Leapmotor B10 vs MG4 EV Urban

The Leapmotor B10 costs £8,000 more than the MG MG4 EV Urban. For that premium it adds 68 miles more WLTP range, 86 kW faster peak rapid charging and 50 kW more power. The MG MG4 EV Urban is not just cheaper - it also offers 147 litres more boot space and lower energy use, 155 versus 174 Wh/km. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the MG MG4 EV Urban comes out ahead overall.

The MG MG4 EV Urban is £8,000 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 £8,120 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 Leapmotor B10 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 Leapmotor B10 goes roughly 53 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 20 minutes in the Leapmotor B10 and 28 in the MG MG4 EV Urban, so the Leapmotor B10 loses less time at each stop. That makes the Leapmotor B10 the stronger long-distance car.

The MG MG4 EV Urban is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 43 mm narrower than the Leapmotor B10. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 558 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV Urban and about 515 mm of total clearance for the Leapmotor B10.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Leapmotor B10 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.