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Seems reasonable!

It probably is on the more realistic (for many users) WLTP spec. The CLTC spec favours smaller, lighter cars where aero drag at higher speeds has less effect. Just compare with the (real world and WLTP) range figures for some of the smaller cars coming from Renault and Stellantis etc. which...

Yes, the safety point of view. I'm not sure where I might have read it, so the possibility of the ER having achieved the extra range by using a higher nickel formula may well be wrong - it's just that it seemed to be a not too unreasonable conclusion. If it is NCM 5.2.3, then it would be a...

That's interesting - thanks for the info. On the one hand it's a pity the ER may be discontinued, but I have to say I prefer the low-Nickel aspect of the NMC batteries in the lesser-range variants anyway.

No doubt the interior and software are greatly improved, and very welcome, but the a couple of fundamentals put me off - the likely reduced range and (for me) much inferior looks. And appearance was one of the main reasons I was nearly an early adopter.

CLTC - favouring city driving, where lightness matters, and why the figures are always higher than for WLTP figures, which reflect mixed driving. So, as a city car it would be competing with offerings from Renault, Stellantis etc. in Europe. Given its looks, I wouldn't be betting on its...

Reduced battery size (relative to the current model) is a retrograde step. Probably won't be coming here though?

You know, I'm wondering - the car I test drove would have been one of the very first MG4s in the country. And I've just been looking at photos (in road test reviews) of the MG4 interior which show the pedal spacing to be just fine - and hard to imagine how there could be interference when...

I've driven (literally) scores of different cars over the years, and only ever recall making this observation with the MG4. Also, I do vaguely remember watching, much more recently, one of those YT comparisons of EVs (Carwow/WhatCar/Electrifying etc.) in which someone mentioned an unusual...

Are you lecturing me?

Yes, coming from a Yaris, I did find the angles as I described, so it was definitely a concern that this could cause problems - especially as I intended to run both cars. Operator error or not, it's a bit late if you're hospitalised because of differences in driving ergonomics. The point is...

Well, I've driven an MG4 only once - a test drive in 2022. I remember being alarmed at how easy it was to press both accelerator and brake pedals at once when trying to brake. In fact, I'm sure it was a contributary factor in deciding to back out of the purchase. I think the problem is that...

No, just play in YT and hold down the left mouse button with the cursor in frame. Very handy, at times.

Maybe it's to due with flat spots (from standing for months before sale) exciting the real problem, which is (front) driveshafts set at an excessive angle - plus the type of CV joints used in those driveshafts. A perfect storm? That might explain, at least to a degree, that (seemingly)...

Here's the report from the Electric Viking: For me, it's a few steps back in terms of looks, and I doubt I'd be interested in buying one. And I think the weight loss may be down to the new LFP battery (made by a no-name company, seemingly). Will they be selling off the old ones cheap to...

Sounds like they're replacing tripod-type CV joints with something a bit more sophisticated.

It's not that IC engines need gearboxes because they're (inherently) inefficient, it's because they are intrinsically constant-torque (with torque tailing off at very low speeds and very high speeds because of the practicalities of implementation). So a gearbox is needed in order that the...

Very interesting.

Hmm...

Yes - that corresponds to the findings described in Post 640. Three times the rotational speed - which prompted me to comment that maybe the root cause is something to do with a tripod-type CV joint.