Not sure MG4 X Power good idea

[MG Fred]

Love my XPower, too many safety points to raise here, drive it sensibly and the extra acceleration will come in handy when overtaking

Snap. Same thoughts at same time!

 

[NLMGSAN]

Do I understand it correctly that the xpower only has front an rear engine operational (4 wheel drive) in sports mode? An not in snow, normal, eco or custom mode?

 

[tsedge]

The Xpower‘s performance is safe to handle due to all the safety tech and 4wd. In some respects and at some times it is safer having more power in order to pull out safely and overtake in a shorter time, so safer.

Yes, although overtaking situations are a small fraction of the car accident statistics.

The big ones are:
1. Vehicles not stopping/slowing when they should (eg traffic lights, junctions), this is the dominant accident scenario.
2. Turning right.
3. Slowing (but not quickly enough) - ie rear-ending.
4. Waiting - ie being rear-ended.

Overtaking accidents are only about 2% of the total.

 

[JonnyG]

Do I understand it correctly that the xpower only has front an rear engine operational (4 wheel drive) in sports mode? An not in snow, normal, eco or custom mode?

Sort of ...... the AWD is available all the time, in all modes, but only kicks in when necessary "in non sport mode" when the accelerator is pushed hard. In Sport mode the front motor is permanently engaged all the time.

So accelerating hard in ECO mode will get the front motor engaged ?

 

[NLMGSAN]

Sort of ...... the AWD is available all the time, in all modes, but only kicks in when necessary "in non sport mode" when the accelerator is pushed hard. In Sport mode the front motor is permanently engaged all the time.

So accelerating hard in ECO mode will get the front motor engaged ?

Thanks.

 

[sparkwon]

A careless driver is a problem in any vehicle...trying to limit the power in EVs won't change that..it would just make the world more boring, and the careless drivers would just cause similar problems in a Zoe instead.

 

[ZTT]

I think (forgive me if I’m wrong) but you’re also thinking of this in isolation. The bigger picture is that more safety features exist now, better designs of cars, lower speed limits, better separation of the different forms of transport etc.
I queried a trend of UK traffic deaths and it’s pretty clear it’s on the right path even given faster more powerful cars.
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I tried to get it to plot a graph but it just generated the code for it heh.

It seems a little sensational or headline grabbing to assume that one new thing is the downfall of all.
In summary, don’t panic. ?

Edit: the data looks like this, not gonna graph it but neither year quoted in the first image is an outlier.
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chart below, does show a steady decline until about 2011 when it levels off

 

[JustAnotherMidlifeCrisis]

chart below, does show a steady decline until about 2011 when it levels off

Proof that faster cars mean fewer deaths!

 

[Brettus]

chart below, does show a steady decline until about 2011 when it levels off

Wait, did you type the data into excel manually to graph that? Commitment if so! ??

 

[ZTT]

Took less than 5 minutes in excel, I’m not a bad typist ?

 

[tsedge]

Proof that faster cars mean fewer deaths!

Or proof that faster cars has prevented a further fall in deaths. Or in fact proof of nothing at all without more data.

 

[Brettus]

Or proof that faster cars has prevented a further fall in deaths. Or in fact proof of nothing at all without more data.

I’m pretty sure there was a /s there in spirit ?

 

[ZTT]

Or proof that faster cars has prevented a further fall in deaths. Or in fact proof of nothing at all without more data.

As they say lies, damn lies and statistics

Government stats claim it is down to a combination of compulsory seat belts, better children’s seats, reduction in drink driving and cars generally being safer for the occupants.

 

[JustAnotherMidlifeCrisis]

Or proof that faster cars has prevented a further fall in deaths. Or in fact proof of nothing at all without more data.

Indeed. Please excuse my exuberance.

 

[shinyrobot]

Correlation is not causation.

Spurious Correlations

Correlation is not causation: thousands of charts of real data showing actual correlations between ridiculous variables.

tylervigen.com

 

[salty]

Personally don't see what the X Power and similar, has got to do, with possibly more accidents. You can cause carnage in a 50bhp car if it's driven by an idiot. Unfortunately accidents are going to happen whatever the car is. ?

 

[siteguru]

Some of the worst drivers on the road are in Fiat 500s, and I don't mean the Abarth version. ?‍ (As well as Audis and Mercs of course - that's a given).

(I'm not casting any gender stereotypes - merely making an observation from what I see; I don't look at who is driving, just the driving standard).

 

[olliewebb]

Some of the worst drivers on the road are in Fiat 500s, and I don't mean the Abarth version. ?‍ (As well as Audis and Mercs of course - that's a given).

Nah it's Vauxhall Insignias, by a massive margin.

 

[JonnyG]

Lets's face it ... look at the stats ... driver error is the main cause of accidents. It's nothing to do with the car. The Xpower was a great idea by MG IMHO and they should be applauded for bringing it to market ? All IMHO and ETTO.

 

[CGYorks]

To believe that cars did not go a fast in the 80’s is wrong - Thatcher years and BMW/Porsche sales and all the others - hot hatches…

And many if not most injuries and deaths are in towns at speeds under 30…