MG XPower
The MG4 XPower is utterly, gloriously ridiculous. For $70 grand (which is about thirty grand less than a Toyota Supra), you get a family hatch that’ll punch 0–100km/h in 3.8 seconds. That’s Ferrari F40 territory. In a five-door MG. Let that sink in while I pick my face back up off the dashboard. It’s packing 320kW and 600Nm from twin motors, flinging its 1.8 tonnes down the road like it’s late for a sausage sizzle. And yes, it’ll still do around 400km per charge without burning a single drop of dinosaur juice. Your neighbour’s V8 is suddenly looking a bit prehistoric.
What makes it properly cheeky is that inside, it looks almost identical to the regular MG4 — same dark grey “minimalist chic” vibe, same screens, same gadgets, just with angrier brakes and a few sporty flourishes. It’s the ultimate sleeper if you spec it in boring paint and whack on some ugly wheels. But prod the launch control and sweet mother of kumara, it’s violent. The front tyres scrabble, the diff sorts it out, and you’re at 100 before you’ve finished saying “hold my flat white.” The suspension’s been stiffened, brakes uprated, torque vectoring added, and it’s not just straight-line silly, it’ll boogie through corners too (though stickier tyres wouldn’t hurt).
Is it sensible? Absolutely not. Is it the best bang-for-buck performance car on sale right now? Duck yes. Just don’t let your 17-year-old near it because if I’d had this at 17, I wouldn’t be here writing this review.
