It's weird how many car reviews knock popular cars as 'bad' or 'terrible.' If they're selling so well, maybe the reviewers don't get what regular people want in a car.
And most reviews also put too much emphasis on material quality of the cabin. I mean if it look good and solidly put together, hard plastic is fine. There is a reason these materials are widely used especially in commercial vehicles. They are hard wearing.
Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen Renault and Stellantis brands have all decided to neglect the lower end of the auto market and foolishly decided to set minimum pricing for their new models starting at £30-£35k. Its kind of the opposite of what BMW and Mercedes did in the 2000's when they moved into the lower end of the market to improve profitability. This has allowed the likes of MG and Chery to move into the lower end of the market which in the current cost of living crisis with (high interest rates) for the foreseeable future, is a huge market. The response by the legacy manufacturers is to demand tariffs on Chinese car manufacturers because the legacy manufacturers want to sell substandard products at a high price
Now wait a minute, that’s actually a really smart looking interior. Funnily enough, the dash design and airvents especially remind me of those found in the Lamborghini Urus. Go figure!
Nice review, does look like a good improvment. I have the first gen ZS EV and must admit i dont understand the ride comfort - its just fine, just say sharp bumos upsets it a bit, but otherwise very comfortable.
When the car turns on, does the radio also turn on. Is there a physical off switch? When in a Bluetooth call, does the screen go back to home screen so you can turn on the ac. I know you can turn on the fan, but can you turn on the ac during Bluetooth calls? Is there any turbo lag? Does the Apple car play and android auto drop out when plugged in via cable? All issues in the previous mg zst. Please answer these questions?
I have the 1.5 zs current model. Its fine, absolutely no issues - a little underpowered on the motorway but thats it. This rectifies that and adds so much more- its a game changer.
@@markgt894there are better cars on the market for a lot more money but aren’t much better. MG doesn’t make any bones about making cars that sell because of their affordability. Their entire ethos is if we can make a car that’s almost as good as the best in the segment, but make it 5 - 10 grand less they’re going to sell lots of cars - and it’s working. By the way, the irony in you pointing out someone else’s grammar is just glorious.
Come on What Car, do your research properly. The previous MG ZS EV has the full suite of safety Equipment, MG Pilot. Can we rely on any of the information in this review?
It seems to be a very fair deal and good value for money. For people who do not thousends or hundreds of miles every and want just to go from a to b, it is a competetive car for their budget. And let us face it: when KIA started with the 7 year warrenty back in the days, their cars weren't as nearly perfect as they are now! And we also know, how quick Chinese manifacturer improve their products, because they listen very intensive to the customer. Especially to European customer and the testers.
Only up and down adjustment in a car this size (or frankly of any size in 2024) is a bit poor, but otherwise seems like an improvement over the older model and the old model looked extremely outdated in and out pretty much at introduction so it was about time to get a new model. But I would be more interested in the Duster personally if I was going for a petrol car of this size.
Well, MG3 hybrid owners are reporting anywhere to 57 - 72 mpg. Safe to assume the ZS Hybrid will be between 49 - 65 MPG considering it’s the same power train just in a bigger car
This new version looks like a worthwhile improvement over the outgoing model. I may be tempted to take a look when the time comes to change my car... Given the comments in the video regarding the way it drives, I would want to drive it before I bought it though!
Replicating almost all the shortcomings of the mg3+, steering wheel ergonomics, driver comfort, Kumo tyres, noise, ... Still 28k euros announced for the luxury fit in Belgium. The only appeal over the others is that engine, but if it is weird to steer, what's the point.
By the time you've figured how to switch to the car's settings from Android or Apple, you will have crashed the car! Manufacturers need to bring back dials and switches for these key functions, not touch screens or even voice commands. They are simply too confusing and distracting and the regulators need to ban them. We get fined and points on our license for using our phones, but not for using a totally useless touch screens on cars. Mind boggling.
Just celebrating our first 3 months with our petrol MG-ZS 1.0 liter turbo with manual transmission, panoramic sun roof (moon roof?) that OPENS, electric seats, full 360° camera (never thought about having one - but now I use it to park and love it!!), leatherette seats, electric driver’s seat and with a €40 CARABC adapter - full wireless Apple CarPlay which is super. On a recent 700 km trip with my mountain bike on the removable trailer hitch consumed 5.8 liters/100 km (driving at 100 km/hr in NL) which is over 48 miles/UK gallon; over 40 US miles/US gallon! OK this drops when I drive 130 km/hr in Germany or France but hey, not complaining - better than I was told I’d do by the dealer! Comfortable, roomy, good looking - I’ve had people come up to me and say “What’s this car? It’s really sharp, good-looking!” Hey, it’s not going to win a formula-1 race nor even challenge my 163 horse Volvo S60 diesel- but for camping, shopping - easy parking and “step-up” to get in (unlike our Mini Cooper where we had to ‘sink-down’ to get in) (still loved the Mini!) - OK this ZS is not going to be for everyone - but for €24,000 WITH the trailer hitch and all carpeting etc. etc. - it is about half the price of a Toyota Corolla; €12k less than a Toyota Yaris (which has manual driver’s seat; no manual transmission option, not panoramic roof that OPENS)- and about 1/3 the price of a much bigger Rav4 (I’ve had 2 Rav4’s and great car - but really getting €€€£££$$$ in Belgium…) Will this car last 10 years? I hope so - driving only about 1000 km/month - that’s not a lot! Hope you don’t mind that I made this a rather L-O-N--G comment but really pleased with our 2024 MG-ZS (white). Steve on the first day of autumn 2024.
Now mg are on the top 10 worst cars and I would not go for mg they are very cheaply made I hate the MG zs then now making a hybrid version that crappy car
Please review the new skoda Superb estate and hatchback together in one video @whatcar. I wanna know what you think is best the hatchback or the estate version of the new Škoda Superb!
I was riding with a cab driver who had a new MG ZS, he said that the ride was really bad and it kept swaying on corners and he was very unhappy with the car. It was a 10 minute ride but I could also feel problems in the ride comfort. Low price is nothing if it doesn't offer value on quality spectrum. If you compare it to one of the Ford suvs, especially Kuga then the difference becomes palpable. I really want Chinese car makers to succeed and to send their German counterparts packing, European car manufacturers have looted us for far too long. Maybe the Chinese will fix all these issues in a couple of years and still keep the low price and 7 year warranty.
MG and other Chinese car makers produce cars for the global market not just for the UK. The ride and handling will always be neutral. UK roads are now probably the worst in any developed country
MG and other Chinese car makers produce and engineer cars for the global market not just for the UK, so the ride and handling will always be neutral and not country specific. I have seen MG ZS and HS models able to cope with poor roads and high temperature in developing countries with no problem. In these developing countries, the only other brand that could operate reliably was Toyota.
I’m really confused about this car. Isn’t the ZS supposed to be more the size of a 2008 or a Captur? So now that it’s a similar size to a Qashqai, in the class above, what will happen to the HS? And will there be a smaller SUV model to fill the gap?
And they’ve made it even uglier with those fake exhausts. Ugh! I had a hire one recently and I could barely get a bike in the back with the front wheel removed whereas in my Golf WAGON there is plenty of room to spare. I hope they’ve improved the media system. It kept defaulting to AM radio instead of the Bluetooth connection every time you restarted the car and at a much louder volume. Terrible car, would have appalling resale value.
This still looks very narrow like the old model which was a dealbreaker for me as was worried it would look “cheap” on the driveway! For many this will be a great family car!
Thank You for the First ZS Hybrid+ Test Drive . You get what You pay for... Excellent Car for the money, 7years Warranty, but very noisy, unconfortable seats and suspensions, bad ergonomics . Very disappointed..I was 1 inch near to sign a contract
It’s a better looking car but all these snags MG should have rectified before putting it on sale Don’t like the scratchy plastics they mark way to easily
