MG has a reputation for producing great value cars. The MG ZS EV and its Long Range version drew a new line for affordability, followed by the MG5 EV and its Long Range version. In 2022, the MG4 EV set yet another benchmark. Now there’s an updated version of the MG4 called the Extended Range. It takes what was great about the original model and makes it even better. I spent the last week putting it through its paces.
ZS EV (Image: MG)
The key thing about the Extended Range is a bigger battery – 77kWh gross (74.4kWh net) compared to 64kWh gross (61.7kWh net) for the MG4 Long Range. That has also been combined with an increased motor power, from 201hp to 241hp. This means that despite being 63kg heavier than the Long Range, the Extended Range is faster, taking just 6.1 seconds to reach 60mph, versus 7.5 seconds. Before the EV era, that would have been a sportscar level of performance. MG’s portfolion includes the even quicker MG4 XPOWER, which hits 60mph in a Tesla-challenging 3.7 seconds. But for an everyday hatchback, 6.1 seconds is more than adequate.
The performance of the MG4 Extended Range is somewhat secondary to its headline feature, however – the WLTP range that the larger battery enables, which is 323 miles. I managed to achieve about 280 miles in Normal (not Eco) mode about town, and about 240 miles on a 70mph motorway.
Read more: Forbes
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