MG4 Standard 51 kWh for ~£19k - worth it as a Leaf 40 kWh upgrade?
Curious what UK owners think of the MG4, since I know it sold well over there.
I'm in the Netherlands, currently driving a 2019 Nissan Leaf 40 kWh. It's been fine for daily use, but I'm increasingly fed up with two things: CHAdeMO is dying fast here, the network has been shrinking for years, and the range just isn't keeping up with how I use the car anymore, especially in winter.
Right now you can get a brand new MG4 Standard 51 kWh Final Edition here in the Netherlands for €21.999, which works out to roughly £19.000. That's pretty striking for a new car with CCS. The catch is, that these car are in stock for almost a year.
Efficiency-wise, the MG4 51 kWh comes in at around 17 kWh/100 km in real-world conditions, which is a step back from the Leaf's roughly 14-15 kWh/100 km. But the bigger battery (51 vs ~36 kWh usable) more than makes up for that, and real-world range is around 280-300 km, noticeably more than what I typically get out of the Leaf.
The fast charging situation is also a big jump: the MG4 does up to 87 kW on CCS, whereas the Leaf is stuck at 50 kW CHAdeMO, and finding a working CHAdeMO these days is its own adventure.
Design-wise they're both compact hatchbacks, but that's roughly where the similarity ends. The MG4 is a fair bit more modern inside and out.
For those of you who own or have owned one: any reliability concerns, things that annoyed you, charging curve issues? Biggest thing I've seen mentioned is that the 51 kWh version benefits from regular balance charges to 100%, which is a bit of a quirk.
