MGI Zip Navigator vs MGI Zip Navigator AT

The Quick Verdict

Get the MGI Zip Navigator. At $1,495 list versus $1,699 for the AT, you're saving $204 and giving up almost nothing: same twin 230-watt motors, same gyroscope, same remote, same 36-hole battery, essentially the same folded footprint. The AT's fourth wheel is a real difference, but not $204 worth of one in my book. The AT earns its price if you want four wheels and dual swivelling fronts under the bag rather than three wheels and one.

What They Have in Common

Both are full-featured electric caddies with twin 230-watt motors, a full-directional remote with a gyroscope, downhill speed control, and a 24V lithium battery MGI rates for up to 36 holes. Both include a cup holder and an umbrella holder, carry a 3-year warranty, and fold into roughly the same trunk footprint.

Where They Differ

Wheels

This is the whole argument. The Zip Navigator is a three-wheeler with a swivelling front wheel; the AT has four wheels — dual swivelling fronts, plus a foldable fifth rear wheel where the Navigator lists a foldable fourth. Open, the AT measures 46 × 23 × 41 inches to the Navigator's 31.5 × 23.2 × 40.9. Both list all-terrain rear wheels. Whether the extra wheel is worth having is your call — MGI's listing tells you it's there, not what it does for you.

One data point worth knowing: MGI publishes a brake for the Zip Navigator — quick-release braking on the rear wheels. MGI states no brake for the AT.

Weight and Packed Size

Without the battery, the Zip Navigator is 28.6 lbs and the AT is 31 lbs — a 2.4-lb difference, both figures before you add the battery. Loaded up, MGI lists the Navigator at 34.96 lbs and the AT at 37 lbs. That's what goes into the trunk and back out again, twice every round. A two-pound gap is one you notice at the tailgate more than on the fairway.

Folded, the Navigator measures 27.55 × 18.5 × 16.5 inches; the AT is 28 × 19 × 17 inches. The volume gap is 0.3 cubic feet — close enough that neither cart meaningfully beats the other on trunk space. The longest dimension is 27.55 versus 28 inches, so if you're measuring clearance under a hatch, the difference is under half an inch.

What's Included and What Isn't

Both come with the cup holder and umbrella holder. The AT lists an adjustable bag support and a "Zip fold" mechanism MGI names specifically; the Navigator doesn't list a bag retention system, and MGI doesn't name its fold. MGI doesn't mention GPS either way for the AT. The Navigator explicitly has no built-in GPS, which at least tells you what you're getting.

Price

The Navigator lists at $1,495. The AT lists at $1,699. That's a $204 gap at list for a fourth wheel.

Who Should Buy Which

Get the MGI Zip Navigator if:

• You're fine with three wheels under the bag — the fourth wheel is most of what the extra $204 buys.
• You're splitting attention between this and some other gear purchase and $204 is real money in that context.
• You want the confirmed brake spec; MGI doesn't publish one for the AT.
• You're happy carrying a phone mount or separate GPS device — the Navigator has no built-in GPS, and MGI doesn't list one for the AT either.

Get the MGI Zip Navigator AT if:

• You want four wheels under the bag instead of three, and $204 is a fair price for that to you.
• You want the dual swivelling front wheels MGI lists for the AT.
• You want a bag support MGI actually names — the AT lists an adjustable one, and the Navigator's listing doesn't say.
• The 2.4-lb weight difference at the tailgate doesn't register as a factor.

The Bottom Line

These two carts share a powertrain, a battery, a remote system, and a warranty. The gap is a fourth wheel and $204. The Zip Navigator is the right call for most golfers — it's lighter, it has a published brake, and the folded size is nearly identical. The AT makes sense when you want four wheels rather than three under the bag and the $204 doesn't sting.

Get the MGI Zip Navigator.