Those in Damansara are preferring the XP over the LUX. I think for daily driving they already have other cars. This is their point and shoot toy.

The interior is too much of a barebone for a >100k car. They really need to do something with it

Quite surprising that the MG4 is not selling that well in Malaysia, only 70+ units per month. Since its the most complete EV at the RM100k mark, I expected it to sell quite well. Maybe because most people are not familiar with the MG brand? Or they feel that the range of the MG4 standard is too low? Even the Dolphin is selling better. I think MG needs to do some pre-reg to get more cars on the road.

Personally I think the lux and extended versions are priced too close to Atto 3 / Omoda E5, need to reduce the price for it to compete better. The premium of about RM25k to go from standard to Lux is too high with very few worthwhile upgrade.

ZS EV is here already...only issue is they didn't bring in the long range version. Yes, Malaysians prefer flashy interior rather than the driving experience. The MG4 is one of the top 5 sellers in Europe and top EV in UK where as the BYD is no where near. Goes to show that those in the West prioritize driving capability over fancy interiors. Can blame the UK MG designers who went full Lotus with the MG4's design. They tried to make an Elise for the family...in a sense, they hit the sweet spot for European and even Australian or NZ buyers but Asians are brought up differently.

Wish it (BYD Seal 06GT) will come soon here but then again it may not for it has Europe market set as target mainly .

https://insideevs.com/news/731495/byd-seal-06-gt-revealed/

If Malaysia have to wait so long for MG4 , this one could be a long wait too.

The prospect of it coming in reminds me of a song ` Let Down ' by Radiohead that goes....

'Transport
Motorways and tramlines
Starting and then stopping
Taking off and landing
The emptiest of feelings
Disappointed people
Clinging onto bottles
And when it comes it's so so disappointing
Let down and hanging around
Crushed like a bug in the ground
Let down and hanging around...'

Agreed. They should equip ALL variants with the 360 camera. Should be a standard fitment with blind spot monitoring even for the MG4 Standard, basically as a safety feature...wonder what the product planners were thinking IMHO, from the factory, these 2 items won't cost too much. But the 18" is quite oklah, my customers no complains mah. But I think there should also be a bit more differentiation between LUX and LUX extended...at least give those paying RM20k more a bit of feel good feeling lor when driving.

Some observations after 4 mths and 8000km ownership of standard..
Town driving on normal mode gives 14kWh/100km with range of around 360km.
OPD bumps this to 12.6 increasing the range to 400km which is pretty good.
Highway cruising at 105-110 kmh with ACC
gives 15 kWh/100km with 340km range..
Without ACC can get 13.5 increasing range to 380km..
So wltp claim quite accurate

Went for a test drive today finally. Test drove a Lux. I think it's a driver cat. Getting in and out is a bit pain in the ass especially if you are short with your calf kept on hitting the body. Driving the car is fun and the renegerative braking is well calibrated and not causing seasick feeling. ECO mode seems to be the most suitable drive mode for me. But the NVH sitting at the back is really bad coming from driving an Ativa and HRV. It's too noisy and bumpy at the back for our city road. The Lux at 129K, I would expect the interior is be much better than what it is. The UI interface especially the MID is too noisy with text littered all over it. Infotainment unit is too slow as everything needs 2-3 s for it to react. The aircond fan speed can only be control from the UI as the special key on the steering can only be paired to do on-off for the aircond control and a few other driving related stuff. Looks like it was designed by an engineer with the UI development starter kit (I'm an engineer mind you!). The standard would be a great buy with a reverse camera and blind spot but anything more than that RM104K mark would be too pricy for the interior and NVH at the back. Will wait for the next suitable EV! But, outside it is a beautiful car especially in silver color.

Weren't able to find that, only saw the on/off. The salesmen were pretty much hogging the touch screen. But good to know it can.

Latest report on sales numbers

https://soyacincau.com/2024/10/14/malaysia-...september-2024/



What do you see?