Euro NCAP results in (4 stars)

[mick78]

MG ZS Hybrid

Euro NCAP 2024 safety rating of the MG ZS Hybrid: detailed results, crash test pictures, videos and comments from experts

www.euroncap.com

So it does a bit better than the MG3 Hybrid did in Australia, to be fair 4 stars isn't uncommon in the cheaper segment.

 

[Busman]

MG ZS Hybrid

Euro NCAP 2024 safety rating of the MG ZS Hybrid: detailed results, crash test pictures, videos and comments from experts

www.euroncap.com

So it does a bit better than the MG3 Hybrid did in Australia, to be fair 4 stars isn't uncommon in the cheaper segment.

€35000 in Ireland ,is not cheap.

 

[mick78]

€35000 in Ireland ,is not cheap.

The ZS is 35k in Ireland? Wow that's crazy, even in Austria with traditionally higher pricing it starts at 22.900 and ends at 26.900;
How much is a Dacia Duster, a Yaris Cross or a Renault Captur there?

 

[Busman]

The ZS is 35k in Ireland? Wow that's crazy, even in Austria with traditionally higher pricing it starts at 22.900 and ends at 26.900;
How much is a Dacia Duster, a Yaris Cross or a Renault Captur there?

Yes it starts at €26000 for entry model and goes up to €36000 for Trophy model.There are only about 8 MG dealerships in Ireland and 2 of them are in Dublin.

 

[Deleted member 18108]

The ZS is 35k in Ireland? Wow that's crazy, even in Austria with traditionally higher pricing it starts at 22.900 and ends at 26.900;
How much is a Dacia Duster, a Yaris Cross or a Renault Captur there?

There are three trim levels of ZS Hybrid plus available. The basic trim (Essence) starts off at 30k. Metallic paint costs 400 euros for most colours, and Dynamic red costs 700 euros. You go up about 2k for the next level (Excite) and another 2K for the Exclusive model. As Busman said, there are only a few dealers, one of which is the distributor for Ireland.
The Duster hybrid kicks off at 35K plus metallic etc.
The Yaris Cross base model kicks off at 33K plus metallic etc.
Renault Captur hybrid is around 35K. Cars are expensive over here, but to be honest, the more relevant price is the cost of changing, which can vary significantly between dealers. It all comes down to shopping around.
Back to the original topic, as has been said, 4 stars is a decent enough score when you break it down to the details.
I would prefer to see a better adult occupant score than 75%. The car lost points due the inadequate occupant-to-occupant safety. Having said that, the NCAP goalposts are constantly changing and manufacturers produce cars to meet the standard at a particular point in time. The delay between the design stage and the production stage may well represent a significant time delay when those goalposts may well have changed.

 

[mick78]

Never realized that cars are that expensive in Ireland, we in Austria already have several consumption/CO2 dependent taxes added that make cars more expensive than European average, but apparently Ireland adds even more...

Back to the crash test; Reading the downloadable pdf reports, the scores do include penalties for MG not providing in time info that Euro NCAP'S finding, that are based on an average adult sized dummy are also representative for different body sizes, smth. that is usually done (and MG did in other tested models). Given the chaos with some SW features and the whole manual, giving the impression of a premature launch documentation wise I wouldn't be surprised to find out that is the reason, not that it has actually not been tested for various sizes.

Also, even the much bigger (and expensive) Hyundai Santa Fee only scored 4 stars in the same test, with 5 stars only with optional equipment. Watching the videos, the MG actually seems to have a very good body structure, especially in the pole test there is a significant difference in intrusion between the Dacia (that seems particularly soft), but also other more expensive models form the small SUV segment. The full width crash looks almost repairable.

Whilst a stiff structure isn't necessarily just positive (it does mean less energy absorbed by the car body), in a smaller car that tends to be the lighter opponent in real life crashes I will happily choose a the car with a stiffer body over a total collapse of the safety structure.

and of course, the whole crashtests, measuring and goal posts of Euro NCAP have moved a lot, and even more in the recent years, not only in terms of beeps and bongs the car has to make, but e.g. the crash i no longer 64km/h against a fixed deformable barrier, but 50 something against a deformable vehicle traveling the same speed, again making comparisons between pre 2022ish tests more and more difficult.

Altogether I'd still say that the ZS is, for it's segment, a fairly safe vehicle, with not a singled out proper weak point;