MG ZST Vibe MY25 from $22,888 Driveaway, MG3 Excite MY25 from $21,888 Driveaway @ MG

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MG ZST Vibe MY25 from $22,888 Driveaway, MG3 Excite MY25 from $21,888 Driveaway @ MG
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shxhshzhz on 13/02/2025 - 17:52 mgmotor.com.au (10501 clicks)
Last edited 01/03/2025 - 15:43 by 1 other user

This is THE CHEAPEST brand new SUV available in Australia, being a 2025 model with a 10 year/250000km warranty. MG has reduced the price of this even further, making it a much better value option than the new generation ZS which has increased prices with the base model Excite now from $26990 driveaway.

The Vibe is the second model above the base model (Core) with extra features which are 17” Two-tone machined alloy wheels, 6 speaker sound system, Rain sensing wipers, Front Fog lights and In built satellite navigation.

Standard ZST features:

  • 10.1" touch screen with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
  • 360 degree camera
  • Keyless entry and push button start
  • LED headlights and taillights

The ZST is compatible with 91 unleaded. 95 is NOT needed.

The MG3 has also had it's price reduced to a very low $21,888, making it the cheapest brand new automatic car in 2025. Good option for those looking for a smaller car with lower fuel consumption.

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Comments

    • Makaroni on 13/02/2025 - 18:04
      +67

      That's like buying a Hyundai Excel/Getz back 20/30 years ago and then complaining about driving quality.

      Kind of a moot point if you're using it as a mode of transport, which is 90%+ of the target market.

      • tonyjzx on 13/02/2025 - 18:06
        +79

        i do notice a lot of folks who arent going to make it to 2030 ie. people in their 70s and later with these things

        they drive slow anyway and its only to colesworths chemist warehouses bowls and the doctor

        and so a $20k new car with 10yr warranty fixed price servicing that will literally outlast you when you have a fixed income is a pretty compelling argument

        • giventofly on 13/02/2025 - 18:16
          +26

          It's a bad indictment on a city if you have to spend $20k on a car to do your weekly shop.

          • Matt P on 13/02/2025 - 18:19
            +14

            @giventofly: You don't HAVE to do anything, but the owners tonyjzx describes just don't want hassles and if there are issues, they want them to be someone elses problem.

            • giventofly on 13/02/2025 - 18:20
              +25

              @Matt P: People will do whatever is most convenient - unfortunately that's spending thousands on a car because we've made it the default mode of transport.

              • tonyjzx on 13/02/2025 - 18:44

                @giventofly: you can apply that to a lot of things

                distant relatives of mine are retired with a 15yr old corolla and a $600k house

                now why does a retired couple need a 15yr old toyota and live in a $600k house

                that's considered modest in sydney

              • Wolfenstein98k on 13/02/2025 - 19:58

                @giventofly: Big place, cars are default.

                • giventofly on 13/02/2025 - 20:39
                  -2

                  @Wolfenstein98k: Yeah, and Melbourne is only sprawling and getting bigger unfortunately.

                  Average commute is a lot higher because of it. But anyone living within 10kms where they need to go shouldn't need to have to rely on a car.

                  • Buddy195 on 14/02/2025 - 01:28
                    +7

                    @giventofly: So in the middle of summer and it’s 44c you’re recommending cycling? Not everyone lives in places where there’s regular and reliable public transport. Lots of people value not having to walk to a bus stop at the right time and then get on a bus for half an hour to get to a train station that’s under 10km away and they can get there in under 10 minutes in a car.

                    • giventofly on 14/02/2025 - 07:45
                      +1

                      @Buddy195: No you would use a car. I cycle in whatever weather, as do plenty of other folks.

                      Please try and be a bit nuanced. Just because you can list one or two scenarios where a car works better doesn’t mean it should be the default mode of transport for every single trip.

                      Cars are the most inefficient mode of transport and they kill any area where they are given superiority.

                      Do you seriously want to have to own and maintain a car, worry about finding a park and getting stuck in congestion just to do a school run or buy some milk? The reason not everyone lives in a walkable area is because we don’t built walkable areas. People that hate cyclists and want more car priority are shooting themselves in the foot - you’re just making everyone drive which makes it worse for you.

                      • 2ndeffort on 17/02/2025 - 22:50

                        @giventofly: I ride on weekends and public holidays and ride zwift during the week. i drive in gridlock traffic to work. I would love nothing more than to ride to work but I'd be faced with either an epic 2 hr+ commute winding my way from the outer suburbs through a network of bike paths and side streets OR take my chances that an angry late for work P Plater in a ute is going to kill me at an intersection on one ofthe gridlocked roads then complain about killing me to rapturous support in the comments section of the newspaper.

                        • giventofly on 18/02/2025 - 16:51

                          @2ndeffort: Sucks that you can't ride to work. One of the problems with sprawl - forces everyone to default to a car even if they don't want to, physically can't (vision impaired etc.).

                          A winding 2 hour cycle sounds like you're about 25km from the city? That would honestly be doable on an ebike but it isn't doable if it isn't safe.

                    • 1st-Amendment on 14/02/2025 - 15:01

                      @Buddy195:

                      and they can get there in under 10 minutes in a car

                      Then in 10 years time: they can get there in under 15 minutes in a car
                      Then in another 10 years: they can get there in under 20 minutes in a car
                      Then in another 10 years: WHY DOES IT TAKE 30 MINUTES TO DRIVE 5 KM!!!

                      Cars don't scale. Everyone in every large city knows this

                      • Buddy195 on 14/02/2025 - 16:29
                        +2

                        @1st-Amendment: I don’t live in a large city, the trip to the train station hasn’t increased in the 8 years I’ve lived here. They even got ahead of the curve and increased parking.

                        • 1st-Amendment on 14/02/2025 - 16:32
                          -2

                          @Buddy195:

                          the trip to the train station hasn’t increased in the 8 years I’ve lived here

                          Well 8 years is not 10 years it?
                          Give it time, every year there's more people with more cars, they've all got to go somewhere…

                          • Buddy195 on 14/02/2025 - 16:38

                            @1st-Amendment: When they complete the new station at the suburb over the road, it’ll be even closer and I could walk there on a nice cool day…. But not when it’s hot or raining. The drive will be even quicker in less than 2 years time…

                    • bob19 on 23/02/2025 - 23:54

                      @Buddy195: Not to mention that the buses often run late or don't show up at all (I am talking about Sydney. Don't know about other cities).

              • wintersnow911 on 28/02/2025 - 15:25

                @giventofly: It's more because public transport is expensive and unreliable.

              • Daabido on 28/02/2025 - 17:52

                @giventofly: Bring back the horse.

          • Xizor on 13/02/2025 - 19:07
            +2

            @giventofly: You just described all of Australia and countless other countries/cities. A huge proportion of people do not live with convenient bus routes let alone train/metro. Cars like this will always have a segment of the market.

            • giventofly on 13/02/2025 - 19:09
              +3

              @Xizor: Yes my point is that we’ve built our cities that way and it doesn’t have to be like that

          • Dr Phil on 14/02/2025 - 07:55
            +1

            @giventofly: What do you mean $20K???
            Its not even $22,888.
            Thats the price without any options applied - says the fine print.
            (whatever that means???????)

            Its actually $27,403 driveaway for the base model Vibe

          • CurlCurl on 17/02/2025 - 17:34
            -2

            @giventofly:

            It's a bad indictment on a city if you have to spend $20k on a car to do your weekly shop.

            You aren't spending anything, so what does it have to do with you?

            The word zilch, comes to mind.

            • giventofly on 17/02/2025 - 18:35

              @CurlCurl: A for effort there, pal.

              • CurlCurl on 17/02/2025 - 18:49
                -2

                @giventofly:

                A for effort there, pal.

                Again. What does it have to do with you if someone wants to spend $20,000 to purchase a car?

        • samcro on 13/02/2025 - 18:52
          +54

          Jebus! I'm 70 next month. Am I going to die?? I have an MG ZST too, I better get my affairs in order.

          • giventofly on 13/02/2025 - 19:05
            +6

            @samcro: Happy Birthday for March

          • shroomish on 13/02/2025 - 20:30

            @samcro: Calling.dibs on your wheels, my ride is dead.

          • Neupius on 14/02/2025 - 07:26

            @samcro: how long have you had ZST ?, how does it handle?, servicing and any faults?, last how does it compare to your last car please?

            • samcro on 14/02/2025 - 10:10
              +1

              @Neupius: 2 years in May (I bought used). I mainly do town trips with occasional trips to Qld. Handles fine for me and loves the freeway. No faults so far 60,000k. My last car was a Fiesta (no comparison).

          • paullovesbargains on 14/02/2025 - 08:46
            +1

            @samcro: Well if you don't die in the next 10 years then its going to cost you another 23k and you really don't want to be having to do that, so get on with it.

          • 1st-Amendment on 14/02/2025 - 15:56

            @samcro:

            I'm 70 next month. Am I going to die??

            I can guarantee that you will indeed die, no question about it.

      • c920996 on 13/02/2025 - 18:22
        +21

        Hey, don't knock the Excel. It was an excellent car. My first car. I wanted a Commodore, but my old man didn't let me. Anyway, I got the manual (as everyone should for their first car). And I drove that thing like a Commodore. Everyone gave me sh**t until they tried driving it. It flew. Never had any problems with it. A female friend had the automatic, and for me that was not drivable. So weak. But the manual was excellent. I had it for 5 years. Every time I go to Europe, mostly Croatia (where it's all manual like most of the world) I have no problem driving any car. All my kids will start off on manuals.

          • zealmax on 13/02/2025 - 19:05
            +51

            @R4: Teaching my kids to send morse code over telegraph wires as their first phone.

            • R4 on 14/02/2025 - 01:21
              +4

              @zealmax: Morse would be a great thing for your kids to learn.

              Learning is everything.

            • shutuptakemymoney101 on 15/02/2025 - 01:01

              @zealmax: But learning Morse won't help them when they go to Europe and want to rent a car without having to pay through the arse. lol

            • Jaspa7 on 28/02/2025 - 09:42

              @zealmax: teaching my kids semiconductor physics before their first transistor
              by the time they leave the house, they MAY even be able to operate a digital light switch

          • xyron on 13/02/2025 - 20:33
            +10

            @R4: I learned to drive on a manual, I still own and drive a manual at 35 years old, but this advice seems to get less and less relevant every year.

            By the time my 18 month old daughter can drive, there will likely only be electric cars around, let alone manuals.

            • R4 on 14/02/2025 - 01:22
              +1

              @xyron: I have a Hyundai I20N, which is only available in manual. I absolutely love it. Manual is the only way to go for most performance cars.

            • whyisave on 16/02/2025 - 01:56

              @xyron: @c920996

              All my kids will start off on manuals.

              @xyron

              By the time my 18 month old daughter can drive, there will likely only be electric cars around, let alone manuals.

              It is absolutely essential to have a Manual driver's licence, to work for AU Government in Antarctica, in almost any role there (even as a chef or as desktop PC support).

              ESSENTIAL:
              Driver’s licence – Current, unrestricted “C” class (manual) Australian driver’s licence

              • Duff5000 on 17/02/2025 - 19:57

                @whyisave:

                It is absolutely essential to have a Manual driver's licence,

                You get one anyway when off your p plates (in vic at least).

                I didn't take a test in a manual. Did swap out the gearbox in my auto for a manual and when off P plates was fine to drive it.

          • ozb1ozb2ozb3 on 14/02/2025 - 09:59
            +2

            @R4: LOL

            If you can't dial on rotary phone, you can't make calls.
            If you can’t wrestle with a typewriter, you can't post opinions on internet disguised as facts.

            P.S. I learnt to ride/drive two wheeler and car, both manual and drove for many years.

            • R4 on 14/02/2025 - 12:16

              @ozb1ozb2ozb3: LOL

              Bully for you.

            • 1st-Amendment on 14/02/2025 - 16:07

              @ozb1ozb2ozb3:

              If you can't dial on rotary phone, you can't make calls.

              Fun fact: even on a rotary dialler you don't need to use the rotary dial to make calls, you can still make calls by emulating the clicks that the rotary dialler made to initiate a call. This is how hacking become popularised before PC's were mainstream.

              you can't post opinions on internet disguised as facts.

              I didn't see where did OP claimed it was a fact. He posted his opinion and you seemed to get triggered by it.

        • tunzafun001 on 13/02/2025 - 19:42

          The 5spd twin cam was a cracker …

          In fact…car of the year for multiple years I recon.

        • smartProverble on 13/02/2025 - 21:26

          My mate had this car… 270k km and still driven like a mad man.

          Don't care what you think about old Hyundai's, these cars are reliable as f

        • AMLagonda on 13/02/2025 - 23:49
          +1

          Both my kids drive a manual…

        • Drugzy on 14/02/2025 - 05:34
          +1

          Loved my mum's excel as a p plater. Bulletproof cars, was only driven 1st to 2nd to 5th from a stop at all times,

        • maddoglee on 14/02/2025 - 08:48
          +1

          how will those skills go in an EV?

          Why didn't you start off with a manual cranking motor… or even one with a choke?

        • Ryanek on 14/02/2025 - 15:31

          The manual gearbox and the clutch on the Excels were smooth as.

        • 1st-Amendment on 14/02/2025 - 16:01

          Hey, don't knock the Excel. It was an excellent car. My first car. I wanted a Commodore, but my old man didn't let me

          I had both. The Excel was more fun to drive around town because it had very light steering and a (relatively) high revving engine with not much power, so you with the manual G/B you could really throw it around and have fun without breaking the law.

      • namenotspecified on 13/02/2025 - 21:28
        +5

        Time will tell but I'd say these are better built than an Excel. Interestingly I compared the old $13,990 Excel from 1996 in an inflation calculator to 2024 prices and it'd be $29,086! So really this is incredible value.

        • Matt P on 13/02/2025 - 21:44

          X3 Excels came out in 1994, makes it sound even better.

      • inconspicuous on 14/02/2025 - 08:37

        Exactly. This is what people have been asking for and the new generation of cheap cars is here.

      • 1st-Amendment on 14/02/2025 - 15:54

        if you're using it as a mode of transport, which is 90%+ of the target market

        I'd argue that 99.99% of all vehicles are used as a mode of transport…

        • AnophthalmiaCervidae on 19/02/2025 - 03:53
          -1

          What about all the ones that are primarily just a fashion statement, status symbol, penis substitute or high yield investment?

          • 1st-Amendment on 19/02/2025 - 08:05

            @AnophthalmiaCervidae:

            What about all the ones that are primarily just a fashion statement, status symbol, penis substitute or high yield investment?

            Still used as a mode of transport. How many used cars do you know have 0km on them?

            • AnophthalmiaCervidae on 19/02/2025 - 19:21

              @1st-Amendment: This one certainly isn't being used as a mode of transport:

              https://www.thedrive.com/news/watch-a-mclaren-senna-gtr-get-…

              Quite a few cars and motorcycles I know do get driven so they do not have 0km but are not "used for movement of people or goods from one place to another", leaving and returning to the garage purely for recreation rather than being used for "transport".

              But yes I agree it is probably less than 0.01% that at least in some part are not used as a "mode of transport" even if that was not the main motivator for the vehicle purchase.

    • issachar on 13/02/2025 - 18:11
      +4

      My workplace has MG ZS EV as one of our fleet cars, and I found it pleasant to drive. The cabin is quiet, and the interior, while not luxurious, doesn’t feel cheap.

      I think with all the features this car offers, it's definitely great value for money.

      • King Tightarse on 13/02/2025 - 18:19
        +13

        Driving experience of the EV version is going to be vastly different to 1.5L with CVT

        • 31mop on 14/02/2025 - 09:06

          We have the CVT's in our fleet. They are fine, but pretty noisy and gutless. But, because it's cheap, you don't feel so 'worried' about it. I prefer the cheap fleet vehicles than the $80k rangers as you don't want to damage them.

    • Matt P on 13/02/2025 - 18:21
      +16

      No it's not

    • Calvin27 on 13/02/2025 - 18:22

      It's pretty much the equivalent of the suzuki vitara (although it's 1.6 from memory). Yes it's slow as lol. But only 1300kg which is light by modern standards, repeat though, this will be a real slug.

      You can tell when the engine is underpowered because the fuel figures are atrocious for the size of the engine!

    • HolyCr4p on 13/02/2025 - 19:08
      +7

      Congrats jv, you don't need to go to specsavers

    • tunzafun001 on 13/02/2025 - 19:59
      +1

      F1 cars are 1.6L

      • Sweetnsour on 13/02/2025 - 20:16
        +1

        Turbocharged hybrids. You can say theyre more like a prius 😜

        • tunzafun001 on 13/02/2025 - 20:27
          -2

          Pretty much

          The new H6GT PHEV pumps out 340kw and 760Nm of torque from it's 1.5L hybrid motor.

          Basically V8 HSV GTS ..in a 1.5L soccer mum car.

          • xyron on 13/02/2025 - 20:34
            +3

            @tunzafun001: Except more than half of that power comes from an electric motor, not the 1.5L engine.

            The ZST is a fine car but needs the 1.3 turbo to get out of its own way, which this model doesn't seem to have. Likely better off with a base model Jolion or a Tiggo 4 Pro for the same price than this ageing model that doesn't even have a telescopic steering wheel (something GWM fixed with the 2024 Jolion facelift).

            • tunzafun001 on 14/02/2025 - 00:00
              +2

              @xyron: Yep, yep. I was just following on from the Hybrid comment above, that a Hybrid 1.5L can produce ridiculous power.

              As for this itself, it would want a T at the end in the current market. 1.5T motors have plenty of grunt.

              That being said, I grew up with 1.6L Gemini's pumping out a massive 78hp. Loved that car.

              People just need to relax…you dont need to get to 60 in 0.01 seconds.

              I actually think the emergence of electric cars is going to create massive traffic merging issues/ round a bouts won't work.

              We are used to grabbing gaps between acceleration lag at a round about. Soon we will have all cars with full torque from zero. That gap will close faster than expected ..next minute…t bone city on the driver's side.
              People don't have courtesy any more…every driver has "the right". So will say they should have given way. But that's not how roundabouts work in peak periods. You need to take your gaps. So instead of working together to merge (not accelerating into a round about at the speed of light), I'll wager people will just start running into each other.

              So enjoy the 1.5 while they are here.

              Full disclosure…I drive electric… Couldnt go back to a 1.5. But if you don't know better…

              • 1st-Amendment on 14/02/2025 - 16:18

                @tunzafun001:

                that a Hybrid 1.5L can produce ridiculous power.

                And what's important for day to day driving is having the torque to get off the line up to the speed limit, which even a 1.5 Hybrid excels at.
                I took the Hyundai Sante Fe (old model) 1.6 Hybrid for a spin and was surprised how easily it got all that weight up and moving. It won't win any races, but it's more than enough for around town driving.

                I actually think the emergence of electric cars is going to create massive traffic merging issues/ round a bouts won't work.

                Unlikely, because based on what I see from current EV drivers, they're all too worried about range to put the pedal down. The most aggressive drivers I see are all the tradies in a hurry to get to their next job.

                • tunzafun001 on 14/02/2025 - 16:39

                  @1st-Amendment: True… I was 3rd from a roundabout. Slowly moving up (as the car in front wasn't going anywhere). Single lane. Tradie over took me, and just about took out someone coming the other way off the round about. Stupidist thing I have ever seen for a 1 car, 0.5 of a second gain.

              • Naigrabzo on 21/02/2025 - 10:01

                @tunzafun001: Agreed. I wish I was a tyre manufacturer. I can sell frequent tyre changes to the Electric chumps speeding around round abouts and traffic lights.

            • HeXa on 16/02/2025 - 09:17

              @xyron: yes - the 1.5 with CVT is a dog…. but the 1.3 and 6A is nippy

              prefers 95 though

        • BobLim on 14/02/2025 - 01:28

          Absolutely - and this is why I largely didn't bother after the end of the V10s

      • 1st-Amendment on 14/02/2025 - 16:21

        F1 cars are 1.6L

        And have been shit since they made the switch. If you ever went to F1 prior to 2014 you would know what I mean.

    • JIMB0 on 13/02/2025 - 21:19
      -2

      I know right, even milk and juice comes in bigger sizes.

  • spock on 13/02/2025 - 18:12
    +22

    Soon to be free with happy meal .

    • AndyC1 on 13/02/2025 - 19:13
      +4

      With steak knives in the back?

      • spock on 13/02/2025 - 19:30

        Hilarious i forgot about those.

      • Windows7forever on 13/02/2025 - 21:29

        Advertised safety feature for road rage/carjacking deterrent?

  • giventofly on 13/02/2025 - 18:15
    +17

    Amazing value. But there is just no way I could buy one of these.

  • Dollar Dreamer on 13/02/2025 - 18:17
    +9

    My neighbour has this, he sold his 13 year old Camry Hybrid with 170,000km and pretty much bought this new car for free. He got $20k for his super old Camry Hybrid, he was shocked his old car pretty much can be swapped for a brand new car for near free. He is loving all the new tech and self driving features. Good car for the price. A bit gutless going uphills with 5 x 100kg blokes in the car but with 1 x 100kg bloke in the car and 4 women it is ok. But problem is, in 13 years, I am not sure he will be able to sell this car and get another new car for free like he did with the Toyota.

    • Harry33 on 13/02/2025 - 18:22
      +13

      Did he swapped with MG or sell it privately? Dammn, $20k for a 13 year old camry is a crime.

      • Dollar Dreamer on 13/02/2025 - 18:27
        -3

        Yea, Toyota's do not depreciate much, even 10+ years old and 150,000km. Used car buyers do not look at fancy features and tech, they just want a Toyota badge.

        • Drakesy on 13/02/2025 - 22:49
          +6

          He still lost ~$15k on the hybrid Toyota, i'd say in 13 years this'll be close to $5k which is another $15k, but then again he would've also had 10 years of warranties which is worth its weight in gold.

          • Zilch on 14/02/2025 - 08:47
            -2

            @Drakesy: The warranties on MGs are basically scams, I'd suggest reading the fine print if you're buying one if these based on their warranty.

            • Drakesy on 14/02/2025 - 08:59
              +2

              @Zilch: How so?
              Whats in the fine print that makes it a scam

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