In Praise of the ZS

I guess it is the nature of online forums like this that one tends to see more complaints than praise. I thought I would try to address the balance by saying quite simply I think the our ZS Trophy LR is a fantastic car! Firstly it's really comfortable, the seats adjust well enough for me and my wife feels the same. The car drives well it, can be relaxing if that's what you want, easy one-foot control , the ACC works well, the automatic headlights are great and the automatic wipers are no worse than any other manufacturer's. When you want to put your foot down the ZS is as responsive as I could wish for with the acceleration common to all electric cars. The interior of the cabin looks and feels fine, the 2 screens show everything clearly and it has more than enough bells and whistles for me. Even the app does enough for what I want.
We love it.

I feel the same way apart from the water getting in the back seating footwell.

Here in sunny Cornwall we don't have rain so it's not a problem. . To be fair, after an incredibly wet couple of months and driving through torrential rain for a couple of hours at a time more than once ours has stayed remarkably dry. Touch wood.

BeardedZs said:

I guess it is the nature of online forums like this that one tends to see more complaints than praise. I thought I would try to address the balance by saying quite simply I think the our ZS Trophy LR is a fantastic car! Firstly it's really comfortable, the seats adjust well enough for me and my wife feels the same. The car drives well it, can be relaxing if that's what you want, easy one-foot control , the ACC works well, the automatic headlights are great and the automatic wipers are no worse than any other manufacturer's. When you want to put your foot down the ZS is as responsive as I could wish for with the acceleration common to all electric cars. The interior of the cabin looks and feels fine, the 2 screens show everything clearly and it has more than enough bells and whistles for me. Even the app does enough for what I want.
We love it.

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I have to agree, our lr zs is great for the money and all cars have their little niggles but nothing that puts me off loving driving it

This will probably put a hex on it, but apart from the rear springs, which were replaced under warranty, I've had no issues with mine. The software and app can be quirky at times, but I'm loving the sky roof.

BeardedZs said:

I guess it is the nature of online forums like this that one tends to see more complaints than praise. I thought I would try to address the balance by saying quite simply I think the our ZS Trophy LR is a fantastic car! Firstly it's really comfortable, the seats adjust well enough for me and my wife feels the same. The car drives well it, can be relaxing if that's what you want, easy one-foot control , the ACC works well, the automatic headlights are great and the automatic wipers are no worse than any other manufacturer's. When you want to put your foot down the ZS is as responsive as I could wish for with the acceleration common to all electric cars. The interior of the cabin looks and feels fine, the 2 screens show everything clearly and it has more than enough bells and whistles for me. Even the app does enough for what I want.
We love it.

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& especially in the UK it would seem ...where surely there must be a different MG shipped there to the rest of the world. Have never seen so much winging & this does not appear in anywhere near such volume other parts of the world, ie, India, Australia, New Zealand etc.

Personally, I've owned two ZS EVs over the years, a gen 1 then a gen 2. Had zero issues with either of them, the service centres were brilliant, the DAB radio works as does dead reckoning, the 12v battery fault has never happened etc etc. Its a perfect car for urban use in particuar: excellent allround vision, seating height,turning circle, storage. Cleverly built to a useful price point & especially the gen 2 LFP model.

I've had the gen 1 & recently moved onto the gen 2 facelift trophy 51kw SR model, I've had zero problems with either car & find them comfortable & a joy to drive.

I've had the TCLR now for 11/2 years now and I still have a smile on my face when I drive it. Yes it has it's quirks but no more than other cars. I think it is great overall and I never take notice of the negative unless it is a major issue.

I have been very happy with my gen1, it is a great car and excellent value.
I might have moved to gen2 LR except the new grille plus other spec changes have ruined a good looking car.
Also the extra cost is a lot for another 100 miles range.

profdraper said:

& especially in the UK it would seem ...where surely there must be a different MG shipped there to the rest of the world. Have never seen so much winging & this does not appear in anywhere near such volume other parts of the world, ie, India, Australia, New Zealand etc.

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We're Brits, and unfortunately whinging is our National Pastime.

salty said:

We're Brits, and unfortunately whinging is our National Pastime.

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You’ve got to laugh eh?

I seem to remember someone already called us whingeing poms before now?

Archev said:

You’ve got to laugh eh?

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What's to laugh at.

Tim Green said:

I seem to remember someone already called us whingeing poms before now?

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At least it's something we can beat them at.

I also really appreciate the high ground clearance, with all season tires it feels really stable.

No moans about my 3+y/o ZS EV. For £23,500, a brand-new car, it was a steal. Lovely car to drive...

mj224 said:

No moans about my 3+y/o ZS EV. For £23,500, a brand-new car, it was a steal. Lovely car to drive...

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Blimey, you got well!

Er, did well!

I'm another very satisfied customer. Its nice to read other peoples happy experiences. Car has been brilliant (not faultless as had to have a replacement steering column under warranty). Local MG sales and service has been exceptional.

Its a joy to drive. I tow with mine. I had a witter detachable tow bar fitted. Its around a 340kg fully loaded trailer tent then there's all the camping stuff in the boot. I cant even tell its hauling around the extra weight.
I'm sort of dreading the new model due out this year? - I cant afford it and I'm sure some of the reported niggles will have been ironed out and I'll want one.

The only real gripes are the App, it could do so much more (v2.0.4) worked first time for me with an iPhone 13 and its currently only failed once to connect to the car. My other gripe funnily enough is the other App I use for my Rolec charger, .EV - its hopeless, so hopeless in fact that I switch it to dumb mode and let the car and MG App do the charge controlling. I've contacted them several times, they are quick to respond and quick to provide excuses. In a nutshell its just not 'smart'.

I love the panoramic sunroof and look forward to the Spring and Summer where even on the motorway travelling at 60mph (max speed towing a trailer) its nice to have open.
I'm going to get the rear windows tinted, probably by 'Global tint UK' before the summer.

I think as money is so tight these days I'll keep my MG ZS EV LR for way longer than I used to do with previous ICE cars. I look after mine and my MG looks after me.

My moans are well documented here so I won't retread them.

I'll only offer the comment my wife gave me a couple of days ago (who is totally disinterested in cars and treats it as an appliance):

"Can we not get another one of these MGs next time? It just seems to be worse on everything compared to the last one"...

Well of course that depends on what the "last one" was?
Also EV's are so different from ice cars that it is hard to compare. For instance, ice cars are more comfortable because the HVAC can be used without detriment to the available mileage.

My wife is very impressed with the MG, although her comments are nearly always prioritised on the colour.

Tim Green said:

Well of course that depends on what the "last one" was?
Also EV's are so different from ice cars that it is hard to compare. For instance, ice cars are more comfortable because the HVAC can be used without detriment to the available mileage.

My wife is very impressed with the MG, although her comments are nearly always prioritised on the colour.

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Hyundai Ionq

This isn't our first rodeo.

The comment came about as she was trying to work out if she had enough range to get her to work, and then onwards to a friend's house. In winter the Ioniq would have been fine, but the MG seems to be more affected than the Ioniq in winter with range

She has many other gripes as well, including the various errors it decides to warn about on a regular basis, which reduces her confidence.