MG 5

There are a few small extras on the higher spec ZS like folding electric mirrors, electric seats, heated front seats, extra speakers, rain sensing wipers, lane change assist and rear blind spot detection. Nothing that is really "needed". The big difference is the leather and glass roof. But again purely stuff that could be lived without.

But I've never bought a new car before and might never buy new again so I went for the top spec.

I've also friends being told April, so I wonder are they all shifting. Mine is due for Feb, due an update tomorrow from the dealer. Hopefully not with bad news.

No problem glad you are looking at EVs. Yip it's 36k to drive off in the ZS, grant is taken off by garage so that's the price you pay.

Website says 35k. But there is another 1k dealer fees and if you want any colour other than white it's another 500-600 I think. But that's it. Free charge point with it and you just get it installed (there is a €600 grant that would cover that).

It really is the best value/spec/range you can get for the money in that SUV style size.

Thanks for the reply.

I'll keep an eye out for this.

Why? That's the date she was given for her ZS

Has anyone seen any reviews of the new MG5 - even in a different language.

Ouch, no nothing so far at all. Sounds ominous though.

I got my MG5 Long Range this week. Yes it's the "old model with bigger battery", but I really can't see the "new one" arriving in Ireland in 2022. For one thing, we were supposed to have the Long Range one in 2021 and as far as I know, none of them made it to Ireland until January of this year. I imagine it'll be similar for the "new" one. It might be announced for later this year, but realistically it'll be very late in the year - and then dealers will hold them until Jan 23 so they'll sell better. I wasn't waiting around for that.

The MG5 Long Range is an excellent car. I DO believe the infotainment screen is a bit of an Achilles heal, in that it's a bit clunky to use and plugging the phone in to use Android Auto/ Apple Play could be done a lot better - eg. A wireless 'bed' like there is on the Tesla or a decent place to put the phone without making a little bulge of cable. As it is, the USB port needed to connect for phone apps is under the slide-panel in the middle of the front-car, so this panel has got to be always open when the phone is connected (/Always). That's a bummer & a little messy looking.

BUT all that is a bit nit-picky - and from what I've seen even of the "new" one, the screen, for all it's better look, is STILL an old-fashioned force-touch rather than a decent phone-screen-like affair. So I'm not convinced that screen will be the game-changer it should/ could be anyway.

In truth, the MG5 LR is a hell of a car. Inside doesn't feel like an electric. It feels like a "real" car. Not a cramped tin-can. Outside also, it's not too flash/ look-at-me. I like that. I did choose the red alright to liven it up a little. I don't really like any of the other available colours. It's also bigger in-person than it looks online. There's a nice clearance off the ground. It looks and feels like a proper, decent motor.

ONE QUESTION: Every time I click the Navigation, it does take a 20 seconds or so to load, but then it forces me to click "AGREE" to the stoopid message-that-nobody-reads EVERY TIME! Surely that's not right? Why doesn't it remember I already agreed!? (I expect I'll use google maps mostly anyway, but still this annoys).

Also, I'm pretty sure I turned off a number of the "driver assist" features, but next time I got in, they were all back. ...Is there any memory on the settings?

Yes, the ZS looks OK, the 5 is a bit ugh. Still a good car for the price, though.

On a side note, something looks a little off to me in the updated ZS. I couldn't really put my finger on it until a UK reviewer also commented on it. She said the 17" wheels made it look like it was on tippy-toes. Now I can't stop seeing it😀.

She is right IMHO. MG must have fiddled with the suspension to fit the larger 17" wheels and the stance now looks a little wrong to me. Doesn't take away from the fact it's a good car for the price.

Any update on when you can order the face-lift MG5 ? Thought it was due mid year - what will delivery times likely be? Thanks

The dog owners and DIY peeps and Taxi drivers love you MG.

35/36k i think for excite spec and not sure on exclusive.

Not sure on full specs but the same as UK specs I assume. So don't think the white seats are an option.

Looks like the taxi drivers are bang on: The MG5 estate really is a capable workhorse and wearing well also with a low battery degradation according this. Great to know when the cars start appearing on the second hand market. Wonder how the rustproofing is in the long run? But it appears that the quality is totally acceptable.

also great to see with respect to it being the only affordable family estate out there, and with Ford and others switching completely to poxy SUVs, there wont be many more coming online any time soon.