My experience if owning an Mg was a nightmare. Yes it has a long warranty but the dealerships struggle to get MG to ever agree to a repair. I got burnt financially and won’t make the mistake again.
Nah It does because no one buys cars anymore, they all have endless debts for the rest of their life getting a PCP, pay a few hundreds quid a month, the return it after 3 years because no chance they can afford the final payment but still want a car, so renew it every 3 years stuck in a endless loop. And lenders celebrate 🥂
@@stefandaniel1 , Yep! The cost of LPG is less than 50% of petrol or diesel and it's 10 Times less polluant than them. And in Romania it's the most qualitative LPG in Europe, according to a testing company (2nd în Slovenia, 3rd in Croația, 4th in France, etc). That's why at least 90% of the taxi, Bolt, Uber, etc. drivers have cars on LPG. The others have hybrid cars. 😜🤫🤙🦸
@@stefandaniel1 one condition though. There has to be LPG Station nearby. Closest one to me is 15 miles away. If that one doesn't have any then next is 40 miles. Welcome to UK!
@@ukrytykrytyk8477 you still have the extra petrol tank in the car, and the LPG can take you almost 400 miles, i'm sure you can find an LPG station in that range
@@ukrytykrytyk8477 the LPG can take you for 400 miles, and you still have the petrol tank in the car, combined they can drive you for 1000 miles i believe
easy choice for me, the dacias are VERY reliable, we have a duster from 2019, 4x4 prestige, loaded, no issues at all, not a single one... another dacia, sandero stepway III, cero issues, rides well, cvt transmision works well and the 3 cyl is less present than on my ex-Tcross for example... the new dacia duster comes with a 4x4 option that makes every other option in the market not up to the task. edit, bit of info, the extreme model has padded elbow support, reason why i went to the extreme.
It may have 7 year 80000 mile warranty but the average owner shelled out a lot in repairs with MG in your reliability survey suggesting that items classed as wear and tear were not included and must have been pretty cheaply made.
In this iteration Duster has a really bloody good look. And MG still being just a generic chinese car. And thats really a big point especially for urban and younger buyers
Duster has 1.0 and 1.2 renault engines ,if you have IQ bigger then room temperature you should run away from that engines at all cost ( if you want to keep car after warranty )
I think the Dacia Duster still is the bench mark in the segment, but you wouldn't go wrong with the MG either, especially if you don't mind the lack of dealerships and the fussiness to repair it
If you’re after the most value oriented ZS, just sit tight for more info on the petrol only model, which launches in early 2025. I also wouldn’t ignore the massive savings on the out-going model which could save you thousands overall! What Car have always had a pretty negative view of the old model, but it has a lot going for it, and you don’t buy these cars because it’s premium (because it isn’t!), but I find it’s a perfectly respectable, great value family car. 👍
In your (surprise!) very own very recent small SUVs reliability survey backed by 29967 responses gathered across 6 months and published on 06-Oct-2024, Dacia Duster (2018-present) sits at #4 in decreasing order of reliability while the MG ZS (2017-2024) sits at... #22... the second to last. There's no reason to scrupulously compare European engineering against 100% high grade Chinesium with a British badge. Another reasonable thing would've been to emit a judgement on the Duster as a whole based on the engine it will be most sought after with, that being the TCe 130. People looking for high value will most absolutely and definitely NOT be looking at the Hybrid 140. Then, the value proposition would've been ridiculously evident no matter how you look at it. Of course, if you would've done the aforementioned 2 reasonable things there would've been no reason to do this video...
My choice is MG. I drove both cars many times. I am Dacia Duster owner but my next car will be MG. Duster is no more cheap and has too much plastic. A family member has MG already and looks much better especially inside. Driving experience is almost the same would say that is a little better with MG ZS.
The MG looks much better in the interrior. Also the fake leather seats are a must for me. I don't like fabric at all. I would have liked the clima control to be physical instead of the volume buttons.
I can get the Trophy spec in the MG for £5,500 less than the Hybrid Duster Extreme - £21, 800 incl metallic paint. That's just too big a gap to consider the Duster. The higher price and poor discount of the Duster also means I could consider other cars i.e. Skoda Karoq (albeit not Hybrid) which are far nicer to drive..
Another great comparison test, great video, for me Dacia Duster 4x4 would be the choice if offered in automatic 😊❤. Tried manual and it's not good to drive
Some things that Dacia has and Mg are not in addition to those listed above (adjustable depth steering wheel, lpg, 4x4, climate control buttons): wireless charging, heated steering wheel and heated windshield, and Dacia also has soft elbow material but to a higher version
Mild hybrid works as a sort of coasting battery. So as you slow down it’ll shut the engine down, and it’ll give you a (very) minor boost when you pull away. But you’ll never be able to run on pure electricity.
sounds like you are in favour of your bells and whistles if thats what you want then the Duster is not for you so maybe your more the creature comforts person there is nothing wrong with the Duster this will sell like hot cakes ..😀
well from what I have read your going to need that 7 year warranty as the engines are poor and not very reliable On the MG car I agree with you guys the Ncap on the Duster could be better the last review I watched was saying it missed out on a 4 star due to some of the electricery aids on collision cyclists and people things of that nature and as you said the Dacia is a very nice car to look at interior is no frills wipe cleen dash simple to keep looking good great review keep up the good work .
@@PassportToPimlico exactly; In case of the Renault system used in the Dacia, the Electric engine also gets 2 gears, so you are left with officially 14 or 15 combinations, so plenty; In the MG until approx 55 mph (86 km/h exactly), the engine is just a generator and the electric engine drives the engine, so the other gears are just for speeds above that; others use ECVTs (which are actually not a classic CVT) or even no gears (Honda, direct drive on the motor way, other wise electric motor does the drive); I think only not PHEV full hybrid to use a classic gear box is the Hyundai Ioniq (the one without a number) and Kia Niro.
You haven't talked much about the real world acceleration and dynamic of both engines. On paper MG wins that, providing significantly better fuel economy. Some of the ergonomics issues are really inexcusable in modern world for both cars!
True, they make a lot of emphasis on certain aspects, but they forget key things, such as visibility in the driving position, which is good in the ZS and bad in Duster. Also the smoothness of acceleration, engine response seems key to me
2:28 - În România, the Duster's price starts from 16990 € list price, without the Rabla discount (probably, with some discounts it will be 2-3 k euros cheaper), which îs about 14228 £, probably the cheapest new Duster in Europe, Duster Essential Eco-G 100, 100 HP, bi-fuel petrol-LPG, with an autonomy of 1450 km, with both fuel tanks full. So, beat that, rivals and haters! 😜🤫🤙🦸🏆
El MG será todo lo que queráis pero la diferencia de ruido cuando hablan dentro del MG y cuando hablan dentro del Duster es brutal.... el Duster está mucho mejor insonorizado
Es cierto, la rodadura del MG se siente mas, pero tengo la sensación de que todo lo demás está insonorizado menos eso, podría ser por las ruedas o porque esa parte en especifico no está insonorizada. Pero todo lo demás y sobretodo el motor, ni se oye. Te lo digo porque lo he probado personalmente xD
I only consider a 4x4 and you can buy 2 dacia's 4x4 for 1 MG 4x4 ( 50.000!) plus MG is on the top of the list of most unreliable cars, number 1 to be exact, so not a very difficult choice between the 2.
Dacia should offer the option to buy a soft armrest instead of the plastic one for a few hundred euros. It can be seen that the plastic piece is attached, so it can be changed. And this should be the strategy even for dashboard or other things, if costumers want lux they should have the option to pay extra for it.
At least in some markets, there is a material-covered arm rest in the Extreme trim, but it's pretty thin and not very good. Since that plastic is detachable, if I were to buy that car, I would pad that part myself with a better material.
I wanted the Duster but I was disappointed about the NCAP adult protection score70%. I would not buy any of these two cars because in my book there are at least two Japanese cars that offer more for about the same money. I looked on the used car websites for different brands with a filter for over 100000miles to see what brands can achieve high mileage and the worst came out MG. The only cars from MG that survived over 100000miles were the classic ones before Chinese adventure. MG screams fake all over.
that active safety topic is very relative and has become popular probably since feminism is in full swing and all sheilas need to drive to the hairdresser's. Or kids can't bike to school anymore. I own an older generation car. In the active safety department, it only has a basic old gen ABS. I could get a new car, but this one is just fine, most newer cars don't appeal to me and the ones i would love, such as a proper Porsche and the like, i can't afford. Due to what i do, i tend to rent cars in different locations across europe quite often and i request for models i haven't driven before, as much as possible. Any rental is now much newer and modern than my car at home. As soon as i get in this new 4 or 5 star rental, i turn all the notification crap off. Lane departure, lane keep, whatever you call them, automatic high beams, everything that's not a low fuel light. I can't stand road signs popping up on my dash. i know what the speed limit is, i've just passed the sign. It's distracting for no reason. That feature that pulls on the steering wheel when it thinks im out of my lane is a complete nightmare and i dare say dangerous. The point is i will turn that brand new 5 ncap star car into a 1 or 2 star before i'm even off to where im going. Why would i want to pay for something im going to disable anyway? PS: i do appreciate modern comfort tech though. Such as automatic climate control, keyless entry and go. automatic headlights and wipers. I don't mind those, thank you very much !
Renault makes great cars. No problem for at least 100.000 km.. so if you buy it new, you gonna have a great journey till you get bored of it and buy a new model.
MG is so bland, hence the poor residual, ive seen one year old at half RRP! Dacia definately looks very right, unlike alot of new designs with big sieve like front grills and abstract shaped bodies! Im defo going for the hybrid duster!
Its not really £54 a month cheaper as you will be putting £13 a month more petrol into the Dacia than the MG. So you are down to about £41 a month. I think for the £10 a week more I'd take the nicer interior and better performance of the MG. Maybe the ride could be improved with with a slightly higher profile tyre.
You guys are idiots. First off, interior of ZS is on whole another level compared to Dacia, not edging. Second off, equipment level is also much better on ZS. More power, much better refinement, ride is much better than what you led people to believe, more space in the back, almost the same boot space, so on... And to finish things off, IT'S CHEAPER. (I driven both, Dacia is still Dacia. And (objectively) ZS is better than shitbox Captur also.
it's not always an advantage to have soft doors and dashboard, if you have children, animals, you use the car to carry different things, if you touch that soft material, you've ruined a brand new car, whereas with Dacia, if you touch a softer material sharpen that harder material, nothing happens or if children hit it they cut the same, hard materials are also at an advantage sometimes it depends for whom
@@ohyesitsmeI see that you are still hurt that the Chinese bought MG🤣 Now the Romanian plastic car is better for you 🤣 Duster is a good car, but for rescue services, foresters, hunters, adventurers... I wouldn't drive my family on the highway in Duster.
Great review as always guys. A stand out for me is that Dacia have done a great job with the styling on the Duster. MG (and I still hate calling them that) continually produce bland blobs that even a cheap price cant compensate for.
Interesting. To me with only 45mpg and average performance the hybrid duster is simply too much. The mild hybrid is just much better value. 45mpg for a hybrid is pretty bad. And the little Renault petrols are quite economical. Some people have got nearly 50 out of the larger jogger.
@@AldoScotia not more economical that the LPG version of the Duster, the Renault proved themselves, there are tens of thousands of Dacia taxis that use those engines and have half a million miles on them
To be honest, the quality of MG is very questionable, the automatic air conditioning has trouble keeping the set temperature, you can't have a heated steering wheel, the infotainment doesn't dazzle either :-), maybe someone will be dazzled by the price.. Duster is undoubtedly a better car, I just think it was a big mistake to end it producing a great 1.3 TCE engine that was just right for everything. Mild-hybrid means only one thing - one day you will have to deal with the battery, which is also very flammable. Mild-hybrid is an unnecessarily complex technology in cheap cars.
The dropping of the 1,3 TCE in favor of this 1,2 TCE 3 cylinders mild-hybrid definitely has to do with the pollution norms. This 1,2 TCE however is going to come in a lot of variants, including LPG, which will be present in the Bigster first, and then perhaps other Dacia models as well.
The ZS has a heated steering wheel in its most equipped version. Regarding the air conditioning, you could judge after testing it more thoroughly, for example by setting it to 23 or 24 degrees, to see if it still seems cold. And I think you are also wrong in another aspect, these two cars are not Mild-Hybrid, but FULL Hybrid, and without a doubt, the ZS behaves as if it were 100% below 70 km/h, without sound of engine and a smooth and powerful thrust
They’re both as bad as the chemistry between you two. It’s all terrible. The cars are white goods. Better off buying something a couple of years old. And gentlemen; please work on the rapport & sixth form acting skills 😭
Buy EU made and owned by European brand or buy China and brand owned by the actual Chinese Communist Party? No debate. But European. Support democracy based organisations with employee rights and duties. Don't support allies of Russia and NK. Better cars too.
