It seems that every week news reaches us of another Chinese I brand with plans to conquer Europe quickly. But one company has paved the way for more than 10 years and organically built a customer base in the process. MG has been owned by SAIC since 2005, and after a slow start it has become a big hitter in the UK car market, its products’ undeniable value clearly striking a chord with buyers.
The MG 4 heralds something new, however. Built on the all-new, EV-only Modular Scalable Platform (MSP), it is a genuinely class-leading product in several respects – but MG is still selling it at a price that makes every other rival look expensive. It was the surprise of 2022 when we first drove it: the MG 4 proved stylish, roomy, swift and very capable, as well as keenly priced. It didn’t only impress in isolation either: soon after, it took on the class benchmark, the Volkswagen ID 3, in a twin test – and won.