Forget the Tesla Roadster - The MG Cyberster is an electric super you can ACTUALLY buy
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
- With THREE electric motors, a 0-60 in 1.9 seconds and a combined power output of 1,340hp - the Tesla Roadster has made a name as a unique, exciting and HEFTY priced car in the EV-sphere.
So here comes along MG, with their own Roadster remake and a promise that will ACTUALLY deliver: Meet the MG Cyberster… And it’s coming to Europe, UK and Australia!
Take a closer look with Tish at all stats and how it compares - and most importantly, how much it’s going to COST!
0:00 Tesla's NEW rival
1:27 Tesla's unbelievable stats
2:06 How does the rival compare?
3:07 MG's previous experience
3:42 Seems familiar??
5:15 The biggest disappointment...
5:37 The price tag $$$
6:36 Can MG pull this off?!
7:30 The release date
7:45 Is it really a bargain?
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4-second 0-60mph is perfect for a high performance car
Regular old Mustang GT is 4.2 sec. to 60 mph. Tesla's Model 3 Performance rips to 60 mph in just 3.1 sec. and is cheaper than the GT Mach 1 while also being able to spank it at the track.
4 sec. is old news.
@@TecnamTwin and one good sport bike can it under 3
@@TecnamTwin Old news on paper. 99% people actually driving these cars, ease acceleration in 6-9s range because anything below 6 on regular basis is too jarring.
My daily car does it in 3.1 secs.
@@MartinzW You'll find EV owners using their acceleration much more often as they don't fear damaging a transmission, harming the engine, or attracting a cop with the Zoom-zoom. It really is a thing that EV owners find themselves speeding more often.
My Chevy Volt isn't fast, but I use every bit of the rather quick 2.6 sec. 0-30 mph time every day. 😁 It's just too much fun and it's useful to jump into gaps and go around slowpokes. Foot to floor!
I'm already on my second electric MG which is the MG4 Trophy,and it's a really good car for the money,it's got good build quality, and drives and handles well. more than I can say for a Teslas build quality Give me the MG Cyberster any day ,if your prediction on the £40.000 price tag is any where near correct then compared to the Tesla roadster that will leave me with £160.000 in my pocket and a hell of a big smile on my face.Great video by the way.
the fact you are on your second speaks volumes...... You EV owners are evangelical to the point of being deranged. They have to try and justify what is turning out to be a terrible buying decision - worse for the environment, more expensive, horrific depreciation, short life span ,limited range and more expensive to charge than petrol if using public chargers .
Finally an EV that iterests me, it could be a replacement for my current MX5 IF it comes in at the suggested price and drives as well as it looks
*C H I N E S E T R A S H ! ! !* Sadly, MG is now part owned by C C P.
@@vivafreedom4947 lol.. how pathetic..
I expect the all electric MX5 will also be a strong competitor in this segment..
@@vivafreedom4947 Nothing wrong with personal preference and value-for-money market competition!(you’re talking about China, being the most popular manufacturer on the planet so they can probably survive without your hard-earned…) go and enjoy your Tesla buddy!😊
@@vivafreedom4947🙄🙄🙄🙄
Thanks for another great story. I am actually shocked that more sports car manufacturers have not STARTED their electric car journey with a "next generation" version of an icon - GM with the Corvette, Jaguar with an XK, Nissan with a Z, Ford with the Mustang, Mazda with the Miata and even Porsche with a 9XX. I think the MG is brilliant. I also think the Tesla and the MG are competitors as they are aiming at totally different customers - People who can afford something like an Aston Martin aren't considering a Miata and vice versa.
*C H I N E S E T R A S H ! ! !* Sadly, MG is now part owned by C C P.
With electric cars becoming more acceptable, i predict there will be all these wild and cool designs because it's much easier to design around an ev platform. Also, it will be way easier to sell around the world because you don't need to worry about emissions.
Yes, yes, yes.
MG keeps delivering:
First affordable electric station wagon
First affordable electric compact
First affordable electric roadster
In this area of power we need to talk about, if ordinary people should be allowed or at least trained additionally to know how to handle it. We will see horrorible accidents otherwise. At the same time there is an edge, at which wheel traction can't handle the more power, meaning no matter how much power you add, they won't get quicker.
That is one gorgeous looking car and could well be the spiritual successor to the MX5, but not a competitor to the Tesla Roadster at all. It will probably be a quarter of the price. Can’t wait for a road test (from Electroheads of course!). Could well be my retirement present to my wife in a few years time!
*C H I N E S E T R A S H ! ! !* Sadly, MG is now part owned by C C P.
I'm please to see this development for MG. They went from a sports car brand to rebadged Rover saloons and I've watched with interest as SAIC re-establish the brand. I think the range of MG products would be complimented nicely by the Cyberster and there is definitely room for it in the range. It feels like MG might become the Ford of the EV age.
I absolutely want the MG roadster. It just looks amazing...
The name though.l cyberster is so cringy
@@ambessashield9360 Quite. They could resurrect the MGC name which would be cool IMHO
I'll have the MG any day
There's no way they could build a 200kwh battery for anywhere near 40k in the foreseeable future
Why do you guys keep repeating the same crap about - There's no way they can do it - despite being wrong every bloody time.
Of course they can, with Chinese sourced Batteries!
I agree, it won't be 200kWh. Not for 50k. It will be around the 70 to 90kWh range.
Great vid from Tish. I’m pretty certain the MG will come to market before Musk’s vapourware. Be great if it starts under £50k
if its the same quality mg ev cars thats been on the market the past few year and with this price...damn im interested
Absolutely gorgeous car❤️ please bring to US ASAP!
Not really a fair fight. Elon's hypercar is just that. The MG-C (as I hope they end up calling it rather than Cyberster!) looks like lots of performance and great styling for the money!
Tish would be a nice host for Topgear! Great and entertaining and she sounds genuinely interested in the cars she is talking about 👏
*C H I N E S E T R A S H ! ! !* Sadly, MG is now part owned by C C P.
Yes bin the ITV presenter , McGuinness
Affordable cars that expanded into sports cars was how MG started in the first place...
Cyberster will come with 64kWh battery like the MG4 not 200kWh like indicated in your video and will likely offer 250 mile range
Great blog, it will be nice to see you testing that MG vehicle
⭐⭐⭐⭐ The MG Cyberster got my vote!!!
great little care and super happy to see what they did with MG! glad this brand lives on and has amazing hit after hit!
Good review. The Tesla roadster is still a bargain compared to other true supercars, which they have strategically delayed to ramp up production of the cheaper Tesla and the Cybertruck. But for a bargain sports car, the MG ticks a lot of boxes, but the 200 kWh battery is just stupid, it could be $10k cheaper and probably much better performance at 100 kWh or less with dual motor. Our 2018 model 3 has 78 kWh, goes 300 mi, and does 0-60 mph in 4.2 sec. As long as the MG (which should be lighter) can get 400 km it should be fine. This car likely filling the EV version of the Miata or Honda S small cheap sports cars. I don't like the name Cyberster, sounds like a rip-off of the Cybertruck, how about the MGC?
Or the MGE
I've had my MG ZS EV for over a year now and it's great. My mate has just bought the MG 4 and that it really nice, especially the price. I think that there is a good chance that MG will bring out the Cybester after they release the dual mote MG 4 (Which will definately be on my shopping list!)) as the underpinnings will be very similar.
How does it feel knowing you're driving a Communist made car?
*C H I N E S E T R A S H ! ! !* Sadly, MG is now part owned by C C P.
@@vivafreedom4947😂keep on exposing ur bigotry n racism n hate…
@@scottw4208*aint no hate on my part, only facts. Keep on distorting the truth and hiding behind your lies*
@@vivafreedom4947 major projecting LMFAO😂🤣
Thank you Tish for not telling us how tall you are every other minute. 👏👏
2:59 That’s INSANE.🤨
😂
That would be awesome!
It would be the first Cabrio EV too 😊
As a MG4 Trophy owner, I am certainly looking forward to the Xpower and now there's the idea of the MG Cyberster. Book me in. Let's bring these cars to people who may never be able to afford one, let's give them a taste of life for less than a 1/4 of the cost.
Absolutely gorgeous, love the quip about Chinese naming convention haha really funny😂
MG's heritage of MGA, MGB, MG Midget, MGT, so if there's a car company that can make a fun convertible its MG via China.
We need more infrastructure for EVs. Having just done a long journey in an EV it was so stressful. Plus, having to wait anything up to an hour to charge is a nightmare.
A gorgeous looking sports car!! Fantastic machine!! But is it ever going to be affordable? If this is the spirit of the MGB, bring down the price to make it a replacement MGB!!
The Roadster is in a completely different league to the Cyberster. It will have at least double the horsepower and will be more of a hypercar like the Rimac Nevera. That's not to say the the Cyberster won't be a compelling product and sell in bigger numbers than the Roadster, but they will be competing for a completely different customer base. As far as I can tell, the Roadster isn't a priority for Tesla, they are more interested in getting practical vehicles into the hands of as many people as possible. Possibly they could produce a lower-cost version of the Roadster like the Cyberster, but cars like that traditionally sell in smaller numbers than hatchbacks and SUV's so Tesla probably won't be going there in a hurry.
If Honda had continued with production of the S2000, I think it would look like this MG Cyberster. I like it and the price is reasonable for what it can deliver.
I'm thinking I'll see a unicorn before the Tesla roadster appears so bring on the MG, still ludicrously fast given the road conditions where I live. The MG B was never a fast car though other than the rare V8
Absolutely stunning looking vehicle! Just hope I can get my 6’4” frame to fit into one. Price wise, compared to other EV cars, I would say the 40k price tag is quite competitive for what your getting! I just hope they can make it to the finish line in this highly competitive EV market!
Any news on the concept e-motion
They'll do the Tesla Roadster, but they have to do that major refresh of the Model 3, get the Cybertruck into production, get the remaining issues with their 4680 batteries solved, get Cybertruck production scaled up, and then ... I think the next product will be the ≈ $25,000 car design process on the way to production. That's the most likely purpose of the Gigafactory Mexico. I think the new roadster will stay on hold while those things get done.
My major concern has always been range and how much time it takes to charge during a road trip. The price of the MG would be at the high end of my comfort zone for an EV. Right now I own a 2022 C8 Corvette. I’m also first on the list at my dealer for a 2024 ERay. Time will tell. Cheers!
When I saw the first MG ZS EV I put my deposit down. An EV that looked and felt like a normal car from the inside. It has proved to be a remarkably good car after the initial software was fixed. Cheap to buy but not awful and cheap inside compared to many a car. So the sports car should be a winner. They know they have a good following now outselling Volvo so they really can't lose. Neither will the buying public.
Interesting insight 👍
Love the way it looks and the price sounds great if that is what it will be. Will this have a frunk? I think convertibles need a frunk. Space is so limited and a frunk would give it that extra space.
On the top same concert. Great song
This is the car that would get me out of my 2014 Corvette convertible. I would buy it in a heartbeat.
Aside the angular look of the Iconic 5, this is probably the only other EV I see as attractive.
Butterfly doors look trick, but probably won't make it into production to keep cost down, although MG could offer an an option.
Far more important for Tesla to get the 3rd gen platform compact car production up and running, and they know that. Hence the Giga Mexico plant is the priority over the Roadster 2. That said, what Tesla proposes for a $200k hypercar is a way better value proposition than anything the likes of Ferrari can offer at that price point. There's room for both. We need a diverse range of models to complete the transition to electric, so its welcome. Personally, I'm still waiting for an electric sports estate that's better than the current MG5. Is the ID Vizzion going to happen or will we suffer yet more SUVs till the Chinese come up with one. BYD perhaps?
I love to wait for the cabriolet models! 4 seats and bigger boot
Awesome concept but I hate the left/right arrow taillights. For all EVs going forward, they need to get 400 miles of range. Only then will range anxiety start to fade.
If the Tesla launches in 2023 it'll not be able to use the Qilin battery that packs 500kWh/kg. That means that it will HAVE to be designed to run batteries that weight 1,4 times those of anything designed to run the Qilin.
OTOH, the MG launches in 2024. That means that the company can still modify the whole design to run the lighter/more powerful battery.
That leaves the question; who wants to be first, and who wants to be best?
MG can afford to wait, because anything that does the job will be "Good enough". The fact that it could simply be... superb would just ice the cake. Because having the Qilin battery could be the sort of transformative engineering that turns an MGBGT into a Mazda MX5.
A Tesla launched in 2023 is going to weigh in with about 650kg just in the batteries. Yet a Cyberster with a reduced battery pack (instead of 200kWh, one with 130-150 would still be capable of 1000km if the weight is contained). That means that the Tesla would be pretty much guaranteed to hit the weigh bridge at over 2T, the MG could end up with a battery pack weighing in at 250kg.
That 400kg of mass, translated into 400kg of momentum and inertia requires MUCH more substantial engineering, especially with such an unnecessary top speed., whereas the MG's mass/momentum and inertia add up to something that is going to be really rather a lot of fun, and I wouldn't mind betting that it'll be far more fun than the rather ridiculous Tesla.
What makes the MG's equations so positive is that with that reduction in weight, you can still engineer it to be reliable..
The real question has to be; how much will that CATL battery transform this battle? And will SAIC be willing to wait.
Oh, and BTW, the Qilin should also be cheaper than current batteries, so the market price of the Cyberster may be even less than expected. And I know that Tesla are already on CATL's order books. I just don't see the Roadster getting that battery quickly.
Yes please, MG bring a cabrio, a coupe, or a roadster.
There is only 1 Cabrio EV with a decent usable range for sale, that is the 42kWh Fiat 500e Cabrio. And that is around €37.000.
So maybe something small, lightweight. It dont have to go from 1 to 60mph in 4 sec, and 400mls range. Can be 8sec and 200mls range.
As long as it is affordable.
Wow MG! Sweet, sweet car!!
Love the cyberstar. ❤
Looks great. Don't like the scissor doors though.
Pray silence, to appreciate the originality of the name.
I'm an MG family, starting with a fire engine-red 1947 TC and thru to a Bristish Racing Green 1965 MGB. [veer off to other cars bcs there are no other MGs] I'm excited to see this new car. It might be enough to go EV. How long before it reaches me in the States?! mb
Good to have what looks like realistic coupe both in terms of price and performance, that could work in many countries with good EV charging options but countries like the UK will lack the charging infrastructure so the coupe will need to have sun block applicators for the time the spend queuing in our ever warming world.
I want mine in MG British racing green.
I really want MG to expand to Romania, and sell this roadster there, alongside other MG products eg the MG4.
pacat ca la noi se comporta lumea cu chinezi de parca vin sa ne cotropeasca. daca am avea si noi o imagine mai buna despre ei si nu huidui asa probabil am avea multe din masinile lor pe piata...
@@havencat9337 I see MG has taken away sales from brands that have been around in Europe for longer, such as Honda or Mitsubishi. Last year, MG sold more vehicles than Honda in Europe, despite MG not being present in all European countries.
Mg will be selling tons of them.
Seriously hope the single motor version has LFP traction battery
Amazing design👏👏👏❤️
Where exacltly is that itch?
Ohh, yes!
Good, classic looks, and built on an existing baseplate.
Sounds like a winner for me!
See, when somthing is wrong with a tesla, it's bankrobbing time...
Or insurance problems...
But if there is several cars with the same platform, it is cheaper to get parts, and maybe even ok for diy?
Looks good 👍
A fun car that makes sense. Could trim the price a bit but exciting all the same ...
Customer per market!
Ferrari or MX5?
Bank balance and looks determine curtomer base
Cyberster all the way.
It's got the looks and the affordability
€40,000 in China, minimum €65,000 in Europe ... but never in a month of Sundays with a 200 kW battery, and never in a month of Sundays with 2 motors.
Beautiful Miata!
MG Cyberster's yoke steering wheel is banned today by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of PRC for the reason of safety. Chinese version of MG Cyberster will be no longer available for yoke steering wheel. Some automaker's in China while setting yoke steering wheels up, they seems mostly never do anything about adjusting on steering ratio.
While the MG Marque is intriguing I'm sure that Lucas and British Leyland have nothing to do with this new design.
I would buy the MG Cyberster but, it’s quite wide so not sure if it will fit in my garage.
Affordable 💚
Love the way roadster is cited constantly when it's never actually happened. The ultimate vapour ware. The major advantage of tge MG is the fact that it will actually roll off the production line. The Tesla won't!
I personally really struggle to see the point of a sports car nowadays... or even the car himself. That said, the tech is exciting and interesting!
Because they're fun to drive and fun to look at.
@@stevelouie5928 Fair enough!
Beautiful looking car but why's it so big? It's almost as long and wide as a Tesla Model 3, that's a bit ridiculous for a two seater. What's taking up all that space?
A true heir to the MG roadsters from the 50s and 60s would have a lightweight body, modest battery, and "acceptable" power. It would cost € 30 000. "Fun".
2:55 Half the range?
1:53 804 km and 2:38 1000km
Math is hard. I'm leaning towards the MG not needing a giant battery and that kind of range. It's also supposed to come in multiple power options, so likely battery options too. Neither the Tesla nor MG actually exist at this point, so let's see what actually comes to market at what price.
I welcome increased EV choice. I’m not sure the Tesla Roadster and the Cyberster are in the same market - other than being 2 seater sports cars. Like comparing the MG4 to the electric Merc G Wagon. I’ve put a deposit down on the MG. I currently have an Ioniq 5 P45 & Honda e. So not sure which I’d sell. MG dealerships will be supporting a different market, with higher expectations. They indicated price likely to start with a 5, not as you’d suggested, but let’s see.
If range can be enough to stop anxiety along with fear of batteries not blowing up then this may be a winner.
At present with EV's losing half their purchase price within two years, would wait and see what glitches show up before considering buying.
Let some other fools find out at their expense to see it's shortcomings. Being built in China is still a bone of contention because of continuing reliability issues because of continuing low standards of quality still ever present...
It looks nice but, I fear a plastic interior that rattles.
I love how manufacturers promise these cars to rival Tesla but when it comes down to it they fail! Anyone can make a fantastic looking prototype and provide the hype (dont get me wrong i quite like its look) but its in its mass production thats the hard part - i wonder who said that.... hmmmm lol
Make it beautiful and it will sell. Performance is secondary. Where can you drive to the limit, anyway?
Nice styling but a 200kwh battery pack in a small roadster? It'll feel like it has lead boots and is seriously inefficient.
Will they be able to build enough of them? I am afraid that this can end up like the Kia EV6 GT: high demand, zero production…
Very cool! Still don’t quite trust the Chinese with the data, but really, 200k for a badly built Tesla or a MG.. Gee…
MG 👌
It would cost $40,000 to "Teslafy" a Miata.
If they come in somewhere around there, and it is actually fun to drive? They could have a hit!
😁. brilliant! I do like the Tesla roadster. perhaps the best. however, the MG will do second 🥈#buzzofftoxic #TIEDAMEW #telsa #MGCars
You can’t compare to this to the Tesla. That’s a Hypercar, it’s like like comparing a an mx2 to a Ferrari. I’m sure it will be an affordable ev sports car, which will be fantastic and thankfully it’s an and suv or some cross-over.
At 4078 to 4376 pounds, it’s 1600 pounds heavier than a Mazda MX-5
Tesla has problemd with X gulwing doors those MG scissor doors look like trouble right out of the showroom
Get a small, light, slow car saving lives, money and environment . I agree it’s a nice design but a threat to others on the road .
Well whether the Tesla Roadster is every coming and when it does who will be the first one to smash it thru a building and claim it was FSD or Autopilot that did it. I like the looks of the Cyberster just not the name. Mind you I've never really been a convertible kind of guy but 200kWh battery packs will make them both very heavy unless they have very high energy density battery packs of course.
They said it was going to be 25k . O yes it only double !! and like the rest do half the miles .
“SomethinK!” ???
Yes that classic European sportscar, the MX5... 🤣🤣
No way Cyberster is 4 sec when its cheaper cousin the MG4 Xpower is already 3.8.. it'll be sub 3 sec for sure
byd had supper 1300 hp 0 to 100 2 second. 150k ud
The mg cs starts at 60.000$ with a 250 kw engine. Not comparable at all.
Since when has the MX5 been European?
Puzzled as to why people focus on Musk so much. Just give us the scoop on the 'mystery performance car'. Thanks