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New MG ZS 2021 pricing and specs detailed: Aggressive driveaway pricing for Mitsubishi ASX-rivalling small SUV

The 'old' ZS range will continue on with even more aggressive driveaway pricing.

MG Motor Australia has confirmed updated and significantly lower driveaway pricing for its existing MY19 ZS small SUV range, as it introduces the separate MY21 ZST as a more upmarket offering.

MG's representatives said the existing ZS will continue to be offered for "at least a year" after the launch of the ZST this month.

The ZS will continue with two engines (not including the new 1.3-litre engine in the ZST) in a total of four variants.

The regular ZS will continue with either a 1.5-litre non-turbo four-cylinder engine paired to a four-speed Aisin automatic transmission, or a 1.0-litre turbo three-cylinder unit (82kW/160Nm) paired to a six-speed auto across Excite, Excite Plus, Essence, and Essence Anfield variants.

The 1.5-litre Excite kicks off from a new driveaway price point of $21,990, a $1500 drop on the previous driveaway offer, and is now offered with a new 17-inch alloy wheel design.

Standard fit also includes halogen headlights, an 8.0-inch multimedia touchscreen with Apple CarPlay but no Android Auto, a six-speaker stereo, a single USB port, cruise control, auto headlights, as well as faux-leather seat and steering wheel trim.

The existing ZS' interior remains unchanged. The existing ZS' interior remains unchanged.

The 1.0-litre turbo three-cylinder range starts with the Excite Plus variant, which is in identical specification to the 1.5-litre Excite and now wears a driveaway price tag of $23,990 (representing a $1000 drop).

The Essence adds push-button start, a sunroof, and built-in navigation. It is now available from $26,490 driveaway (again, a $1000 discount).

The top-spec Essence Anfeild continues with bespoke interior and exterior trim highlights wearing a driveaway price of $26,990.

The ZST has been introduced as the next step up in MG’s range, with its own pricing and variants (starting from $28,490) which you can read about here.

All MGs carry a seven-year/unlimited kilometre warranty, and the ZS range has service intervals of 12 months/10,000km.

The ZS which launched in 2018 will continue to be offered for "at least a year" despite the introduction of the heavily updated ZST. The ZS which launched in 2018 will continue to be offered for "at least a year" despite the introduction of the heavily updated ZST.

All ZS models including the new ZST continue to wear four-star ANCAP safety ratings, despite a significantly overhauled active safety suite in the ZST range. MG’s representatives told us the star rating could be reassessed (by EuroNCAP) after the launch of the all-electric ZS variant later this year.

MG ZS 2021 price (driveaway)

 1.5-litre four-speed auto1.0-litre turbo six-speed auto
Excite$21,990--
Excite Plus--$23,990
Essence--$26,490
Essence Anfield--$26,990