MG ZS EV

There’s 359L of boot space behind the second row, while under the boot floor there’s a tyre repair kit.

The outgoing MG ZS EV has a five-star rating from ANCAP based on testing conducted in 2019.

It received an adult occupant protection score of 90 per cent, a child occupant protection score of 84 per cent, a vulnerable road user protection score of 64 per cent, and a safety assist score of 71 per cent.

MG has told CarExpert it’s currently working with ANCAP to deliver an updated rating for the new model.

Standard safety equipment includes:

• Six airbags
• Autonomous emergency braking
• Lane-keep assist
• Adaptive cruise control with intelligent cruise assist
• Traffic sign recognition
• Surround-view camera

The Essence adds:

• Blind-spot monitoring
• Rear cross-traffic alert

The 2024 MG ZS EV has a 50.3kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, with WLTP range of 320km.

Efficiency is a claimed 17.1kWh/100km on the WLTP cycle, while the ZS EV can be charged at up to 50kW on DC power with a 0-80 per cent time of 54 minutes.

It’ll take a claimed five hours to charge the ZS EV using an 11kW AC charger.

Good road manners and sufficient real-world performance, plus the ability to make the most of rapid charging, confirms the ZS EV is a more usable electric car than ever.

The larger battery also opens the ZS up to a wider audience now that it can travel further per charge.

The 2024 MG ZS EV has a front-mounted electric motor with 130kW of power and 280Nm of torque, with a claimed 0-100km/h time of 8.2 seconds.

It’s available only with front-wheel drive.

The ZS EV is available in the following colours:

• Dover White
• Pebble Black
• Brighton Blue metallic
• Sloane Silver metallic
• Diamond Red metallic

Metallic finishes cost an extra $700.

MG backs its cars with a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. It also offers capped-price servicing under its Precise Price Servicing scheme.

Servicing is required every 12 months or 20,000km