One Week With The MG Windsor- What's The Range Like?
The Windsor though works best in the city with its compact dimensions but excellent visibility making driving easy. It is not big on the outside but is on the inside.
The Windsor has been a big success for MG since it has notched up 20,000 sales in 6 months and for an EV, that's a big number. Hence, to discover more about this electric car we lived with it for a week to find out if it matches the hype. The Windsor comes with a 38kWh Lithium Ferrous Phosphate (LFP) battery pack and the range is good for a claimed 332km.
The power on the other hand is about 136bhp and 200Nm. We had the car for a week and used it primarily for our daily commutes and also for the occasional highway run.
City-Friendly Performer
The Windsor though works best in the city with its compact dimensions but excellent visibility making driving easy. It is not big on the outside but is on the inside.
The interior is the highlight or rather the large touchscreen which controls pretty much everything. The screen itself is easy to use and the display quality is higher than the other cars at this price. Hence, using it on the go felt easy although too many features have been stuffed in this infotainment system and some physical controls should have been provided.
Some observations include the good 360 degree camera display, the lag free feed and the decent audio system. We also liked the way you can slide across to maintain till what limit you want the sunroof shade to be kept open. Quality is good too (for the price) while entry/exit is easy as well. There is no start/stop button and you just need to walk away from the car which is refreshing where things have been simplified- even if it spooks most people at first.
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Comfort, Range and Real-World Efficiency
What is excellent is the abundance of storage space and the flat floor at the rear which makes it not only the most spacious EV at this price segment or above but one of the best rear seat experiences at this price. While the seats could be a bit more soft, the sense of space is huge and it is very spacious indeed. We did notice the cabin getting a bit hot due to the large glass area on summers but the AC cooled it pretty well while ventilated seats came in handy. Driving the Windsor is easy and ground clearance is enough for tackling steep ramps or speed breakers.
The steering wheel feels small but is handy and is light/quick and relaxing. The car's power delivery is linear and does not have a shar power delivery hence for first time EV buyers it is easy to get used to. There are drive modes and regen modes where Eco+ is the best setting to extract maximum range or Eco. Eco is where the power delivery is still decent and perfect for city traffic while range is at the highest. Speaking of which we managed to extract nearly 300km of it in the Eco+ setting which means it is close to the claimed range. Normal mode would reduce it to 200km though. In terms of charging we used a fast AC charger which juices up the battery in under 4 hours.
One pedal driving is there but it isn't very strong to come to a complete halt in itself. While the car is easy to drive, the suspension is pretty firm and it crashes over bad roads while the noise insulation could be better too. However, the Windsor for the price is very good value for money especially with the space, looks, good range and the quality cabin. The range on offer is pretty good and for city use it is more than enough while you can take small trips as well. For the price, it is unquestionably great value and that shows EV adoption will happen if the product is attractive enough for people to do the swap from ICE to EV.
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