MG lifts its small SUV game in size, quality and price (MG ZS Hybrid+ Essence 2024 review)

The MG ZS has gone from an SUV we wouldn’t recommend to anyone to an all-new design offering a huge lift in sophistication, interior quality and drivetrain tech. It’s now quite a good thing.

Effectively replacing the turbo-petrol ZST with a new-generation ZS Hybrid+ model in a pair of upper-spec trim grades, the all-new ZS will be joined by less expensive variants with non-hybrid powertrains in the coming months. Indeed, the idea of the much-improved new ZS running MG’s punchy turbocharged three-cylinder engine sounds quite pleasant to us.

Chasing Cars’ Jez Spinks came away quietly impressed with the new-gen ZS, but felt the Hybrid+ powertrain was best-suited to urban pottering, not interstate hauling.

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Pricing
1:09 - Styling
2:18 - Dimensions
2:35 - Boot space
3:36 - Interior
5:10 - Storage
6:14 - Multimedia
8:30 - Driving position
8:43 - Rear seat
9:50 - Steering and handling
11:27 - Hybrid drivetrain
13:49 - Fuel consumption
14:50 - Steering wheel controls
15:57 - Regenerative braking
17:07 - Safety electronics
18:23 - Acceleration
18:45 - Suspension hardware
19:05 - Ride quality
20:13 - Verdict

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