MoDolph
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- MG4 Trophy LR
It's been 1 week today since we picked up our Trophy so I thought I should post an update. We are very happy.
Disclaimer: My job involves testing scientific equipment, trying to break it, and relaying potential issues to R&D so I'm programmed into trying to find things that might be a problem for customers, hopefully before they receive the product. This tends to make me come across as weirdly critical sometimes, even when I think something is good.
With all of the issues posted on here we were prepared for the worst but there has been nothing that we would consider a major issue.
It was supplied with no driver monitoring camera so no issues there.
Slight bulge but not so bad that I'm going to chase it up until others have had success.
Not checked for leak yet.
LKA - Terrible as in most cars I've driven so it was turned off straight away. It stays off.
ACC - It seems good. It holds a nice safe distance but is a little slow reacting when somebody cuts between me and the car ahead.
TJA - Limited testing but seems ok. It holds the lane fine but I just don't like it. I felt the same about cruise control the first time I used it so maybe it'll grow on me.
Volcano Orange/Looks - We like it but it has divided opinion at work. The people who usually buy white, grey and black cars tend to not like it (which is most people). The younger "boy racers" who like their modified exhausts etc. love it. It's certainly confused people that we have gone from a silver 1st gen LEAF to this. It's hard to know what people think of the design as everyone focuses on the colour.
Access - It's not great getting into but at least not as bad as the i8 we had for a week as part of the chargemaster experience program (bonus points for anybody that remembers that). Having the seat all the way back and down means that I rub on the door seal every time I get in. The wide sill isn't actually a problem for us.
App - It's much better than Nissan Connect. It's so much faster to update, hasn't failed yet and has more functionality overall. However, it wont preheat when plugged in unless I start charging first, is limited to 10 minutes instead of 15 and lights up the car like a Christmas tree.
Headlights - This is the issue annoying me most of all. In anything but direct sunlight into the sensor they are on. You can turn them off manually but they default to auto (on) again the next time you start the car. There was not a cloud in the sky at 1pm today and they were still on, I even had to wear sunglasses. It's our first car with non-halogen lights. We've not used them in anger yet but they do look to be really bright, if aligned a little low.
The drive -
Lack of data - I miss LeafSpy. I want to know the battery temperature, voltage and how much energy is being used by the various systems etc. Hopefully this will come in time.
Locking the car from the boot - Here is a tip I've just thought of but need to test. The LEAF has a locking button next to the boot release so you could get out of the car, open the boot and then close it before locking the car. With the MG4 you should exit the door, lock it and then open the boot. This way when you close it the car remains locked. Otherwise you have to either get the key out or walk back to the door. 1st world problems eh!
Efficiency - Not great. Short journeys are still often showing as <2 mi/kWh vs. 3 mi/kWh in the LEAF, it seems that the heater is really thirsty. I suspect that heat pumps might make a bigger difference than I thought. We might be doing a long journey this weekend so we'll see how it performs then.
Any other questions people have let me know.
Disclaimer: My job involves testing scientific equipment, trying to break it, and relaying potential issues to R&D so I'm programmed into trying to find things that might be a problem for customers, hopefully before they receive the product. This tends to make me come across as weirdly critical sometimes, even when I think something is good.
With all of the issues posted on here we were prepared for the worst but there has been nothing that we would consider a major issue.
It was supplied with no driver monitoring camera so no issues there.
Slight bulge but not so bad that I'm going to chase it up until others have had success.
Not checked for leak yet.
LKA - Terrible as in most cars I've driven so it was turned off straight away. It stays off.
ACC - It seems good. It holds a nice safe distance but is a little slow reacting when somebody cuts between me and the car ahead.
TJA - Limited testing but seems ok. It holds the lane fine but I just don't like it. I felt the same about cruise control the first time I used it so maybe it'll grow on me.
Volcano Orange/Looks - We like it but it has divided opinion at work. The people who usually buy white, grey and black cars tend to not like it (which is most people). The younger "boy racers" who like their modified exhausts etc. love it. It's certainly confused people that we have gone from a silver 1st gen LEAF to this. It's hard to know what people think of the design as everyone focuses on the colour.
Access - It's not great getting into but at least not as bad as the i8 we had for a week as part of the chargemaster experience program (bonus points for anybody that remembers that). Having the seat all the way back and down means that I rub on the door seal every time I get in. The wide sill isn't actually a problem for us.
App - It's much better than Nissan Connect. It's so much faster to update, hasn't failed yet and has more functionality overall. However, it wont preheat when plugged in unless I start charging first, is limited to 10 minutes instead of 15 and lights up the car like a Christmas tree.
Headlights - This is the issue annoying me most of all. In anything but direct sunlight into the sensor they are on. You can turn them off manually but they default to auto (on) again the next time you start the car. There was not a cloud in the sky at 1pm today and they were still on, I even had to wear sunglasses. It's our first car with non-halogen lights. We've not used them in anger yet but they do look to be really bright, if aligned a little low.
The drive -

Lack of data - I miss LeafSpy. I want to know the battery temperature, voltage and how much energy is being used by the various systems etc. Hopefully this will come in time.
Locking the car from the boot - Here is a tip I've just thought of but need to test. The LEAF has a locking button next to the boot release so you could get out of the car, open the boot and then close it before locking the car. With the MG4 you should exit the door, lock it and then open the boot. This way when you close it the car remains locked. Otherwise you have to either get the key out or walk back to the door. 1st world problems eh!
Efficiency - Not great. Short journeys are still often showing as <2 mi/kWh vs. 3 mi/kWh in the LEAF, it seems that the heater is really thirsty. I suspect that heat pumps might make a bigger difference than I thought. We might be doing a long journey this weekend so we'll see how it performs then.
Any other questions people have let me know.