First Drive

[mourneuk]

I took the new car out for a spin tonight, just to take a look at the gridserve forecourt just beside Chelmsford race course, and a little potter about. I enjoyed the drive and found the ride really comfortable. I managed wheel spins when testing the acceleration on a straight stretch, so that was fun.

I had to switch the lane keep assist warning off - not so much because of the sound but because it would then take my display away from the digital speedometer and show the car in the lane. I'm going to have to work on the A/C as it was either too cold or my windscreen would then start to fog when I switched the A/C off.

I only managed 3.6 m/kwh but as this is my first EV I'm sure I'll improve that over time.

I thought the sound system was ok, and didn't notice anything different from the Kodiaq I'd just traded in.

Overall, off to a good start.

 

[MichaelJHunt]

I took the new car out for a spin tonight, just to take a look at the gridserve forecourt just beside Chelmsford race course, and a little potter about. I enjoyed the drive and found the ride really comfortable. I managed wheel spins when testing the acceleration on a straight stretch, so that was fun.

I had to switch the lane keep assist warning off - not so much because of the sound but because it would then take my display away from the digital speedometer and show the car in the lane. I'm going to have to work on the A/C as it was either too cold or my windscreen would then start to fog when I switched the A/C off.

I only managed 3.6 m/kwh but as this is my first EV I'm sure I'll improve that over time.

I thought the sound system was ok, and didn't notice anything different from the Kodiaq I'd just traded in.

Overall, off to a good start.

Congratulations on switching to the EV Side.

The MG5 is a great choice and you will certainly enjoy owning it.

 

[Rg5]

I've had mine 2 months and can't beat 3.6

 

[Jomarkh]

Great choice of car and colour.
Your m/kWh will improve once you stop spinning the wheels .
Anything you turn on will slightly reduced the M/kWh and range in the warm weather you should achieve about 4.

 

[Alb]

Enjoy your new car
Check out the thread on real world energy consumption for the MG5:

The Ultimate MG5 "Real World" Energy Consumption Thread

This picks up and develops a previous thread that was a good idea but never developed. To contribute, you will need to reset your consumption display on the first of the month and post a pic of your Accumulated Total dash display on the last day of that month (or as soon thereafter as possible)...

www.mgevs.com

 

[EVsince2016]

I've had mine 2 months and can't beat 3.6

You will need to change settings to Eco Mode / KERS3, manage the heating / aircon better plus change how you drive & keep speeds down

 

[Rg5]

You will need to change settings to Eco Mode / KERS3, manage the heating / aircon better plus change how you drive & keep speeds down

Yea I've changed from always driving powerful petrol cars so will take time to change driving habits. Even without doing so I am saving tons on fuel costs

 

[EVsince2016]

Yea I've changed from always driving powerful petrol cars so will take time to change driving habits. Even without doing so I am saving tons on fuel costs

You can enjoy the power of the MG, especially off the lights but that does dent range!