2025 MG 4 reverts to drive-away prices across range, Excite 51 moves closer to $40,000

The entry cost of one of Australia's best-selling electric cars, the MG 4 hatchback, has increased from April 1 – but other variants are more affordable than before.

MG Australia has increased the national drive-away pricing for the 2025 MG 4 Excite 51 from $34,888 to $36,990 – a $2102 rise – from April 1, 2025, after it was available for as low as $30,990 between September 20, 2024 and October 31, 2024.

Pricing for the MG 4 Excite 51 increased to $32,990 drive-away until December 31, 2024, then $34,990 and $34,888 from January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025 – while drive-away prices were removed for other variants of the electric hatchback.

However MG has reverted to national drive-away offers across the MG 4 line-up from April 1, 2025, resulting in savings between $5000 and $6000 over their standard drive-away prices, before special offers are applied.

The move sees the MG 4 Excite 64 fall to $40,990 drive-away – compared to $41,990 before on-road costs – while the Essence 64 is available for $42,990 drive-away, down from $44,990 before on-road costs.

In December 2024, the MG 4 Excite 64 was available for $34,990 drive-away – but MG removed national drive-away offers from all but the base Excite 51 at the start of 2025, seeing it rise around $10,000 to between $43,704 and $45,900 drive-away.

The MG 4 Essence Long Range 77 is listed at $49,990 drive-away, while the all-wheel-drive MG 4 XPower is $55,990 – matching its recommended retail price (RRP), but with on-road costs now included in the price.

Australia's cheapest new electric vehicle is the BYD Dolphin, which retails for $29,990 before on-road costs – or around $33,000 drive-away – followed by the GWM Ora ($33,990 drive-away), the MG ZS EV ($36,888 drive-away), and the MG 4.

An updated MG 4 is expected to debut later this year ahead of an Australian launch in 2026, with changes likely to include an overhauled interior with a new infotainment touchscreen, more physical buttons, and higher-quality materials.

• MG 4 Excite 51 RWD – $36,990
• MG 4 Excite 64 RWD – $40,990
• MG 4 Essence 64 RWD – $42,990
• MG 4 Essence Long Range RWD – $49,990
• MG 4 XPower AWD – $55,990

Note: All prices above are drive-away, with the current offers available until April 30, 2025, unless extended.

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Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.

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