MG ZS EV review

While sub 30L EVs choices are still quite limited now, my major choice between MG ZS and Nexon EV was, like most other buyers, range anxiety. Nexon looks decent, almost 8L cheaper lost because talking to some owners gave me worries about being less 250KM on full charge. 250 is a distance that's not bad for city drivers. But given how EV Charging infrastructure is in India right now seemed risky. Some users do claim 300 Range on EV MAX but when I checked in their App stats that seemed like far fetched claim. Glad to have chosen MG ZS though the cost was quite higher. ARAI claim was 461KM but after crossing 2000 KM on my MG including a 1000KM long drive I can pretty much have a honest stat to provide. City driving: You will easily get 320-350 depending on your driving habit. Highway driving: if you drive well, utilizing cruise controls, non-aggressive accelerations, KERS braking you can easily get 380-400. Having sunroof a little open or AC on internal circulation, you can conserve range well. But you will definitely sacrifice somewhat 20-30KM. Performance: Well, ECO mode is what you mostly need, Normal has a lot of power. Sports mode, save it for afterlife. the car never feels lacking power even in Eco mode. In fact, Steep office parking ramps are easily overpowered in ECO mode itself. I have done 150 Km/h in eco mode easily. Haven't tried that in SPORTS. Hill driving is smooth. There is hill decent assist as well. Auto brakes assist not rolling backwards. Superb easy to drive. Looks: Car looks great from front (Minus the front grill that they have reworked out of Astor, made of flimsy plastic. you can bend it with single finger press ). I really hope MG redoes the front grill for ZS EV. The back is really ordinary. Nothing of it looks like a 28L+ car. No Fog lamps (WTF MG), Headlights are decent (Expected more lumens). Panoramic Sun roof is great. Interior is pretty good, premium and organized. Features: No complains. Although 360 camera is pretty bad quality, not very useful other than kind of guessing what's being shown, you cannot guess how far things are on the sides. Images are very very distorted. But getting to see your wheels help. Comfort: Expected better stabilized soft suspensions. The car has higher ground clearance, therefore every pothole shakes your whole body like some weird dance move. Seats are comfortable premium leather. But not ventilated. Long trips make you sweat a lot. Overall verdict: A great car but at a premium price. To compete with all the upcoming EVs MG needs to bring it down to a rational level. Else very few will buy it once Govt. stops zero road tax scheme on EVs. Cause the car will easily cross 32L mark there.