Aion UT review

The Aion UT costs £28,950, or it’s £30,150 if you go for the Premium Pack. Whether its interior space or usable range, you won’t find much else out there that gives you as much of either for less money.

What do I get as standard?

The Aion UT comes with 17in alloy wheels, automatic LED headlights, the (highly questionable) 14.6in screen and 8.88in driver’s display, wireless smartphone mirroring for Apple and Android, voice control, a six-speaker ADiGO sound system, a leatherette interior finished in black, a heated steering wheel and front seats (power adjustable), a heat pump, 12V power supply up front and in the boot, single USB-A and USB-C ports, all the (hellish) ADAS and a 360-degree camera. Phew.

The Premium Pack adds the glass sunroof, electric folding mirrors, a ventilated driver’s seat, an electronic tailgate and the wireless phone charger.

White and red are the standard free colours, but you can spend £595 on green or black on the base-spec Aion UT. Premium Pack buyers have the option of upgrading to silver for that same fee, while the cream interior costs another £195 on top.

How much is it per month?

Aion’s website has an offer on a PCP that amounts to £349 per month over four years, limited to 6,000 miles per year before the excess rate kicks in. That’s off the back of a £2k deposit, advertised at 0 per cent APR.

That’s decent, especially if you can mostly charge at home on a low overnight tariff so your running costs are peanuts. And don’t forget that Aion’s package comes with eight years of warranty, roadside assistance, servicing and MOTs.

However, over the same parameters you can currently get yourself a far more rounded MG4 for around £40 less per month. A Renault Megane is in the ballpark of £50 more than the Aion, on an interest rate of 3.9 per cent at the time of writing.