MG ZST 2021 review

[@geoffdrew5207]

Took one for a test drive, so much better than cars costing much more. This car will become the leader in its class once more people take one for a drive.

[@steestee7110]

Can we get a review on the Haval range?

[@rram761]

Excite has analogue gauges he was driving the top spec with digital dash

[@tomskellern2088]

If MG wanted to they could incorporate a S-AWD for the Australian market. Rural areas could benefit from that as an option

[@richyerichyo]

Good enough for me & don't care what anyone thinks???

[@mediamike693]

++++++++++++++ME NEITHER++++++++++++++

[@linbinnash]

Love the exterior but I prefer the hs interior.

[@dereknguyen9127]

mg is a lovely car, my dad has a 2022 mg hs in light new condition as its been used and got all features that a japanese company would offer there high end class cars, mg has offered power tailgates, in their excite hs and it geeks me out now i want an MG myself i want the ZST

[@williamgoss4691]

What about the space in the back ?

[@Jackson-rf6rv]

Looks a million times better than a Kona

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

And far more boring

[@richyerichyo]

Cost ya over $10,000 dollars more for the same class?

[@paajoe6672]

please where can I get some in Dubai

[@arokh72]

One would think that at this price range you'd get automatic climate control, and not a manual style a/c system. Even the cheaper Hyundai Venue Elite has automatic climate control.

[@sendtobarry]

Driven both- the Venue is light years behind the MG - despite Climate control

[@rockdocism]

Once you set the climate control, it can be saved & becomes auto

[@maryaaziz2330]

Was almost going to buy this loved it then realised no air conditioning vents for 2nd Row🥺

[@taffyftwpocoyoftl7937]

It’s a small suv the sir would just flow to the back, and once you have tinted windows it’s even better.

[@uhjustacat]

Can't understand why people are so sensitive about these small features like , air vents at the back. The flow of air from the front will eventually come to the back and subsequently the air flow will always be quite neutral (once the air has obviously encapsulated the cabin) keeping the cabin in a nice temperature.( This may vary depending on how long you keep the climate control on for ) We're also talking about a car which has an outstanding price tag and doesn't have such a big cabin. 😶🙃

[@sbomorse]

I wish they'd have updated the EV at the same time as the standard model. In the UK the EV is only available with the original model.

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[@meyeahmetoby4504]

Can we get an MG3 review? Love these tho amazing reviews :)

[@anthonysirait2963]

Looks like a blend of Ford/Hyundai/Mazda

[@longjourney5429]

Looks thired party

[@PaulTC97]

and Seat front (Seat is a VW brand)

[@sendtobarry]

So the Ford looks like a Mazda, Hyundai and MG etc !!!

[@xeniosaias]

consumption?

[@sendtobarry]

7.2

[@alessandravalverde]

When does it go on sale?

[@rsoul7282]

If that screen slapped in the middle of the dash requires as much attention to operate as you seem to be giving it then that is rather dangerous to be honest, and scarcely different from using a phone while driving. I am aware that this isn’t an issue solely restricted to this vehicle, but it was particularly noticeable in this review.

[@zepcubacub8234]

Is MG reliable as toyota?

[@cashw55]

MG hasn't been going long enough to really have clear stats like Toyota. But it looks pretty clear already, MG, ICE or Electric is not reliable.

[@johnyeoman9805]

And who are you to be commenting on this card? Or any car ?

[@antmsurvivorpokemon1153]

Calm down john

[@williamgoss4691]

Interesting development. Good informative vid.

[@terenceting26]

4 star car in 2021? What cars in this size and price segment doesn't get 5 stars?

[@sendtobarry]

It was an old model tested. This would easily get 5 with Safety tech

[@aansonbi21]

Very good car and Powerful. Very good deal and beautiful style.

[@yetiboy01australia23]

Powerfull, you joking arnet you 115kw really, what does that make the oposition, they must be super powerfull, Kona 1.6 has 130kw, new model will be 145kw, Mazda CX-30 140kw new Kona N 200kw

[@riyanthegamermohammad2847]

It's 1.3 litter engine 3 cylinder

[@mharro88]

@@yetiboy01australia23 it's powerful enough for what it is

[@fyks6447]

What more do U expect , 7 year warranty! I don't think they made much money from it.!

[@GlowingTube]

Looks like a decent vehicle, however, at the asking prices I would not risk owning it be... I’ll just buy an established brand.

[@UhOhUmm]

It's also Chinese and made in China. Pretty big drawback imo.

[@Fitzaism]

I have an LDV ute, also made by SAIC, same as the MG. SAIC is a massive corporation and in the top 10 car manufacturers by volume, in the world. Cars are made by robots anyway. So it is simply not true that Chinese cars are badly made. Australia is so bad at making cars, the major Japanese companies and the Americans have given up on us. As for the LDV ute, I bought it in July 2018 and have had zero, zilch, nil problems with it. Due to it's build quality I am seriously interested in the MG brand from this manufacturer.

[@yetiboy01australia23]

I love the new name for cheap vinyl seats - synthetic leather, high class name, low class product

[@sendtobarry]

Heard of Alacantra Leather my friend? Mercedes use it, it's synthetic. Leather it's less durable.

[@yetiboy01australia23]

@@sendtobarry Its not the same my friend, totally different beast check them out side by side & compare.

[@sendtobarry]

@@yetiboy01australia23 My point is that fake leather is mainstream - it os just simple longer lasting that leather. If it has real leather it is maily just the seat facings and nobody can tell where real starts and fake finishes. I'm a coffee drinker, cloth and coffee just don't mix - I always spill some. The easy to clean seat in a high quality synthetic (which this is) is much preferable to me at least.

[@yetiboy01australia23]

@@sendtobarry Sorry but feels like a cheap alternative to me, a lot of other manufacturers do a lot better job with their pretend leather, just have to look at the Koreans & what they do

[@mharro88]

@@yetiboy01australia23 have you even sat in it?

[@realjohnboxall]

Would rather have a base model ASX with cloth seats, and the old but reliable 4B11 engine - not some tiny turbo thing that needs 95 and designed to be stressed. You don't need all that active safety stuff - just learn to drive to conditions and if you're tired, have a break.

[@mharro88]

I've got both actually.. the zst is much more powerful, makes my asx look like trash

[@gamer75_77]

@@mharro88 zst core or turbo engine one ??

[@mharro88]

@@gamer75_77 turbo essence

[@huotianxian8267]

give the Chinese car maker say 4 to 6 years, I think we are going to see great competition.

[@sendtobarry]

No, they are here NOW. The ZST is equal to its peers but way better value.

[@yourmummassecretfriend.9830]

There will be no competition. It's made in china so surely it's gonna be a shitbox bottom tier poor quality product. No offence to chinese people, not trying to be an ass but so far everything made in china has been of very very bad quality. EVERYTHING.

[@huotianxian8267]

@@yourmummassecretfriend.9830 do you realize many high end electronic products are made in China like dji drone and iPhone and even none Chinese made products around the world most likely carry parts from China, including Boeing airplanes as we are living in a interconnected world, especially from manufacturing supply chain point of view. I will not be offended by comments like this as it just shows commenters own quality.

[@jel1951]

@@huotianxian8267 hes an idiot don’t worry

[@Fitzaism]

Nice presentation by this presenter, imo. A question: If and when will we get an Electric version of this ZST car? Same question for the HS: if and when will we get the electric version?....... which seems to have been a big hit in the UK.

[@dolphindave3037]

We do. The eZS. It's available to order. However I'm not sure if there's a dealer out there that actually has one to test drive.

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

It seems competent enough ..attractive but mind numbingly generic.

[@electricdiesel1993]

Nah cheap and safe public transportation is enough for me

[@myfeeling4you]

A warranty is only good if it's a non wearing part and on a car every part wears out

[@NickMeng]

Every part wears out based on ?

[@sendtobarry]

WTF dow that even mean ???

[@BoomChing]

What the hell is even that?

[@李Michael-m5b]

nice car

[@olecaccra5707]

95 unleaded + thirstiness. Better steer clear

[@sendtobarry]

Bullshit. 7.2 combined, average for class.

[@choibo21c]

Used to be british car manufacturer. now , proudly owned and made in China. If I'm not wrong.

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

And i thought MG stood for Monosodium Glutamate ..what do i know ....😉

[@SpitfireFortyFour]

Exactly. The British MG would never have sold anything this utterly repulsive.

[@markuc]

@@SpitfireFortyFour funny... I thought it's always been ugly and unreliable

[@SpitfireFortyFour]

@@markuc MG were famed for making very pretty cars from the '30s through to the end of the '70s. Then they came back as a tuning company making hot hatches in the mid '80s which weren't exactly lookers but they hired Peter Stevens (Mclaren F1) for the last run of cars they did before closing in '05. They were all pretty great!

[@markuc]

@@SpitfireFortyFour would you preferred that MG shared the fate of Saab so you can have your nostalgia?

[@setatupe2452]

Why couldn't it be fuel efficient..

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

Because China

[@sendtobarry]

It's 7.2 combined.

[@razerrazer8242]

@@sendtobarry it's 7.2kmpl . What will be the avg of 1.5 ltr manual one

[@louislim489]

Is it only me that gets the Hyundai vibe when looking at the whole exterior of the car?

[@benrgrogan]

Yes I can maybe see a bit of Kia at the back, but don't see any Hyundai here

[@louislim489]

@@benrgrogan I felt the face resembles that of the I30N 2021

[@benrgrogan]

@@louislim489 maybe very loosely although this is a 2019 design so technically the Hyundai would look like the MG. Ultimately there is no originality with design. That ended at least 30 years ago.

[@dolphindave3037]

The front headlamps and grille shape, to me at least, are reminiscent of Ford's latest offerings.

[@sendtobarry]

I see Mazda CX 5 !!

[@madhardcorenick]

Not worth it. There are plenty of better choices. The biggest killer is that it require 95 octane fuel to run.

[@sendtobarry]

Really 10c a litre more. $4 per fill, 26 fills a year. $100 big deal.

[@madhardcorenick]

@@sendtobarry Yeah it is a big deal since the bloody thing doesn't have any balls to make up for running on premium. Not to mention the resale value will plummet in a couple of years

[@sendtobarry]

@@madhardcorenick just like Hyundai, just like Kia and it was the Japanese crap a while ago. Geely make Volvo, VW GM and a heap of first tier manufacturers are in bed with the Chinese. The ZST is the first step. The Chinese aren't used to coming second. Check out Vfacts. Times are changing You can always buy a good Aussie car aye! Oh hang in no you can't. Guess where all the MG dealers are hanging out. Yep Holden Showroms. And the MG network has doubled in the last 12 months. These are just the facts

[@madhardcorenick]

@@sendtobarry By no stretch of the means am I dissing the ZST just solely of the country of origin. I wouldn't buy one because, for $30,000, you can buy a similar type of car from a reputable brand that has established a reputation here in Australia and will have better resale value compared to ZST. It might not have some creature comforts like leather seats, but I would rather pay for the reliability than for features. I remember someone brags to me ten years ago about how he bought the top of a range Proton Gen 2 for like $26k. Now those things are worth $5k max on a good day. Compared to similar era i30 SLX, which are worth like $8-10k and were around the same price as a fully-featured Gen 2. Yet where is Proton now? Yep gone from Australia. I wouldn't even piss on the last of the Holden cars. Even the last of the Australian made commodores with a V6 wasn't anything spectacular. I agree it's the first step and, I'm looking forward to what the brands like SAIC and Geeky. There are use case propositions for cars like the MG3 and ZS EV. However, the ZST turbo is a dog. It's not just MG that makes mediocre cars. Even brands like Nissan with their awfully built CVT, I wouldn't touch with a ten-foot barge poll.

[@sendtobarry]

@@madhardcorenick I Now know you haven't driven one. I know 169 people who have.

[@davidcartwright5591]

Vinyl seats in 2020 ! ..

[@davidcartwright5591]

@Empire of Baphomet . I wonder why luxury cars don’t come with Vinyl seats then .

[@-MikeyK-]

@@davidcartwright5591 Tesla uses vinyl only on their seats.

[@davidcartwright5591]

@@-MikeyK- . Yes , I’ve just been made aware of that . They seem to have adopted the “ vegan “ approach .

[@-MikeyK-]

@@davidcartwright5591 correct, it's related to animal cruelty in leather production, so they say. Most buyers of Tesla say it's indestinquishable from real leather so maybe things are improving with the material.

[@sendtobarry]

Derr

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

Zest is a stretch.

[@sendtobarry]

Drive one.

[@SalManila1]

Small car small horsepower. I VOTE No. P.S. it looks like a mini rav4.

[@vankhoanglam2164]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@timinman9578]

I’m sick of you guys pushing Chinese brands.. until they mutually respect what we do for them. Then stop advertising their brand. You don’t see them boasting Aussie beef, barley, Wine or much at all. Stuff them. Stick it where the sun don’t shine.

[@SZ-lz1id]

Becasue China say something ture? Aussie killed Afghan？

[@mharro88]

Should we push Aussie cars? Oh wait

[@eru6ite]

Does a made-in-China car really inspire anyone as far as safety and reliability is concerned? I think if you’re buying a Chinese car brand in Australia, you’re beta-testing it for the rest of the world. No, thanks.

[@rahusphere]

@Teofilo L yeah, but none of those can kill you. This is a car and even Chinese don't buy it in Australia.

[@sendtobarry]

And people said that about Kia just a few short years ago. You think China will be be beaten by Korea? Lol SAIC make over 6 million cars a year Kia make 1.4 Chinese cars will be the best value and best cars in the road. The ZST is a very resolved car and amazing value.

[@beerensekhon7475]

I have a gwm...had a a raptor before it..gwm cannon craps on ford in everyday possible. U r all paying top dollar for cars that have a same ancap rating less tech and are smaller in size. Makes no sense. Everything is made in Asian countries anyway.

[@MarthaMansbridge]

'All new design'? 'shares underpinnings'? it's exactly the same car with a new bumper and lights!! c'mon, sure, they've improved bits, they haven't changed anything technically, it has had no changes to anything to do with NVH whatsoever, so I really can't understand how a car reviewer can talk like this is a brand new car!

[@icYHal]

They're obviously going to phase out the old model and just keep both for sale while they still have stock of the old one. It's no different to what BMW does with its "LCI" refresh. Except BMW will continue to charge full-price for the old model right up until the LCI is released. At least here you know that you're buying the old one, and it's significantly cheaper because of it

[@mharro88]

Yes they have it's a new engine and transmission you muppet.

[@marcellaholstein3290]

I have one thing to say: They’re made in China. Do we really want to be buying our cars off them at all? They don't want our raw materials, then I don't want their manufactured knock offs.

[@Zort2257]

How about range rover , its indian now , would you buy land rover made in india ?

[@breegarciavlogs1998]

looks good but it is still chinese though

[@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars]

So is 80% of everything else.

[@richyerichyo]

They make almost everything anyway?

[@Meet0Ur0Maker]

Why the prejudice?

[@mhassan083]

👍👍🇪🇬

[@lostguru1311]

I can’t believe anyone would even consider buying a vehicle from China at the moment. Have you forgotten they gave us COVID 19?

[@jialincui5035]

China did not give you a brain. So you don’t have one.

[@Tubeviewer]

buy from US or UK then, they are now doing a much better job in exporting COVID19 as China is clean with Covid also most likely overtime you would see more UK/US brand get sold to Chinese just like MG， Volvo - there would be less and less choices left

[@mharro88]

No Scott Morrison did.

[@komphatak3395]

Just looks like an quality car but it isn't cuz its made in Chayna..will stick to the Made in Japan cars thanks