MG ZS - Boot space, comfort & practicality
There’s good passenger space and a decent boot, making the MG ZS a solid family car choice
Passenger space is one of the strong points of the MG ZS. It comes ever so slightly at the expense of boot space, but overall it’s a roomy place for people and their luggage, considering the car’s modest footprint. There are some question marks over ergonomics, though.
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 4,430mm |
| Width | 1,818mm |
| Height | 1,635mm |
| Number of seats | Five |
| Boot space | 443-1,457 litres |
Dimensions and size
The MG ZS is roughly the same size as a Dacia Duster or Nissan Qashqai, while the high driving position helps with positioning the car on the road. At 1.8 metres wide, there shouldn’t be any issues when it comes to dealing with width restrictions.
How practical is the MG ZS?
Seats & space in the front
Perhaps more than any other area, the one thing that betrays the sense of cost-cutting in the MG’s cabin is the lack of reach adjustment for the steering wheel. Aside from the most basic of city cars (plus, as it turns out, the MG 3 supermini), almost every mainstream family car on sale today now has this feature, so it’s pretty poor to find it lacking here.
It’ll really limit the level of comfort that some drivers are able to find; while a few will appreciate the huge distance that the driver’s seat can slide back and forth, for other drivers it’s harder to feel truly comfortable here than in any of its rivals. The driver’s seat will also seem a little too high for some taller drivers.
Seats & space in the back
Knee room is certainly a strong suit for the MG ZS, with plenty of space for tall adults to stretch out in the back. Combined with plentiful foot space beneath the front seats and above-average headroom for a car of this type, it’s a spacious place to be. Rear Isofix points are a little buried between the upper and lower seat cushions, so they’re not as easy to access as in some alternatives, but they are better than the Duster’s zipped points.
Boot space
At 443 litres, the MG ZS’s boot volume is reasonable, if not outstanding, for a car in this class. The load area has a fairly low lip and minimal wheel arch intrusion, so it’s easy to make the most of the volume on offer, while some items can be hidden below the false floor. The seats drop almost flat to increase the overall volume to 1,457 litres. Once again, this isn’t a class-leading figure; for example, the Dacia Duster Hybrid offers 1,545 litres in the same two-seat configuration.
