MG MG4 vs Volkswagen Id.4

What's the difference?

The small BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle) sedan segment of Australia’s new car market is logically where those looking for the lowest priced entry point to EV ownership go shopping.

Chinese manufacturer MG has focused on value-for-money in a practical city-based BEV with the release of its front-wheel drive (FWD) MG4 EV Urban, which offers a lower priced alternative to the premium rear-wheel drive/all-wheel drive (RWD/AWD) MG4 EV range with which it shares showrooms. 

We recently spent a week aboard this well-equipped five-door hatch to see if it's well suited to city living.

The all-electric Volkswagen ID.4 Pro has finally landed on our shores! Hurrah! The benefit of waiting almost half a decade for it means we get some mid-life technology upgrades and interior features for the single variant that's available to us (at least for now).

The biggest question this mid-size SUV really poses, though, is has it been worth the wait? Is it practical enough? Is it fun enough? Let’s find out.