MG4 Wins 2023 CleanTechnica Car of the Year Award in Europe

Join daily news updates from CleanTechnica on e mail. Or follow us on Google News!

As famous earlier in the present day, the 2023 CleanTechnica Automotive of the Yr competitors within the USA was a blowout. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 gained it by a landslide. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 was additionally a finalist within the European 2023 CleanTechnica Automotive of the Yr competitors. Nevertheless, it was a much more competitive crew over in Europe, the Hyundai IONIQ 6 simply barely misplaced to the MG4, a formidable value-for-money providing the US lacks.

As you’ll be able to see above, the MG4 ended with 30.5% of the vote, the IONIQ 6 ended with rather less, 29.1% of the vote, and Volkswagen ID. Buzz obtained a good 21.2% of the vote. Even the BYD Atto 3 deserves a nod for its 10.6% of the vote. Nicely, I believe all of those fashions are nice choices for a brand new electrical automobile. I might see a strong case for voting for any of them. That mentioned, the MG4 was the deserved winner, and I initially thought it could win by a bigger margin.

Regardless of being in a crossover physique (which is often onerous to make very enticing), the MG4 is a shocking automobile on the surface. Its sharp traces and angles don’t look odd and misplaced like they do on so many fashionable automobiles. As an alternative, they appear centered and purposeful.

On the within, it’s definitely far more primary, however that comes with the value — and the outside may make up for it. What we will say is concerning the MG4 that offers it an additional enhance is that it’s already a top seller in Europe — seventh within the plugin automobile market within the first 11 months of 2023.

Listed here are some key specs and and pricing on the MG4:

• Beginning Value = £29,495 / €35,785 in NL / €39,990 in Germany
• Base WLTP Vary = 280 miles / 450 km
• Max Charging Charge = 140 kW

Whereas the bottom vary is 450 km (280 miles), greater trims can rise up to 520 km (323 miles) of vary. With quick charging, you may get to 80% from 10% in as little as 26 minutes with the Consolation trim’s 140 kW max charging charge. With the Customary trim, your max charging charge is 88 kW, however it may nonetheless go from 10% to 80% in about 37 minutes.

The Consolation trim additionally provides vehicle-to-load (V2L) functionality, 100 km (62 miles) of vary from a bigger battery, and barely higher effectivity (160 Wh/km versus 170 Wh/km).

“No have to pay further for helpful options like Adaptive Cruise Management and Visitors Jam Help. Any further, take them as customary and benefit from the comfort introduced by clever expertise,” MG provides. Even the bottom model comes with keyless entry, automated LED headlights & hind lights, a ten″ floating touchscreen and seven″ floating cluster, and MG Pilot.

There are a number of totally different variations of the MG4 for various customers tastes and budgets as effectively. These embrace the Customary, Consolation, Luxurious, Trophy Prolonged Vary, and XPOWER. You can explore the different specs and features of these MG4 trims here. And you will discover out extra about pricing in your respective European markets as effectively.

Figuring out its personal child higher than anybody, MG nails a brief abstract of the automobile with this description: “An agile electrical hatchback full of unimaginable driving options and good expertise.”

Tell us your ideas on the MG4, or why you assume a unique mannequin ought to have gained the 2023 CleanTechnica Automotive of the Yr award in Europe!