Bullying A45 AMGs is now possible in an MG4 XPower.
A good Hot Hatch should unite a few seemingly incompatible traits. Because it must be a practical family car with a lot of power, fine driving characteristics and sporty appearance. And if possible at a competitive price. The latter is a bit tricky in the Netherlands, because cars with a large combustion engine are heavily taxed and there are no electric Hot Hatches yet.
Well, see you then! Namely this is the MG4XPower. MG also used the name XPower twenty years ago as a kind of counterpart to BMW M Power. Under the name XPower, they raced, Caterhams were tuned up, faster versions were devised based on existing MGs and there was even a real supercar, the XPower SV.
3.8 seconds to 100 km/h!
Now the label returns with this MG4 XPower, the hot hatch version of the MG 4 Electric already in The Netherlands is available. And power, it has that! The car has an electric motor on the front and rear axles. Together they are good for 435 hp and 600 Nm. This makes it possible to sprint to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds. The top speed is limited to 200 km/h.
It is not the case that there are powerful engines in it and that MG leaves it at that. No! The suspension of the MG4 XPower is 25% stiffer than the standard model. The springs and dampers have been adjusted and there are thicker anti-roll bars.
In addition, the controls have also been modified. The MG4 XPower also has larger brakes: 345 mm. The rims are a modest 18 inches. A small setback are the tyres: Bridgestone Turanzas. Those are excellent comfort tyres, but on a hot hatch MG would be better off choosing the Potenza. We think that fits better with the character of the car.
Price MG4 XPower
The reason they don’t do it from the factory is probably the range. You get the 62 kWh battery that the regular Long Range also has. Thanks to the extra power, the range is already somewhat smaller, from 452 km to 384 km. With Potenzas underneath, that will drop a little further, we estimate. Charging the battery from 10% to 80% takes 35 minutes with a 150 kW fast charger.
The MG4 XPower will make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The British price is – converted – a very interesting 42,591 euros. Significantly cheaper than a Volkswagen Golf R and the Mercedes-AMG A45S, so!
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