MG4 EV Urban vs Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer

The Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer costs £6,500 more than the MG MG4 EV Urban. For that premium it adds 73 miles more WLTP range. The MG MG4 EV Urban is not just cheaper - it also offers 61 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the MG MG4 EV Urban comes out ahead overall.

The MG MG4 EV Urban is £6,500 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £144 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 £6,380 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 140 miles for the MG MG4 EV Urban and 229 miles for the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer goes roughly 89 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 26-28 minutes.

The two are within 18 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 558 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV Urban and about 540 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the MG MG4 EV Urban and 84% for the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer. That gives the MG MG4 EV Urban a modest edge in retained real-world range. The MG MG4 EV Urban's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.