital instrument cluster and a ten.25-inch centre touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. There are additionally 5 drive modes (Customary, Sport, Eco, Snow and Customized) and 4 settings for the regenerative braking.
Behind the (guide) tailgate sits a 398 litre boot, expandable to 1,177 litres with the 60:40-split rear seats folded. The MG4 can be distinctive on this value vary because it comes with smartphone connectvity by way of the iSmart app, which helps you to monitor the charging standing, set charging schedules and lock and unlock the automobile remotely.
Beginning with the Customary mannequin, commonplace equipment consists of keyless entry, push-button begin, single-zone automated local weather management, guide cloth seats, a seven-inch digital instrument show, a ten.25-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, 4 audio system and a reverse digital camera. The MG4 additionally encompasses a very highly effective vehicle-to-load (V2L) operate with an output of 6 kW.
Transferring as much as the Lux mannequin nets you privateness glass, power-folding door mirrors, a heated steering wheel and entrance seats, a six-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, fake leather-based upholstery, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, a Qi wi-fi charger, a 360-degree digital camera system, six audio system and a dual-level boot ground. The Lux Prolonged provides solely the bigger battery, with no change to the equipment record.
The XPower is differentiated by sporty 18-inch alloys, an unique Racing Inexperienced matte paint choice and what seem like orange brake callipers, however are literally simply covers over the (enlarged) commonplace brakes. Inside, there’s black Alcantara upholstery and steel sports activities pedals; you additionally get a observe mode show and a launch management operate.
Security-wise, the MG4 comes with six airbags, stability management and driver assists that embrace autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management with cease and go, lane centring help, a driver consideration alert and auto excessive beam. All however the base Customary additionally get blind spot monitoring with collision prevention, rear cross site visitors alert and a door opening warning.
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