MG ZS EV review - DrivingElectric

The rise of electric cars has given MG the perfect opportunity to relaunch itself into the UK market, and what better place to start than with a big, comfortable family SUV? Vicky Parrott reviews the new MG ZS EV…

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[peterjeffree]

Took one of these for a test drive. I was so impressed I've placed my order. It's good looking, roomy, capable, comfortable, easy to drive, good range and spectacular value. What's not to like?

[MrJEDIJORDAN]

Just bought this car, I'm really impressed I thought she was pretty harsh on it, it's a lovely drive, fully packed up there with more prestige brands, I'm used to merc, bmw, vw, must say its very golf like its a golf steering wheel and that isn't a bad thing.

[bellshooter]

The model reviewed is a pre-production version as all production versions are 69 plate. The braking attack rate, sat nav lag and some set up fine tuning has been sorted .

[markholttum]

Going to test drive one today, not an SUV fan, but it does seem great value for money.

[melodytalks]

I agree with most of this review as I found the car to be a joy to drive, great value for money, well equipped and reliable.
Remember, lots of rivals in particular French EV cars, Nissan Leaf, Vauxhall has inflated the price much so that, it leaves customers with No value/ incentives to consider their brands.

[juliepaine]

The car used in this review is a pre production model, one can not review a model that is not a production model most of the wrong/miss information is now sorted with 3 updates, great car!

[The-Randomest-Guy]

Just a heads up, they're doing deals on this at the moment. 23k for the exclusive version with the sunroof etc.

[AgentSmith]

This is the only new EV I can afford LOL

[ONhistoryplus]

The Type 2 cable isn't standard, it was just included in the press car by MG. Some dealers may throw one in, but this doesn't appear to be universally done.

[lifeisallalboutbalan]

Great video. Just driven this car with my wife ( she drove it too) on city roads. We are both impressed. Very smooth. Amazing for the price. Minors I noticed you can not pull the steering wheel frontwards ( up & down you can) but you can move your seat & degree of that seat ( so your body moves closer). I am quite a tall person ( 185 cm). The steering wheel position felt good enough with these adjustments. Drives very smooth in the city. A lot of space inside & the boot was truelly impressive compared to our vw golf M6. Suprising for the size of the car. Plenty of head & knee space too. Wish I had tested it on the highway. The only thing that really bothered me was the real range (140 -165) & that there is no auto update system like Tesla & VW ID3. This could have improved the range slightly over time (software) together with other updates of the software like new roads & closest charging stations, .... Felt & looked modern ( not outdated ). DO NOT MOCK THIS CAR UNTILL YOU HAVE DRIVEN IT. Was worried about MG's quality but the chinese take over seems to have a great effect on this car & maybe the brand. The quality did not feel cheap at all for this price. It is not an audi ofc, different price class. Very glad I drove it. I hope they increase the range of this car to around 215 miles or make some cars that will if they do this they will need to boost the charging speed to 120 -150 though ( now it is 80) so the charging time would not be too long.

[simonboskett]

I took one out last week and found the ride very good . Have now put deposit on on, can not wait

[theboxingtalkpodcast]

Hello everyone just got mine delivered today, but only got the 3 pin charger, what charging cable should i buy?

[shimeih]

Nice review as always. I have been considering to buy this myself, considering it's way cheaper to buy and to maintain here in China.

[geriatricmotorcars]

What a great entry level EV
I feel a great used buy a year down the rode '
Will be looking out for one ...

[MrBenHaynes]

Your "rev counter" madam reviewer, is an efficiency gauge that measures the percentage of max power at any given time. Very useful if one cares about minimising wastage.

[bellshooter]

You do not get a type 2 cable as standard!

[Rhanos]

Hi! Great review!!
Hyundai quotes the usable battery in their spec sheet right? Can you tell me how much the usable battery in the MG is? In comparison to kona 39.2 kwh, would you consider this a better car?
They cost the same in my country. I know MG has more space and is practical, but that is not a priority for me.
Thanks a lot!

[jmoranretana]

I agree when she says: "For the price, it's actually brilliant".

[kevingrainger]

Noisy suspension when you hit a pot hole, miss the pot holes and ask the local authority to fill them, car wonders around needing a lot of steering input ? "Precise, you can place it on the road realy easily", Comfortable to drive but it is an unrefined car. This is as far as i have reached with this video, it's nothing to write home about. I don't know what this lady is saying.

[mrlintonious]

Does it come with Departure Time Set, to pre-set the HVAC to warm/defrost the car before driving off to work?