Two months with an MG Cyberster: As good as it looks?
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- Опубликовано: 7 янв 2025
- The MG Cyberster electric sports car looks to have carved a niche for itself. With stunning looks, impressive performance, good build quality and a hi-tech interior, it is a roadster aimed at those who want the instant response and low running costs of electric motoring without sacrificing on style or fun.
To find out if that's possible, Vicky Parrott has been living with an MG Cyberster for two months. In this CarGurus UK review, Vicky sums up the car's strengths as well as highlighting some glaring frustrations.
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Gotta say, I quite like this particular journalist. Nothing ever feels scripted and it all feels like we’re getting this lady’s genuine feelings about the product. Bravo!
You quite what?
@@Dean-t9gWell noticed. Now edited 👍
Come on, what was it?@@Dean-t9g
I would have loved to see her test a stroller, it would have been just as relevant.
Car manufacturers should give up on built in satnav and entertainment. Just put android auto and apple car play in your cars, the hardware gets regularly updated and they just do the job better. Then include heads up display integration and put an unobstructed, screen behind the steering wheel, like we have done for the past 50+ years, with the bare minimum of info on it. Audi did a good job with their LCD dash screens in the past, that's all you need. Add a physical volume button and temp controls, job done.
To disable the safety driver aids there is a shortcut. Swipe down on the HVAC screen and a shortcut menu appears such as the lane keep assist, and a few others hence can be disabled quite quickly.
Modern cars need you to be able to go into the systems and permanently turn lots of things off. Even in unofficial way.
Scissor doors, allowing 7000 gallons of rainwater into your seat before you sit in it. Lovely 😂
...and you're trapped if you flip it.
Brilliant background music. Not irritating in the slightest😐
Came here to say the same, listing cars irritations while playing irritating background music 😂👍
Calm down it was only the first few seconds
Anyone stupid enough to include the "music" is stupid enough not to get sarcasm.
Perfectly matched for the car then............?
A free revving three litre straight six would suit the milk float perfectly
Might be a British brand name, but that is it! Thistle car has got absolutely no connection to the pedigree of the original MG cars.
In both good and bad ways. There's a very good reason even the most patriotic British buyers stopped buying British made MG cars.
Lovely looking car, If I had £60,00 to spare I'd buy one. Can anyone explain how drivers can use all those touch screens whilst driving but can't hold or use a mobile phone? Seems a bit hypocritical. BTW. whaty is "long distance commuting?" isn't it just (driving?)
Great review. Apart from the interface, the other big issue for me is those doors. I’d not want a crowd of people looking at me as I get in the car ( all thinking “ flash plonker”).
I suspect the target market is "flash plonkers" 🙂
p.s. I knew a lady who drove an imported Toyota Sera. The main feature of that car was crowd attracting butterfly doors.
A fab looking car and great to see the MG name on something genuinely desirable like this. I am sure MG will fix the interface. Far Eastern manufacturers do listen and react to feedback, and they do it quickly.
I’ve got an MG4 - owners have been complaining about quite a lot of the software and MG have made barely any changes on the back of it. Which is a shame, because it’s otherwise a lovely car to drive. Don’t hold your breath on SAIC responding to any user requests.
You say 'some' car enthusiasts don't like electric cars? more like 'alot'
Thanks for the honest review. I am going to wait until MG sort out the glitches before trying one.
Unobscuring the screens and inserting some key tactile function buttons instead of incessant menu diving, is going to be a tall order.
Really useful and honest review! I am going for a "simpler" interface in Mx5 RF as our used, fun car but hope they sort this out! To be honest our first electric car may well be Renault 5E and I never thought I would say that. Just waiting on a test drive in the spring. Cheers
Another great review. Let's hope that MG are listening and poised, ready to tweak!
Stop saying 'MG'.
hmm ok ....how much is a petrol boxter. If and when porsche release alectric boxter how much will one cost.
I think the Cyberster is a GT not a sports car, so it isn’t competing with the Boxster
So, a convertible review with no actual top down driving, or even showing it operates- well done!
Excellent analytical review. Lays it all down straight. Your choice to buy or not. 👍🏻
BINGO. Then I did everything right. I will receive my Cyberster in February and it will replace the last petrol engine, an AUDI TT Roadster. I will enjoy the first rays of sunshine in spring.
I'm 6 foot 3. Booked a test drive while I had an MOT on my MG ZS EV.
They took one look at me and said I won't fit
Tried in showroom. My head was 5 inches over the windscreen
Yes, that is an issue she didn't mention. Anyone over 6 foot has their head over the rail.
the original design is using yoke steering wheel, they change it to normal steering wheel last minute without changing everything else. the 3 screens visibility should be good if they don't charge the steering wheel.
Good review! I’ve had mine for 6 weeks and agree the interfaces are over complex.
There’s also some minor frustrating elements you didn’t touch on eg on the screen you turn volume up using the + on the right. Same for the fan speed but then on the haptic buttons it’s the other way around! It’s a lot of these little things that undermine a good user experience.
There are a load of good points though! But updates need to take account of customer feedback.
Thanks for a really honest review, not seen one in the flesh yet and it doesn't have a competitor yet, if they are going really grab the market, hopefully they listen and move fast to fix things.
Is that a manual dip on the rear view mirror😮
We have one in China, the sat nav can be displayed on the center driving screen, we don't have some of the features you have in the UK - lane assist etc, yes the screens are some getting used to compared to our Tesla Model Y its more of a cruiser than a real sports car..
Some features like lane assist are put in to increase the NCAP safety rating.
SAT NAV should be in middle screen like Audi. Apparently it can be put there in Chinese version
Finally MG came up with a sports car that can at least compete with the BMW Roadster or Porsche Boxster but at three times less the price ! What is there to complain when you're at that heavenly sport ride level ?
Has mg UK took onboard your critism of the interface and provided any feedback to what is a very good looking sportscar ???
MG UK must be just an empty office.
I'd take it with a grain of salt. If you owned it, you'd know how to use the touchscreen.
I would say it's not a practical car, but that's sort of the point when you have a convertible.
Great review.
Other than looks, does it answer any question or need, that a decent MX5, Z4, CLK or Boxster, et al, can't answer.....
503 bhp available from standstill.
Up to 60% salary sacrifice tax saving on a lease ? Of course that is reflected in long term depreciation in EVs.
It’s the first electric roadster since the Tesla and it’s fkin cool.
At what point should any MG be £60k...
Have you check the price of a reasonably specced Golf GTI recently?
Nice car but the MX5 starts at under £30k , if this was that price I might be interested
3 times the size and 2.5 times the power its not a comparable product
You admit to messing about with the settings in that other screen while driving😢
Have they sold any?
3000+ in UK Thailand China combined. Europe just got theres. Australia got theres. So waiting on figures from there
Interesting that so many car reviewers want to turn off lane keep assist. I have an early MG ZS and know they built it to a budget so was not expecting miracles but LKA and radar-adaptive speed/crash detection are so good I never turn them off.
In other works if the cyberster (and other brands) are so bad at this, then the retraction should be improve the software so it works as the rules/regulations intended, not just s short cut to turn it off.
Nice review! Pity that the electronics/screens aren't fully customisable. In terms of the design I think those two arrows at the back are just too gimmicky. Wonder how fast the Cyberster will depreciate? It may have a lost a few thou by the time the video ended. For the moment I might just stick with my MX-5.
Superb. Can't wait for MG to buy a Hyundai IONIQ 5 N, then understand what people really want an EV to drive like. I'm a petrol head, but the reviews of the IONIQ 5 N have got me really interested...MG/LOTUS....both are going to miss out until they follow Hyundai!!!!!!!
Good point about the screen layout and very odd software and such a shame they got it so wrong in what is otherwise a great car. I wonder how these issues weren't questioned before release as they seem obvious to me. Maybe all they need to do is move the satnav to the centre console screen or integrate it into the driver's middle screen as other manufacturers do. Then put a HUD on the dash for speed.
the 3 screens: because the original design is using yoke steering wheel.
@ Well a yoke was never going to make into production for the UK so they should have rethought the screens.
British brand??? I don't think a Chinese car with an old British badge on the bonnet is actually a British brand, but if that's what you can do then I will stick a Ferrari badge on my BMW and suddenly it becomes Italian
probably the most interesting EV out there. I'd buy an Alpine A110 for the money
hello what do you think of the tiguan 1.5 tsi 130 or 150 hp in manual gearbox year 2020?
thanks
In the amount of time you spent faffing around with the screen (being forced to faff, you having no option but faff!), I completely lost all patience and interest in the car (and that was without even considering the faff required to get the doors to open and close!). Sorry MG - lovely looking car otherwise.
Great review Vicky. I note as an mg4 owner that none of the negative comments are attributed to it being an EV.
Should be pretty easy to tweak with your on pointe recommendations.
Does it have an extract mode? I read it somewhere you can raise your suspension upto 5 inches
no, you need a Taycan or E-tron GT for that
MG Cyberster is missing proper driving dynamics, It looks so good but looks doesn't meet hw it handles, if they fix driving that will have a winner :)
Vicky great review you are doing just an awesome job :)
I have a Cyberster and a C43 AMG. The Cyberster handles equally well albeit the suspension is on the soft side but cornering is flat and steering excellent. The Cyberster easily holds its own with the equivalent German offerings of similar aim.
At £55k, whilst the MG Cyberster is good value for being perhaps the only electric sportscar on the market ...it still seems expensive for the MG badge. An MG sports car should conceptually be more affordable, smaller and purer. It doesn't really seem to know what it is -1980s concept sportscar/ supercar / grand tourer? It feels too much of a mish-mash of ideas. Or am I missing something?
Massive tax savings on a lease ? Getting ahead of the 2035 ICE ban ?
Great looking car but I would never want one unless it had a proper engine and a great exhaust note
Excellent review, I had noticed other car reviewers saying similar and to put it mildly they did not make a fuss about the screens, just kind of well this is annoying although not a biggie. Hello, it is a biggie if you invest in the car. Thank you for telling M.G this is a great car from looks and design the handling just needs a few tweeks, oh and the screens are shite, get it sorted and this car will have the German companies looking in their rear-view.☘ :}
Great looking car, i wish it would be available here in usa,but most likely never will.
The UK MG HQ is round the corner from my home. I see this car pootling about its stunning
It looks ok bit to futuristic for its own good but be interesting to see how the depreciation effects it at 3 years old
This car looks sexy and perform well
The more I see new cars the more I appreciate the simplicity and small screen in my twelve year old SLK. I don't think it's easy to make an EV into a proper driver's car while they're so heavy, I think in five years that issue will be solved though. Great review.
Rubbish! Until you've drifted a two ton Jensen Interceptor around country roads you haven't lived. It helps to have lots of power! Provided you've got the suspension sorted a heavy but well handling car will get the adrenaline flowing as much as a Lotus Elan or Europa from the same period. I've owned and driven all three on fast rural roads and enjoyed them all equally. If the Europa is an Epee, the Elan is a Foil and the Interceptor is a Saber. They all get the job done, just differently.
I do hate all the bling and slot machine interior styling of these new electric cars. They seem to be trying to compete with computer games and artificial reality when all we want are cars that go, stop and handle well reliably. I'm currently down to just six vehicles, most of them more than a decade old, and I don't think I've ever turned the radios on! I get in a vehicle to go somewhere, usually quickly, not to listen to music of people blathering. I prefer to hear the wind, tires and a muted but harmonic exhaust. I might have to get EVs that synthesize the exhaust noise the way the Hyundai N9 does. damn! Does that mean I'll have to have the radio on?
So you think a BMW m series and amg merc being heavier than tesla 3/y are crap to drive then.
but don't forget about the utter ridiculous 5 year road tax which goes up this year makes it dear than a ford kuga
Funny you mention the Ford but the Kuga PHEV is over £40K. Help save the planet and pay a shed load of extra tax for the privilege.
@MrDuncl shop around I only paid 37000 all in winter pack. Sun roof. Adaptive led titanium and spair
@@ram64man What was the RRP? The most ridiculous thing about the Luxury Tax is that it is based on RRP so a discount doesn't help avoid it.
@@kfkwAL7 it’s based on sale price not rrp, eg a 32k basic add options to pass it over 40k you have to pay that luxury price premium for 5 years eg rip off road vehicle, now days your be lucky to find anything decent in an ev for that amount it’s so wrong and should be increased to 50k
@@ram64man I’m confused so you agree with me it doesn’t matter what deal you get the high tax is based on list price.
So sad we in Canada won't get MG's here.
Nice paint. Seen in flesh. Foggy day or what. Mid winter joys
honest is the right way
Was close to considering this car but after the reveal, too many compromises, like the silly screen set up. No frunk even a small one, even though it has a massive bonnet! And as you have concluded, this is a nice GT and not a sports car. And MG dealers are getting a pretty bad reputation for back up when things go wrong. 7 year warranty...? Not when you read the small print and multiple exclusions.
Why are old men obsessed with commenting “that’s not a real mg I’ll keep my 1976 mgb” no one cares about your opinion. You’re not the target market. Mg died 20 years ago, get over it. It’s a cool car, a very fast electric roadster. Don’t like it don’t buy it, but you weren’t going to in the first place were you?
The front is gorgeous. The rear looks like a dogs dinner. And why, why, why, do EV manufacturers think anything remotely sporty needs a million BHP......
Funny, a certain other channel also uploaded a video on this car titled something like “Cancel the Boxster” .. doesn’t seem likely, does it?
Needs a HUD -- great with satnav etc...
Interiors and Infotainment systems are the only thing holding back bigger EV sales. Bring back button knobs and dials.
We have an MG4 and the complaints here are pretty simliar, not a bad car however let down but software. Its so frustrating that it is so close but a few niggles.
For a fraction of that price you can buy really nice "Real" MG and not an overpriced Chinese car, and a car you will be proud of. MGB The real McCoy....
I wouldn't swap ours for this nonsense
re weekly shop: what's it like opening those doors at the supermarket car park where the spaces can be tight?
They look easier to open in tight spaces as they open way less wide
Those screens were designed for a yoke, not a steering wheel.
Where did rationale thought go with car design? Why are so many trying to reinvent the wheel? Just make a car with equipment that works! This is why Civics and Miatas sell so well.
Couldn't park that in my garage with those doors therefore I'd have to say a big no no.
The doors can be set to any level of opening in %. Plus they are easily manually pushed with little effort to any opening that works for the environment. Works well in my carport.
Park on the roof dont be lazy
You were never buying one anyway.
pity about the silly doors and the batteries ...
A great example of his difficult it is to produce an electric sports car with current EV technology Too big, too heavy too complicated and poor range. Will be a interesting to see how Porsche manage the compromises with the planned EV only Boxster
Great car, good build and electric. I have only seen one, since launch. A niche car for a relatively small number of people, who knows. Wait 2 years and these will be £18K used.
I'll stick with my Skoda Enyaq Sportline 85x. Lane assist is one press. Screens are great. Comfortable, fast , handles good cheaper, better build quality, bigger boot, range, list goes on. Plus it’s about to be updated.
A bugger boot. Must be a Skoda exclusive👌
Oh, you corrected it to "bigger"😔
You were never buying an MG so I doubt anyone cares.
Another great review Vicky .I hope MG are listening to your comments, has the making of a great car looks amazing.
No point in the fancy doors, if the mirror can’t even dim itself!
The "fancy doors" are wonderful. From the driver seat I can open and close the passenger door for guests as well as park in tight confined without a problem. Very clever and truly useful.
Brilliant review CarGurus! Five minutes in and I'm rolling around laughing. I can remember loving the simplicity of my old MG Midget back in the late sixties. Just a little key, some toggle switches and a few simple dials. Joy by the bucket load !!
So a 60k car that has a range of 200miles and will be worth 25k in 2 years.Wonderful.
But in two years it will be a great option for many people, especially if they fix the annoying software either by an over the air update or a free upgrade at your local dealer. That said, it's clear from all the reviews, it's a GT and not a sports car, so still a great option for many who want the image and straight-line performance, but prefer comfort over on the limit handling.Depreciation can be your friend, and I'd be surprised if these drop below 20k anytime in the foreseeable future.
How far do you travel with a roadster weekly ? I'm not an ev fan tbf but there's 4 litre v8s roadster that don't do 300miles on a tank
Ive put in on my wishlist to own one of these in 2 years
Do you sell your car after only two years?
The people I know keep them for five to ten years or even longer. They just enjoy the car and are not preoccupied with depreciation.
@@David_Polak Most EVs get sold within weeks. Because they are sh1te.
The best reviewer as ever.
It would look even better with a v8 in it.
Didn't the dealer show you how to turn the Welcome Greeting off? Or swipe down on the bottom screen to disable driver assists? Had my Cyberster for 3 months, the screens work just fine.
Don’t be silly it wouldn’t make a great video for the anti Chinese / ev brigade if she mentioned that!
Put a petrol engine in it and I'd consider buying one.On second thoughts I'll stick with my 09 plate mx5!
I love it inside and out. Wouldnt change nothing. Cars like this are future classic 👌
10p a mile?!! More like less than 2.5p for home charging on an EV tariff (or less if you had solar), so slightly undersold there.
Beautiful looking car just lacking an engine £60K brand new wait a cpl of years and you will probably get 1 for £10K with the depreciation on these appliances
Another decent review again. Very detailed. Far too expensive for most people though brand new. The Govt needs to step in with buyer assistance or help the dealers reduce the costs
Aye starve the NHS of funds to support rich people buying EV`s.What a plan.
Love the looks but I don't have £55,000, why not cut back on the tech they may be able to reduce the price and that goes for all the new EV's if makers are having problems selling them why not have a re-think? I'm old enough to remember that even having a radio was considered a luxury, but there again when we have governments pricing people off the roads I guess nothing will change?
The whole point of the (at least regular cyberster) Is the fact that no and absolutely NO cab in existence has all this gear , boot space and the horsepower looks and speed for this price. MG has done a funky fun and frankly cheap nice cab. And let me ask WHO tries to lock their car door before it is closed....ever lol what a stupid point. And come on i set the brightness on my cars screen day one and never adjusted them again in 3 years...who keeps doing adjustment on that? 90% of the issues with screens and other stuff is something you set once and you are done. The voice assist you can both turn off easily and turn the volume down while it is active. Time to actually read the manual for the car. The satnav can also be shown with arrows and directions right in the middle screen.....
100% agree with you. Car reviewers blaming super clever engineers for them not being smart enough to read a manual or understand an OS. People are just lazy and entitled. Screens are actually awesome and driving position is very good for everyday and potentially long use. Unless you like rolling out of your car to get out at the petrol station, lambo style;). GPS has voice and repeats in the center screen so no issue with the steering wheel at all. Suspension is amazing and so confortable for 99.9% of people driving sensibly on a normal road (It might be too soft for a race track but honestly, no one goes there). And this is a GT btw not a race track weapon. Anyway, I'll leave the armchair sim racers criticize while I drive my stunning looking spaceship into the sunset. Camden grey makes it look like an Aston but this has the running cost of a suzuky swift! Thank you MG for creating such a special and amazing mid life crisis toy at such an incredible price. I love it. BTW my 6'2 son fits in it no problem. But OMG it doesn't have wireless apple car play ;) Who cares, really...
Same irritation as the mk8 Golf GTI with the dash. Interfering all the time with your driving and touch is awkward to use. I sold mine because of it, shame.
Looks exciting from the front but quite dreary from the rear, like something melted on the tail........ Anyway, a Chinese built MG? I'd be wary of that.
100th anniversary of what? MG didn't build 2 tonne EVs in China. These overweight monstrosities have nothing to do with MG. If you are spending your own money buy a real sports car that won't fall apart. If you can afford a decent EV sports get a porsche or audi - they won't fall apart and the money won't go towards equipping the chinese armed forces.
I wonder if the screen visibility problem is because it's supposed to have one of those stupid Knight Rider style yoke steering wheels? Obviously still doesn't excuse the clunkiness. Fit normal doors, sort out the silly dash and operating system and this will sell like hot cakes won't it?
Do a video on the diesel ⛽️ one
This deserves more views.
The European car industry has taken advantage of its almost complete monopoly for decades and has taken its eye of he ball and now the Chinese are going to totally screw them.
150k lol, hope you had some snacks for their guide dog.
I charge at home and it costs me less than 2p per mile😂❤🎉
Dear car manufacturers, please stop with the cheap touchscreen controls, it’s unsafe and unpractical. Give me back my buttons and switches!
@@canary_in_a_coalmine The Cyberster steering wheel has two joy stick type controls. Currently used for volume, track, and cruise control distance etc. This was a huge missed opportunity. The left joy stick should simply control the screen left of the driver display and the joy stick on the right part of the steering wheel should simply control the screen right of the driver display. The joy stick has functions up and down, left and right, and press to select. This would navigate all options with zero needs for these screens to be touch controlled. Seems obvious to me and I own a Cyberster. I'm in full agreement the user interface is clumsy and software amateurish. Great car otherwise.
@@sunrisejak2709 Can you not choose the functions like the MG4 etc?
Laggy screens, poor quality trim are hallmarks of the MG electric car range. But, their cars are much cheaper than their competitors.
This really does turn heads in the flesh. It’s gorgeous
Get rid of the silly backing music….irritating