MY24 · Standard
Side by side · MY24 and MY26
CUPRA BornvsMG MG4
511 km WLTP · 30 min 10–80%452 km WLTP · 35 min 10–80%
vs
The CUPRA Born is rated 511 km on the WLTP cycle, the MG MG4 452. A 10–80% stop takes 30 minutes in the CUPRA Born and 35 in the MG MG4. Every figure below names the badge it belongs to, and the three tools further down turn the same numbers into a charging race, a road trip and a yearly bill.
At a glance
CUPRA Born · Standard
511km WLTP
30min 10–80%
A$59,990from
MG MG4 · Essence 64
452km WLTP
35min 10–80%
A$28,990from
The short answer
The CUPRA Born goes further on a charge.
1
The CUPRA Born is rated 511 km against 452 — 59 km, 13% further. It uses 16.3 kWh to cover 100 km where the MG MG4 needs 15.
2
A 10–80% stop takes 30 minutes in the CUPRA Born and 35 in the MG MG4. On a 50 kW post it is 65 and 54 minutes, so most of the advantage disappears at a slow site.
3
The MG MG4 is the cheaper to buy, listed from A$28,990 against A$59,990 for the CUPRA Born — A$31,000 at the starting point, before on-road costs.
Which one, in one line
Pick the CUPRA Born ifit wins on range (511 km against 452), charging (30 minutes against 35), space (385 L of boot against 350 L).
The priceThe MG MG4 is the cheaper to buy, listed from A$28,990; both are list prices before on-road costs and incentives.
MY26 · Essence 64
Charging, raced
Two cars, one post, same clock
Charging speed is a station number and a car number, and the smaller one wins. Set the post and both cars fill against the same clock — the interesting part is not who wins, it is how much of the gap a slow post takes away.
Each car is modelled on its own published 10–80% time, which gives an average power over that window: 108 kW for the CUPRA Born, 77 kW for the MG MG4. A post above that average changes nothing; a post below it sets the pace.
MG MG4CCS235min
CUPRA BornCCS230min
At 150 kW, going from 10% to 80% takes 30 min in the CUPRA Born and 35 min in the MG MG4 — a gap of 5 minutes. Both cars are limited by their own packs at this post, so a bigger station would change nothing.
Every figure
The numbers, with the badge attached
A tick marks a figure that is simply more useful — more range, less energy per 100 km, a faster stop. Rows without a tick are different, not better: a bigger battery, a taller body and a heavier car are all trades, and this page does not pretend otherwise.
| Measure | CUPRA Born | MG MG4 |
|---|---|---|
| Range and efficiency | ||
| WLTP range | 511 km✓MY24 Standard | 452 kmMY26 Essence 64 |
| Efficiency | 6.13 km/kWh | 6.67 km/kWh✓ |
| Energy per 100 km | 16.3 kWh | 15 kWh✓ |
| Battery | 77 kWh | 64 kWh |
| Charging | ||
| DC peak | 135 kW | 140 kW✓ |
| 10–80% at peak | 30 min✓ | 35 min |
| Average power, 10–80%(derived) | 108 kW✓ | 77 kW |
| AC maximum | 11 kW | 11 kW |
| Fast-charge plug | CCS2 | CCS2 |
| AC plug | Type 2 | Type 2 |
| Size and weight | ||
| Length | 4,322 mm | 4,287 mm |
| Width | 1,809 mm | 1,836 mm |
| Height | 1,537 mm | 1,504 mm |
| Kerb weight | 1,852 kg | 1,685 kg |
| Space and practicality | ||
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Boot | 385 L✓ | 350 L |
| Performance and warranty | ||
| Power | 170 kW✓ | 140 kW |
| 0–100 km/h | 7.0 s✓ | 7.9 s |
| Drive | RWD | RWD |
| Battery warranty | 5yr unlimited km / 8yr 160,000km | 10yr 250,000km / 7yr 160,000km |
| Price | ||
| Starts at | A$59,990list, before on-road | A$28,990✓list, before on-road |
| Dearest version | A$59,990 | A$44,990✓ |
| Per km of WLTP range | A$117.40/kmcheapest version | A$64.14/km✓cheapest version |
| Drive-away | A$63,000–A$66,500where the feed lists it | A$39,990where the feed lists it |
How to read the mixed rows. Range, efficiency, battery and charging come from one badge — the longest-range version of each car's current model year, not the longest range it has ever been rated at. The catalogue stores one record per badge, so where two figures come from different badges the row names the one it used.
What WLTP is not. It is a laboratory cycle at a fixed temperature, with the air conditioning off and a gentle acceleration profile. It exists so two cars can be compared on the same test, not so a driver can predict a highway run. Expect less on a 110 km/h trip, and less again in winter.
What this page does not claim. No ANCAP crash rating: the catalogue carries none, and a column of dashes would read like a failure rather than a gap. Prices are manufacturer list before on-road costs; the drive-away band appears only where the feed publishes one.
Your numbers
What this pair costs you, on your drive
Two questions decide most purchases: how often you stop, and what the year costs. Both are arithmetic on the figures above, so change the inputs and the answer changes with you.
The drive
Starts full, arrives at 10%, charges back to 80% at each stop, and assumes a highway range of 85% of the WLTP figure.
- CUPRA Born
- 2
- MG MG4
- 3
stops · 60 min charging
stops · 105 min charging
The year
Energy at the wheels from the WLTP label, priced at the tariff you pay. Home charging is usually cheaper than the directory's median.
- CUPRA Born
- A$1,223
- MG MG4
- A$1,125
A$8 per 100 km
A$8 per 100 km
The trip model ignores charger detours, queueing and the last 10% of the pack, which is slow on both cars. The yearly cost is energy only: no session fees, no idle fees, no home-charger installation, and no petrol car to compare against.
Your priorities
A verdict you can argue with
There is no single winner, only a winner for a set of priorities. Move the sliders and the weighting changes — nothing here is a magazine score, and the page never hides the numbers it is built from.
Weighted result
CUPRA Born
wins 4 of 6 measures on these weights
CUPRA Born65%
MG MG435%
Each measure is scaled between the two cars, so a weight of 5 means “this is the thing I care about” and 0 means “I do not care at all”. The scores are relative, not a rating out of ten.
Questions
Short answers, then the reasoning
Every figure here comes from the same data as the rest of the page. Where the data cannot answer, the page says so instead of guessing.
Still unsure about a term? The connector guide covers the plugs, and the vehicle guide the rest.
Which has more range, the CUPRA Born or the MG MG4?
The CUPRA Born. The CUPRA Born is rated 511 km and the MG MG4 452, each on the longest-range badge of its current model year — MY24 Standard and MY26 Essence 64 respectively. WLTP is a laboratory cycle run at a fixed temperature with the air conditioning off, so treat the figure as a way to compare one car with another rather than a prediction for a highway run in summer.
Which charges faster?
The CUPRA Born. Going from 10% to 80% takes 30 minutes in the CUPRA Born (135 kW peak) and 35 in the MG MG4 (140 kW peak). At a slow post the station becomes the limit and the gap narrows, because the slower car is short of power rather than short of time.
Do they use the same plug?
Yes. Both list CCS2 for DC fast charging, so either car can use the same sites without an adapter. An adapter still cannot raise the power a car will accept.
Which is cheaper to run?
The MG MG4, by about A$97.50 a year at 15,000 km and A$0.50 per kWh. It uses 15 kWh per 100 km against 16.3. That is energy only, at the wheels: session fees, idle fees and home-charger installation are not in it.
Which has more space?
The CUPRA Born: 385 L of luggage space against 350 L. Makers measure boot volume by different conventions — some to the window line, some under the parcel shelf — so read the direction as reliable and the size of the gap as indicative.
Which is cheaper to buy?
The MG MG4 is the cheaper of the two, listed from A$28,990 against A$59,990 for the CUPRA Born — A$31,000 between the two starting prices. Both are manufacturer list prices before on-road costs, options and any incentive, so a dealer's drive-away number will differ.
Other comparisons
All comparisonsEvery figure on this page comes from the same records the CUPRA Born and MG MG4 pages use. How the sources are chosen, and what a figure here never claims, is on the methodology page.