MG ZS EV Facelift - Have you ordered?

JimB said:
My Outlander phev remains faultless
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I know where you're coming from on that one, having come from an Outlander myself.

I went from a 2015 Outlander to an Ioniq BEV, then back to an Outlander - not by first choice, but simply because lead times on new 'longer range' BEVs were stupidly long and the lease was coming to an end. That first car had it's annoyances, but was a 'good' car in my humble opinion. But I used to hate the ICE cutting in and screaming like a Banshee whenever a little more power was called for, such as traversing the hills of Wales.
Pickup from a standing start was sluggish to say the least, and I recall having to grit my teeth when attempting to enter a busy roundabout near to our office. The throttle curve was changed in the 2016 model which addressed that, but the Banshee remained encamped beneath the bonnet. I took delivery of my second Outlander in April 2019, with the new Atkinson cycle ICE and much improved equipment. This made it into a 'great' car, and I see the new facelift ZS equating to similar improvements between models.

The Outlander is now perceived as last generation, and is probably why Mitsubishi have now pulled the plug on sales in the UK, but remains a well executed technical marvel nonetheless.

I looked at the original ZS as a replacement for the Ioniq, but found it lacking in many areas, but the new incoming model does away with most of the drawbacks that caused me to strike it off the list back then.

When I dropped my Outlander back in April for my current Stellantis tin box, I lost Rear Cross Traffic Alert and the power tailgate, but gained ACC with lane following and stop-start - a feature that I missed from the Ioniq but could no longer be without. And of course got rid of that horrible noisy polluting lump of metal that lived under the hood.

By moving to the new ZS I shall be losing the heated steering wheel (bit gutted about that to be honest), but gaining one very important feature - range!

We now have a daughter at University, and on the odd occasion we are privileged enough to have her home for the weekend, the new ZS will do the Uni run round trip to collect her or return her anxiety free without having to stop and top up. For that reason alone, I'm willing to take that risk.

Show me another sub £40k BEV with all the same features with a 72+kWh battery, and room in the back for a large(ish) dog, and I would consider it.
 
Cosmic Resident said:
Show me another sub £40k BEV with all the same features with a 72+kWh battery, and room in the back for a large(ish) dog, and I would consider it.
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Strange that ?.
I can’t find one either !.
Maybe somebody else can suggest one on a very “Like For Like” basis.
 
Ordered a Trophy in white.

Yeah there's a long wait time - we have an old ICE car to use for the time being.

All of the upgrades should take care of the niggles with the old model - fingers crossed.

As people have said - there isn't another EV with the same spec and range near the price, as far as I'm aware.

None of us who have ordered have had a test drive, obviously, but as it is an facelift model I expect it to be equally as good as the old model if not better.

btw, driving an ICE car is doing my head in !!!
 
Finally got the paperwork through from my dealer. black LR trophy connect now ordered! Does anyone know any decent window tinters anywhere near the potteries?
 
I've haven't because i don't trust MG not to supply a bodged product.

The first gen ZS has been quirky, dodgy BMS, no climate, fussy about slow (powerline, scheduling) and faster chargers (genie point, slow when cold). The HS PHEV has the gear change gap issue. The original MG5 had the roof bar issues.

The MG5 long range seems like a solid product though, so hopefully the new ZS will turn out to be a winner.

I'll wait and see how other people get on and then make a decision.
 
Cosmic Resident said:
I know where you're coming from on that one, having come from an Outlander myself.

I went from a 2015 Outlander to an Ioniq BEV, then back to an Outlander - not by first choice, but simply because lead times on new 'longer range' BEVs were stupidly long and the lease was coming to an end. That first car had it's annoyances, but was a 'good' car in my humble opinion. But I used to hate the ICE cutting in and screaming like a Banshee whenever a little more power was called for, such as traversing the hills of Wales.
Pickup from a standing start was sluggish to say the least, and I recall having to grit my teeth when attempting to enter a busy roundabout near to our office. The throttle curve was changed in the 2016 model which addressed that, but the Banshee remained encamped beneath the bonnet. I took delivery of my second Outlander in April 2019, with the new Atkinson cycle ICE and much improved equipment. This made it into a 'great' car, and I see the new facelift ZS equating to similar improvements between models.

The Outlander is now perceived as last generation, and is probably why Mitsubishi have now pulled the plug on sales in the UK, but remains a well executed technical marvel nonetheless.

I looked at the original ZS as a replacement for the Ioniq, but found it lacking in many areas, but the new incoming model does away with most of the drawbacks that caused me to strike it off the list back then.

When I dropped my Outlander back in April for my current Stellantis tin box, I lost Rear Cross Traffic Alert and the power tailgate, but gained ACC with lane following and stop-start - a feature that I missed from the Ioniq but could no longer be without. And of course got rid of that horrible noisy polluting lump of metal that lived under the hood.

By moving to the new ZS I shall be losing the heated steering wheel (bit gutted about that to be honest), but gaining one very important feature - range!

We now have a daughter at University, and on the odd occasion we are privileged enough to have her home for the weekend, the new ZS will do the Uni run round trip to collect her or return her anxiety free without having to stop and top up. For that reason alone, I'm willing to take that risk.

Show me another sub £40k BEV with all the same features with a 72+kWh battery, and room in the back for a large(ish) dog, and I would consider it.
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😊 Yes, occasionally what I call the 'Vulcan howl' from the Outlander. But I still love it and why swop one first generation model for another? Maybe swop for an Ora Big Cat (Cherry Cat - wtf?).

Mitsubishi didn't pull out from Europe (not just the UK) because the old Outlander is last generation ( just like the facelift ZS), there is a new Outlander being sold in many parts of the world and the technology development for that and other products has been shared by other manufacturers such as Renault and Nissan.

Mitsubishi inspired products may well be marketed in Europe under the Renault and other banners.
 
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prmedloc said:
I've haven't because i don't trust MG not to supply a bodged product.

The first gen ZS has been quirky, dodgy BMS, no climate, fussy about slow (powerline, scheduling) and faster chargers (genie point, slow when cold). The HS PHEV has the gear change gap issue. The original MG5 had the roof bar issues.

The MG5 long range seems like a solid product though, so hopefully the new ZS will turn out to be a winner.

I'll wait and see how other people get on and then make a decision.
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My 2018 leaf has had a wrongly coloured body panel (pearl white instead of flat white), squeaky door mirrors that had to be replaced, a defective rear camera that had to be replaced, and a defective head unit that I spent 2 months without whilst it went back to France to be repaired. It's come back and still has the same fault.

This is from a manufacturer with donkeys years experience and an EV pioneer. I don't think I can do any worse. And I still love my leaf, I just got a Friday afternoon in Sunderland one.
 
prmedloc said:
I've haven't because i don't trust MG not to supply a bodged product.

The first gen ZS has been quirky, dodgy BMS, no climate, fussy about slow (powerline, scheduling) and faster chargers (genie point, slow when cold). The HS PHEV has the gear change gap issue. The original MG5 had the roof bar issues.

The MG5 long range seems like a solid product though, so hopefully the new ZS will turn out to be a winner.

I'll wait and see how other people get on and then make a decision.
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If you are looking for a perfect, or near perfect car then may I suggest you don't read any forums. Forums are where people air and share there problems and ask questions. They do not represent the vast majority of owners who have no problems.
Don't knock the brand because you read a few negatives from some owners on here or other specialised forums, MGs are very well built, offer comfort and high spec all at a reasonable price.
 
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