MG ZS (crossover)

Interior

Rear view

Facelift (2019)

The MG ZS was announced in 2016, at the Guangzhou Auto Show in China. The MG ZS marked MG Motor's second venture into the market of crossover/SUV. It is intended to sit below the larger MG GS, but larger than the smaller MG 3.[1] The MG ZS was subsequently launched in China, in March 2017.

The MG ZS was announced at the London Motor Show in May 2017 for the United Kingdom, and it was officially sold at the end of 2017. The MG ZS SUV was also shown at the Auto Shanghai Motor Show in April 2017, alongside the new concept, MG E Motion.[2]

To avoid confusion with the previous MG ZS, it was announced the ZS SUV was to be called XS in the United Kingdom, however this change of name was reverted shortly after its launch in the country.[3]

In Brunei, the ZS SUV was launched since the middle of 2019 (by the launch of the MG brand showrooms which entered to Bruneian market). The ZS SUV comes with two trims: COM and DEL. The ZS COM 1.5L VTI Tech NSE Plus I4 engine (paired with four speed automatic), folding key, fabric seats, eight inch touch screen interface with CarPlay and automatic air conditioning. and the ZS DEL comes with 1.0L GDI I3 engine (paired with six speed automatic), panoramic sunroof and push start button only.

An all electric version made its debut as EZS at the 2018 Guangzhou Auto Show, and is now on sale in United Kingdom, Thailand, China, and The Netherlands. It is expected to go on sale in India in the beginning of 2020. Except for China, the electric SUV is officially named as ZS EV, while the official name in China is EZS.[4]

A facelift of the crossover MG ZS was revealed in 2019 in China, featuring a redesigned front fascia, now disconnecting the lamps from the grilles, and deleting the chrome trim around the grilles.

A facelift of the crossover MG ZS was revealed in 24 March 2020 in Thailand, featuring 1.5L SAIC NetBlue Blue Core Power Technology I4 engine, 8-speed CVT stepless, along with a package of driver assistance systems, six airbags and a 360 degree view monitor.

The ZS has two petrol engines options, an updated SMTC developed version of the naturally aspirated 1.5 L as found in the MG3, known in this guise as the NSE Plus (formerly just NSE) the updated engine is tuned differently in each market based on locally applicable emission regulations.

In China, for example, the engine is tuned to deliver 120 PS and 150 Nm torque. In the United Kingdom, where the emission regulations are more strict, the engine delivers 106 PS and 141 Nm of torque.

The second engine is a new turbocharged three cylinder engine, developed by SAIC in conjunction with General Motors. Again in China, it produces 125 PS and 175 Nm torque, but in the United Kingdom, it produces 111 PS and 160 Nm torque.[2]

MG ZS EV (front view, United Kingdom)

MG EZS (rear view, China)

The MG EZS is the electric version of the MG ZS. The MG EZS was introduced in 2019 in China, featuring a 44.5 kWh battery, and a front positioned motor producing 110 kW and 350 Nm to the front wheels.[5][6]

MG has announced that the EZS will be sold in United Kingdom, Thailand, India, Australia and New Zealand as the MG ZS EV being the first Chinese EV SUV to enter those markets.[7]

The MG ZS scored a three star safety rating in the crash tests organised by Euro NCAP in December 2017,[8] while the electric MG EZS received a five star safety rating.[9][10]

Euro NCAP test results
MG ZS (2017)
Test	Points	%
Overall:
Adult occupant:	27.3	71%
Child occupant:	25.1	51%
Pedestrian:	25.1	59%
Safety assist:	3.5	29%

Euro NCAP test results
MG ZS EV (2019)
Test	Points	%
Overall:
Adult occupant:	34.5	90%
Child occupant:	41.7	85%
Pedestrian:	31	64%
Safety assist:	9.2	70%

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