I don't know how I should feel, probably happy to have a brand new car in the driveway but for some reason the MGS5 EV Trophy has left me feeling a bit let down.
All the reviews seemed very positive so maybe it is just me as I have had Hyundai cars for the last 6 years and therefore they felt very familiar and comfortable to me. I fancied a change and if I am honest am not sure I made the right choice.
There are imho a number of irritating quirks in the software:
1. No Auto Light/Dark on main display
2. No light mode on the driver cluster, I find this is is very dim and small font makes it difficult to read at times for those of us with Varifocals
3. Error messages each time I connect with Apple Car Play saying it can't connect but it does and you have to press OK to clear them
4, Not remembering the drive mode and regen mode when switched off
5. 3rd party Sat Nav apps not displaying on the cluster in the same way onboard does
6. Voice controls are a joke, slow to respond and rarely seem to recognise what I say
7. Lane Keep assist impossible to see if it is on or off on the cluster, there does seem to be a green icon in the manual that says LKA Active but I have only seen it come on a few times and usually when on a slip road and the line markings go for 2 lanes.
8. Hands Free Tailgate seems to open very easily and is triggered by moving the charge cable under the car. I have turned mine off.
9. Hands Free Tailgate sometimes doesn't complete shutting when you walk past it and then lets you drive off before telling you it is open with a very quiet beep.
10. Auto Headlight Off switch does not work unless car is in Park, it is impossible to turn off the headlamps when dark if in reverse or drive which for me is a big issue as I have to reverse into my drive and its illuminating the neighbours front room, who never shut their curtains, every time. He has complained twice already but I can't do anything about it. The only slight assistance I can offer him is to drop the levelling down to 3 so the lights are pointing lower. I don't think it helped that when I first did it the auto main beam kicked in and spotlighted him on his sofa!
These are the ones I have found so far.
Overall I think I like the car but compared to my Kona I find the Driver Assist a bit flakey and ride harsh particularly over speed humps.
There is a definite lag when you put your foot down in Normal mode, not tried sports yet, which is in a way an improvement on the Front Wheel drive Kona as it was very easy to wheel spin that one, but it does sometimes leave you feeling like your waiting for something to happen. The lag has made me very cautious about overtaking or pulling into a gap.
Anyone else feel the same way or are you all happy with your MGS5s? I know a lot of people on here are probably coming from other MGs so probably this feels comfortable to you.
Be interested to hear your views.
John
