you remember MG X Power ? This interesting concept was presented at the motor show in Geneva in 2003. It was based on the chassis of the Q-Vale Mangusta, a small Italian sports car of the time. Equipped with a V8 engine with a capacity of 320 horsepower XPower, borrowed from the Ford Mustang, wanted to compete with the Porsche 911 (996). Intended to save MG from a disastrous financial situation, it backfired and dealt it the final blow. Since after the disappearance of the British Leyland consortium, the British manufacturer was looking for time to rethink itself. But X-Power was niche model, commercial failure was almost inevitable. MG was not called TVR or Morgan ! A total of 82 copies found buyers until the sale was completed in 2005. A model that belongs to history today…

Expansion of the European assortment

20 years later MG is going to resuscitate this mythical title. The brand has been successful in Europe since its return in 2017 with the ZS crossover. In 2022, it was the first Chinese car brand to ahead of Polestar and Lynk&Co. In France for the first two months of the year the compact MG4 was the brand’s best-selling model ! It secured 0.7% market share ie. 1690 registrations. A promising start to its career, as it was the only MG model to appear in the top 100 best-selling models in France… The MG line today consists of three crossovers: the electric ZS and Marvel-R, and the hybrid EHS. So there’s also the MG5 and MG4 electric wagon. Several new features are planned for the next few years, e.g crossover One and roadster Cyberster. Until then, the brand will soon expand the range of its best-selling MG 4.

MG4 XPower

Here connection between X-Power and MG4 ! MG will revive this title as a sports version of a family compact. According to the brand’s press release, it will offer All-wheel drive, 450 horsepower and 600 Nm of torque ! With its acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 4 seconds, it will be the fastest MG ever! Another big announcement made by MG arrival of the long-range version: up to 520 kilometers. She will introduce an unprecedented 77 kWh battery, which will save 70 kilometers compared to 64 kWh, and its 450 kilometers. MG remains quite evasive appearance of these two versions in the MG4 directory. One thing is for sure, and still according to the press release, they are expected by the end of the year !

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