KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The S5 is the ZS EV replacement sold globally.
- The car scored 90% and 82% in adult and child occupant safety respectively.
- The test car was also fitted with ADAS.
The international-spec ZS EV is the MG S5 EV, which is set to come to India sometime soon. The S5 EV was recently tested at the Euro NCAP, where it secured a five-star rating, scoring high percentages in adult and child occupancy safety, along with a few other categories as well.
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MG S5 EV Scores Five Stars At The Euro NCAP; Details
The MG S5 EV was tested in its left-hand-drive guise. but MG says that these ratings will apply to all S5 EVs. The car secured a 90% rating in adult occupamcy safety and 82% in child occupancy safety. Additionally, in the vulnerable road users test the car scored 82%, and 78% in the safety assist test.
The passenger compartment of the S5 EV remained stable in the frontal offest test, with the crash-test dummy ratings showing good protection to the knee and femur. However, the repors showed a risk on the driver's side, with structures on the dashboard posing as a potential risk to occupants of various sizes or those sitting in different positions. The car also fares well in the side barrier test and the full-width rigid barrier test, offering good protection to all critical body areas. The airbags also offered good protection to the driver and passenger, and the front seats further showed good protection against whiplash injuries.
Similarly, in the child occupancy category, protection of all critical parts was rated good for 6 year olds and 10 year olds in the side barrier impact test. Meanwhile, protection in the frontal offset test was rated good for 6 year olds, and good/adequate for 10 year olds. The front passenger airbag can also be disabled to allow a rear facing child restraint to be used in that seating position. Since the test car was fitted with an ADAS suite, there was also a safety assist test, where the performance of the autonomous emergency braking function was rated good in its reaction to other vehicles.
The MG S5 EV comes with the option of two battery packs globally; 47.1kWh and 62.1kWh, with a WLTP-claimed range of 211km and 298km respectively. While the car is yet to be showcased in India, we can expect it to be launched sometime in 2026, replacing the current ZS EV.
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Verdict
The MG S5 EV has scored highly in the Euro NCAP tests, and given that it is likely to be launched in India sometime in 2026, we can expect fare well in the Bharat NCAP as well when it gets tested.
