Popular affordable electric car replacement confirmed! This is the next-generation MG4 to go into battle against the Tesla Model 3, BYD Dolphin, and GWM Ora

MG has confirmed the name and design of the next-generation MG4, shortly after it was leaked via government documents.

The 2025 MG4 EV has been heralded as the brand’s first global model for the year, alongside images that confirm its new design.

The previously available information for the car came with some confusing extras - MG has also registered it for approval as the MG3 EV and E5 with Chinese authorities.

While it’s possible those names could be used in other markets, it now seems unlikely that if the car were to come to Australia it would be called anything other than 'MG4'.

CarsGuide has contacted MG Australia for more details, and to find out if or when the new model might be available.

Details made available by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) earlier this week showed that the car is far too big to be considered an MG3 replacement for Australia, outgrowing the existing MG4 in every dimension.

The new car is 4395mm long, 1842mm wide and 1551mm tall, and even its 2750mm wheelbase is 50mm longer than the existing MG4.

The current MG4 is 4287mm long - a substantial difference. The MG3 is just 4055mm long.

The longer wheelbase than the existing MG4 suggests the new car has undergone some changes in terms of its platform and is more than just a major facelift.

At least one variant of the new MG4 will have a 120kW electric motor and kerb weight of 1485kg, according to the MIIT.

While the MG4 is a relatively poor seller in its home nation, it tops the charts for small cars in Australia with 6934 sales during the 2024 calendar year.