MG 4 Extended Range

A bigger battery makes this the cheapest 300-mile electric car, but are there On sale Now Price from £36,495 compromises

- Doug Revolta

WELCOME TO MG 4, the director's cut. The latest version of this value-focused electric hatchback has an official range that isn't just long - it's extended.

As a reminder, the MG 4 that first wowed reviewers and piqued the interest of buyers has a 50.8kWh (usable capacity) battery and an official 218-mile range in entry-level SE form, while the Long Range has a 61.7kWh battery and can take you 281 miles.

Since then, we've had the more expensive and crazily quick MG 4 XPower, whose straight-line performance can embarrass £100,000 sports cars. And now this MG 4 Extended Range joins in with a 74.4kWh battery (the biggest in the line-up) and a whopping 323-mile official range - an unbeatable figure for the price right now.