It’s not the new MG4! New MG scooped in China might come to Australia but won’t replace existing MG4
UPDATE Noon 25/03/2025: MG MotorAustralia has moved to clarify the new MG4 unveiled recently in China may come to Australia but not as the replacement for the existing MG4 that’s only been on-sale here since 2023.
“MG Motor Australia is reviewing this new model and considering it for the Australian market,” a company spokesperson told EV Central by emailed statement.
“It is important to note this model is not built on the same platform as the existing MG4 and will not replace the current model.”
The all-new MG4 electric hatchback leaked in China is bigger and significantly lighter that the popular current model and come with fresh styling.
Due as soon as the second half of 2025, the new MG4 now measures up at 4395mm long, 1842mm wide and 1551mm tall with a 2750mm wheelbase.
That makes it 108mm longer than the existing MG4 (getting confused yet) with a wheelbase that has been stretched by 45mm.
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The increase in size is because it’s thought the new version will replace the aging MG5 EV sold in some markets.
If so, as well as the GWM Ora and BYD Dolphin, the new MG4 offers the cabin space to enable it to challenge bigger EVs like Australia’s second best-selling electric car, the Tesla Model 3.
Later, an even more spacious MG4 wagon is expected to be released.
Full technical details were not part of the Chinese government patent filings that outed the MG4 but the styling shows how the new electric hatch will pick up where the 2025 MG3 and Cyberster roadster left off, with thin headlamps up front and arrow-shaped rear graphics in the tail-lights.
Other revelations are the new MG4 will come with a new electric motor that will produce 120kW. That’s 5kW less than before.
But don’t worry, tipping the scales at 1485kg the new much-bigger MG4 weighs a hefty 135kg less than the current car with a 49kWh battery.
Documents filed with the Chinese government by MG Motor also indicate the model will be powered by a new lithium-iron phosphate battery.
No range figure is mentioned for the new power pack, but it’s expected to be around 350km – the same as the Aussie-spec entry-level MG4 Excite 51, which has a 51kWh battery.
A mid-spec 64kWh MG4, meanwhile, is expected to bag a 150kW e-motor and be able to cover up to 450km on a charge.
Finally, a long-range version with a bigger 77kWh battery will see the new MG4 travel up to 550km before it needs a top-up.
Later on from launch, it’s thought a successor to the wild MG4 XPOWER could arrive that will feature a dual-motor powertrain producing at least 320kW, a zero to 100km/h dash of about 3.5 seconds and a range of around 450km.
Because it’s much bigger, some have suggested that the second-gen MG4 might be sold alongside the current car, at least in the short term. The official comments from MG Motor Australia back that up.
If true, the two-pronged attack should see Australia’s third-best-selling EV leap above the Tesla Model 3 into second position behind the Tesla Model Y.
Last year MG sold 6934 MG4s, up 121.3 per cent on the previous year, although the electric hatch wasn’t on sale for the full 12 months in 2023.
In Australia the MG4 is priced from $34,990 drive away for the cheapest MG4 Excite 51.
