MG Motor UK MG4 Urban Hatchback

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Ever since it first rolled off the production line almost four years ago, MG has been basking in the roaring success of its fully electric crossover, the MG4 EV.

After a somewhat uninspiring initial renaissance under Chinese ownership from the ashes of the failed MG Rover group, the MG4 EV knocked everybody for six.

Electric cars still command a premium over their combustion-engined equivalents today, but when the MG4 EV came along, this was even starker.

So, when MG announced the price tag, which was considered very low for an electric vehicle at the time, everyone assumed it would be rubbish. Yet it was anything but.

Somehow, MG appeared to have cracked the code: producing an all-electric car with all the bells and whistles, along with reputable practicality and performance, seemingly without cutting many corners.

Inevitably, MG’s crown didn’t last long, but it forced other manufacturers to up their game. But now the automaker is back for a second go with the new MG4 EV Urban - but all is not what it seems.

Despite the name, this isn’t a revised version of the MG4. It is a whole new car – even built on a different platform.

The MG4 EV Urban is the pure hatchback variant of the standard crossover-cum-hatchback MG4 EV – with a more compact battery based on newer technology, a smaller range, and an even more affordable price tag.

So, you may assume the Urban is smaller, right? Wrong. Counterintuitively, its dimensions are slightly bigger, enhancing practicality – but it’s not considered a crossover.

The Urban also comes with front-wheel drive (the MG4 EV is rear-wheel drive, except for the four-wheel drive XPOWER version), and has a simpler torsion-beam rear axle.

So, can it re-deliver on its sibling’s success? Let’s find out.