$4000 off MG4 Electric Car MY23: Excite 64 (from $39,252) and Essence 64 (from $42,252) @ MG Motor

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$4000 off MG4 Electric Car MY23: Excite 64 (from $39,252) and Essence 64 (from $42,252) @ MG Motor
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tempting on 11/09/2024 - 16:15 mgmotor.com.au (1960 clicks)

$4000 Factory Bonus Offer for the MG4 Excite 64 and Essence 64 models until the end of Sept. Terms suggest it is "applied at point of sale as a reduction from purchase price."

https://mgmotor.com.au/models/mg-mg4/

Excite 64

State DA Price 4K Factory Bonus Offer
ACT $43,694 $39,694
NSW $45,116 $41,116
NT $43,252 $39,252
QLD $44,240 $40,240
SA $45,309 $41,309
TAS $45,294 $41,294
VIC $45,278 $41,278
WA $45,868 $41,868

Essence 64

State DA Price 4K Factory Bonus Offer
ACT $46,694 $42,694
NSW $48,206 $44,206
NT $46,252 $42,252
QLD $47,300 $43,300
SA $48,437 $44,437
TAS $48,414 $44,414
VIC $48,404 $44,404
WA $49,229 $45,229
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Comments

  • sydracing on 11/09/2024 - 16:17
    +18

    Good, MG4 is much better than ZS EV.

    • hopper on 11/09/2024 - 16:19
      +2

      Hatch vs mini suv

      • sydracing on 11/09/2024 - 16:43
        +15

        Do a test drive, you may feel the difference. Different generation products. Mg4 is a hatch, but it's not small. ZS is a SUV, but it's not big.

      • ZIngerBurgR on 11/09/2024 - 17:49
        +4

        Body shape is one thing, MG4 is on entirely new platform - not to mention it's a RWD architecture.

        Way better to drive, way more efficient, better interior, newer user interface etc. other than being a hatch (which is worse than SUV for most), it is better in every other conceivable way!

      • Buddy195 on 11/09/2024 - 21:12

        Both classed as SUV’s in New Zealand weirdly!

    • team teri on 11/09/2024 - 18:28

      Depends on what type of car you're after. MG4 is a hatch, ZS EV is a SUV. Both have their place.

      You are right in the sense that the ZS EV is based on the petrol ZST while the MG4 has been designed as an EV. That means some advantages in terms of space utilization. On the other hand there are a lot more ZSTs on the road, which will make second hand spare (body) parts easy to come by a few years down the track.

      Personally I would still prefer the ZS EV Essence (currently on $35k drive-away) over the MG4 64, because of the different battery chemistry. LFP is so much better than NMC in so many ways. That means the extra range the MG4 64 gets over the regular one exists mostly on paper, in practice there is very little difference.

      If they discount the standard MG4, it would be my choice of the lot.

  • cloudy on 11/09/2024 - 16:25
    +1

    Wish they applied the bonus to the shorter range too

    • ATangk on 11/09/2024 - 16:26
      +3

      Clearing stock that is more difficult to move.

      • 1st-Amendment on 11/09/2024 - 16:45
        +1

        Clearing stock that is more difficult to move.

        Seems to be a lot of 2023 EV stock around. The revolution isn't quite happening at the expected pace…

        • hothed on 11/09/2024 - 18:38
          +2

          FTFY.

          ** at the expected price **

          Bring the pricing down, demand goes up.

          • ATangk on 11/09/2024 - 19:57
            +2

            @hothed: Not a lot of people with spare liquidity to be buying brand new cars altogether.

        • gakko on 11/09/2024 - 20:21
          +3

          Fresh US and Euro Tariffs mean supply is way up for plebs like us.

    • serpserpserp on 11/09/2024 - 17:13
      +5

      Yeah I don't want a NMC battery and the LFP battery is only in the short range version.

      Hopefully a MY24 version is around the corner with the whole range being LFP

      • ChickenAdobo on 11/09/2024 - 17:18
        +1

        I would be envious if they release a Mg4 with CATL Shenxing plus battery with the new refresh.

      • rooster7777 on 11/09/2024 - 17:28

        Very good thinking mr/ms snake with a stutter. I don't want an NMC EV at any price.

      • Ryk on 11/09/2024 - 22:02

        wouldnt MY25 be due to hit the showrooms in the next month or so?

  • hippyhippy on 11/09/2024 - 16:32

    This is actually a nice car… And rides well. I thought it had a build quality similar to my current model corolla. I don't think other Chinese evs in this price range are as good.

  • Spacexyz on 11/09/2024 - 16:33
    -7

    Please mention the Range with one full charge, otherwise I'd assume they all have 250 - 300km travel distance.

    • noicegarry on 11/09/2024 - 16:41
      +2

      Really depends on your use case.

      The WLTP range on the Excite 64 is 450km.
      But if you go on a road trip doing 110kph nonstop you'll likely get ~350km of range.
      And if you're in the city? you might get some more.

      • shabaka on 11/09/2024 - 16:58
        +2

        interesting that on my ev it's the other way around. driving in the city is power hungry, but motorway is way more efficient. puzzled

        maybe it's the way I drive (city) vs the way autopilot drives (motorway) lol

        • UTP on 11/09/2024 - 17:02

          Which ev?

          • shabaka on 11/09/2024 - 17:07

            @UTP: iX3

            • cloudy on 11/09/2024 - 17:11
              +10

              @shabaka: there's no way your iX3 is consuming more in city driving than on a freeway.

              • shabaka on 11/09/2024 - 17:14

                @cloudy: that's what the app is telling me. long range trips are more efficient than me just running errands in the CBD. and there are months of data to back that up lol

                when I do stop-start on the traffic lights I can see engine power go to 100% and then drop down, whipe on the motorway it's always between 0 and 20%, unless I need to overtake. well anyway. but I drive it like an ICE, I hate one pedal driving, maybe that's the reason.

                • cloudy on 11/09/2024 - 17:19

                  @shabaka: So on freeway what's the kwh per 100km and what's it in the city?

                  • shabaka on 11/09/2024 - 17:21

                    @cloudy: city can be up to 23, motorway is around 16-17

                    • Eeples on 11/09/2024 - 19:17

                      @shabaka: no1 believes you.

                      • shabaka on 11/09/2024 - 19:36

                        @Eeples: just telling what is in the app, that's after a few months of mixed driving (city plus road trips), all in Eco mode, with Adaptive recuperation on, no "one pedal driving" involved. according to the app it's sipping power on the mway (I usually drive on Driving Assist), and in the city it's more power hungry.

                        same in the real-time driving style analysis dashboard displayed on car's computer.

                        once again maybe it's the way I drive, I can be very liberal on the gas pedal as I don't like to waste time on the road, and enjoy driving fast.

                        anyway, why would I make this up. whatever, folks.

                • Dogsrule on 11/09/2024 - 21:21
                  +1

                  @shabaka:

                  I hate one pedal driving, maybe that's the reason.

                  Ah, there's your problem. Regen braking is what saves the juice in city driving.

                  • shabaka on 11/09/2024 - 21:34

                    @Dogsrule: I only have "adaptive" one on, it slows down more when it knows I am going to turn or there's a slow or standing car in front. it's smart. but not snart enough apparently lol

                    I don't want to do one pedal driving. I travel and rent ice cars a lot. don't want to maintain 2 driving styles

        • cloudy on 11/09/2024 - 17:08

          your EV dash is probabbly not giving you the correct info, making assumed calculations.

          • shabaka on 11/09/2024 - 17:09

            @cloudy: taking that from post-factum trip analysis in the app

            • cloudy on 11/09/2024 - 17:13
              -1

              @shabaka: As in app says km done and kwh consumed? if so, its wrong.

        • serpserpserp on 11/09/2024 - 17:14
          +2

          No the more stop start of an EV the more the car regens the battery through braking

          • shabaka on 11/09/2024 - 17:30

            @serpserpserp: I may just be the most inefficient EV driver under the sun 😁

          • rooster7777 on 11/09/2024 - 17:42
            +1

            @serpserpserp: But an EV with regen will never be perpetual motion. An EV with regen has great advantages over an ICE in city driving, but it loses significant efficiency compared to travelling at the average speed of the stop/ start trip.

            The inefficiency in highway travel is wind resistance. Reducing from 110Kph to 100 will theoretically reduce power required in a vehicle by about 10%… it does of course depend on the boxiness, or drag coefficient of the body shape.

            • DmytroP on 11/09/2024 - 18:05

              @rooster7777: Right, in the city it's more efficient due to low speed, if you'd drive 30-40km/h longer distance it would be more efficient than the city.

            • Drmonkeybutt on 11/09/2024 - 21:15

              @rooster7777: Drag force (wind resistance) is proportional to velocity squared, hence cruising at 100kph is around 20 percent more efficient than 110kph. Rolling resistance is pretty much independent of velocity.

              • rooster7777 on 11/09/2024 - 21:20

                @Drmonkeybutt: I've never taken any engineering measurements on the topic myself…. but the google research I did before commenting suggested (from various sources) that wind resistance was only about half of the greater resistance.
                I'm not going to argue with you about rolling resistance, but I reckon sources clearly stating that they increase with speed are right.

  • jackary on 11/09/2024 - 16:45
    +11

    I think these cars are pretty underrated, especially for the money

    • radissimo on 11/09/2024 - 17:01
      +11

      how I can charge Rav4 through my solar?

    • Mortgagetightass on 11/09/2024 - 17:02
      +5

      I was thinking similar.. but these are capped price servicing till 280,000km/168 months on these EVs.. so $140 a year, other than tyres, no real spending to be made.

      You'd surely spend 3-3.5k+ a year on fuel and maintenance etc alone on the RAV4

      • plmko on 11/09/2024 - 17:09
        -7

        Who's spending $4k in fuel?

        That's like 40,000km+ a year, triple the average Australian.

        • theredkrawler on 11/09/2024 - 17:13
          +3

          40,000km+ right now.

          Give it another 6 months and it'll be 30,000km.

          Another 6 months and it'll be 15,000km.

          Fuel prices are like the Ying to Coles Yang… Up, up, prices are up.

        • Mortgagetightass on 11/09/2024 - 17:16
          +6

          I spend $70 a week in my lancer (45L) so not even 3 quarters of a tank.. doing about 350km a week

          $80 a week x 4.5 weeks a month = $350

          $350 a month x 12 = $4.2K JUST ON FUEL.

          I spent $3,812 in 2023 on fuel according to my commbank app (I dont do cash)… add about 850 on 2 services (Which included a transmission service) and all of a sudden I've spent $5k on a 12-year old car in just 12 months.

          According to statistics, average aussie drive 13,500km in 2023 (a lot probably in grid lock too) I did almost 17,500km

          • plmko on 11/09/2024 - 17:20
            -8

            @Mortgagetightass: Another person who doesn't think.

            So your Lancer is a Rav 4?

            Geesus… Use your head if you got a Rav4 your fuel bill would halve.

            • Mortgagetightass on 11/09/2024 - 17:21
              +1

              @plmko: But you'd still have a fuel bill.. so spend $45k to save 1800 a year?

              or spend 39 here on the MG and never pay any of this stuff mentioned above lol

            • rooster7777 on 11/09/2024 - 17:50

              @plmko: racing flat out to the bottom of the ravine there!

        • enigma48 on 11/09/2024 - 17:23
          +2

          gas SUV:
          10000km on 10km/L = 1000L
          $2/L = $2000
          Plus tyres and maint - close to $3000/yr.

          OP wasn’t saying just fuel.

          EVs also have much cheaper maintenance (less moving parts, less complicated, fewer dealerships)

        • boretentsu on 11/09/2024 - 17:57

          I have a 10yo car with a 1.5L engine under 1t. I drive economically. We do about 10-15kkm per year (school run daily otherwise only on weekends). The annual fuel bill has been between $2.5k - $3k the past few years. If you have a larger car, it can easily exceed that.

          • scud70 on 11/09/2024 - 21:28

            @boretentsu: yeh it is around that $2.5k per vehicle mark for us, i have one X-trail suv (about 8 years old ) and a pulsar sss hatch same age… each are around the 9-10L per 100 in traffic type scenarios and around 7.5L/100 ish in highway .. plan for the future is one EV for the city run around type trips and one hybrid SUV for road trips etc .. unfortunately cost of living hasn't really let us look into that too seriously lol

        • airzone on 11/09/2024 - 21:32

          I was spending ~5k per year in fuel. 1.6l Korean car. ~25km per year on some of Sydney's worst roads for traffic.

    • ChickenAdobo on 11/09/2024 - 17:04
      +4

      You are comparing a poor riding suv to a bespoke EV platform that has almost no body roll or boaty feel. Different driving characteristics and Rav 4 is a turtle off the line at red light plus the lifetime petrol subscription that compulsory.

      • choofa on 11/09/2024 - 17:25
        +3

        And it spews out toxic fumes everywhere you drive poisoning the air where you live. Hopefully the money you save doesn't need to be spent on respitory issues for your kids

        • ChickenAdobo on 11/09/2024 - 17:31

          What ice and hice fanatics don’t consider is that they are contributing to poor air quality everywhere . We are talking millions in lost productivity because of poor respiratory health to the general population.

    • choofa on 11/09/2024 - 17:36

      In 4 years time Toyota will sell EV versions of its cars that will decimate the used ICE car market.
      Used prices might be high now and you'd be paying for that when you buy now, but they will tank heavily in a couple of years when the zero emissions revolution shakes out of all the unfounded anti-ev negativity

      • ttt888 on 11/09/2024 - 17:50

        Yup.. In every thread people keep missing the point my Toyota ice will hold its resale. Lol

        Wait till Toyota start selling ev at an ice price your ice 2nd hand would be decimated.

        Toyota is just waiting for tech to mature and cost to come down.

      • neostarsx on 11/09/2024 - 20:29
        +2

        More likely Toyota turns into Kodak.
        Them trying to make profit with EV is not as easy as you think coming so late into the market.

    • rooster7777 on 11/09/2024 - 17:43

      You're on your own there… your crystal balls might be cracked.

    • crisso on 11/09/2024 - 18:40

      If you would rather a second hand car, compare apples to apples as second hand 2023 mg4 with 10,000KM can be had for for under $34K compared to the cheapest second hand 2023 Rav 4 GLX at $42,970. Source carsales.com.au

    • Drmonkeybutt on 11/09/2024 - 19:22

      Depreciation is definitely a factor but for EVs we have seen a phenomenal drop in EV prices over the last 12 months which has resulted in significant depreciation outliers. Will this trend continue as EV prices continue to plummet? I honestly do not know but there comes a time when vehicles become so cheap that depreciation is much less of an issue.

      For this model of car you get a 10 year warranty (which includes the battery): https://mgmotor.com.au/owners/warranty/ This extensive warranty with peace of mind and no substantial corrective maintenance costs for five years longer than Toyota's 5 year warranty is definitely a factor. If you like to flip cars every four years then maybe not such an issue.

  • King Tightarse on 11/09/2024 - 17:01
    +4

    MG4 is definitely generation or two in front of the current ZS EV.
    Coming very soon: the new 2025 ZS EV based on the same mechanical platform as the MG4
    That's probably the best offering so far

  • ChickenAdobo on 11/09/2024 - 17:09
    +10

    I own an excite 51 for 3 weeks now. No regrets and loving the car. Suspension and drive quality is far better than most ice cars. Quick off the line and 8 cent charging is just awesome.

    • crc32 on 11/09/2024 - 17:40
      +5

      I've had my MG4 for 4 months and love it. It's a fantastic little car and between home solar and cheap overnight charging it's cost me butter all to run.

    • lunartemis on 11/09/2024 - 21:48
      +3

      We have had the 51 for nearly 11 months now and had ZERO issues mechanically (apart from the annoying over-sensitive lane keeping assist. Had 1 phantom braking in a shopping centre carpark.
      Smooth ride for suburban driving and easy to manuevre in tight spots but surprising spacious inside.

  • May4th on 11/09/2024 - 17:43
    +1

    good price, better buy than the BYD dolphin at this price point.
    quite keen to check out the KIA EV3 at 52k DA though

  • ttt888 on 11/09/2024 - 17:57
    +1

    Are MG car price fixed? Or we can negotiate and cashbaxk on top?

  • rooster7777 on 11/09/2024 - 18:03
    +1

    I know different folks want different spokes… but I'm waiting for an EV with:

    LiFePO4 lithium iron phosphate batteries, so I'm not concerned about randomly going up in flames
    2WD

    16 or 17" wheels… not 18/19/20 I don't need the ouch at tyre replacement time

    at least 500 km claimed range…. to give at least 400km real range

    adequate power…. more than my toyota coast bus, so that's more than 97KW, more than the 65KW of beloved's 2005 toyota echo, less than the power/weight ratio of the 50KW of my old ducati…. less than the 245KW of an old XY GT 351 falcon… doesn't need as much as the 195KW of my FG falcon. Say… round 150KW.

    Considering what's currently in the market…. I reckon about $30K would be fine. Don't need fancy leather, heated seats, air hatch, launch control, and a lot of other bollocks. But I'd be happy with a light duty towbar.

    • miicah on 11/09/2024 - 18:46
      +1

      Same but basically I want a 1 Series or BRZ equivalent: 350km claimed to give me at least 300km, RWD, lightest car on the market.

      You can only engineer yourself out of physics for so long, EVs are heavy and not as fun to drive. Happy to pay around 40k (which is kind of what the top of the range BRZ/86 used to go for).

      • ChickenAdobo on 11/09/2024 - 18:56
        -1

        I have fun beating an ice vw golf and bmw 3 something off the line at red light. Don’t know what your definition of fun..

        • miicah on 11/09/2024 - 19:11

          Going around corners

          • ChickenAdobo on 11/09/2024 - 19:37
            -1

            @miicah: You do you. Cornering is not much an importance to me as I prefer racing against slow ice cars at red light. Mg4 cornering is pretty stabilise due to the firm chassis.

            Cornering pretty much only on a single lane alone most of the time.

  • Drakesy on 11/09/2024 - 18:13

    Mannn the depreciation curve for buyers is real.

    I have a feeling theres a lot of stock piling up.

    • Eeples on 11/09/2024 - 19:21
      +1

      People buying a relatively cheap EV are not expecting a good resale.

      But you do you. (Would like to write 'boomer' here; but the negs, the negs!)

  • Eeples on 11/09/2024 - 19:18

    Looking to buy in September 2025.

    HODL.

    • ChickenAdobo on 11/09/2024 - 19:41

      Have fun waiting. Already enjoying my mg4. Only good thing is that in 12 months you will have more choices of EV on the market. I’m also looking at the Sealion 06 GT as the next 2nd car replacement

      • Eeples on 11/09/2024 - 21:03
        +1

        Yep, unless govt decided to kiss usa's ass.

        • ChickenAdobo on 11/09/2024 - 23:30
          +1

          Can only see that happening if Dutton win the next election.

          • salin on 11/09/2024 - 23:51

            @ChickenAdobo: Voldemort doesn't stand a chance.
            If the LNP wants to win, they need a candidate who doesn't come across as so sinister.

  • wazman67 on 11/09/2024 - 19:39
    +2

    Absolutely terrific car, have been enjoying owning an Essence 64 over the last couple of months. Just an absolute pleasure to drive and super efficient.

    • cloudy on 11/09/2024 - 22:13

      Do you get over zealous beeps and warnings?

      • wazman67 on 11/09/2024 - 23:03

        Turns out all new cars do the same - it’s like being in an airplane before take off some days.

  • pennypincha on 11/09/2024 - 19:51

    QLD gov $6k rebate applies to this too?

    • Pobman on 11/09/2024 - 20:22
      +1

      Pretty sure that's finished.

  • notallthere on 11/09/2024 - 20:45
    -7

    My 1992 Corolla beats this Chinese crap, HODL.

    • cmyk on 11/09/2024 - 21:04
      +9

      RUOK?

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