Best review I’ve found. We’re between these two cars at the moment. Drove the leaf and LOVED IT. Test drove the MG and it wasn’t as great. Steering was firmer than the leaf. The was like using a go cart. Unfortunately the size of the MG is a lot more suitable for a family of 4
I have just (100miles) bought my first Electric Car experience, just had a Zappi Home Charger installed but know very little about Public Chargers, not even Parked alongside one yet? I will make Enquiries from today about Charging Cards and ‘step out’ to improve my Understanding of what’s to come. My First Car was a 1932 Austin 7 I bought in 1958, I passed my Test in the Army in 1955 and I am now 82. I can’t possibly tell you how delighted I am to own an MG Exclusive. Thank you very much for Your very, very good Video.
Thanks for the informative tips Mike - keep them coming. Pick up up my exclusive on 2nd March - my only worries are the bongs which have been well reported.
Mike, many thanks for taking the time and effort in producing these videos, I was particularly interested in this video as we have now had our MG exclusive (also a White one) for three weeks having swapped a 28Kwh Leaf for it. I suspect that MG may have already addressed some of your niggles already as I can confirm that the Radio in our car stays at the same volume as when we last used it, also our car does not bong when changing lanes when in Lane Keeping Assist after indicating to do so. Interestingly I am not aware of our car wallowing, but it does crash a bit when passing over small pot holes etc. Otherwise you have described the MG perfectly well, but just as you have mentioned the bongs and horn beeps are a particular pain in the backside which MG should really address. In my view the MG is a far better car in many areas than our previous Nissan Leaf, but we do miss the heated steering wheel the though.
Hi Mike, good review, my MG should arrive next month, you forgot to mention the price difference, after PIGG the leaf is £29290, whereas the MG is currently £24995, the best value SUV out there
Thanks for this useful comparison. As a Tesla owner, I recently drove the MG ZS EV for a week and was impressed with all the features that my Tesla does not have. For instance, the blindspot indicators on the wing mirrors and great all-round visibility. The MG is excellent value for money, plus it has a 7-year warranty. I would not have the Leaf because its battery is not liquid cooled. I would not hesitate to own the MG as a second EV (if needed).
Hi Mike, it's great video, Thanks for sharing a lot of information with us. I just got my MG ZG EV a week ago, but the range only shows 152 miles without heater on and 137 miles with heater on when it is fully charged, which is a little bit far from MG official range 163miles. How about your real range when it's fully charged overnight? Thanks
thank you very much for the useful information video. I would like to ask, with your experience do you think MG can be used as a Taxi, mostly in town driving with lots of switching on/off car and roughly 700 miles per week. would appreciate your thoughts on this. thanks
Excellent. A really useful video for people weighing up between the Leaf and the MG. In Australia, the MG is substantially cheaper and given the high temperatures we are getting - 46 degrees centigrade in Melbourne - I was concerned about getting a battery car without a battery cooling system.
Hi Mike, very informative video as usual, thanks. Would you know if there is a way to keep the digital speed displayed in the information centre (between the dials) all the time on the MG ZS EV? My display keeps changing to the active safety screen which I find annoying. I can’t find anything in the owner’s manual about this. Any ideas? Thanks.
If you have ACC or MG Pilot enabled then you have to use the left/right buttons to go back to the digital speed screen. Luckily there is an analogue display, but I also like the digital display and also find it annoying that you have to keep scrolling back. There is no way around this at the moment that I have found.
Thanks for the video. Do you know what the KWH cost is working out at on the Octopus Agile tariff? Byorn thinks the MG isn’t regening when using the adaptive cruise control because dial doesn’t go below “0” and brake lights come on. What do you think? I think brake lights come on when in regen 3 anyway, to warn cars behind you are slowing down.
Last night I was paid to charge the car! It is too early to get any idea on costs as I've only been using the Ohme Cable for a week now. As for no regeneration when using MG pilot of ACC, Bjorn is correct.Why this is the case, I have no idea. Poor programming? taken software from an ice which doesn't do regenerative braking? only SAIC know. Hopefully they will do something about it, but I won't hold my breath. Yes the brake lights come on when using KERS level 3.
Why did you chose an Ohme cable? MG are offering me the Rolec charger, which is free. They seem to be offering me £200 towards any other brand, plus the OLEV grant.
Interesting that your ZS EV will charge on the cheap rate, we have the Rolec charger which MG provided and can be set to use the overnight low rate only but when I tried it no charge resulted. Hope they do sort out an app this year.
Hi Mike I watch you on the MG Forum. one point that has not been raised when looking at the security I checked the model with Thatcham and finds it fails the relay test making it easy to steal perhaps that's why it has a high insurance code '32' look forward to the chat on Monday. regards GC.
Very wide ranging and comprehensive video, but I didn’t catch anything about the price difference betwn the vehicles or betwn the difference specs, but I mite hv missed that. But, as b4, very useful, Thks.
First thanks for the nice presented data. And 2 suggestions.. 1. Never drive on the motorway with 55 which are in reality 50mph and 2. Bread when you are front of the camera will help you relax…
Hi mike great video very informative I too have the zs ev had it about a month now still learning. You mentioned you use the Ohme smart cable I too am considering this perhaps a future video explaining how it works and you thought etc would be very helpful. Keep up the good work
May be they could do no bong when you said you are changing lanes it would be if indicate a turn then no bong. they could drop to one bong and give a volume level for them since the bong sounds the same for everything how do you know what the bongs is for ? for me them bongs would drive me mad i have watch nyland and his tests on MG it goes in to bong 6 time even when he is not in the car and he found that the car in one setting used the brakes and not regen
No one talking about the new upcoming (this year) Nissan SUV EV Ariya? With Nissan's legendary (Leaf) reliability it should be an amazing EV and hopefully the first with liquid cooling!
You said the leaf is better on range, 0-60, aerodynamics, efficiency etc. I am still confused why is the ZS better choice? For me durability goes to Nissan(Japanese engineering) especially on UK horrible roads. They've been on this game for long.
Smart charging update .. I already have a Tesla with a dumb charger. Can you schedule charge in the car now? Will it work without the Ohme cable? Thinking of the MG as a second car, deal breaker if can't schedule charge. Thanks
on the electric tariff i tried to find out price but the prices i found may have been cheaper at night but your day use was much higher and would be more than the tariff i am on but not sure if was looking at the correct tariff as seemed to be more complex to find out prices
I'm trying to work out the best option for me, but I still don't feel it's the right time yet. I looked at the mg at dealer and just going in the showroom and guy opened the door to show us inside, the bongs kept constantly going. The guy was like....whats going on....then had to ask the other guy..it made me feel.... This car might drive me nuts..so I asked for a longer test drive, which they were not helpful. so no sale in my opinion. I went to nissan and the let me use the car for a whole day... So better start.. ....hmmmm.....I think I'm going to put a video on my channel at what I felt tbh, because it was kind of good, but also some disappointed. It might sound harsh, but it's the truth. I got a 30kwh leaf, which I already owned for 16 months now and had I not already owned that, perhaps I would have been happy. However, I can't for the life of me think why they made the some choices. Well, I can, but they shouldn't have. 🙄
@@gingernutpreacherI have not seen that yet. Thanks for heads up. Tbh, I have been holding off at moment. I wasn't too sure on either, so had to just take my head out for a bit. Im sticking with my 30kwh leaf until I'm 100%. 🥴
It seems the only compelling case for the MG currently is the price. To be releasing an unconnected EV which is missing even basic features like timer charge seems shoddy. My 5.5 yo Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has two charging timers and even a linkto location feature, which ignores the timer when I plug in at work. Ihave no need to pre-heat the car but you can with the app. It seems strange for a Chinese manufacturer where connected cars are a big selling point. Still it’s cheap for an EV.
I can obtain a cheap rate on my home electricity account but only between midnight and four o'clock. To get the cheap rate I have to convert to a flexible rate which will cost me more because most of my domestic use is during the day and evening when rates are high.
I bought the MG ZS EV in July 2020 and had a minor accident in September. It is now February 2021 and my car will not be repaired for a further 2 months. DO NOT TOUCH MG WITH A BARGE POLE.
not watched video as MG wins Because Leaf don't have proper battery thermal management, 1000s of nissan leaf cars with less than 30k on the clock that now dont even do 75k on a charge, nissan should be sued oO
Best review I’ve found. We’re between these two cars at the moment. Drove the leaf and LOVED IT. Test drove the MG and it wasn’t as great. Steering was firmer than the leaf. The was like using a go cart. Unfortunately the size of the MG is a lot more suitable for a family of 4
Mike spot on video and practical advice, I hope MG take notice of your comments.
I have just (100miles) bought my first Electric Car experience, just had a Zappi Home Charger installed but know very little about Public Chargers, not even Parked alongside one yet? I will make Enquiries from today about Charging Cards and ‘step out’ to improve my Understanding of what’s to come.
My First Car was a 1932 Austin 7 I bought in 1958, I passed my Test in the Army in 1955 and I am now 82. I can’t possibly tell you how delighted I am to own an MG Exclusive. Thank you very much for Your very, very good Video.
Thanks for the informative tips Mike - keep them coming. Pick up up my exclusive on 2nd March - my only worries are the bongs which have been well reported.
Mike, many thanks for taking the time and effort in producing these videos, I was particularly interested in this video as we have now had our MG exclusive (also a White one) for three weeks having swapped a 28Kwh Leaf for it. I suspect that MG may have already addressed some of your niggles already as I can confirm that the Radio in our car stays at the same volume as when we last used it, also our car does not bong when changing lanes when in Lane Keeping Assist after indicating to do so. Interestingly I am not aware of our car wallowing, but it does crash a bit when passing over small pot holes etc. Otherwise you have described the MG perfectly well, but just as you have mentioned the bongs and horn beeps are a particular pain in the backside which MG should really address. In my view the MG is a far better car in many areas than our previous Nissan Leaf, but we do miss the heated steering wheel the though.
Hi Mike, good review, my MG should arrive next month, you forgot to mention the price difference, after PIGG the leaf is £29290, whereas the MG is currently £24995, the best value SUV out there
whoops!!!! It was one of the reasons I changed, to reduce my monthly payments!!! I'd forgotten that.
Thanks for this extremely detailed "brief" review! Nice work!
Thanks for this useful comparison. As a Tesla owner, I recently drove the MG ZS EV for a week and was impressed with all the features that my Tesla does not have. For instance, the blindspot indicators on the wing mirrors and great all-round visibility. The MG is excellent value for money, plus it has a 7-year warranty. I would not have the Leaf because its battery is not liquid cooled. I would not hesitate to own the MG as a second EV (if needed).
Hi Mike, it's great video, Thanks for sharing a lot of information with us. I just got my MG ZG EV a week ago, but the range only shows 152 miles without heater on and 137 miles with heater on when it is fully charged, which is a little bit far from MG official range 163miles. How about your real range when it's fully charged overnight? Thanks
At this time of year in Normal mode with heating on, Kers 3 is around 135 miles which is very achievable.
Thank you! Very informative! 😃👍
Great review. Agile tariff with ohme cable also brilliant.
thank you very much for the useful information video. I would like to ask, with your experience do you think MG can be used as a Taxi, mostly in town driving with lots of switching on/off car and roughly 700 miles per week. would appreciate your thoughts on this. thanks
Excellent. A really useful video for people weighing up between the Leaf and the MG. In Australia, the MG is substantially cheaper and given the high temperatures we are getting - 46 degrees centigrade in Melbourne - I was concerned about getting a battery car without a battery cooling system.
Glad it helped
Good review, the roof wins for me, if only Nissan would insert a large panaramic roof
Hi Mike, very informative video as usual, thanks.
Would you know if there is a way to keep the digital speed displayed in the information centre (between the dials) all the time on the MG ZS EV? My display keeps changing to the active safety screen which I find annoying. I can’t find anything in the owner’s manual about this. Any ideas? Thanks.
If you have ACC or MG Pilot enabled then you have to use the left/right buttons to go back to the digital speed screen. Luckily there is an analogue display, but I also like the digital display and also find it annoying that you have to keep scrolling back. There is no way around this at the moment that I have found.
Another great video by Mr P:-)
Thanks for the video. Do you know what the KWH cost is working out at on the Octopus Agile tariff? Byorn thinks the MG isn’t regening when using the adaptive cruise control because dial doesn’t go below “0” and brake lights come on. What do you think? I think brake lights come on when in regen 3 anyway, to warn cars behind you are slowing down.
Last night I was paid to charge the car! It is too early to get any idea on costs as I've only been using the Ohme Cable for a week now. As for no regeneration when using MG pilot of ACC, Bjorn is correct.Why this is the case, I have no idea. Poor programming? taken software from an ice which doesn't do regenerative braking? only SAIC know. Hopefully they will do something about it, but I won't hold my breath. Yes the brake lights come on when using KERS level 3.
Why did you chose an Ohme cable? MG are offering me the Rolec charger, which is free. They seem to be offering me £200 towards any other brand, plus the OLEV grant.
great video .... very through thanks...
Interesting that your ZS EV will charge on the cheap rate, we have the Rolec charger which MG provided and can be set to use the overnight low rate only but when I tried it no charge resulted. Hope they do sort out an app this year.
Hi Mike I watch you on the MG Forum. one point that has not been raised when looking at the security I checked the model with Thatcham and finds it fails the relay test making it easy to steal perhaps that's why it has a high insurance code '32' look forward to the chat on Monday.
regards
GC.
Thanks a lot for your appraisal, Mike. Please can you share where you found the battery guage calibration figures? this is particularly helpful!
dougonutube MG Electric Vehicle Owners Club. (UK biased Facebook group)
Very wide ranging and comprehensive video, but I didn’t catch anything about the price difference betwn the vehicles or betwn the difference specs, but I mite hv missed that. But, as b4, very useful, Thks.
First thanks for the nice presented data. And 2 suggestions..
1. Never drive on the motorway with 55 which are in reality 50mph and
2. Bread when you are front of the camera will help you relax…
Hi mike great video very informative I too have the zs ev had it about a month now still learning. You mentioned you use the Ohme smart cable I too am considering this perhaps a future video explaining how it works and you thought etc would be very helpful. Keep up the good work
Okay. Good idea. Thanks
May be they could do no bong when you said you are changing lanes it would be if indicate a turn then no bong.
they could drop to one bong and give a volume level for them
since the bong sounds the same for everything how do you know what the bongs is for ?
for me them bongs would drive me mad i have watch nyland and his tests on MG it goes in to bong 6 time even when he is not in the car
and he found that the car in one setting used the brakes and not regen
Good report no dance Muzak just facts and fair comparisons
No one talking about the new upcoming (this year) Nissan SUV EV Ariya? With Nissan's legendary (Leaf) reliability it should be an amazing EV and hopefully the first with liquid cooling!
@roadking080161 :-) minus up to $7500 tax credit if you live in the US
Excellent comparison and I greatly appreciated the explanation of the charging issues.
Test drove one MG, crashed the software twice. Needs over the air update. We need the model Y for the RHD market!
You said the leaf is better on range, 0-60, aerodynamics, efficiency etc.
I am still confused why is the ZS better choice?
For me durability goes to Nissan(Japanese engineering) especially on UK horrible roads. They've been on this game for long.
Mike do you think MG is a good car to drive for uber London
Smart charging update
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I already have a Tesla with a dumb charger.
Can you schedule charge in the car now?
Will it work without the Ohme cable?
Thinking of the MG as a second car, deal breaker if can't schedule charge.
Thanks
Tim Aspinall hi, you can schedule a charge from the Tesla app or the screen.
@@dadjv1926 I am asking the question about the MG ZS.
As I said I already have a Tesla,I know I can do this but can the MG?
@@TimWigan Ah... Misunderstood, sorry!
Hi Tim
No, the MG relies on a smart charger to do this, no charge timer or pre-condition timer in the car, one of the reasons I did not go for the MG.
Disappointed... It's a deal breaker..
Thanks for info Edwyn
Great review.
on the electric tariff i tried to find out price but the prices i found may have been cheaper at night but your day use was much higher and would be more than the tariff i am on but not sure if was looking at the correct tariff as seemed to be more complex to find out prices
Great Review
e-golf doesn't have a percentage either
There's no comparison. One had thermal battery management that's an essential and one does not. #rapidgate
The ZS is teeny tiny SUV. Go for the HS
I'm trying to work out the best option for me, but I still don't feel it's the right time yet. I looked at the mg at dealer and just going in the showroom and guy opened the door to show us inside, the bongs kept constantly going. The guy was like....whats going on....then had to ask the other guy..it made me feel.... This car might drive me nuts..so I asked for a longer test drive, which they were not helpful. so no sale in my opinion. I went to nissan and the let me use the car for a whole day... So better start.. ....hmmmm.....I think I'm going to put a video on my channel at what I felt tbh, because it was kind of good, but also some disappointed. It might sound harsh, but it's the truth. I got a 30kwh leaf, which I already owned for 16 months now and had I not already owned that, perhaps I would have been happy. However, I can't for the life of me think why they made the some choices. Well, I can, but they shouldn't have. 🙄
i wish i could say go for the leaf as it is made in the UK but fansy a bev mate has had real issues with it
@@gingernutpreacherI have not seen that yet. Thanks for heads up. Tbh, I have been holding off at moment. I wasn't too sure on either, so had to just take my head out for a bit. Im sticking with my 30kwh leaf until I'm 100%. 🥴
It seems the only compelling case for the MG currently is the price. To be releasing an unconnected EV which is missing even basic features like timer charge seems shoddy. My 5.5 yo Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV has two charging timers and even a linkto location feature, which ignores the timer when I plug in at work. Ihave no need to pre-heat the car but you can with the app. It seems strange for a Chinese manufacturer where connected cars are a big selling point. Still it’s cheap for an EV.
I can obtain a cheap rate on my home electricity account but only between midnight and four o'clock. To get the cheap rate I have to convert to a flexible rate which will cost me more because most of my domestic use is during the day and evening when rates are high.
I bought the MG ZS EV in July 2020 and had a minor accident in September. It is now February 2021 and my car will not be repaired for a further 2 months. DO NOT TOUCH MG WITH A BARGE POLE.
not watched video as MG wins Because Leaf don't have proper battery thermal management, 1000s of nissan leaf cars with less than 30k on the clock that now dont even do 75k on a charge, nissan should be sued oO