RE: MG Cyberster goes on sale priced from £55k

RE: MG Cyberster goes on sale priced from £55k

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WestyCarl

3,265 posts

126 months

Thursday 25th April
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Robertb said:
Why does everyone care about cars' weight so much yet there are so many fat people about?


Edited by Robertb on Thursday 25th April 16:47
laugh

ex-devonpaul

1,195 posts

138 months

Thursday 25th April
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article said:
There’s even another smaller [touchscreen] in the centre console for the climate controls
Oh dear.

ChocolateFrog

25,470 posts

174 months

Thursday 25th April
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Most important thing will be the net cost on SS biggrin

EV8

43 posts

4 months

Thursday 25th April
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Lambo doors! Instant like.
Otherwise, I think the price is not bad, especially for 500hp. And it looks good!

kambites

67,591 posts

222 months

Thursday 25th April
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Looking more at the weight figures, it's interesting that it's only certified to carry 225kg of combined luggage and passengers. That feels a bit marginal for two adults plus luggage in the UK these days.

foxhounduk

496 posts

181 months

Thursday 25th April
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They should’ve changed the MG logo. Made it contemporary for 2024. Sitting behind the wheel of this milk float and looking at that logo takes me back to 1970.

Chris C2

176 posts

50 months

Thursday 25th April
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According to Autocar the Cyberster 2wd is 1850kg - 750kg more than a TF. The faster 4wd version is 135kg heavier. Apparently due to the battery pack you sit rather high - ironically the MGF/TF had the same issue. Surprised they haven't shown a hardtop option yet - one for the aftermarket? Apparently this isn't the only MG sports car being planned.

jimbo761

376 posts

83 months

Thursday 25th April
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cerb4.5lee said:
Rob747 said:
Trophy 2110kg
GT 2210kg

From the MG configurator
yikes
Look forward to the road test.

otolith

56,206 posts

205 months

Thursday 25th April
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cerb4.5lee said:
Rob747 said:
Trophy 2110kg
GT 2210kg

From the MG configurator
yikes
Maximum allowed weight with people and luggage aboard.

ChocolateFrog

25,470 posts

174 months

Thursday 25th April
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Atleast they're even making an effort to produce a 2 seater, whether that's a sportscar or a GT.


HardMiles

320 posts

87 months

Thursday 25th April
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It's actually good looking, well proportioned and seems well put together from the photos.

Imagine that with a V8 and a manual gearbox. Be nice then!

GeniusOfLove

1,385 posts

13 months

Thursday 25th April
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Fingers crossed they'll have the same catastrophic residuals as every other EV hehe

JonnieR

2 posts

46 months

Thursday 25th April
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They’ve somehow managed to copy lots of great bits from lots of great looking cars and somehow put them all together and made something that, in my opinion, has a whiff of budget about it.

Again, IMHO, ehe car looks great as long as you don’t look at it for more than a few seconds. If you do then you realise that every nice looking but just doesn’t work with the bit next to it.

Shame.

Oh, and it’s about as British as Bubble Tea!

Mushroom12

161 posts

92 months

Thursday 25th April
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Poor MG, they just won't let you die frown

The doors look like the aftermarket 'Lambo' doors you used to be able to buy for the TF 'out then up' rather than scissor doors. Very Halfords.

SDK

895 posts

254 months

Thursday 25th April
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NO LARD said:
...and how much does it weigh?
No one cares, apart from keyboard forum warriors !

W12AAM

110 posts

82 months

Thursday 25th April
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Chinese built; Fully Electric, stupid doors....and about £20k too much - No thanks; And that's from an MG fan.
They should have aimed more at an MX5 equivalent, as MG are not a premier brand. They should have made it all petrol...Or hybrid - But NOT fully electric. Those doors, i dont like - Look like something some "oik" would do to his hot-hatch
A nice 2nd hand F-Type or Boxter, for 1/2 the price would be my preferred choice.
The Chinese just don't understand the brand they've bought / "Stolen" from us.

Blib

44,197 posts

198 months

Thursday 25th April
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I've just spoken to my local dealer (Suffolk).

They told me that their demonstrators will be available in July.

otolith

56,206 posts

205 months

Thursday 25th April
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ChocolateFrog said:
Atleast they're even making an effort to produce a 2 seater, whether that's a sportscar or a GT.
Yes, at least someone is. All well and good frothing about the Chinese, but somebody needs to give the domestic manufacturers the enormous kick up the arse that they need. Frankly, if the Chinese eat their dinner, they've nobody to blame but themselves. Between Tesla and China, they look pathetic.

Augustus Windsock

3,371 posts

156 months

Thursday 25th April
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WestyCarl said:
Robertb said:
Why does everyone care about cars' weight so much yet there are so many fat people about?


Edited by Robertb on Thursday 25th April 16:47
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Just a wild stab in the dark but the battery weighs what the battery weighs, you can’t alter that, but weight-challenged persons can potentially lose (or gain?) weight..
As someone who until recently was just under 14st, I’m now on some life-extending meds that have made me put weight on to the tune of 1/2st in a month.
If I were racing on motorbikes I’d readily notice that I guess?

Silvanus

5,258 posts

24 months

Thursday 25th April
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NO LARD said:
kambites said:
Badgerr said:
MG Cyberster Roadster 1985kg
Porsche Boxster 4.0 1480kg
It's not really a Boxster competitor; it's far closer in size and ethos to, say, a Mercedes SL or Jaguar F-type:

F-type: 1818kg
Mercedes SL: 1,910kg

So it's still heavier, but not by a huge margin.
It's actually a bit longer than a 992! They should push it as a GT. I can't see people hopping out of an MX5 into a cyberster.
Has it ever been marketed as an MX-5 alternative? It's been obvious from day one that it was going to be bigger heavier and more expensive. As above it's a lot more like an EV F-Type than a lightweight roadster. Fair play to MG for being the first to get a car to market.