Except for the MG4, SAIC Motor Malaysia has additionally launched the MG ZS EV, an electrical B-segment SUV that’s poised to supply a bargain-priced competitor to the BYD Atto 3. It’s been a very long time coming – the automotive was first noticed again in 2020, but it surely’s lastly right here, getting into a hotly-contested market section.
The MG ZS EV is offered in only a single variant, priced at RM125,999 on-the-road with out insurance coverage. As per the MG4, this features a seven-year/150,000 km guarantee and an eight-year/180,000 km battery guarantee, plus a one-for-one battery substitute if the battery well being drops beneath 70% throughout the guarantee interval. For a restricted time, you’ll get a free 7 kW AC wallbox charger price RM4,600
Energy is derived from a single electrical motor on the entrance that produces 176 PS (130 kW) and 280 Nm of torque, getting the automotive from zero to 100 km/h in eight seconds flat. The lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery is pretty small at 51.1 kWh, leading to a spread of simply 320 km on the WLTP cycle.
By way of charging, the ZS EV can help simply 50 kW of DC quick charging, taking 54 minutes to cost the battery from 10 to 80%. A 7 kW AC wallbox charger, however, supplies a full cost in seven hours.
The MG ZS shouldn’t be a brand new automotive, having been revealed again in 2017, the electrical model being proven the next yr. It’s a dimension smaller than different electrical SUVs just like the Atto 3 and the Chery Omoda E5 – measuring 4,323 mm lengthy, 1,809 mm vast and 1,649 mm tall, it’s round 100 mm shorter than these two, whereas its wheelbase measures 2,581 mm. Regardless of the smaller dimension and lower cost, the ZS EV makes use of a comparatively subtle multilink rear suspension setup as a substitute of a rudimentary torsion beam.
That is the facelifted mannequin, first seen in 2021, which provides slimmer and sharper projector LED headlights with arrow-shaped daytime working lights, together with a grille-less entrance finish with the charging port moved from the centre to the motive force’s facet. The arrow graphic is repeated within the revised LED taillights, whereas the rear bumper has been cleaned up with a higher proportion of physique color.
Inside, the ZS EV has shades of Mk6 Volkswagen Golf, notably in its businesslike centre console and steering wheel controls. The tech has been modernised with a 12.3-inch digital instrument show and a ten.1-inch infotainment touchscreen, replete with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto; there’s additionally a Qi wi-fi charger and a rotary gear selector.
Customary equipment consists of 17-inch two-tone alloy wheels, keyless entry, push-button begin, auto lights and wipers, six-way power-adjustable entrance seats, leather-based upholstery, 4 audio system, a 360-degree digital camera system, six audio system and stability management.
By way of driver assists, the ZS EV comes with autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management with cease and go, lane centring help, blind spot monitoring, rear cross site visitors alert and auto excessive beam.
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