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- Location (town/city + country)
- Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
- Driving
- MG4 EV (2026+)
Two weeks and three weekends of 2026 MG4 ownership, and here are a few observations and differences.
First the good points.
1. The interior is much lighter, brighter, with better materials.
2. The rear Spoiler is a better design, more rigid and easier to clean, and a bigger brake light.
3. Power-Off is now a lot easier to access and use, just "Swipe - Click - Confirm".
4. The Speed Limiter and Cruise Control are activated and controlled by the left steering wheel controls without having to go into the menus first.
5. It has a better wireless phone charger (position and function).
6. There is less shiny gloss black inside, so there's less chance of fingerprints or scratching the surface.
7. I like the physical controls for the climate control, so much easier to use than fumbling about with the screen to turn the fan up. or the temperature down etc.
8. The bigger screens are much clearer and better laid out.
9. The 360 camera system is massively improved, and when you activate the left or right side view camera you can actually see both wheels on that side.
10. When you indicate left or right you get a ¼ screen camera view pop-up on the main screen instead of the full screen, then just tap the screen to remove it.
11. I don't use Apple Carplay and Android Auto, but it's good that they're now wireless.
12. YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music all work well (it also has TikTok, but I haven't used it).
13. It has window Global Opening/Closing, and you also have the option to set the windows to close when you lock the car, just in case you have left any open.
14. You can set the tyre pressure display to show the pressures in bar, kpa or psi.
15. The Rear Fog Light switch is in a better place, on the L/H stalk, I didn't mind the old one on the screen, but this is easier to use.
16. The rear lights now come on with the DRLs, not just the front ones, so you're always visible to other drivers .
17. There is a visual display of the battery's health on the charging screen in the form of SOCE.
18. The i-Smart app alerts you if you walk away from the car and haven't locked it.
19. You can now turn the Heated Steering Wheel on with the app, I didn't have this with the previous MG4.
20. When defrosting with the app, the car's lights don't come on like they used to, I never understood why it did that.
A few that could be better.
1. The rear wiper is now a twist switch on the end of the stalk instead of the push button, the push button was easier.
2. There is still no usb in the mirror housing, I don't know why MG don't have this on all new MGs.
3. There's only one usb in the back, it would be nice to have two.
4. The car still has no rear interior light.
First the good points.
1. The interior is much lighter, brighter, with better materials.
2. The rear Spoiler is a better design, more rigid and easier to clean, and a bigger brake light.
3. Power-Off is now a lot easier to access and use, just "Swipe - Click - Confirm".
4. The Speed Limiter and Cruise Control are activated and controlled by the left steering wheel controls without having to go into the menus first.
5. It has a better wireless phone charger (position and function).
6. There is less shiny gloss black inside, so there's less chance of fingerprints or scratching the surface.
7. I like the physical controls for the climate control, so much easier to use than fumbling about with the screen to turn the fan up. or the temperature down etc.
8. The bigger screens are much clearer and better laid out.
9. The 360 camera system is massively improved, and when you activate the left or right side view camera you can actually see both wheels on that side.
10. When you indicate left or right you get a ¼ screen camera view pop-up on the main screen instead of the full screen, then just tap the screen to remove it.
11. I don't use Apple Carplay and Android Auto, but it's good that they're now wireless.
12. YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music all work well (it also has TikTok, but I haven't used it).
13. It has window Global Opening/Closing, and you also have the option to set the windows to close when you lock the car, just in case you have left any open.
14. You can set the tyre pressure display to show the pressures in bar, kpa or psi.
15. The Rear Fog Light switch is in a better place, on the L/H stalk, I didn't mind the old one on the screen, but this is easier to use.
16. The rear lights now come on with the DRLs, not just the front ones, so you're always visible to other drivers .
17. There is a visual display of the battery's health on the charging screen in the form of SOCE.
18. The i-Smart app alerts you if you walk away from the car and haven't locked it.
19. You can now turn the Heated Steering Wheel on with the app, I didn't have this with the previous MG4.
20. When defrosting with the app, the car's lights don't come on like they used to, I never understood why it did that.
A few that could be better.
1. The rear wiper is now a twist switch on the end of the stalk instead of the push button, the push button was easier.
2. There is still no usb in the mirror housing, I don't know why MG don't have this on all new MGs.
3. There's only one usb in the back, it would be nice to have two.
4. The car still has no rear interior light.
