Ford Capri vs MG4 EV Urban

The Ford Capri costs £13,490 more than the MG MG4 EV Urban. For that premium it adds 84 miles more WLTP range, 30 kW more power and a 1.6s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the MG MG4 EV Urban comes out ahead overall.

The MG MG4 EV Urban is £13,490 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MG MG4 EV Urban comes out roughly £13,490 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 193 miles for the Ford Capri and 140 miles for the MG MG4 EV Urban - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Ford Capri goes roughly 53 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 25-28 minutes.

The MG MG4 EV Urban is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 30 mm narrower than the Ford Capri. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 558 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV Urban and about 528 mm of total clearance for the Ford Capri. The MG MG4 EV Urban also turns in a 0.4 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Ford Capri and 90% for the MG MG4 EV Urban. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use LFP-type cells, which are happy charged to 100% every day. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.