MG ZS EV 72 kWh range test

[@gabrielecomensoli2787]

A good budget EV, now with a decent range as well. Well done MG.

[@kovaxzolika]

I "upgraded" my Dacia Spring too with JBL Speakers and with an JBL flat subwoofer under the seat and an specialist made also sound deadening. There is a huge difference!!! It made the car at 110km/h 7 DB less and in the city with 50km/h 11 DB less! Everything with the sound system, sound d. materials and work was less than 1000 euros but it worth every euro cents! Here in Hungary is usual to sound deadening the EVs, specialy the Teslas and Hyundai Kona and the Kia e Niro. When i drove the MG ZS ev, it was "loud", the windows are too thin, and the sound deadening materials are missing, just in material is it a few hundred euros, but it makes it much more luxurious, much comfortable, you feel the doors are heavier, and everything have this deep, heavy "sound" what makes it feel like a "premium" car.

[@TueChristensenDK]

Is the sound deadening/damping a kit or what do they do? I suspect that in Norway (or Denmark where I live) it will not be a cheap upgrade due to labor costs, but sounds interesting

[@kovaxzolika]

@@TueChristensenDK company, specialized just for sound deadening, they cover the inside and outside under the plastics and metal parts.

[@GP-84]

Hi, thank you for this MG test and look forward to your long-term test of the MG4. A French subscriber 👍

[@nikiskype123]

Yes, MG4 will be interesting, box test as well as range test and comfort. In Europe mostly driving SUVs, but they are not as efficient like hatchbacks and station wagons.

[@fredrikrr]

Strange, they gave you a facelift ZS with the old pre-facelift wheels and smaller tires. The facelift has 215/55-15 instead of 215/50-17 as your test vehicle has. Might be the reason for the incorrect speedo and milage reporting??

[@Blindusek]

I hope your being sarcastic, but Carscanner does not missreport. The Battery is never fully charged on many cars. You have the option in Carscanner(for MEB) "State of Charge BMS" and "state of Charge Display"

[@pezomarko]

here you have 2 different batter SoC on car scanner, neither of which match the display state, one was expected to match display as you said: "state of Charge Display" hence "misreport"

[@DavidDji_1989]

It is also good to use the breaks a bit so they don't rust

[@bjornnyland]

*brakes

[@geertweynjes2119]

"That guy has a deep voice"🤣

[@antwnpowell]

Does the lack of regen in cruise control mode affect range much, compared to say the e-niro? I use the CC to avoid speeding fines.

[@Tsenngu]

i use the CC+lane keep+ everything on my Kona just cuz im lazy and i love not having to do much except hold the steering wheel. Not sure how it pans out on actual range and would be interesting to know.

[@dutchypiang]

I have the new ZS EV, but traded it for the mg4 which I should get soon. The mg4 uses regen with ACC

[@PJWey]

Like a bossss

[@stuart_thomas]

On my MG4 at 7% I get warning to charge and at 3% power reduction starts followed by turtle at 1%

[@EV_OBD]

This car will probably stop at 0% SOC, most likely no buffer below 0%.

[@Tsenngu]

How do you like the MG4 so far? Wich version do you have? It is a bit small for me and the missus but i really really like both the looks and the interior in that car in top trim version and GREAT price.

[@johnmunro4952]

Using a space heater to warm up your car is actually brilliant!!

[@rakhiroy7074]

Wait i thought part 2 of artic circle trip has come but it's not. when it will come though?

[@bjornnyland]

Hold your horses.

[@JLGBinken]

@@bjornnyland Wait!?! You are going to test horses!?! To the artic circle? Can not wait! ;)

[@philippedrolet8382]

@BJORN I can not wait to see you test the unbelievable BZ4X 🙂

[@philippedrolet8382]

It will be awesome if you can test in really cold situation with the amount of knowledge you have accumulated with years of experience in EV

[@alejandroperezcars]

Wait for the virtual Sub-buffer in the MG4 Luxury!

[@johankarlsson6]

Is the auxilliary battery flashing as the high voltage battery is low?

[@ojeskog]

Do you know if the new Niro EV is coldgating as much as the old e-Niro? If it still does this looks lot better. old e-niro offers 22kW and only about 30kW after half an hour

[@hellopsp180]

@bjorn What car OBD2 scanner do you use??

[@Sevan59]

So you can't use an electric car freeeely anytime without range problem & no charging point ques like a regular ice car.

[@decimal1815]

Too expensive at the moment new in the UK, but this will be a great buy when they are coming up on the used market next couple of years.

[@Yaishen]

Tesla will officially launch in Thailand in December ;)

[@林振华-t4v]

funny，my model 3 slow down on mergeing curves for some reason. When I dont have cruise engaged i just blast through the curve at speed limit

[@amson921ify]

I have a friend in Hong Kong have 645km after full charge😊

[@6chhelipilot]

Chinese cities are busy and slow, particularly at present.

[@hartoz]

Bjorn, Please do the Atto 3.

[@DuarteBruno]

260Wh/km @ 120km/h it's a 2.1666 consumption/speed ratio. 190Wh/km @ 90 km/h it's a 2.1111 consumption/speed ratio. What gives? Energy consumption at 120km/h is rising almost insignificantly (2.6%) with speed when compared to 90km/h. Are those numbers right? Help me out understanding this, please. The numbers on the 44.5kWh model make a lot more sense: Same 2.16666 consumption/speed ratio (195/90) at 90 km/h but 2.45833 consumption/speed ratio (295/120) at 120km/h which is a 13.5% penalty in efficiency.

[@relicinn2119]

When the nio et7 coming mate

[@marcel8316]

Overreporting distance: maybe be this car has a different tyre size..My 2022 ZSEV SR is overreporting speed due to GPS by only 1 Km/h (standard tyresize 215/55-17). Good test and it matches the everyday driving experience with my car, however the SR LFP battery coldgates more than this LR NCM version.

[@edmundtang27]

Great review on the MG bjorn, would love to see you do some range tests on Genesis EGV70 and GV60 if possible! Thanks!

[@stuart_thomas]

Hi Bjorn, did you have ‘loudness’ selected in the sound options, it does really enhance the bass and gives it a slightly better ceiling

[@bjornnyland]

No

[@decimal1815]

loudness setting doesn't tend to extend the range of the loudspeakers, so won't add any 'real' low frequency but just give the frequencies around the low cut-off point a boost. If you add a sub, you'll get more frequencies below 80Hz

[@syarizansulaiman6554]

At my country,this MG is best mpv to buy right now, but I'm getting it end next year 😅

[@henvan8737]

Sounds like the road noise is quite high.

[@DG-uv3zw]

MG ZS is a very quiet EV

[@patrickhoogkamer7459]

If it’s the same as the previous model it’s fairly quiet compared to similar classed cars actually.

[@artokiiskinen1058]

I feel you could fit larger tires into this car, it would make the speedo and trip meter overreporting less of a problem

[@vinceblack5353]

Hi Bjørn, this car or do you prefer the MG Marvel R?

[@esmailvafaie3005]

Mg marvel 500 KG more..usd 27 kw for 100km.les plas inside...

[@johankarlsson6]

Rear viper good for saltschmuts. Hifi below 80 hz nonexistent. Not good. 😂

[@danielpenov]

Wow the media shows 1458 kHz

[@bjornnyland]

AM radio FTW!

[@ideaestiawan]

waiting for you to review MG4

[@esmailvafaie3005]

Mg5 or mgzs ev Which car makes more noise at a speed of 120 k/h?

[@dosebuster]

Great video. Have the same car. 😊The car scanner you use in the video to see the temeprature of the battery, is that an app connected to OBD plug or the USB in the car?

[@Abdallah-to2on]

Samme pris nivå, kan du nevne alternativer? 317k

[@Haveagrated]

Hi Björn. Would you know how much the additional weight of batteries affected the performance? Mainly acceleration. I assume top speed should be the same due to the drivetrain final ration but I could be wrong. Just wonder if they just add the batteries or do the change other settings to suit new battery. In Kona or Niro bigger battery comes with a stronger motor to deal with the additional weight and create a Premium car feeling (car is much more expensive in the 64kWh trim so it make sense to add stronger electric motor to match the price). Thanks for all. Peter

[@reynoldichi1090]

So people can add the subwoofer.

[@IlVeroCiccioPasticcione]

That's a pity, it is a pretty good car for the money but it lacks in the technology area! Hope it will not turn in its Achilles heel!

[@padungratyangpong646]

not in Thailand

[@alexandrsotnichenko]

Hi, how you think which car will be better for family (2 children less 2 y.o) : id4 10k km -35000$ or Tesla 3 long range 100k km - 30000$

[@Wasssup3232]

90K kms more, while model 3s are nice I wouldn’t shop for one close to being done with its warranties.

[@DeathSc00p]

Loads more room in the id4

[@Ilost11]

I would personally buy neither and wait. Electric vehicles within 2 - 4 years should be much more refined, competitive, cheaper and have a lot more supply across the whole market (used and new). For example the BMW i4 rwd 80kwh is fantastic and it still is on an ICE platform. While the new Ioniq 6 looks to be phenomenal. Tesla has it's advantages like power train, batteries and infotainment hardware/software, but funnily enough suffers such poor build quality on basic things that legacy automakers have long figured out.

[@navtown]

Model 3 - no brainer

[@Tsenngu]

Frankly if you concider ID4 i would rather go for the Skoda enyaq. MUCH nicer looking car both outside and inside and at least here it is cheaper. But if i had to choose the ID4 is a much more practical family car with 2 small children.

[@christophw.717]

Jesus, just test the MG4 already !!!!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR ????????

[@davidclargarcia8623]

Ey Bjørn What about Tesla Model Y RWD range test? We’re all waiting for it 😂

[@qubedoo3289]

why do all the reviewers call the MG ZS, MG ZS EV i mean its unnecessaryits aN EV yes and the model is MG ZS.

[@bjornnyland]

Because there's a fossil version also.

[@huzidamasta]

That's how MG refer to it too. There are other versions of the MG ZS, so it's more specific.

[@PauldeKuijper]

The worst electric car I know. I’ve driven now 45k kilometers with it and will never buy an MG anymore…….. The software is rubbish, driving aids are undrivable….. Range is insufficient for “long range”…… No heat pump…… App makes contact with central server instead of the car, and is at many times unreachable…… There is no built in timer for pre-heating…… And so on, and so on……

[@jugosever]

Guys, did you hear the news? Elon is planning to stop making battery EV cars and start making hydrogen fuel cell ones instead.