MG4 EV vs MINI Aceman

The MG MG4 EV costs £1,685 more than the MINI Aceman. For that premium it adds 89 miles more WLTP range, 79 kW faster peak rapid charging and 88 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the MG MG4 EV comes out ahead overall.

The MINI Aceman is £1,685 cheaper to buy. The MINI Aceman is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £192 for the MG MG4 EV, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MINI Aceman comes out roughly £1,965 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 181 miles for the MG MG4 EV and 159 miles for the MINI Aceman - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MG MG4 EV goes roughly 22 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 25-29 minutes.

The MINI Aceman is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 82 mm narrower than the MG MG4 EV. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 646 mm of total clearance for the MINI Aceman and about 564 mm of total clearance for the MG MG4 EV. The MG MG4 EV also turns in a 0.3 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 MG MG4 EV and 84% for the MINI Aceman. That gives the MG MG4 EV a modest edge in retained real-world range. The MG MG4 EV's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the MINI Aceman's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.