2025 MG ZS EV Review: Most Under-Rated Electric SUV?

The MG ZS EV has been a popular electric SUV since its launch in India. However, the market has seen a surge in competition since its introduction, with established brands offering similar features. Despite this, the MG ZS EV remains a compelling value proposition, particularly with recent GST cuts, making it one of the most attractive electric cars in the ₹20 lakh price range.

The MG ZS EV initially launched at a price exceeding ₹25 lakh. Currently, the top-end variant costs around ₹21 lakh on-road. With the 2025 model, MG has introduced some minor changes. To assess if the ZS EV remains a worthwhile electric SUV, I recently drove the latest model around Delhi for several days. In this article, I’ll share my thoughts on its strengths, weaknesses, and whether it still measures up, considering the reduced price and increased competition. Let’s get started!

MG ZS EV Review - Design & Build

So the design of the MG ZS EV is simple and familiar. The car has a very conventional compact SUV shape. From the front, there is nothing special – it looks like an MG Astor without a grille. Instead of the grille, we get the flat front that also holds the charging port. The MG badging is bang in the middle of this flat grille, with the front camera placed right under the MG logo.

From the sides also it is also a very conventional SUV shape. It feels slightly higher than the last time I drove it, but that’s just an illusion since the ground clearance is the same 177mm. The MG ZS EV is also 4.3 meters long, 1.8 meters wide, and 1.6 meters tall. So the overall stance of the car is pretty decent. Even from the rear, it has a very simple design with a few styling elements. The MG ZS EV isn’t one for road presence.

So yes, the ZS EV has a pretty conventional design for a city car. It is big enough to give you an SUV-like feel, but at the same time, sleek enough to slip into city traffic rather easily. The MG ZS EV won’t turn any heads with its design, but everyone finds this car pretty good-looking.

MG ZS EV Review: Interiors and Comfort

The interior of the latest 2025 variant looked pretty different from what I’ve seen earlier. The colours are all black now instead of the dual-tone cream and black interiors from the last time I reviewed this car back in 2023. But this looks good. It looks refreshed. I, in fact, like this more since it is easier to maintain, there are these nice patterned soft-touch carbon fiber-like fabric detailing, and red stitching all across the dashboard and the seats. Very sporty. The red ambient light also makes things better.

Even the fit and finish and the materials used inside the car are of very good quality. Most of the things in the front are soft-touch, and the materials are also quite nice. My favorite part is the center console. I like how the whole thing comes together. The gear selector, the buttons for driver mode, KERS, and battery, and the whole area with the hidden cup holders and armrest are very good and feel quite premium. I also like the steering wheel design. Here also the red stitching on the rim also gives it a nice and sporty appeal. 

The front seats are comfortable and have plenty of lumbar and thigh support. The driver’s seat is also electronically adjustable, and we do not get seat ventilation with the MG ZS EV. But in terms of the quality and comfort, there is nothing to complain about the front seats. They are very comfortable and keep you in place, should you choose to push the car around corners.

The back seats of the MG ZS EV are where I can find a couple of things to complain about. First and foremost is the thigh support. Yes, the back seats do not have enough thigh support, despite having plenty of leg room. Another thing I found to be a bit off in the rear seat was the height of the armrests in the doors. They sit slightly lower than they should, so it is not ergonomically sound. But then these two things, the back seat is pretty cool. I don’t like that the alerts go off for all five passengers if there are five people in the car. Makes things unnecessarily uncomfortable. But if there are one or two people, it is good. Lie back and enjoy the view with the massive panoramic sunroof.

So yes. Interiors are comfortable and look very good. Sitting inside it does feel premium. The fit and finish is good, the materials used are amazing, and the new black colour scheme with red detailing also looks pretty dope.

MG ZS EV Review: Performance

The MG ZS EV comes with a 50.3 kWh battery and has a claimed range of 460 kilometers. In terms of the real-world range, this car can easily give you 400 kilometers if its driven nicely in the city. But that can only happen if you drive the car in the “Eco” mode most of the time. Like during my five days with the 2025 ZS EV, I was able to get just about 400 kilometers with the car, with the only caveat being that it was mostly being driven in Eco mode. Rarely did I switch to Sport if I wanted to have some fun.

So yes, in terms of the range, you can eke out 400 or more in this ZS EV as well. Driving the car in Sports mode all the time will reduce this by about 50 kilometers, and driving it in normal mode will reduce it by like 25 or 30 kilometers. So overall, even if you’re a rash driver and would always drive in Sports mode, the MG ZS EV will give you about 350 kilometers of range in the city.

In terms of performance, I had really forgotten just how much fun the MG ZS EV can be. Talking numbers, the motor powering the MG ZS EV produces 170 bhp of power and 280 Nm of torque. In terms of how fast this car can be, with the sports mode and regenerative braking tuned down to the lowest, the MG ZS EV can be very quick. So quick that the front tyres are not able to get grip if you floor it for a 0-100 test. Oh by the way, this can also go from 0 to 100 kmph in just 8.6 seconds! For a 20 lakh SUV, that is as fast as it can get.

The instant torque of the electric motor also makes it very easy to overtake traffic. Even in eco mode, this never felt like a slow car and was very trigger-happy if I wanted to make a quick overtake in traffic. The steering wheel also feels okay. Yes, there is a certain artificial feel to it, but it’s not as bad as we have seen in other EVs. This does feel more responsive than the last time I drove this car, but it’s still not perfect.

Coming to the steering wheel, usually, in EVs, the steering wheel also feels a little artificial, and the rotating angles are much smaller than those of normal ICE cars. Now, that could be because of steer-by-wire technology, but I doubt the mass market cars like the Tata Nexon use steer-by-wire tech. The Kia EV6, on the other hand, has a really good steering wheel feel.

So yes, overall in terms of range and performance, there isn’t much to complain about the MG ZS EV. You get enough range to make it a very practical city car, and it is fast enough to put a smile on your face every time you switch to sports mode and punch it.

MG ZS EV Review: Safety & Tech

Coming to the tech part of things, there is pretty much everything you would expect from a car in this segment. There is, in fact, so much that at times it is inconvenient. In terms of what all we get in the MG ZS EV, there is level 2 ADAS, which brings adaptive cruise control, emergency braking, and lane keep assist to the ZS EV. The car also comes with a 360-degree camera – an important feature for tight spaces. 

Other features include an electronically-adjustable driver’s seat, a panoramic sunroof, a 10.11-inch infotainment system, and a fully digital instrument cluster with a 7-inch display. The MG ZS EV also comes with wireless charging, automatic headlamps, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and a pretty good 6-speaker setup with 2 tweeters and 4 speakers. 

The thing to talk about here is the infotainment display. We are getting a pretty good display, but the implementation of some things is a bit inconvenient. For example, there are different settings for different actions. Turning the air conditioner on from the buttons is a little tricky, even the settings for the climate control are a bit tough to get used to, and it is something that will definitely take your attention away from the road. 

Other tech is pretty simple inside the MG ZS EV. I absolutely love the fact that you can turn off everything that comes with ADAS including the alerts and beeps. It is also one of the rare cars that come with an option to turn off speed alert. We get three drive modes – eco, normal, and sport, and you get three different levels of regenerative braking.

Other safety things include 6 airbags, tyre pressure monitoring system (TMPS), hill decent control, hill hold assist, and the MG ZS EV also comes with a 5-star global NCAP safety rating.

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So that was the MG ZS EV. One of the most refined electric SUVs in the ₹20 lakh rupees range. What makes it refined is not the features on offer or the range or even the performance. What makes it refined is the fact that this is one of the oldest EVs in the market yet there have rarely been any complaints from customers about things malfunctioning or the car not offering what is shown or issue with the range or electronics – something we have seen very often with the new EVs from Indian brands. 

So yes, even in 2025 the MG ZS EV makes a lot of sense as your next electric SUV, especially given the lucrative price-cuts that the company has announced on the car recently. At a price of ₹21 lakh for the top-end variant, the MG ZS EV offers superb value for money. Yes, it may not have ventilated seats or more than 2 displays, but it does the job and does it well.

Smartprix Rating: ⭐7.5 out of 10

• Design and Build: ⭐8/10
• Features and Tech: ⭐8/10
• Performance: ⭐8/10
• Comfort and Space: ⭐7/10
• Battery and Charging:⭐ 8/10

First reviewed in November 2025