Hi,
I just had my first test drive in the MG ZS EV.
One of the things I noticed immediately is that the front seats are pretty narrow, and also a bit short (not much support for my lower thighs).
After sitting in the driver's seat, it felt pretty cramped. I felt as if I'm sitting "on" the seat, and not "in" the seat...
That first (uncomfortable) experience pretty much made the rest of the drive kind of bland.
Well OK, I am a "wide" fellow, but not that much that I would feel uncomfortable in a super-mini (like the Peugeot 208 I drive daily, or the Corsa-e I tested just before the MG).
I tried lowering the seat a bit to see if it helps somehow, but it just made things worse.
The seats outer perimeter was poking into my thighs.
In short, I had expected a more roomy experience in the front seats (checked the passenger's seat too, same problem). It all felt a bit claustrophobic to me, especially for an SUV.
Anyone else got the same impressions, or have done something that improved the seating?
Discomfort is something I can't forgive the car for.
Other than that the car performed really nicely, it has a nice punch to the acceleration when you floor it. The suspension is on the soft side, but I didn't notice too much body roll during cornering. I know we have had some discussion here about the suspension.
BTW, the Corsa-e is a nice car too. Maybe soon I will post my impressions of the two cars, and why testing both of them just made it harder to decide which one to get (yes, even though they are in totally different segments, I'll explain when I get to writing that post).
I just had my first test drive in the MG ZS EV.
One of the things I noticed immediately is that the front seats are pretty narrow, and also a bit short (not much support for my lower thighs).
After sitting in the driver's seat, it felt pretty cramped. I felt as if I'm sitting "on" the seat, and not "in" the seat...
That first (uncomfortable) experience pretty much made the rest of the drive kind of bland.
Well OK, I am a "wide" fellow, but not that much that I would feel uncomfortable in a super-mini (like the Peugeot 208 I drive daily, or the Corsa-e I tested just before the MG).
I tried lowering the seat a bit to see if it helps somehow, but it just made things worse.
The seats outer perimeter was poking into my thighs.
In short, I had expected a more roomy experience in the front seats (checked the passenger's seat too, same problem). It all felt a bit claustrophobic to me, especially for an SUV.
Anyone else got the same impressions, or have done something that improved the seating?
Discomfort is something I can't forgive the car for.
Other than that the car performed really nicely, it has a nice punch to the acceleration when you floor it. The suspension is on the soft side, but I didn't notice too much body roll during cornering. I know we have had some discussion here about the suspension.
BTW, the Corsa-e is a nice car too. Maybe soon I will post my impressions of the two cars, and why testing both of them just made it harder to decide which one to get (yes, even though they are in totally different segments, I'll explain when I get to writing that post).