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Should I defrag the hard drive as well ? 1st service this week. Will see what they say about battery soh. But a big part of it is the tires. I think I took a 20% or so hit on range switching to Continental Pro Sport 5’s (non ev)

Hmm yeh mybe, when dealer sold me the car he reckoned just charge it to 100%. Im not panicking, fine to do regular charging when commuting and charge to 100% on long trips. But a bit bummed that a car with 400km claimed range is anything but. Max 280km odd on a full charge now

Since changing the tires on the xpower, i think i’m now getting roughly 23kwh/100km. It sucks balls. In the real world, limited charging to 80%, trying to avoid it going down to 20%, only doing roughly 120km between charges

Well I for one had a nice tussle with an amg c63s today, as well as an older hsv clubsport. No definitive results, but a bit of fun on the open road which im pretty sure the drivers of both the other cars didnt expect 😊. I was honestly surprised i was able to give the amg a run for his money...

I might copy your signature … MG4 Xpower - zero vibes, zero problems Generally loving mine

Should prob have stopped in Cerecita for a fast charge ?

I replaced the stock Bridgestone Turanza T005 tires for Michelin Pilot Sport 5’s at just over 30’kms. I changed brands because I was a bit pissed at how soon they needed replacing. The new tires are really good - but - I’ve lost a lot of range (maybe 15% or so?) and I’m not sure if they’re going...

I wouldn’t make it 100 metres down the road without lka complaining. It is a truely evil feature conceived by the devil himself and must be defeated. Please some good soul give us a way to permanently turn it off 🙏

I’m pretty sure i’m on the latest software. But roads where i live mean it will never work properly I think. I’d like MG to change the behaviour of the steering wheel acc button - make it so long press turns LKA off when ACC is not active.

Thought I’d do a quick LKA guide for beginners 1] you will feel a nudge of the wheel, maybe a beep 2] yell “F YOU CAR” loudly 3] lean over and fumble with the touch screen while driving poorly 4] curse yourself for not remembering to turn it off before you left 5] curse MG for making it so the...

“…especially as it is brakes” 🤣. Nothing in stock covers affects braking, if anything having covers would prevent heat dissipating and make braking worse Edit: but if we’re talking about aftermarket covers that work differently then 🤷‍♂️

I suspect it's a software nanny to prevent unskilled owners from sending their cars sideways into shrubberies. But … I bought a car with 600 Nm and 4 wheel drive for a reason. Instead of letting me use it, the car does the exact opposite- it hobbles itself. I’ve got one place in particular where...

Yeah - this behaviour is frustrating. Car sees a truck coming with lights up high (or whatever it is that triggers it), seems to get confused /scared, and slows down … silly car …

Yup, it detects the wheels starting to spin so cuts the power, even if TC is Off. So TC is never really Off fully

When we choose traction control off, turn it off Its dangerous when im pulling out onto the highway on a blind corner, for the car to completely lose power when traction control is turned off and the wheels spin. There is a special place in hell for whichever engineer was responsible for that