Battle of the EVs | MG ZS EV Vs Mazda MX-30 Twin Test Review | CarsIreland.ie 

That intro....so funny. Love the two of you reviewing together 😂

Future twin test idea. Sinead in a Hyundai Ionic 5 and Anthony in a Kia EV6.

I'm SO glad we got the MG! Roomy and accessible (you can get in and out so easily, try the hopeless Vauxhall Meriva with kids and a shopping trolley!), comfy with vegan leather and heated front seats, opening roof in MG tradition, good range, great to drive, and....saved THOUSANDS of euros!

I'm not sure I agree with Mazda's environmental justification. That battery is going to be maxed out regularly, charged regularly and fully discharged more often too. That all adds up to the battery degrading much quicker than larger batteries therefore it will either need replacing or the car gets scrapped very early - doesn't sound that environmentally friendly...

My wife loves her mg .£23500 in the uk for the top exclusive. also the panoramic roof with electric blind is superb.massive space in the back and the boot.

Ah brilliant. More reviews like this please. 🤗🤗🤗

Great to have the twin test. Great fun chemistry between ye both. Many many twin tests on the horizon hopefully! Every car decision usually comes down to 1 of 2.

I am proud owner of MX-30 and been using it for last 6 months now.I am in love with this car, interior, exterior quality everything is awesome. I am practical guy, my daily commute is 50KM and once in 6 months I use it for long range so 200KM range is more than enough for me, also I liked to idea of reason behind having lower battery ( environmental saving around metal extraction) why to keep 500 Km/ change range when you have daily uses less than 100 km/ day. And according to study average commute in Europe is 40 km. So please don’t talk about range and go with impractical reasons. About suicidal doors it’s again invocation and for me with height 172 cm , I do not find any issue at all, it has big leg space and person/kids can go in/out very easily so again practically it’s perfect. About interior MG is no where near to Mazda. One is Chinese and other is Japanese so can’t compare on this point. Mazda MX 30 has best interior, great plastic quality also Color combination is perfect so overall awesome experience. Guys go with practical mind, just do go with blindly like ants who just jump into race.

This was great fun 🤗

I share with you my experience after 6 months driving a MX30, and not just test-driving it for a few hours, MX30 is absolutely a very gorgeous car, inside-out with outstanding finishing quality and very comfortable and pleasant to drive. BUT WHAT A SHAME!!! Technically as an EV, MX30 is useless! When the temperature drops to freezing point or even near, driving range on the highway drops to 110KM (140KM off highway) and worst is the charging time, it takes over 3 hours (in cold weather) to recharge the battery on a CCS 50KW/h charging station and not 45 minutes as announced by Mazda! You need to stop 3 hours at a fast charging station to be able to drive less than one hour!

Both nice cars...had my MG for 15 months and love it :)

I'm in Canada and I bought a 2023 Mazda MX-30 GS as a second vehicle and at the same time got into EV. I use it only from may 01 to october 31 (no winter). It was the best deal as Mazda was offering a 4000$ rebate + 12000$ rebate from the governments (provincial & federal). I use it for my daily commute for groceriy, shopping, meetings etc... All within 40 km from my house. If it was my only véhicle (EV), I would have ordered one with a range of around 400 km instead. 🧐

MG for me.

More of these two handers please! Great fun having you both review via the medium of slagging. Serious question though, is it legal to retail a new car with the wrong units displayed? Of course that may be a UK spec press car, in which case, graaaaand. Love the Mazda, but it ain't a family car. A tall stylish city car for couples, yes.

I have no doubt that Mazda's 'holistic' approach will change, and they'll start making larger / better technology batteries or their EV's will be impractical outside of Europe.

MG by far the winner around 250 kilos lighter than mazda even though bigger battery capacity (hence longer range)

Fun, entertaining, bantering review. 😄 Because of the lower-level prices, the value-for-money verdict makes senes. I recently drove the MG ZS EV for a week and, as a Tesla owner, I was very impressed with it. For instance, the blindspot indicators on the wing mirrors, comfy seats, and great all-round visibility. There are obviously negative points, but the MG is still a great EV to have especially with the 7 year warranty (did you mention the warranty?).

Love this video/format, the MG seems like a much better prospect as a family car in terms of, y'know, having real back doors whereas the cork trim on the Mazda looks manky, the scroll wheel is infuriating and the range isn't great. But a mph speedo would really put me off the MG

Really cool review. Would go for mazda probably

Just ordered my MG ZS EV. I did look at the mazda as I could get them for more or less the same price. Range and rear leg room were deciders for me, my son is 6 foot (183cm) and I'm 6'2 (188) so rear leg room is a must. Range, while not a deal breaker is also a factor. The Mazda certainly looks better, inside and out. But with cars, its function over form rather than the other way around. Good review, and happy it confirms what I already thought. Nothing worse then spending £1000's on some thing to realize you got the wrong thing.... :-)

I bought a Mazda MX-30 3 months ago and 100% no regrets picking it up over the MG. Especially with the recent major rust issues on MG’s after only a year of been on UK and Irish roads. Also they made the Mazda out to be more of a pain to live with than reality, both cables fit in the small back without issues. I’ve taken a trip from Drogheda to Newry on the motorway and it took 45% there and 40% back with 4 adults. And belting down the back roads are pretty fun. When I tested the MG it felt cheap, hollow plastic slow centre console, no app it didn’t feel like an upgrade from my Alfa Romeo Mito. Where the Mazda MX-30 it drove and felt like a smaller Alfa Romeo Stelvio.

He loses as soon as you start to charge the Mg and the badge lights up

The Mg is the better car for me! And cheaper.

Enjoyable, relaxed and natural - well done - more like this - my vote is MG - Mazda is Nerdy

Love my MG ZS EV and need the space for the grandchildren’s car seats. You have the old software that makes bongs. You missed heated seats.The Mazda looks like it might be fun without kids. Need a bit more range.

the Mazda is perfect for us that have to have two cars anyway, as a second car. We will rearly drive more then 100km in one day, so the battery will not get totally empted or need to charge to 100%. If we need to to go longer or with all the kids, we use our Ford S-Max Diesel instead, but 80% of our weekly travel will be done with the Mazda. And the roads here are mostly 70 km/h roads, so the milage will be more then enough for us. We can also charge at home, so it will be very cheap to charge also, and allways acces to a charger. And this is exactly what Mazda has designed this car for, NOT for them who only have one car and need to do 200km+ journeys regulary

Interesting reviews and nice to see Sinead back again. If I had the choice the MG would win tho' as the range of both isn't great as I am primarily a motorway driver, I'm afraid I'm sticking with diesel.

If you don't have kids the Mazda wins hands down. Kids, it's the MG.

2 for the price of 1....it does not get better 😁

From Australia: who else has to have the subtitles on to understand them??? I thought he said Mazda MX-Turkey ha ha

Great to see you both together. Mazda wins for me, the MG is just too generic. I don’t care about my kids either! 😉

so cute two of you!

The new MG ZS ev facelift is the one to go for

This is the format all car reviews should have - proper devil's advocate and sans fan boyish bias. I am a Mazda fan boy.

How fast is it. Do the rear seats recline. Is it a cvt... So many questions

The MG is more spacious but I think that grill is a bit ugly. I prefer the Mazda because of its interior. But generally, EVs are way too expensive.

Mg win the range

Why did mazda design a beautiful EV...but give it an anxiety inducing lack of range?

MG wins unless you want to spend all your time recharging

Can ony one confirm weight of each car this is very important figure we must know

Mazda have made two major failings into that car. Yes, suicide doors look snazzy, but are impractical enough for families and the size of the door makes it useless. People will not buy the car because of that. Secondly, they have it wrong with regards to the size of that battery. The figures quoted are the maximum and the battery at new. These batteries lose charge and storage over time. Yiu will need to charge it more and all that will reduce the life of it, so, over time you would have to swap the battery more than larger units. Another fail

I'm not in the market for a new car, especially an electric one but I would choose the Mazda as it's overall a better all-rounder. Thanks for the comparison, it was brilliant! Love to see more of these.

I am sorry but I like MG’s looks much better 😁 Must be because I’m used to my current Honda CRV

Mazda thought it was making an electric Miata.

Mg is my choice more practical and loads of room and looks better too but seats in Mazda look nice,not a fan of those rear doors in the Mazda at all,looks horrible and awkward an can see people closing the rear doors onto front ones, other than the rear doors Mazda looks more sporty an different, it's the rear doors that would stop me buying one🤔

Mazda ang get fun.😍

mg electric way better than mazda..

Mg has sun roof😀

You’ll spend more time staring at the Mazda MX-30 in your drive than you will spend driving your kids around in it and with that great interior you’ll be coming up with excuses to go for a drive by yourself.

Why car makers go for these "suicide" doors? It's a big No No from my point of view when you have a family and need to go to the supermarket.

Mazda more tech 😎😎😎😎

why would you compare a china cheap car to a premium sports suv like mazda its like comparing apple to vivo

The Mazda is another league to the china MG

I am so glad we don't have kids!

MG OAP car Mazda FUGLY / Useless Buy a DIESEL PASSAT way better

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