Our opinion on the MG4 Urban
When it comes to value for money, the all-new MG4 Urban embarrasses the competition. From less than £23,500, this smart-looking family hatchback offers more space than some mid-size SUVs, all the equipment you are likely to need as standard, a decent amount of range and an interior that doesn’t make you feel like you’re stuck in the cheap seats. It’s so good, in fact, that the original MG4, which once seemed unbeatable value, now feels a bit redundant – unless you really need its longer range.
About the MG4 Urban
Four years after it was launched, the MG4 remains one of the best-value EVs on the market. In fact, the sharp-looking, fun-to-drive and well-equipped hatchback offers such incredible bang for your buck we named it the Auto Express Affordable Electric Car of the Year in 2023, and car buyers clearly agreed with us as almost 50,000 examples have been sold in the UK alone.
However, the MG4 has now been overshadowed by this: the all-new MG4 Urban. The name suggests it’s a city car born to scythe through the congested streets of our city centres, but it’s actually another family hatchback that’s cheaper than the original MG4 ever was. At the same time, it’s bigger and more practical, measuring nearly 4.4 metres long and boasting an enormous 577 litres of boot space.
Effectively, this car offers more space than some mid-size SUVs, including the Nissan Qashqai, for the same price as a Toyota Yaris supermini – a tad under £23,500 to be exact.
In case you’re wondering, the original MG4 is sticking around and has been updated for 2026 with a brand-new, higher-quality interior featuring slicker tech. The MG4 Urban has an almost identical interior design but otherwise, despite wearing the same name, these cars are completely different. They even use different platforms and powertrains, with the new model focusing on cost effectiveness and providing what MG thinks is just the right-size of battery.
MG4 Urban prices and latest deals
Prices for the MG4 Urban officially start from less than £23,500, which makes it among the cheapest electric cars on sale today, putting it within spitting distance of the charming Renault 5 and Nissan Micra supermini twins, plus the talented Citroen e-C3 Aircross.
However at the time of writing, customers are being offered a generous £1,500 discount on the MG4 Urban, reducing the starting price to £21,995 and increasing the value for money to a frankly unbeatable level. It’s also available on 0% APR finance with £0 minimum deposit.
The headline price is for the Comfort Standard Range model which offers 201 miles of range from a 41.9kWh (usable) battery. Next up, for just under £25,500, is the Comfort Long Range which gets a larger 52.8kWh (usable) powerpack that ups the range to a more useful 258 miles. Finally at close to £28,000, the Premium Long Range gets the same battery and range but adds more luxuries like a 360-degree camera and heated seats.
