MG have acknowledged and confirmed there is an issue with the model which they are discussing with the manufacturers to establish a fix - this is in relation to the over revving and hills. However, I don't have issues driving up hills, its on any road, surface or gradient. I have not AC/heating on either yet it still over rev, even at times when I'm not accelerating! So whilst the tips are great... they aren't going to work I'm afraid and I'm still carless!
New forum member here.
Regarding “But probably the vast majority of stuff on forums is not much of an issue for the average driver.”
This is why I mentioned the PD052 update, as this indicates that it is an actual issue; Together with a few other examples ( I could add any engine with a wet timing belt). Forums make everything seem problematic, and occasionally hard to filter out the actual problems.
New forum member here.
Like Bruno, I’m taking delivery of a ZS Trophy in March.
I didn’t have a car to p/ex but was offered the car for the list price of the SE, which seemed a reasonable deal.
I also asked the dealer ( Chorley Group) about possible software updates and they said with the car being brand new, all necessary updates will have been done at the factory. I hope this is true.
The test drive I had a couple of weeks ago was enjoyable and seemed like a nice car. I went on a mixture of roads/ motorway but didn’t go on any uphill stuff. All seemed good. Any engine noise was only apparent on accelerating down the M slip road and also when overtaking from 50 to 70 mph. The car was set to Normal, regen 2.
I’m obviously a bit apprehensive about the problems people report and I watched the podcast yesterday which didn’t do a lot to allay my fears .
I guess most owners with no problems don’t tend to post in the forum, so you just see the problems.
I’ll update when I’ve had a chance to drive it.
Software updates will only be done once you have taken delivery of the car .MG will only update after you have driven the new car out of the forecourts.I would not take delivery of the car until the updates are done and insist they are done.
Just received this from MG CS
Due to my , renault captur e tech engineered 145hp auto and full hybrid being stuck in the dealers for nearly a month due to a noise from the auto box, I've had 2 new mg zs trophy plus auto hybrids. I cannot fault the cars , very powerful, just under 200 hp combining both the 1.5 turbo and hybrid. Excellent fuel economy. I only have 1 issue. As with all these modern cars you don't get a cd player, just usb or usb c ports. I have an expensive external cd on usb. Works perfectly on the menu, works perfectly with Mercedes gla. But not with any of the mg,s . It has 1 usb but that only accepts memory sticks and then only certain types of format, all the isb c ports are just power supplies. Which mean I'm stuck with a radio that hardly works. I live in Cumbria so very little signal, so I either get static or just road noise. I almost bought one , mg, last year instead of my renault. I'm so glad I chose the renault, as all my music is on cd, over 200 of them I've tried copying some cds through my pc and then copying them to a use memory stick. And guess what, the mg doesn't even recognise it. Buy as I say it's the only issue I've had with mg zs trophy
Yeh I think the USB port is certainly not the most compatible unit, also a fair amount of wireless Carplay adapters won't work. I think Bluetooth music form the phone would be the best way to o or Carplay/Android Auto and streaming services.
I have just contacted the dealer, I was told that before delivery the car will be checked and all and any software updates will be installed before collection, once I have the car and driven it for a while I will report back with my findings, expected delivery is approximately the 24th March
Thank you, I have managed to get a quote from the AA for £669, I am 78 so it gets dearer as you age, forgot about top cash back will look into that now,
