Great to see a proper review with people who actually own and use the MG makes a change from the time wasters constantly reviewing the same demonstrators and obviously have neither the intention or wherewithal to purchase one .Congratulations on a great honest review!

Florence the new co presenter is doing a great job 👍

It is so great to just see a simple family do an EV review. So lovely.

Brilliant as always and can't believe Florence is talking already - fantastic!

G'day from Tasmania, Love the way you relate with your daughter.!!!

Love this James and Kate. Like everyone else the surprise for me was hearing Florence. Can I congratulate you on promoting EVs. Since Nissan LEAF days we have come to trust your judgement.

This was THE most pleasant car review of them all, by the loveliest couple! You guys are so awesome! Great editing and shooting angles 👍 Best regards from Sofia, BG

I've got one on order, so was well chuffed to view this video!

I've been obsessing over this car over the last few days, and I read a comment that mentioned James and Kate and started looking!! Lol great real life review!!

Thank you for an honest owners review. Certainly helping me decide which EV to choose. Keep up the great work.

So nice to see a proper owner drivers review ! Lovely family well done team.

Such a great nice review, quite objective, also what a decent couple you are and with the lovely kid. Thank you so much and a lot of happiness to you.

I shall keep my eyes peeled when in Hinckley to see if I spot your car. Love the episode Florence sounds adorable🙂

I ordered mine a couple of months ago so I am now in the long wait. I am glad that you are getting on so well with yours and that you are getting the range. For me it was price and range first. the fact that it is a well equipped, good looking car, was second. Happy motoring.

Glad your both enjoying the MG and happy with your decision

I was worried that there had been no updates for while on your MG, but I am glad to see you love the car. I have one on order.

I just per-booked a MG ZS EV here in India, and was a little concerned since there weren’t any long-term (well, relatively) reviews online. So, thank you for a much needed & excellent review. Florence is a wonderful co-passenger 😊 and has an lovely voice. I suggest including her in all your reviews.

Just love the critic in the back enjoyable good vid.

Florence adds more to the vlog than 70% of other car review channels presenters 💖

Love the little Florence the reindeer adding commentary. My girlfriend would love the bum warming seats even though we live in the Sonoran desert in Arizona. Keep up the practical user reviews

Watch evms last video about his charger. That automatically charges at the cheapest taffrif you pay. Great video and I am so glad you are loving the car.

Florence's first EV review - "Wow!"

So nice to hear a living with review from a real family

I ordered mine on the 17th October and picked it up on the 25th November so i didnt have long to wait, I think there had been some cancelled orders which is probably why I got mine quick. Most of the bongs can be turned off by going into the settings. In relation to the outside temperature, when I have mine connected through Android auto it shows the temperature on the main display screen. I will be sharing some of my experiences with the MG ZS EV such as some faults the car has suffered and other interesting and important facts about the range soon.

Hi James & Kate - Thanks for the update. Ordered mine in July, still waiting.

well done guys loved this video one of the best road runs. yes i am thinking of buying the mg and you have done a great road test . thanks

Gave Florence a 9.5! Great review, real owner insights help so much

Great update - thanks for posting. Waiting for delivery of ours - not even any idea which month - just "before the summer and a shrug"! As you said it's a minor thing, but it doesn't have an external temp gauge? That's a surprise. Last car I had without one was an Austin Allegro I think!

Great Review. You do point out a couple of negatives, and I will try to empathise with you not having an app for your new EV, as I pay the £150 road tax on our 20-year old Clio ICE, and give the government of the UK nearly $4 US for every gallon I put in the tank. I spent nearly a week outdoors changing the cambelt in all weathers and this too, will make me think about EVs. In some respects, the EV is the best tax dodge to land in the lap of a few, in a very long time. At 8% energy tax on home electricity, assuming a tenner worth of lecky ‘fills the tank’ on a 200-mile EV, that means a tax take of 80 pence for 200 miles in an EV. Our twenty-year old Clio will take 5 gallons at 40mpg to get 200 miles. We will pay therefore, around 5 x $4 = $20 US in travelling 200 miles, and an EV driver/owner will pay about $1 US. A 20x disparity in taxation, the only way to counter which is to pay the entry fee to the world of EVs, and must include a home charging setup or the public chargers basically gouge the same as fossil fuels do. Discussion invited.

Thx for good information about the car. Picking up mine in just a few days :-) Really looking forward to it :-)

"Turn your bongs off!" 😁 Good and fair video. Similar negative points to mine apart from outside temperature gauge. My equivalent to that is vehicles which only have a 12 and not a 24 hour clock, like my petrol motorbike. Florence is becoming a definite emerging third star on your videos! 😊👍

Very nice video, quite informative yet fun. What a gorgeous couple. And Florence is a cute presence. Nice family. I enjoyed it.

Lovely video guys, thanks.

Thanks Guys , we are the proud owners of a MG ZS EV ! The both of you saved US al lot of money as we were intend to buy a Tesla model 3. The MG is a much better option ! Your review changed our mind . Best regards from the Netherlands

I have a Zappi 2 Charger and an Economy 7 Power Supply which comes to me in Two sessions, the Second Period in Summer is 03.30 to 08.30, my Charger starts at 03.30 and before the 08.30 deadline it has fully charged my car from 20% and switched off. Very simple to use. I could set for the whole 7 hours, automatically stopping and restarting over the 2 hour break but it’s not necessary. Nice Video.

Great review. Some of the minor issues since this review are being updated which is good and I’m going to order mine today 😄

It drives on average 50 miles per day. That's mental! Glad you're enjoying the car!

Another great video guys!

Good and honest as always, reminded me a little of the Ioniq review. As good as it is it’s never going to compare to a Tesla but it shows what can be done for relatively little money and it’s clearly a sign of things to come. I’ve had the ioniq for 3 years / 30,000 miles and I can’t really fault it and although it doesn’t have an app it’s easy to program the pre heating and it’s great to leave for work in a car that’s warm while everyone else is scraping their windows so I would definitely miss that. In my car this is imbedded in the charge timer so I’m guessing that when that update arrives you will be able to do the same. Seriously considering the MG as a replacement for the Hyundai in 12 months time. Keep up the good work & more bike reviews please James 👍 HD Live wire?

Many thanks for stopping and saying hello today I must admit us buying the mg was partially due to your video's and us moving to Evesham from brum is down to the running costs of the car so many thanks Mark

If you leave your car on the drive "running" and it gets stolen, good luck getting paid out by your insurance company. Enjoyed this, good review

Love to hear the lovely daughter talking keep it up sweet heart we love you 😍

Nice one J,K&F. I will be consulting with you when mine arrive re BONG removal 🎅

Brilliant review thanks

Ooh, I’ve wondered where you were with the MG. 3K miles is great.

Really enjoyed your MG reviews, I will be a first time electric car driver and I think I might choose one of these. Given the low interest rates I’m surprised there is no offer of 0% PCP deals. (I would buy one straight away)

Yep.. "Wow!" Sums it all up nicely..!

I’ve just tested my UK MG ZS range by travelling a local motorway for 5 miles in both directions at different fixed speeds. So 10 miles at each of 50 mph, 60 mph and 70 mph. The consumption at each of those speeds was 3.6 miles/kWh, 3.3 miles/kWh and 3.1 miles/kWh respectively. So the range on a full 44 kWh charge would be 158, 145 and 136 miles at those three constant speeds. That cheered me up a bit because I didn’t think I would ever get near the advertised 163 miles. 158 is pretty close

Thanks for a very informative video.....I can't wait to get mine next January.....I think the OHME charger gets round the timer as it searches for the cheapest electricity to charge it up.

Wife and I are still loving the 30kw Nissan Leaf so much we are buying it outright, it’s more her car the mine because I need the jeep renegade to drive back and forward from Colchester to Edinburgh. Used to use the leaf for that Journey tho.

Very happy with ours, we're only 600 miles in, but it's been great. Only an Exite so no sunroof (I don't like sunroofs) but even cheaper. Great value for money, really doesn't feel like a budget car.

Been waiting for this review after seeing some less favourable tones in other KZfaq videos. Still looking forward to getting ours in March 2020 🤞 I'll be asking how to wire up the light! 👍

Very helpful. thanks guys.

James and Kate, we took the giant leap from ICE to EV last week and ordered our ZS-EV Exclusive and now the fun begins. Charge points,Apps, accounts and home charger point, which ones to choose. We started with Zap Map and we're working our way through it all, but it's a bit of an adventure and looking forward to the new car. Some points you raised in your reviews are very apt such as external temp and some other basics on most cars but at the price point it's hard to grumble! Looking forward to some ongoing updates on your own EV.

On the charge timer issue, surprised you don’t have a zappi or other smart charger where you could set a charge period on the charger.

Thanks guys... I have looked at your channel and came to see this originally as the price of the MG is really more in my budget but you have expelled any worries I had considering buy an MG. I used to think this Skoda but I love them now, but unfortunately the new EV coming out in the future is outside my budget and to late to wait around for VW group as I'm going to do the amazing Scottish Government Grant which will be soon run out by the end of this year and not getting renewed after this year by the Scottish Government. I was between the e208 and MG with a family of four that is looking to add one more hopefully. So thanks very much... Love the channel and will subscribe but please don't sell me anymore cars 🤣👍

Liking the new intro graphics.

Florence should do the next review and tell us how fantastic the roof is. What a sweet child.

Side note : been hoping for years that you'd get a better opening sequence for your videos. Good stuff!

Hope it comes to Sweden soon with Good Price for that offer in UK was a No brainer for first customers

It was interesting to hear your negative points. I know that both the bongs and the temperature gauge have been sorted.

It's such a good reviewed EV. And an affordable one. Not the least, shortly available too. Your review is a real practical one. Hope you get the app for the charging soon. Its out there in other countries. Or get a Zappi charger. That can do the timed charging itself.

Always enjoy your videos. Looks good value, a little more range would be ideal. My BP chargemaster charger has an app and the charge times can be set through that.

Nice one, thanks: we're picking ours up in two weeks, so a preview is helpful.

I wonder what Kate was laughing at when you spoke about "rebunging the charger" at 20:08? 🤔😂

Great video. I will need at least 250 real miles for my commute so its a shame its only 150 or so real world miles, but hey things will get better as battery tech improves and as competition ramps up. A great option though for most who don't need to travel 90 miles each way.

Excellent vid

Thanks, James, Kate and Florence; this report is encouraging, and as you say, the price is right. One question: How do you turn off the irritating sound effects? Another reviewer pointed out that turning off the bongs involves jumping through some software hoops. Maybe a short video about the menus would be helpful?

Great review

As yet I haven’t sat in the EV so not sure about it’s information configurations, but regarding an outside temperature reading on your EV, can I suggest you press the button on the end of your indicator stalk a number of times and I expect the outside temperature will appear on the display, this is of course it has them same stalk configuration as fitted to the current MG3 and petrol ZS. I was recently speaking to a new MG3 owner who bemoaned the fact it didn’t have an outside temperature reading, so I politely showed him how to display it!

Regarding when to start charging, you can get socket timers that you can time on and time off (or not), or get a smart socket to attach to an Alexa.

Thank you very much for this owner's review. Listening to the opinion of people who indeed own the car really makes a difference. Big or small SUV are not my cup of tea but...for reason I cannot explain this car got my attention. Also the mixture of pros and cons with the price being a pro - especially with the heavy funding by the government for EV here in Germany - the decent luxury features like ACC, lane keep assist, blind spot warning, the gorgeous panoramic roof etc. that my current EV, a Renault Zoe R90ZE40 misses. On the downside is the "small" battery and the single-phase AC charger and - according to quite some tests performed by other KZfaqrs - the somewhat unpredictable DC charger performance. I understand that consumption and hence range is much better in the UK vs. Germany due to lower speed averages (limit on UK motorways is 112km/h?). They seem to have fixed some issues like the temperature gauge, still misses a decent battery SoC percentage display and the satnav is below average (according to testers). There are leasing offers here in the market at very, very attractive rates and leasing the car probably would give a bit of peace of mind versus buying it. I don't know how long MG is in the UK market and what their share is, they just started recently in Germany and Austria and who knows if they will succeed or pull out in the near future. So yes, it seems to be more than a daily driver or grocery getter. Now...these 1 3/4 years later...would you mind giving another review, if you still own the car?

Great update, what home charger would you recommend? I am currently leaning towards a pod point.

Great review, thank you. And thank Florence for her very valuable input. Can I ask please, which spec is your SX, Excite, or Exclusive...? I had to laugh, I have captions on, & sometimes the interpretations are hilarious. It was utterly convinced you needed a nap, rather than an app.....😂

Thanks for the review. Good to know you are enjoying your car. I would be interested to upgrade the headlights too. Was it just a change of bulb, if so what is the spec.? Thanks.

Very good review. It is worthwhile noting that the recent software update should address the bongs and the outside temperature is now displayed. An app is still awaited though.

Great video

Thanks for all the useful information,are the voice commands and app available?

Going to order mine tomorrow :-)

Hi Guys, thnx for the great video! I was wondering if you (or any one else) found a way to get rid of the bongs? And one more question; does the car have OTA or do you have to go back to the dealer for software updates?

Great review, I teach engineering and I also believe it to be good, test drive on saturday.

Not sure if others have mentioned it in other comments but there is a software update for the car- you loose so many bongs! You get a temp gauge and you even get to see the battery percentage / range on the screen without clicking the button.

Ah! That first "muddy puddle" was two weeks ago, just outside Bosworth battlefield, if I'm not mistaken? I took one look at it (in my Nissan Leaf) and thought better of it!

Hey guys, try using a programmable digital plug-in timer socket that will turn automatically on the socket where the car is plugged at the time frame you would preset 😉

I'm really please to see you are all happy with your MG ZS EV. Pity about the bings and bongs though.

Do you still have the MG? If so what's your thoughts on it after a year. My Uncle just bought one exactly like yours and also in white and likes it very much although he has had a couple of issues with his which I believe have been resolved..

More Florence I think; and good to know she’s got her wellies on for floods.

Hi James and Kate, I love your series of reviews on the MG ZS EV. I am about to take delivery of my new ZS EV and have asked MG U.K. about the I-Smart App which is installed on the Thailand and Indian models which you referred to in this review, and wanted to know if this was coming to the U.K. MG cars customer service are not giving me a definitive answer. Do you know if there is an intention to bring I-Smart or another similar App to the U.K. and if so will the early cars need a hardware upgrade? I hope you can help with my question. Regards, Jason.

Ps just had a great thought (and goes hand in hand with what you said towards the end of video about many happy people) maybe you could play REM shiny happy people for Florence sometime ;) Cheers

Kate, James, thank you for this review. I am wondering, do you have memory settings for the driver seat? I was unable to find it on the website, and not a single reviewer mention that. For me, the electric seat without memory seat is the worst solution ever. I prefer the manual setting so I can switch the distance within the second, rather than adjust every angle over and over again.

Thanks guys for doing this review. I picked up my ZS EV Excite on Friday and the first thing I did was to try to turn off all the bong alarms as they are an assault on the ears aren't they! I was dismayed to find that over-night, the car seems to forget all the settings and returns to the defaults. Also, the radio always returns to volume 6 after turning the car off. Volume 6 is quite loud. Id rather the car starts at volume 0. Is this the same for others?

Merry Christmas folks ❤️

Love the mod Jame but you seem to have fitted a smoke grey wind deflector to the doors. I guess this aids ventilation without the draft you'd get when windows slightly lowered but what do these do for the aerodynamic drag and more particularly the wind noise as I find the rather large door mirrors noisy in any case? (not a problem I would imagine for the ICE version)

Young children seem to love panoramic glass roofs on cars, when my daughter was younger we owned a Hyundai iX-35 with a panoramic roof and she loved sitting in the back just staring out the roof, especially on a clear night.

Sorry to say the best thing about your video was Florence ;) she sounds so cute x mummy and daddy must be so proud to have such a lovely lickle girlie ;). Great to hear about the car guys and have a great Christmas. George

Absolutely love the MG , have you heard of E cannonball challenge in Germany? Have a look at T&T eMobility and would like to see the mg performance there, but super car and video.

Great guys, would you consider fitting a ' sharks fin aerial ' ? So the car goes into a normal home garage, If so can you do a video, also would that affect your reception - Satnav, FM, Dab ? Good luck. Brian.

Hello I have been with you guys from the start, is there a way to turn off those annoying bongs ? and will you be able to fit an outside temperature gauge ? Good luck to you three.

thank you -all of you

Nice review. Recommended you slow down in puddles. The energy in the water will eventually start to rip off pannels, damage break hoses and general damage in wheal houses. All the best...