MG4 Urban Wiki - Information, Hints, Tips and Solutions

[Stuart Wright]

Hello and welcome to the enthusiast's Wiki for the MG4 EV Urban.

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Brochure
Official MG UK page
Euro NCAP report
Youtube video reviews here.
Magazine reviews here.
Owner's Manual and Quick Start Guide.
Handover video.

Model	Battery size	Range	0-62mph	power	charging speed	Extra features	RRP
Comfort Standard Range	43kWh LFP	201 miles	9.6 secs	147bhp	82kW		£23,495
Comfort Long Range	54kWh LFP	258	9.5 secs	158bhp	87kW		£25,495
Premium Long Range	54kWh LFP	251	9.5 secs	158bhp	87kW	Heated front seats, six speakers, 360 camera	£27,995

What is the MG4 EV Urban?
What platform is MG4 EV Urban on, and is it front-wheel drive?
How does MG4 EV Urban compare for size, wheelbase and boot space?
Which should I choose - MG4 refresh or MG4 EV Urban?
What trims and batteries does MG4 EV Urban have (Comfort, Premium, 43/54 kWh LFP)?
What are MG4 EV Urban’s key numbers for range, charging and performance?
What safety kit does MG4 EV Urban have (Euro NCAP, airbags, MG Pilot)?
What is the UK pricing breakdown for refreshed MG4 vs MG4 EV Urban?
How big is the price gap between Urban Premium and MG4 Premium Long Range?
What is the UK timeline for press drives, demos, March stock and finance?
How do you save MG Pilot settings (where supported)?

 

[Bam Bam]

Cheers Stuart, I started a model table based on the information I found online.

 

[Yevgen K]

82-87kW charging speed. in 2026!? Isn't it a shame?

 

[fnegroni]

82-87kw charging speed. in 2026!? Isn't it a shame?

i'm more interested in the charging curve than the raw maximum charge speed at like 5%

 

[siteguru]

i'm more interested in the charging curve than the raw maximum charge speed at like 5%

Agreed. The SE SR (LFP) only charges at a max. of 90kW (even though the original spec sheet said 117kW). However the 10-80% charge time was accurate per the specification (under the right conditions).

 

[River Mersey]

Category	MG4 Urban Comfort (E3)	MG4 SE Long Range (MSP)	MG4 Trophy Long Range (MSP)	MG4 XPower (MSP)
Platform	E3	MSP	MSP	MSP
Drivetrain	FWD	RWD	RWD	AWD (dual‑motor)
Motor layout	Front‑motor	Rear‑motor	Rear‑motor	Front + rear motors
Battery (nominal)	51 kWh	64 kWh	64 kWh	64 kWh
Usable capacity	~49 kWh	~61 kWh	~61 kWh	~61 kWh
WLTP range	201 miles	281 miles	270 miles	239 miles
Power	168 bhp	201 bhp	201 bhp	429 bhp
0–62 mph	7.7s	7.9s	7.9s	3.8s
Suspension (rear)	Torsion beam	5‑link independent	5‑link independent	5‑link independent
Wheelbase	2750 mm	2705 mm	2705 mm	2705 mm
Length	4395 mm	4287 mm	4287 mm	4287 mm
Width	1842 mm	1836 mm	1836 mm	1836 mm
Heat pump	—	Optional	✔	✔
V2L (Vehicle‑to‑Load)	—	✔	✔	✔
Active aero shutter	—	✔	✔	✔
MG iSmart app	—	✔	✔	✔
Remote pre‑heat	—	✔	✔	✔
Heated seats	—	—	✔	✔
Heated steering wheel	—	—	✔	✔
Rear USB ports	—	✔	✔	✔
Wireless charging	—	—	✔	✔
Speakers	4	6	6	6
Built‑in sat‑nav	—	—	✔	✔
Wheels	16" steel	17" alloys	18" alloys	18" alloys
Rear spoiler	Sometimes missing	✔	✔ (larger)	✔
Privacy glass	—	—	✔	✔
Headlights	Reflector LED	Projector LED	Projector LED	Projector LED
Two‑tone roof	—	—	✔	✔
Body shell	Unique to E3 platform	Unique to MSP platform	MSP	MSP

 

[River Mersey]

Comparing just the Urban range:

Category	Urban Comfort SR	Urban Comfort LR	Urban Premium LR
Platform	E3	E3	E3
Drivetrain	FWD	FWD	FWD
Motor power	168 bhp	168 bhp	168 bhp
Battery (nominal)	42.8 kWh	53.9 kWh	53.9 kWh
Usable capacity	~40 kWh	~50 kWh	~50 kWh
WLTP range	186–201 miles	237–249 miles	249 miles
0–62 mph	7.7s	7.7s	7.7s
Rear suspension	Torsion beam	Torsion beam	Torsion beam
Wheelbase	2750 mm	2750 mm	2750 mm
Length	4395 mm	4395 mm	4395 mm
Width	1842 mm	1842 mm	1842 mm
Heat pump	—	—	✔
V2L (Vehicle‑to‑Load)	—	—	✔
Active aero shutter	—	—	✔
MG iSmart app	—	—	✔
Remote pre‑heat	—	—	✔
Heated seats	—	—	✔
Heated steering wheel	—	—	✔
Rear USB ports	—	✔	✔
Wireless charging	—	—	✔
Speakers	4	4	6
Built‑in sat‑nav	—	—	✔
Wheels	16" steel	16" steel	17" alloys
Rear spoiler	Sometimes missing	✔	✔
Privacy glass	—	—	✔
Headlights	Reflector LED	Reflector LED	Projector LED
Two‑tone roof	—	—	✔
Interior trim	Cloth	Cloth	Leather‑style
Parking sensors	Rear only	Rear only	Front + rear
Camera	Reversing camera	Reversing camera	360° camera

 

[fnegroni]

Comparing just the Urban range:

Category	Urban Comfort SR	Urban Comfort LR	Urban Premium LR
Platform	E3	E3	E3
Drivetrain	FWD	FWD	FWD
Motor power	168 bhp	168 bhp	168 bhp
Battery (nominal)	42.8 kWh	53.9 kWh	53.9 kWh
Usable capacity	~40 kWh	~50 kWh	~50 kWh
WLTP range	186–201 miles	237–249 miles	249 miles
0–62 mph	7.7s	7.7s	7.7s
Rear suspension	Torsion beam	Torsion beam	Torsion beam
Wheelbase	2750 mm	2750 mm	2750 mm
Length	4395 mm	4395 mm	4395 mm
Width	1842 mm	1842 mm	1842 mm
Heat pump	—	—	✔
V2L (Vehicle‑to‑Load)	—	—	✔
Active aero shutter	—	—	✔
MG iSmart app	—	—	✔
Remote pre‑heat	—	—	✔
Heated seats	—	—	✔
Heated steering wheel	—	—	✔
Rear USB ports	—	✔	✔
Wireless charging	—	—	✔
Speakers	4	4	6
Built‑in sat‑nav	—	—	✔
Wheels	16" steel	16" steel	17" alloys
Rear spoiler	Sometimes missing	✔	✔
Privacy glass	—	—	✔
Headlights	Reflector LED	Reflector LED	Projector LED
Two‑tone roof	—	—	✔
Interior trim	Cloth	Cloth	Leather‑style
Parking sensors	Rear only	Rear only	Front + rear
Camera	Reversing camera	Reversing camera	360° camera

Urban SR:
usable 41.9 kWh
0-62 mph 9.5s
built in satnav Yes
Heat pump: Yes
16" alloys (black 5 spoke design) with standard plastic aero covers
Not sure why you publish a WLTP range of figures

 

[River Mersey]

You’re correcting me with the specs of the wrong car. Those figures are for the older MG4 EV 51 kWh Urban (MSP, RWD). They don’t apply to the 2025 MG4 Urban on the E3 platform. Yes, the new E3 Urban does have satnav, however, it doesnt have live traffic data

 

[fnegroni]

You’re correcting me with the specs of the wrong car. Those figures are for the older MG4 EV 51 kWh Urban (MSP, RWD). They don’t apply to the 2025 MG4 Urban on the E3 platform. Yes, the new E3 Urban does have satnav, however, it doesnt have live traffic data

???

 

[siteguru]

???

Ditto .. and you should know, @fnegroni - you have the actual car for which you provided the corrections!

(If I'm remembering right)

 

[River Mersey]

While the SatNav on the most basic mg4 urban comfort doesn't have live traffic updates, the mapping is slightly more capable than just a phone

By it's very nature, SatNav works via radio signals from the sky. However, driving through the Mersey Tunnels I was expecting the animation to freeze until reaching the tunnel exit. What actually happens is that half of the screen shows an animated tunnel, the other half shows the route very smoothly progressing

Additionally to the SatNav antenna, the system must have inertia and wheel rev counter inputs. Mersey Tunnels have quite a twisty route, often with traffic that becomes stationary and the map animation responds correctly

For the purposes of driving through a long tunnel, it is probably accurate enough, then when reaquiring SatNav signal it probably defers to that as better accuracy

Also, the mapping does display some of the larger, older, buildings in the area as 3D - but only about 10% of the buildings overall. Maybe such an approach is partly to reduce compute power needed but even so it does highlight the area significant way points

Animation is very smooth, no stalls or glitching

MG app is useless with this car, no telemetry, no option of planning routes on a phone and then sending it to the car. Even so, I've never had such a feature - so I don't feel that I'm missing it!

 

[fnegroni]

Ditto .. and you should know, @fnegroni - you have the actual car for which you provided the corrections!

(If I'm remembering right)

not sure if you are joking or if you are serious?

i quoted a table of values comparing the mg urban and provided a list of corrections at the bottom.
The author of the table got a few things mixed up and also claims there was an Urban SE 51 kWh which is obviously not the case.

 

[siteguru]

not sure if you are joking or if you are serious?

i quoted a table of values comparing the mg urban and provided a list of corrections at the bottom.
The author of the table got a few things mixed up and also claims there was an Urban SE 51 kWh which is obviously not the case.

Erm - that was the point I was making? And because you now have the Urban, you would know the corrections.

 

[fnegroni]

sorry for a moment i thought wrong

 

[River Mersey]

Hi everyone!

My intentions in including those tables was meant as a quick reference comparison of the specs and features across the 2 different mg4 platforms

My tables were intended to be a conversational starting point and I welcome suggestions that some of my data might be incorrect

With the help of the community, perhaps this table could be adopted, fully researched and clarified specifically for the UK market? Should it be the case, when a truly definitive table is arrived at, I'll gladly delete my original tables

When I was in the process of researching and deciding to buy my mg4 urban comfort e3 platform, I could only wish to find such a dense data table comparing each model and trim Vs features

My guess is that other new owners/buyers might also find it useful as a way of navigating through MGs own confusing marketing of these slightly different cars that use the same MG4 family name!

 

[River Mersey]

[Not sure this is the correct part of the forum to post this, I'm happy for a mod to relocate this post if needed!]

Q: Hows the first 300 miles of driving my new MG4 Urban E3 Platform Standard gone?

A: Surprisingly well!

Full reply has moved to the following link on correct advice of @siteguru (thankyou):

Post in thread 'MG4 Urban drivers: What are your thoughts so far?'

May 29, 2026

[Not sure this is the correct part of the forum to post this, I'm happy for a mod to relocate this post if needed!]

Q: Hows the first 300 miles of driving my new MG4 Urban E3 Platform Standard gone?

A: Surprisingly well!

Every driver is different, therefore, every driver and family would want something slightly different from their car

My previous - and first - EV was 1300 miles in a new Leapmotor T03. For my purposes, it was a great little car. However, it failed to charge, was returned to Stellantis and I used the refund as a hefty deposit on the MG4

MG4 is a much bigger car...

• River Mersey

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[siteguru]

Probably better in this thread?

Thread 'MG4 Urban drivers: What are your thoughts so far?'

Apr 8, 2026

I have someone in the family who might go for a MG4 Urban (Comfort spec) as a used unit by next year and just wanted to ask how you guys like it so far? I drive a 2023 MG4 and therefore know some of the annoyances:

• How good is the sound system (as a HiFi guy the most important question - the stock MG4 Luxury system is honestly not too bad)?
• Do your cars have the same condensation issues like the normale MG4 in the taillights?
• The Urban doesn't have independent suspension in the rear - is it noticeable or fine?
• What is the real range of the car / what's the consumption...

• jamakr4
• acc headlights mg4 urban comfort mg4 urban ev rear suspension sound system taillight condensation
• Replies: 43
• Forum: MG4 EV Urban Forum

• 

PS - your table is b0rked.

 

[River Mersey]

Probably better in this thread?

Thread 'MG4 Urban drivers: What are your thoughts so far?'

Apr 8, 2026

I have someone in the family who might go for a MG4 Urban (Comfort spec) as a used unit by next year and just wanted to ask how you guys like it so far? I drive a 2023 MG4 and therefore know some of the annoyances:

• How good is the sound system (as a HiFi guy the most important question - the stock MG4 Luxury system is honestly not too bad)?
• Do your cars have the same condensation issues like the normale MG4 in the taillights?
• The Urban doesn't have independent suspension in the rear - is it noticeable or fine?
• What is the real range of the car / what's the consumption...

• jamakr4
• acc headlights mg4 urban comfort mg4 urban ev rear suspension sound system taillight condensation
• Replies: 43
• Forum: MG4 EV Urban Forum

• 

PS - your table is b0rked.

Many thanks for the advice, I could find how to delete my original post above so I've changed to to include the link to where it's been reposted

Yes, my excel table doesnt copy-n-paste well, so ive also tried to unb0rk that too!