2005 MG ZS 180 from UK and Ireland - Comments

Just a quick message for the person with the head gasket concern on the zs 180 kv6 engine. I have owned zs 180's for 4 years now ever since they came out and have never experienced anything of that nature. I drive my cars extremely hard with high mileage so I wouldn't be concerned at all.

You mug, saxo's aren't even in the same league, these aren't toys mate.

Bring it on then mate! you will eat my tyresmoke!!

I have just bought a mg zs 180 and trust me these are a dark horse my mate has a subaru 2000 uk spec and trust me it stays pretty damn close so who or what people with saxo moters and fiesta, s goin on about o and polo. s ye right you are make me giggle hear sat in my chair wasting my time righting this to kids with baby cars. hahaqhahahahah make me laugh some more hahahaahheheeh.

Simple fact, a ZS 180 will Saxos etc all day. It eats BMW 325i when it wants.

Head gasket - never had an issue. Have done 45k in mine, only had to buy tyres and have it serviced.

Please ben. Why would anyone need to race your slow saxo vts, go and race a polo gti or fiesta ztech s etc, more your league. I myself wouldn't even waste my time, your car is too slow. Mg zs180 would leave you standing. Get over it child.

Ben, I own a Rover 216 GTI 1993 - no engine mods, but some nice rims, i.c.e, and I have ripped saxo drivers to shreads - I don't mean the 1.1 or the lame 90bhp 1.6 vtr I mean the 135 bhp vts - which is what you have. My freinds dad owns a zs 180 saloon and that is a seriously quick car and it doesn't need a induction kit or a de-cat to sound good. I think that you need to test drive one of these cars 2002 plates can be had for around £4500 for a nice one - but I may forget that it maybe high insurance for you. are you in the paxo crew of kent?

I think you will find that the "saxo vts" pumps out "120bhp" as standard and "100 pounds ft of torque". Pathetic really.

I think you should compare your saxo with maybe a punto hgt or mg zr 160 not a mg zs 180.

Major Head Gasket problems!

21st Jan 2006, 08:40

Major Head Gasket problems!

What type of major problems have you had???

The saxo has a better engine, if smaller, it has 75 bhp per litre the rover has 72, if the saxo was a 2.5 litre it would have 187 bhp. So 120 bhp is not pathetic for a 1.6, its good. And its lighter. Performance is very close to the 2.5 rover. Anyway just get an impreza and destroy them both!

I own a 180 and have raced 2 subaru imprezzas and can just keep up I admit they are faster, but not by that much. My 180 is definately not slow and there is no way on this earth any saxo would come close. Before my 180 I had a 200 vi and that would kill saxos there really is no comparson between a saxo and a 180 thankyou and goodnight.

No there is no comparison class wise, it's a supermini 1.6 the rover is escort sized 2.5. But its good for what it is 0-60 in 7.8 for a standard 1.6. But I'm not saying rovers are slow, their far from it. Right, next stage up impreza's! Unless the drivers a total grandad even a UK WRX shouldn't see you keeping up. (221 ft lb's of torqe to your 177) add the PPP and its 260 lb's and 0-60 in factory claimed 4.8.

No, you're wrong, a Saxo VTR is 0-60 in more like 9 seconds, not 7.8. Oh and the Imprezas, one was a Subaru Impreza Turbo 2000, which only does 0-60 in 6.7 seconds, and only has 208 pound foot of torque and is heavier than my 180, so it isn't actually that much faster, and it was pulling away a bit.

You can't always believe what people tell you - some cars aren't as fast as they are supposed to be. I also matched a Renault Megane Sport 225, which also should beat my 180, but it couldn't, and he was definitely racing.