What colour did you choose?

[Griiffalo]

In my personal opinion, the car doesn't appear as appealing in black unless it's meticulously maintained, clean, and shining. The black color doesn't highlight the car's usual impressive accents, making it look somewhat lackluster. Personally, I prefer colors like white, orange, red, and to a slightly lesser extent, grey. Of course, preferences in cars vary, so your mileage may vary.

I have never fancied a black car. I regard it as a form of camouflage here in OZ where an oncoming vehicle in the distance can be harder to spot if it is black. Hi visibility colours are my preference.

Yeah but it named them all wrong!



Nah. It's still fun. We can go round again!

I was really taken by the blue and people are always admiring the colour. I was prepared to wait for an order to go through to get the colour, but it turned out the dealer had exactly the car I wanted waiting to be prepped for sale. (And he sold an identical car to @alix only two weeks previously as it happens.) He did try his best to talk me into a Trophy or an LR (or even to wait for the X-Power when I mentioned it in slightly wistful tones) but finally he gave in and sold me what I wanted.

This is Caliban on his first morning in his new home. Still turning heads seven months later.

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The blue looks quite different in different lights - to the point where people speculated there was more than one blue. But there is only one.

It is called Brixton Blue Metallic here in Australia. Same colour, same look. It doesn’t look Metallic at all (odd)

 

[DaevM]

Drawn to the MG4 by an orange trophy in the local showroom (hadn't heard of them or noticed them previously) and was going full on "one o'them, yeah!!" when I remembered just how old I am and didn't want to present as a cliche, so opted for the more sedate red. Also ended up with a brand new SE LR rather than used Trophy (can you see a pattern emerging here ? ?) .
First new car I ever had was a red 205gti co. car (only 1.6) thirty-odd years ago. This will probably be the last new car I ever own, red-red. ?
4 weeks in and STILL loving it, bulge 'n' all ?

I have never fancied a black car. I regard it as a form of camouflage here in OZ where an oncoming vehicle in the distance can be harder to spot if it is black. Hi visibility colours are my preference.

I've reached that age where any colours are difficult to spot in the distance. ?

 

[Griiffalo]

The names of the colour choices are different in Australia. The range is different too. They are:
Dover White
Brixton Blue Metallic
Diamond Red Metallic
Black Pearl Metallic
Volcano Orange Metallic
Camden Grey Metallic
Sterling Silver Metallic

No Racing Green! But Silver.

 

[ilukey77]

The names of the colour choices are different in Australia. The range is different too. They are:
Dover White
Brixton Blue Metallic
Diamond Red Metallic
Black Pearl Metallic
Volcano Orange Metallic
Camden Grey Metallic
Sterling Silver Metallic

No Racing Green! But Silver.

hunter green is available in AUS just its a $1000 option

 

[salty]

hunter green is available in AUS just its a $1000 option

Was £800 over here, it's free now. ?

 

[ilukey77]

I've noticed big price drops on the x power over the last week or so ..

I think people are really not sold on the MG4 x power ..

MG need to fix this vibration hum whatever, they have really dragged their feet which is not good for sales.

Personally I think the BYD seal is a better looking car but for the same sort of grunt I'm looking at 15k and more ..

At the dealership where I bought mine they have had the ex demo which I bought eventually back when I first test drove the car in January and a brand new white and silver one ..

I would make a bet that both those cars have been sitting in stock waiting to sell since then maybe even longer ..

Yet almost every reviewer has given the X power 2 thumbs up..

If they want to compete they really need to jump on these issues owners are having and sort them fast..

The net is a powerful tool these days when it comes to buying anything. People google X power problems and get all the issues, makes people scared ..

You don't dump the price of a car like 3k plus off if the car is selling like hot cakes !!

 

[Bibber]

Orange, its so nice, the black roof and mirrors and such makes it a very luxurious colors, not cheap or gimmick at all.

 

[ilukey77]

Orange, its so nice, the black roof and mirrors and such makes it a very luxurious colors, not cheap or gimmick at all.

i wasnt sold on the orange or the blue was thinking ( being a ex detailer ) would they still look great later on ..

Camden grey that i bought is not ideal from a detailers perspective either but it was cheaper and a ex demo car ..

At least with orange if any one runs into you they must be BLIND not to see the orange and its sticks out so easily seen which trust me does help alot ..

( i drive a bright yellow 2005 honda jazz as a work car and yeah it sticks out )

I like the orange more than the blue personally..

silver is the best colour ( ive seen a silver X power in the flesh and it looks really nice ) by far for resale and still looking good years later but just a bit boring ..

and white is kinda MEH

I would have like to see more Matt colours like the hunter green ..

could always get mine wrapped down the track like a red or purple matt

 

[Griiffalo]

hunter green is available in AUS just its a $1000 option

Only on the X-power. The MG4 site shows only the colours I listed for the Excite51,64, Essence 64,77. On the MG4 X-Power site it adds the Hunter Green as a $1000 option.

 

[Adam C]

i wasnt sold on the orange or the blue was thinking ( being a ex detailer ) would they still look great later on ..

Camden grey that i bought is not ideal from a detailers perspective either but it was cheaper and a ex demo car ..

At least with orange if any one runs into you they must be BLIND not to see the orange and its sticks out so easily seen which trust me does help alot ..

( i drive a bright yellow 2005 honda jazz as a work car and yeah it sticks out )

I like the orange more than the blue personally..

silver is the best colour ( ive seen a silver X power in the flesh and it looks really nice ) by far for resale and still looking good years later but just a bit boring ..

and white is kinda MEH

I would have like to see more Matt colours like the hunter green ..

could always get mine wrapped down the track like a red or purple matt

I have the Camden Grey but I’d like to see some more Matt options

My brother in law has a BMW in Nardo Grey ( I believe that’s what it’s called ) absolutely gorgeous ( to my eye anyway )

Don’t know its name but BMW also do a darker Matt type grey, really nice ?

For me anyway they could work on the MG4 especially X Power models.

 

[Griiffalo]

Brixton Blue but I have to admit I like silver grey. However, about 10 years ago we lived in an apartment complex with a large underground car park. In the row belonging to our city apartment, there were 6 cars. Five of them were silver grey. So even though it’s a nice colour, we will probably never buy a silver grey car again. Our agreement is that I can pick the cars and the model we buy, but colour is a joint decision. The only colour we both really liked, was the blue.

 

[ilukey77]

I have the Camden Grey but I’d like to see some more Matt options

My brother in law has a BMW in Nardo Grey ( I believe that’s what it’s called ) absolutely gorgeous ( to my eye anyway )

Don’t know its name but BMW also do a darker Matt type grey, really nice ?

For me anyway they could work on the MG4 especially X Power models.

a carbon fiber wrap would look crazy or a matt yellow with full black wheels and the car lowered would look really special slap the ssporty body kit on it and one hell of a awesome looking car !!

 

[TonyF]

Mine's Brixton Blue Metallic (no metallic to be seen), I guess that's Holborn?

I really like it. For my tastes (not necessarily yours), orange was too orange, red looks too much like Mazda red, Hunter Green (Racing Green) looks great, but I distrust matte finishes - they mark too easily. And that's it for colours. The rest are just shades of grey. Seriously dark grey (black) to seriously light grey (white). Bleuugh. Black really showed the dirt after a ten minute drive, and white looks like a boring fleet car. Unless there's no choice I won't buy any road colour grey/silver. Too boring.

Blue was bit lairy, but not too lairy, and sets off the orange caliper covers nicely (unlike red). My first choice, and in the end, my only choice - colours were running out the dealer's doors due to MG's huge sale.

 

[ilukey77]

Mine's Brixton Blue Metallic (no metallic to be seen), I guess that's Holborn?

I really like it. For my tastes (not necessarily yours), orange was too orange, red looks too much like Mazda red, Hunter Green (Racing Green) looks great, but I distrust matte finishes - they mark too easily. And that's it for colours. The rest are just shades of grey. Seriously dark grey (black) to seriously light grey (white). Bleuugh. Black really showed the dirt after a ten minute drive, and white looks like a boring fleet car. Unless there's no choice I won't buy any road colour grey/silver. Too boring.

Blue was bit lairy, but not too lairy, and sets off the orange caliper covers nicely (unlike red). My first choice, and in the end, my only choice - colours were running out the dealer's doors due to MG's huge sale.

I really couldn’t decide between the blue or orange. Personally I don’t like the blue, it’s too pastel blue for my liking.

The MG3 metallic bright blue would have been a no brainer if it was available on the X power or MG4.

The orange was like super orange so that was my next choice and with the super orange calliper covers would look great ..

In the end the Camden grey ex demo was quite a bit cheaper with 5000km on the clock so I ended up with the grey

Don’t get me wrong very happy with the colour and all in all even with me being a ex BMW car detailer. It’s not too bad of a dark colour and the metallic looks really nice in the sunlight.

Personally I may just get it wrapped at some point what colour is still a question a yellow would look really good I think..

Or even a decent metallic blue.

But I’m really thinking of getting rid of the silver accents on the front and sides with a wrap anyway..

The stock MG4 with its matte fake carbon fibre look black sides back and front looks much better but then it’s a big cost for front rear and side replacement parts ..

 

[TonyF]

I've gotta be honest, although I wouldn't want to own that colour, in the right light Camden Grey looks pretty schmick. Had there been no colours, Camden is the grey I'd have picked.

Metallic blue would be wonderful, but I do like my "fluoro highlighter blue". Wrapping, OTOH, really opens up a world of cool options.

 

[ilukey77]

Ive gotta be honest, although I wouldn't want to own that colour, in the right light Camden Grey looks pretty schmick. Had there been no colours, Camden is the grey I'd have picked.

Metallic blue would be wonderful, but I do like my "fluoro highlighter blue". Wrapping, OTOH, really opens up a world of cool options.

Yeah grey silver and white pretty bland colours .. and not overly safe in terms of being seen

Red looks nice black is just crazy hard to maintain and never really looks good after a year or two without super hard work to keep it looking special..

The green yes something different orange and the blue if you get hit in them colours somebody shouldn’t have their licence..

Crazy good stick out like a sore thumb colours so safer by default..

The blue just didn’t look right to me personally but that said it’s a outstanding looking colour with this kit

The blue accents would be lost on this kit in the Camden or black colours so yeah
Blue or orange would work much better!!

Maybe a light Matt blue wrap may be a good option for me

 

[TonyF]

Ooh, that is sexy.

 

[securespark]

red looks too much like Mazda red

My neighbour directly opposite has a Mazda in a similar shade. It is subtly different (slightly darker?) and I prefer the MG colour.

 

[TonyF]

My neighbour directly opposite has a Mazda in a similar shade. It is subtly different (slightly darker?) and I prefer the MG colour.

I'd already had eight years of it. For me, time to change.

 

[Vaasref]

How about renaming the poll colors with generic description instead of the pedantic marketing names that are different given the regions ?

white, black, metallic red, metallic light gray, light blue, orange, metallic dark gray, matte green

Plus that would have the advantage of allowing people to understand that the "Camden" grey is not the light metallic gray and that it is missing from the poll.

Mine is metallic light gray, so I cannot answer the poll.