T6's electric journey 500 cyber miles in

[T6 vanman]

OK having not done a readers car write up before .. where do I start

I guess a custard photo of 500 492 miles in should be a starting point

I've wanted to get into an electric for a while and think the current crop of SUV coupe's are appealing, Capri, G6 Xpeng, EX30 Volvo all ticking the interested box, Even looked cheaper at the e-Vitara & R5/Alpine (a lovely place) to do my current 15 Dual Carriageway commute.
Unfortunately during the new car evaluation stage of buttoning down wants and likes, I realised I like my 2 seat open topped commute and whatever I was looking at would end up sitting on the drive whilst I continue to commute open topped 2 seated.
A little bit of man maths following evaluation of the situation has resulted in a zero mile pre reg Cyberster now inhabiting T6's driveway.



What's it like I here you ask?

Positives ...
Visually .. just look at it , It's a very nice car, larger and wider than expected but not unwieldy, Even being a Trophy single motor the performance is more than adequate, currently averaging 3.5~4 m/kw, mainly DC commuting at motorway speeds, Handling - grip is awesome as expected with wearing new P-Zeros, the steering & front end is always spot on, but I'm not a driving god and only used it so far for boring urban and commuting on a DC, Inside .. WOW .. what a great place to be, It's just a lovely place to be .. Seats perfect - all the reviewer criticize it's seating position (too high) & fit for taller drivers - well I'm 6' and they know nothing as it's perfect for me. Dash & controls .. as with all new cars it's a technical overload, contrary to reviewers I've not had the driver attention warning activate once despite staring at the lower heat/driving screen .. Really enjoying my new set of wheels

Negatives .... the rear - sometimes something is amiss like its under-dampened or over-rebounding, - again I'm not a driving god so not a concern for my driving
Aaaand now the big one- imagine driving the car and wanting ICA intelligent driving, on your commute .... only 9 actions to operate ..... 9

Edited by T6 vanman on Saturday 4th April 15:59

[Sydney Aqueduct]

Fair play to you, looks well in that colour. Think I’ve only ever seen one out and about.
My sister has a MG4 and loves it, only trouble it’s been was needing repairing when she drove it over a low wall.
Interested to see how you get on

[GeniusOfLove]

I'll watch this with interest, I quite like the look of these.

Not surprised to hear the ergonomics and interface are a bit poor, even legacy manufacturers with decades of experience of human factors and interfaces are struggling not to make cars enraging to use with all this bks.

I expect the Chinese brands to improve very rapidly in that area too.

I have been using an XKR convertible as my daily/commuter for years and exactly as you say I have continued to use it even though a cheaper to run alternative is sitting there offering 1/10th the cost per mile of driving. One of these could be the answer...

Edited by GeniusOfLove on Sunday 5th April 13:19

[WelshPetrolhead]

I like the look of these. Looking forward to further updates.

[Jermy Claxon]

I saw one in a dealer forecourt as I was driving past, and it was a genuine wow moment. Really turned my head. Literally, I went back for another look. That's a very rare thing in the last couple of decades, as everything looks so dull and samey these days, and my general interest in cars declines every year. The Cyberster is a great looking car, IMO. Congrats, I wish you much joy with it. I shall follow this thread with interest. It's not a car that fits my life, but I'm very glad it exists and that on has found its way to the PH pages.

[mdk1]

Nice looking car, will follow with interest.

[sixor8]

I've not seen one yet, there are over 500 of them according to howmanyleft, the majority the AWD! And that data is at least 3 months old.

[Mad Maximus]

I didn’t realise these were actually out now. Looks smart in grey. As clarkson said it doesn’t matter what you’re driving when you have a convertible it’s all the same at 70 with the roof down haha.

[T6 vanman]

So a 600mile update

Proof that you can't have anything nice
It's first door ding ....
Of course it's on the door feature crease ... Thanks

[Steve_F]

The release of these completely passed me by, heard the rumours a while ago but didn't know they actually existed. Followed a yellow one in the Lake District trying to work out what it was, was going through all the low volume super car makers, even "Is it a Lotus, or a Lexus?" and was pretty surprised to see the MG badge. Cracking looking thing! Shame they aren't available through my work salary sacrifice scheme.