MG ZS EV Exclusive Plus vs Essence: is the step up worth it?
Past the best-value step, this is the only upgrade the ZS EV ladder still sells you, so there is nothing to weigh it against. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.+₹75,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹75,000 ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹20.75L for the Essence against ₹20.00L for the Exclusive Plus.
For that you get level 2 (full suite) ADAS.
Past the best-value step, this is the only upgrade the ZS EV ladder still sells you, so there is nothing to weigh it against. Take it because you want what it adds, not because it is next.
Exclusive Plus or Essence, and what each costs
Where you start
Exclusive Plus
The comfort trim: 360 camera, blind spot kit, leatherette, powered driver seat and wireless charging.
- Exclusive Plus Electric AT₹20.00Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Essence
The only ZS EV with ADAS: MG's 17-function Level 2 suite with adaptive cruise and traffic jam assist.
- Essence Electric AT₹20.75Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
₹75,000 more buys level 2 (full suite) ADAS
What Exclusive Plus to Essence costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹75,750 to ₹1,66,250 on the road, against the ₹75,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹75,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹90,500 more in one place than in another. Of the 17 states we can price this step in, 10 of them are level at the lowest, and Assam comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹90,500, and both be right.
What the Essence adds
- ADASLevel 2 (full suite)
The working behind our take
₹75,000 more buys level 2 (full suite) ADAS. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹75,000: the ZS EV Essence adds level 2 (full suite) ADAS for it.
Exclusive Plus vs Essence: the questions people ask
- Is the MG ZS EV Essence worth ₹75,000 over the Exclusive Plus?
- For ₹75,000 you get level 2 (full suite) ADAS. It is the only step above the best-value one though, so take it for the features rather than because it is next.
- What does the MG ZS EV Essence have that the Exclusive Plus does not?
- It adds level 2 (full suite) ADAS.
- How much is the MG ZS EV Exclusive Plus?
- ₹20.00L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the Exclusive Plus Electric AT.
- How much is the MG ZS EV Essence?
- ₹20.75L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the Essence Electric AT.
- What does the step from the ZS EV Exclusive Plus to the Essence cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹75,750 to ₹1,66,250 on the road, against the ₹75,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹75,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹90,500 more in one place than in another. Of the 17 states we can price this step in, 10 of them are level at the lowest, and Assam comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹90,500, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.