MG launches the S5 EV, which replaces the battery electric ZS
- MG remains this year the best-selling Chinese brand (British until 2005) in Europe (30 countries = EU + United Kingdom + Switzerland + Norway), with nearly 100,000 sales in the first four months of 2025, ahead of BYD (40,000 sales) and Chery (30,000 sales). The European market is therefore crucial for MG, which last year renewed a large part of its models, notably its HS and ZS SUVs which represent 60% of its sales in Europe.
- Unlike the previous generation of the ZS, the new generation is no longer available in a battery electric version but only in a hybrid version, like the HS which is in a higher category.
- The MG S5 EV is being launched today to replace the all-electric ZS. It is larger than the old all-electric ZS (+25 cm in length, +4 cm in width) and now stretches to 4.48 m in length. The new S5 EV SUV is therefore in the C segment and no longer in the B segment like the old ZS. Larger and better equipped, it is based on the modular MSP platform of the all-electric MG4 and offers two engines: a 170 hp (125 kW) version combined with a 49 kWh LFP battery and a 231 hp (170 kW) version combined with a 64 kWh NMC battery, allowing a range of up to 480 km for the most powerful version. The total weight of the model of 1,725 kg is average for the category.
- Like the previous battery electric ZS, the new S5 EV remains competitively priced (32,500 to 37,500 euros), even compared to a BYD Atto 2 (40,000 euros) with a 150 hp (110 kW) electric motor combined with a 60.4 kWh NMC battery.