2024 MG ZST review: 0-100 & engine sound

2024 MG ZST Essence specifications:

1815kW (156PS) / 230Nm, 1.3-litre turbo 3-cylinder
6-speed auto transmission with front-wheel drive
Claimed 0-100km/h: N/A
Official average fuel consumption: 7.1L/100km
Tare weight: 1295kg
Boot space: 359L/1187L
Price: AU$33,990 (not including on-road costs, at time of upload)

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[davetaylor]

For those of us not made of money. And not wishing to land themselves in heaps of debt. There really isn't anything left to buy that is cheap. Hyundai used to sell base end models. We had several of the Getz models. Kia had entry level. And there were other cheap price new cars. Even cheaper as demonstrators or end of line. Now with crash ratings and emission ratings. There are no base models. Even the Chinese and Korean cars start at telephone numbers. What happened to utilitarian transport. The Model T. VW Beetle. 2CV. Cars made in mass numbers. No frills. To get the working man mobile. At a price that they could afford. There was a period in my life when I bought many new cars. No HP. Walk in with cash. Drive out. I wasn't earning megabucks. The cars just weren't that expensive comparative to earnings. Now the cost is like a second mortgage. Combined with Rego cost. Insurance. And running expenses. Very much a luxury item these days. No longer just convenient transport.

[Simoron]

Hey team, any chance of getting you guys to do the MG 5 essence turbo soon :)?

[dingus]

MG is hard to ignore these days. Personally, i'd go something Korean or Japanese but maybe I'm becoming that old man shouting at the clouds about not going Chinese. With a big enough timeframe on sale we should have a clearer picture on reliability and common issues. I just wonder how all the underpinnings go in a salty coastal region as a cheap alternative usually becomes damn obvious after a while

[jimmyp]

I was expecting more from nearly 2500 Horsepower ;)

[alexisan]

In sport mode it probably would have been a second quicker to 100kmhr

[ytyndale]

Not fast enough for today's turbo SUV market.