Best for: range
Since MG’s relaunch under the ownership of the Chinese giant SAIC, it has always played the budget end of the market. With the MG 4, it still does, but with a car that is genuinely impressive in its own right.
Being a physically smaller car than the previous two, it’s not quite as spacious, but not by much. Its rear-drive layout lets it serve up some real handling thrills while its soft but controlled ride means it’s well suited to rough British roads.
It has a very competitive range and charging figures too. Even entry-level models offer around 218 miles of range on mixed driving, while extended-range models are capable of around 323 miles.
If that’s not enough, there’s a bonkers-fast 429bhp XPower model, but the standard car is better to drive day-to-day.
You can see some of the cost savings in the low-grade interior materials and slightly haphazard infotainment and driver assistance features, but none of it is egregious enough to seriously detract from how much value for money the MG 4 offers.
