2025 MG ZS Hybrid teased ahead of imminent reveal

The 2025 MG ZS will be revealed next week. In the meantime, the Chinese carmaker has teased its next-generation best-seller on social media before it debuts on August 28.

MG Motor Australia uploaded an image of the car’s front end to Facebook, the first time we’ve seen the new ZS sans camouflage.

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Its design is a radical departure from the current ZS and facelifted ZST, incorporating elements we’ve recently seen in the new HS and the smaller MG 3 hatchback.

A video uploaded to social media by MG provides an even better look at the new SUV, exposing its tail light and rear bumper design, which – like the current ZST – incorporates exhaust tips into the lower valance, though it’s not known if they’re functional.

There are no interior images yet, though a heavily camouflaged ZS was recently spied in Sydney with massive updates inside the cabin, including a squared-off steering wheel, a T-bar shifter, and separated air vents sitting above a larger infotainment touchscreen.

Earlier this month, government documents revealed a trio of 1.5-litre petrol engines have been approved for Australia: a naturally aspirated option, a turbocharged version, and a hybrid.

According to the documents, both non-hybrid powertrains will be mated to a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT).

The hybrid – set to be sold as the MG ZS Hybrid+ – will consist of a 75kW petrol engine and a 100kW electric motor, combining for total system outputs of 158kW.

The same engine and electric motor combination is found in the new MG 3 Hybrid+, where it produces up to 155kW in total and drives the front wheels through a three-speed automatic transmission.

There are no additional details about the outputs of the ZS’s non-hybrid engines in the approval documents.

A non-turbo 1.5-litre engine powers the new MG 3 and MG 5, and has also been available in the existing MG ZS and facelifted ZST, producing between 81 and 84kW of power, and 142 and 150Nm of torque.

MG also offers a turbocharged 1.5-litre engine in the MG 5 and the outgoing HS, developing 119kW and 250Nm in both models.

The new MG ZS is due to launch in Australia during the fourth quarter of 2024 (October-December) with petrol power, before electric and hybrid variants follow in 2025.

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