Welcome to the MG HS Plug-in Hybrid forum - MG HS PHEV Information

[SteveJ]

In the U.K. the ISmart App is only a working feature on the ZS EV ( facelift model - not the original ZS EV ) and the new MG4 just released.
I believe it is also on the MG5 facelift when it arrived in the U.K. ??.
The ISmart App was available on the original ZS EV in Thailand, but NOT the U.K.
Not available on the HS PHEV.

Except in Thailand available on the HS PHEV

 

[Ashjuneja]

In the U.K. the ISmart App is only a working feature on the ZS EV ( facelift model - not the original ZS EV ) and the new MG4 just released.
I believe it is also on the MG5 facelift when it arrived in the U.K. ??.
The ISmart App was available on the original ZS EV in Thailand, but NOT the U.K.
Not available on the HS PHEV.

Thanks. Thats a pity - was really hoping it would work.

 

[Deleted member 10559]

Hi gang, Nice to be part of this community and to find out useful stuff before I have even got my hands on the car. Collecting this weekend after going to test drive the MG4 and then "accidentally" trying the HS which is in a different league to the MG4 and I decided there and then that I had to have one. Will keep reading all the info here

 

[Pwlcarz]

Morning all,
Anyone else find the rear screen and rear camera get covered in c**p in the wet weather we have had recently?
Seems to be worse on the HS than any other similar hatchbacks or SUV's I've owned.

I assume it is the aerodynamics of the car, but any thoughts on whether rear mud flaps would help reduce the amount of spray kicked up?

 

[Lovemyev]

Morning all,
Anyone else find the rear screen and rear camera get covered in c**p in the wet weather we have had recently?
Seems to be worse on the HS than any other similar hatchbacks or SUV's I've owned.

I assume it is the aerodynamics of the car, but any thoughts on whether rear mud flaps would help reduce the amount of spray kicked up?

To be honest, I think most of the models are very much the same.
We have a ZS EV LR and it’s the visibility via the rear view camera is not great, when the weather conditions are poor.
Hatchback type cars have this feature, where the road “smuts” is drawn back onto the hatch / tail gate of the car.
When they are travelling along, they seem to create some type of a vortex and drawn the road “smuts” up and deposit it onto the hatch / tailgate.
It is always the dirtiest part of the car in bad weather conditions.
Some VAG group cars had a great cure for this problem, they hid the rear view camera under the VW badge on the tail gate.
The badge would would lift up slightly, when the car was placed into reverse and close again, when forward motion was selected.
This keep the rear camera almost perfectly clean all year round.
The MG badge on the tail gate on the ZS EV could be made to do the same thing really, but it adds cost to the car of course.

 

[Eosuna]

Hello everyone. I think this is the introduction thread. I introduce myself from Dos Hermanas (Seville) Spain. I've been watching your forum for a few days. Congratulations for so much work and so good. I hope to have my MG eHS next week. I hope I can contribute something and that my Google translation is enough. Congratulations to all.

 

[mattyt]

Hi
I have had by MG HS Exclusive since Christmas and apart from DAB radio being on a USB i really like it.
The only frustrating thing is i struggle to use the 32 miles of electric each day, my commute to work it 39 miles and the lowest i have managed to get down to is 11 miles left, i want to use it all but keeps cutting back to auto. This maybe to do with temperature's but some times i don't bother charging at work as still have 20 odd miles left when i get there. hopefully in warmer weather its will get better.

 

[Kev555]

You need to keep the heaters low in temp in the car or else the ice keeps kicking in. Wife drives ours so she likes the heat and its not as efficient in winter. Possibly might have to put heater off altogether but not entirely sure as im not in it often

 

[Gem2support]

Hello and welcome to the enthusiast's forum for discussing the MG HS PHEV.
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This forum has been started by an EV owner and advocate in the hope that information, opinions, your experiences, rumours and more will get posted here to inform and entertain folks who want to know more about MG's third car with a plug, the MG HS PHEV.

Official MG resources:

MG HS Plug-in Hybrid

The MG HS Plug-in Hybrid SUV is not only good for the environment, but boasts a sleek and modern design that offers a smooth and comfortable ride.

mg.co.uk

Owners' manual PDF

Hi, just a hello to say

Hello and welcome to the enthusiast's forum for discussing the MG HS PHEV.
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This forum has been started by an EV owner and advocate in the hope that information, opinions, your experiences, rumours and more will get posted here to inform and entertain folks who want to know more about MG's third car with a plug, the MG HS PHEV.

Official MG resources:

MG HS Plug-in Hybrid

The MG HS Plug-in Hybrid SUV is not only good for the environment, but boasts a sleek and modern design that offers a smooth and comfortable ride.

mg.co.uk

Owners' manual PDF

Hi Stuart just saying hello and thanks for letting me join your PHEV forum!
I used to be on the MG ZSEV forum but that's another story that i will share soon!
Thanks

 

[navati]

Hi everybody, I'm searching the license plate holder what have seen on picture. Somebody knows where can i buy it or similar? Thx

 

[Felvik]

Hello and welcome to the enthusiast's forum for discussing the MG HS PHEV.
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This forum has been started by an EV owner and advocate in the hope that information, opinions, your experiences, rumours and more will get posted here to inform and entertain folks who want to know more about MG's third car with a plug, the MG HS PHEV.

Official MG resources:

MG HS Plug-in Hybrid

The MG HS Plug-in Hybrid SUV is not only good for the environment, but boasts a sleek and modern design that offers a smooth and comfortable ride.

mg.co.uk

Owners' manual PDF

Hi Stuart, thanks for setting up this forum, I must admit I stumbled upon the HS+EV by accident. I wanted to renew my lease vehicle. I currently drive a Kia Sorento and had had my mind on a Kia Cerato for a about 18 months. Because of my age I was only allowed 3 years of leasing (I'm 77). I duly placed the order for the cerato only to find I was going to have to wait 18+months for delivery. My broker suggested I look at the HS+EV, I did, I took a test drive, apologised to my Sorento and told her she would be Mummy's car now, no way was my wife getting near the MG. A 20 minute drive made me realise that I could fulfil my teenage ambition to drive and own an MG. I live in the Blue Mountains in Australia - lot's of challenging driving conditions then over the other side of the mountains lots of flat plains for me to open up and plant the wellie.

 

[FMoggio]

Hi everybody, this is Fabrizio from Italy. I just got my MG PHEV Luxury model 2024. Nice to meet you all.

 

[mdarif27]

Hello everyone! This is Arif Khan from Finland. I just got my MG EHS yesterday...Nice to see the forum and meet you all...

 

[AndyNWuk]

When I first visited my dealer showroom back in 2020, I looked at the HS and the ZS EV,

I preferred the HS because of its size being larger than the ZS but they didn’t off an all electric version so I bought the ZS EV exclusive and have to say I have loved it from day one.

I heard a rumour that MG maybe planning this year to bring out an all electric version of the HS, how true that is I don’t know.

But the HS all electric would be my next choice if it does become available.

 

[Larry North]

G'Day from Sydney,
I am looking forward to pick up an MG Excite PHEV in three days time.
I had a Honda Jazz 2017 from new and have found it perfect for our needs....
mainly local trips with the occasional trip to, say, Bathurst and back (ca 620km)
We have use just on 39,000 km from new so I guessed an EV might be the go for a new car.
We have limited funds as we are retired so could not find a decent one but I came across a 2022 MG Excite with 11,000 km on it for the price we could afford. It was a managers car from our local MG trader.
I have just finished organising the fully comprehensive insurance including hail and windscreen cover with my insurance company and I am paying $5 per month more than the Jazz!
I also have PV on the house roof so charging is essentially free. As 95 RON is between 208c and 245c per litre at present I am looking forward to the fuel saving.
My only practical concern at the moment is lack of spare as anyone will tell you that the road surface in Sydney is terrible.
Is is worth buying a steel rim and tyre for emergencies?
Cheers
Larry

 

[AntC]

Hi everyone. Just in the process of buying the HS Essence PHEV. It's a 2021 model with 34,000 ks on the clock. The test ride was enjoyable and I am looking forward to Monday when I pick it up. For now I will read through the forum pages to see what people reckon and what problems have been identified. (This will be a second read as I did go through a week or two back when wondering what to buy!). As per Larry North I am concerned re no spare wheel as Tasmanian roads just went to pot with all the recent rains!!

 

[Phillbo]

Hi guys,
Just a short intro...name is Phill and live in sunny Brisbane Australia. Thanks for the add. My wife and I just took out a lease on a HS PHEV Essence (will have it delivered on Friday). I also own an 2016 SS VF with a 6.2ltr V8 in case you're wondering what my avatar is.

Cheers

 

[New to MG]

G'Day from Sydney,
I am looking forward to pick up an MG Excite PHEV in three days time.
I had a Honda Jazz 2017 from new and have found it perfect for our needs....
mainly local trips with the occasional trip to, say, Bathurst and back (ca 620km)
We have use just on 39,000 km from new so I guessed an EV might be the go for a new car.
We have limited funds as we are retired so could not find a decent one but I came across a 2022 MG Excite with 11,000 km on it for the price we could afford. It was a managers car from our local MG trader.
I have just finished organising the fully comprehensive insurance including hail and windscreen cover with my insurance company and I am paying $5 per month more than the Jazz!
I also have PV on the house roof so charging is essentially free. As 95 RON is between 208c and 245c per litre at present I am looking forward to the fuel saving.
My only practical concern at the moment is lack of spare as anyone will tell you that the road surface in Sydney is terrible.
Is is worth buying a steel rim and tyre for emergencies?
Cheers
Larry

Hi Larry,
I am in Sydney with the same car : MG HS + EV 'Excite'. MY23. Production date Oct '22.
Have also been concerned about :

• the lack of a spare tyre.
• the auto locked car doors above 15 km per hr. (Much prefer if this was a user option rather than you-have-no-choice!)
• my mistake with asking for tinted slimline weather shields : makes the A pillar look even fatter than it is...! Should have had them non-tinted.

Other than that, the car seems excellent for a retired couple with limited driving. As almost all my drives are on EV I have been getting 2.0 L per 100km. Because my mileage is so low I have to sometimes drive in 'auto' / hybrid: otherwise with very low mileage the car would be left with stale petrol in the tank !! Not good. The car could easily do 45km per day for 135 days : say 6,000 km per year without sipping any petrol at all !! Not recommended.

 

[ilcik001]

Hello everyone, I am the happy owner of a beautiful red EHS Luxury.

 

[AntC]

Greetings from Tasmania. A few weeks ago I picked up a 2021 MG HS PHEV from the MG dealer in Launceston. The car had a few issues culminating in a flatbed lift back to the workshop after it died while driving in EV mode. After a check over with no problems found (once a heap of logged errors were cleared) we got it back and it has been trouble free for a while now. Over 1,000 kilometres in fact. Hopefully the issues were problems with the 12 volt battery after the car was standing in the yard for a while.

Apart from the above - I really like the car. It suits my driving and I am finding the challenge of keeping the fuel consumption under 3 litres per 100 kilometres interesting.

We are awaiting the arrival and fitting of a tow bar. This is to pull a box trailer not a caravan and it will be interesting to see what that does to consumption figures.

The car had travelled 34,000 km when we bought it and is in very good nick. The battery charges up to 61km of estimated range which, I believe, is only 2 off the max of 63. It took a while to work out why the car bans the use of EV Mode sometimes but generally we can use that option now - after much watching of YouTube videos for reasons the car says NO.

We are off on a longish journey and a few days away soon and I do have a niggling worry re no spare tyre and our crap roads. The fingers will be crossed for no flat tyres and a car that starts every time!