MG ZS EV - 72.6kWh Facelift

If they could get enough cars in lots to meet demand they would be one of the best selling cars right now. Currently the wait time is looking at Jan 23 at the earliest.

You might get some joy with a short range one. MG did drop a few hundred in the UK a week or two ago for garages to sell right away. Small chance any dealer here got one but you never know.

That's our plan, if it was August or even early September we'd take it, but after that we'll wait til January.

I was very impressed with spec and drive of the MG. Price point is right for us too.

We ordered the MG ZS EV Exclusive today. Had a look under the bonnet and SO much room....turns out MG have partnered with an Irish company to develop a frunk option. Saw a pic of the prototype and the space is massive.

No way you can compare the ZS to a VW or Hyundai/Kia product, especially the Ioniq 5. Some of the fit and finish in the ID3 may be comparable but both the ZS and ID3 are in a similar price bracket.

I would probably have bought a ZS over an e-Niro but for the appalling trade-in value offered to me by an MG dealer on my old car (like many others on here). The €7k difference between the lower spec ZS and the e-Niro was reduced to €2k - even less with metallic paint.

I would probably have gone for the ZS at a €4k to €5k differential but not at what was offered to me. I would have bought with the acceptance that the ZS is a budget car with some short comings in quality etc and obviously residual value.

Does the roof just slide open and closed, or does it have the tilt option?

Some people buy Lidl brand butter, others pay over twice as much for kerrygold because they know the name. But it all tastes the same on my toast.

I don't look at it like Aldi butter is inferior. I see kerrygold as over charging.

Same here, MG are hitting a fair price for the spec. The others are over charging.

I know it has a good spec and a large battery, but that is only a grand less than a base model Ioniq 5 on the road. Which is a far superior car which will simply depreciate less and there is probably not much difference in the real life range between them.

I've been saying for years that the Chinese are coming and I have absolutely no problem with that, most cheaper EVs sold in the EU in 10 years time will be Chinese made, maybe even sooner. But for now they will have to mainly compete on price and they will have to do significantly better than incumbents who have better cars.

What are the official figures? I can't find it on the MG website, just did a google and it tells me the 72.6kWh MG ZS has a 319km WLTP range (198 miles)? Surely that's not right, that is extremely inefficient. The 58kWh Ioniq 5 has a 384km WLTP range.

Now I'm always the first to say efficiency in EVs is not that important, but this car is advertised as "long range", where the Ioniq is advertised as the shorter range car. And if the big battery is of no benefit here, are we expected to pay the same for a ZS as for an Ioniq 5, just for some extra spec?

Less range, not more. V2L is nice, but a simple DIY solution does the job for €100 (unless you need huge loads). Leather is overrated (coming from someone who has had leather in most of their cars, particularly when the kids were young). Sunroof, most people take it or leave it. I like it myself but it's no biggy.

The Ioniq 58kWh is €39k on the road. My sister in law just bought one. So only a grand or two more than the MG ZS. For a car that will have substantially lower total cost of ownership. And probably a better ownership experience (Korean cars have long warranties and are better build than any other cars in the world)

It sounds like I'm playing devil's advocate here in the ZS thread, but potential buyers need to be very aware of what's what. Paying thousands extra for a few small extra features in what most people would consider a less desirable car.

The €29k ZS (on the road price?) has a tiny range though compared with the Ioniq 5? Or are my figures all wrong here?

Thanks Grumpypants, it looks like the WLTP figure I found was for the cheaper lower range then, yes that makes a lot more sense. Not sure why MG don't just publish these figures on their website.

Okay, MG ZS will take at least one year. Is there any option to get an MG5 soon. It looks promising since it has 400km range.