2024 MG 4 XPower price and specs: Electric hot hatch from $59,990

The MG 4 XPower electric hot hatch from China promises Holden Commodore or Ford Falcon V8-like power – and Tesla-like acceleration – for less than $60,000 before on-road costs.

• 2024 MG 4 XPower pricing and specifications
• Electric hot hatch claims 0-100km/h in 3.8 seconds
• Dual-motor all-wheel drive, stiffer suspension, uprated brakes
• Priced from $59,990 plus on-road costs

The 2024 MG 4 XPower – a Chinese electric hot hatch with more power and quicker acceleration than a Porsche 911 Carrera – will be priced from $59,990 plus on-road costs when it arrives in showrooms later this year.

The XPower is the high-performance version of the new MG 4 electric car, and takes the title of Australia’s most powerful small hatchback with 320kW and 600Nm from dual electric motors.

It is capable of a claimed 0-100km/h acceleration time of 3.8 seconds – quicker than a $280,000 Porsche 911 Carrera, and a match for Australia’s most powerful hot hatch to date, the turbo-petrol $90,000 Audi RS3.

The $59,990 before on-road costs – or about $65,000 drive-away – price tag is lower than anticipated; MG executives previously indicated a price between $60,000 and $70,000 plus on-road costs.

It is the first time in five years Australians have been able to purchase a new car with more than 300kW for less than $60,000 before on-road costs, since a price rise for the Ford Mustang GT V8 in 2018, and the death of the V8 Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon in 2017 and 2016.

The MG 4 XPower – which revives a performance badge applied to British-made MGs two decades ago – undercuts the Toyota GR Corolla ($64,190) and Volkswagen Golf R ($68,990) all-wheel-drive petrol hot hatches, which are one to 1.5 seconds slower to 100km/h than the MG 4.

Dual electric motors in the XPower are fed by a 64kWh battery pack from middle-of-the-range MG 4 variants, good for 385km of claimed driving range in European WLTP testing, down from 435km in an equivalent rear-wheel-drive model.

Technical changes compared to regular MG 4 models include 25 per cent stiffer suspension – with retuned spring and dampers, stiffer anti-roll bars and revised steering – plus advanced torque-vectoring software, an electronic differential lock, launch control, and a Track mode.

The brakes have been upgraded to 345mm ventilated discs on all four wheels – up from ventilated 300x25mm front and solid 300x12mm discs on the standard car – with orange calipers.

The 18-inch wheel design is unique to the MG 4 XPower, but it is wrapped in the same Bridgestone Turanza tyres as the regular Essence model – rather than Bridgestone’s ‘Potenza’ range of high-performance tyres.

Design changes include the aforementioned wheels and brake calipers, plus silver body decals, the exclusive option of Hunter Green paint, and synthetic leather-look and Alcantara seat upholstery inside (trimmed around the same seats as the standard car).

The 2024 MG 4 XPower is due in Australian showrooms before the end of this year. Registrations of interest open tomorrow, October 6.

2024 MG 4 Australian pricing

• MG 4 Excite 51 – $38,990
• MG 4 Excite 64 – $44,990
• MG 4 Essence 64 – $47,990
• MG 4 Long Range 77 – $55,990
• MG 4 XPower 64 – $59,990 (new)

Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.

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2024 MG 4 XPower adds (over Essence 64):

• Dual-motor all-wheel drive
• Unique 18-inch alloy wheels
• 345mm brake discs with orange calipers
• Silver body decals
• Synthetic leather-look and Alcantara seat upholstery
• Stiffer suspension
• New torque-vectoring software with electronic differential lock
• Launch control
• Track drive mode
• Race-track lap timer

2024 MG 4 XPower features shared with Essence 64:

• Bridgestone Turanza tyres
• LED headlights and tail-lights
• 10.25-inch touchscreen with Bluetooth, FM/DAB radio, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, satellite navigation and voice control
• 7.0-inch digital instrument display
• Rear-view and 360-degree cameras
• Rear parking sensors
• Wireless phone charging
• Six-speaker sound system
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel
• Heated front seats and steering wheel
• Six-way power-adjustable driver’s seat
• Single-zone automatic climate-control air conditioning
• Keyless (proximity) entry and start
• Power-folding exterior mirrors with heating
• Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
• Black contrast roof
• Twin rear spoilers
• Autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection
• Adaptive cruise control with stop and go
• Lane-keep assist
• Lane departure warning
• Traffic sign recognition
• Driver attention alert
• Auto high beam
• Blind-spot monitoring
• Rear cross-traffic alert
• Door exit warning
• Full MG iSmart app connectivity
• Six airbags

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