Back in an MG finally.........
 

Just thought I'd say hi, it's been a while! Anyway we've just put down a deposit on an MG......but not a 'proper' one, it's an MG ZS EV! Yep we're going electric!
We've had a couple of test drives and it was very odd seeing the MG badge on the steering wheel after all this time, shame it wasn't accompanied by the KV6 howl however for the price and with those running costs it makes a lot of sense for Mrs Guru's daily commute.

I still have our mk1c Rover Sterling which has just had a very extensive restoration so still have some old MGR metal on the drive and I do still keep looking at ZT's and may well take the plunge on another one if an exceptional example pops up for sale however for the time being electric could be a bit of fun :D

Welcome back. Be interesting to hear your thoughts on the EV.

My first thoughts from the test drive are that it's very smooth and at lower speeds feels quite refined. That falls apart a bit at higher speeds but it's still not too bad. Interior wise it's easy to pick holes but then you have to remind yourself it's probably one of the cheapest EV's on the market and if you compare it to the likes of a Renault Zoe it's a far nicer place to be.

In many ways it really does remind me of my ZS 180's. The interior looked nice on first inspection however poke a bit deeper and it was very easy to see where the cost cutting had happened however given the cost and way they drove you could forgive them for it!

The new ZS EV does feel a lot better built then the old ZS however it's certainly not a premium product but for that money we can live with the rough edges.