The long lead time might be a blessing in disguise, as all the issues should be sorted with the early customers before we get ours.
This is very true, it was the same for early adopters of the original ZS EV !.
Unable to delay charge, then after this MG responded by releasing the Comfort 2 update, to address the issues raised by its first customers, this software update then infected the HV batteries / range and power of some owners cars.
This required a rewrite of the BMS software to correct the issue.
Not to mention the other issues like steering couplings etc etc.
Personally I think owners have shown a lot tolerances towards all of these issues.
All that being said, the lessons learnt on the original ZS EV have helped make the face lift model a better car now.
However, we still have some nagging issues that need resolving, like the steering column UJ ( that should have NEVER happened ) and the CCS “Bricking” problem that has been allegedly been sorted, via a software update.
Time will tell !.
Early adopters are always in the firing line as testers and fault finders.
This to be expected to some extent, but getting them resolved quickly is more important in my mind.