James Wong 2026 MG 4 Electric: Update coming 'very soon' for familiar EV hatch 2 Hours Ago MG's new cut-price EV feels anything but budget, with impressive driving manners and a fulsome spec sheet for not a lot of money. CarExpert brings together reviews, research tools and trusted buying support, guiding you from research to delivery with confidence. Chinese EV price wars continue to rage at the lower end of Australia's new-vehicle market, and one of the OGs – MG – is getting in on the action again. The 2026 MG 4 EV Urban arrives as the second 'MG 4' model in Australia, with a starting price of just over $30,000 drive-away. And that's for a battery-electric hatchback roughly the size of a Volkswagen Golf. Its sharp price point puts it up against the likes of the BYD Atto 1 and Dolphin, as well as the GWM Ora and new GAC Aion UT electric hatchbacks. You could even throw in MG's own MG 4 Electric (confused yet?) for good measure, too. MG says it will sell the new front-wheel drive MG 4 EV Urban alongside the existing rear-drive MG 4 Electric, which is in line to get an update in the coming months as well as a range restructure that could better structure the two model lines under one MG 4 banner. But even though this is the entry-level car, it's far from entry-level in terms of equipment. If anything, it's almost fully specced for base-model money. As we've found with a lot of cheap new vehicles, cheap doesn't always mean 'cheerful' – so, we attended the Australian media launch of the new MG 4 EV Urban to see if it's worth considering for those looking at an EV on a tight budget. How does it fare? Read on to