MG announces the launch of its all-new 2026 MG4 hatch, an entry-level model featuring cutting-edge battery technology, aimed at redefining the segment and setting a new benchmark in affordable electric mobility.
The new-gen semi-solid-state battery technology has the potential to up the ante in the small hatch budget segment in terms of range, charging speeds and safety.
A brand manager of MG, Chen Chui, added that the new tech the new MG4 will produce will be the first mass-produced EV to have the new technology that had been limited to only a scarce few premium or luxury Chinese EVs.
Talking to CarNewsChina, Chen substantiated that the small MG4 hatch would integrate batteries that were provided by Qingtao Energy and would have liquid electrolyte in a percentage of five.
The top MG executive also claimed the novel powerpack has a class-leading energy density of up to 180Wh/kg (a rise over the LFP 140Wh/kg). The new MG4 is rumored to deliver a range of up to 537km but that is measured on the more generous CLTC test cycle.
Chen also demonstrated the new battery pack of the MG4 had also been rigorously tested in the realms of safety by being put through tests such as a 360-degree puncture test. With its new battery development, the incoming MG 4 is allegedly capable of giving 13.8 percent additional mileage in a colder environment down to minus seven degrees Celsius.
The new MG4 will use a 120kW rear-mounted e-motor, but the new semi-solid-state battery is believed to reduce the weight, thereby increasing the performance with the help of a 70 kWh battery pack.
The new MG hatch weighs 1485kg, which is a significant 135kg reduction in weight compared with previous models, and most of that measure was accounted for in the battery pack.
It also should be pointed out that the weight savings would have been way larger had designers not bloated the small hatch so that it can be used to replace the MG5 EV in particular markets. That is why the new MG4 measures 4395mm long (108mm), 1842mm wide (6 mm), and 1551mm tall (47mm) to give a wheelbase of 2750mm (45mm), with the latter giving an advantage in interior space.
Australia The current and successful MG4 is likely to carry on. Rather, it is possible that the new model would arrive here with a new name. That implies that the new model will be more expensive than the MG4 produced in Australia, which only last month also got price increases across the whole line.
Prices ranged up to 3000, and the base-spec MG4 Excite 52 now costs $37,990 at least, plus on-road costs, a one-thousand increase compared with the previous prices, although this model has suffered no alterations in configuration.
Although it is believed that the high-end semi-solid-state 70 kWh battery will be used instead of the 77kWh power pack, it is not yet known what has become of the low-end 51 kWh LFP battery and the 64 kWh battery, as well as whether both will have their own high-end successors.
The others include upgrades over the current MG4, such as the next-gen MGxOppo infotainment system, which is able to incorporate a smartphone interface into the car and take up voice commands and gesture control.
Nothing has been said about the compatibility with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. The second-gen MG4 will be launched on August 5 after being constructed in the factory of SAIC in Nanjing before the vehicle is introduced to the markets of export.
