2025 MG Cyberster Australia detailed review - inc 0-100 test!

[@pteamg]

Keep it dude, it will be 20% of its cost in 3 years

[@volvot6rdesignawd702]

all EV's at the moment are losing money quickly .. if you do the math 120k now might be 80k in 3 years but 150 to 200k will lose more on a Porsche !!

[@daweigo6851]

As will most Audi, Merc, fiat, range rover etc etc etc

[@hermesliteratus882]

If you really intend to retain your money’s worth in the long run, you shouldn’t buy anything with wheels; instead, invest in gold, silver, or even a house.

[@pteamg]

@@volvot6rdesignawd702 No chance it will be 80k in 3 years, lucky if it’s 50k, not to mention its Chinese

[@Steve-jx3mh]

If your buying performance cars for resale value then you are doing it wrong. I wouldnt buy this one anyway, but resale is far down the list of prorities when i buy cars.

[@buncha5651]

Buy an MG X Power and an angle grinder .😊

[@therightcar]

Hahahahaha

[@volvot6rdesignawd702]

hmmm ive got a X power and $ 200 for a decent angle grinder $55k and $200 WAY WAY cheaper !! ( Note i dont advocate cutting the roof off your X power )

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

😂😆

[@YZJB]

Hmm. This, or an MX-5 *and* a Fiesta ST with some change left over for fuel.

[@therightcar]

Dream garage.

[@stizzygrayson5541]

Cool car, but I don’t really see Ozzies paying more than 70 or 80k aud for it?

[@anasevi9456]

i agree, affordable sports cars have been a gigantic gap in Australia's market for decades. One thing that still p!sses me off is the fact that 85% of last gen Holden Monaro's were exported abroad, 70% to Yanks as Pontiac GTOs and 15% to the UK as Vauxhalls. Which is why they've been absurdly expensive on the used market here. When I was in California working as an expat around 2011, you could buy a used pristine top spec 6mt Monaro GTO with under 50k odo for $15k aud back then! They were not super common, but you did see them there, meanwhile always been next to hensteeth in queensland.

[@therightcar]

Yeah it would be far more agreeable at 80k.

[@davidevans2585]

I want one with that red top and looking at MG website, there is not roof colour option.

[@chucknorris8704]

At its current price, this thing is DOA

[@volvot6rdesignawd702]

I do like the cyberster but i think for the price AUD they want personally the ionic 5 N is a better buy !! Then comes the selling point MG Australia ( when i spoke to my dealer ) wants to move 40k of these a year .. I dont see it sure die hard MG fans will buy it but Porsche buyers are Porsche buyers that little badge will make all the difference even if its more expensive !!

[@petercrawford3370]

I think you've pretty much hit the nail on the head. For that money I'd be gravitating straight to the Ionic5 N, which really is steroids on wheels. It's a whole lotta money for a Sunday driver. But for some, that may be just what they're after.

[@therightcar]

Yeah, the Ioniq 5 N is a far better car - but it’s not convertible….. without some mods

[@volvot6rdesignawd702]

@@therightcar Thats right i guess the alure of a convertible makes it a good buy if you want a EV and a convertible !! Depends though what the Porsche EV convertible is priced at when it releases ..unless it 200k aud the cyberster will be a good buy BUT if we are talking 150k to 160k the Porsche will still out sell the cyberster !!

[@belincentgidke4536]

There' are overhead sensors as well for the door.

[@marcc.490]

The trio dash screen need a redesign. And the fourth screen need a better placement. The seat adjustment should be on the seat, not on the door. Need to go back to the drawing board

[@petercrawford3370]

Thanks, enjoyed your really good review

[@therightcar]

Thanks so much mate! Appreciate your support.

[@davidpicard5376]

Overall it looks remarkable. Very exciting indeed.

[@marcc.490]

The trio dash screen need a redesign. And the fourth screen need a better placement. The seat adjustment should be on the seat, not on the door. Need to go back to the drawing board And I would spend more for a Porsche Taycan.

[@Bman1878]

Looks good from the front and side. Rear indicator lights, and scissor doors look stupid. The screen situation is so weird, what with the steering wheel getting in the way - you'd think MG would have noticed that little issue... In saying all of that, I _kind of_ want one?...

[@gregturner_awod]

Great review, fabulous external design and EV power. It’s excellent in many ways but absolutely not perfect. The internal design could be so much better. I’d love to drive it, but not to buy it. Service intervals on the Cyberster are lousy, warranty is superb, but I’ll stay happy with M3 long range, it has all the performance and far more than I need. Thanks for a very interesting and thorough review.

[@nathansmith6914]

You can make the vehicle transparent? Like Wonder Woman's plane? Sweet

[@therightcar]

Hahaha yeah, exactly like that.

[@alwahid9901]

Love the look, but those silly arrow turn signal, and the useless lift doors? I don’t know what they were thinking.

[@Juan_theCook]

For $120k d/a, the boot has the same carpet and plastic materials as my cheap mg4 51. The cable bag is also cheap nylon. 😂 My mg4 owner's manual came in a cheap zipped plastic bag, the same you buy in a $2 shop for your toothbrush and toiletries. I do hope the cyberster has a proper leather case.😅

[@teinspringz]

How much does it weigh and does it pass rollover standards, with those conventional rollover hoops designed for sub 1400kg vehicles? Don't rely on the fabric roof from saving you in a rollover

[@kristyanafinch9789]

Many other reviews have pointed out that ZMG isn't saying it is a sports car but a GT car which from what you're saying it is.

[@therightcar]

That’s fine. It’s a sports car in the minds of any human who thinks that a car that looks like this with doors like that and a roof that drops down and does 0-100 that quick. That’s me.

[@sneakyfoz3692]

The depreciation on this thing will fall quicker than a lead balloon, granted it is a nice looking car but at its price point they won’t be selling many, reality is if you are spending this much you might as well get a Porsche where you know the driving dynamics are going to be a lot better.

[@twinrotors]

RIP EVERYTHING

[@brentonGCTesla]

wooahhh 70 yes, 80 maaaybe... but 115? no no no

[@stevenalexander403]

Well, yet "another" Chinese vehicle to hits our market, and to all those tools out there this is not a British owned or made brand. Design is subjective, the nose of this vehicle reminds me of something else, the side profile is also unoriginal and the tail is an unmitigated disaster. Being "fast" is inherent due to being electric, real sports cars are about serious handling capabilities and don't weigh two tones like this wanna-be thing, and in Australia we deserve nothing but the best and safest new cars, plus if this try-hard copycat doesn't come with a maximum 5 star ANCAP that's also a problem. There are usually some compromises with true sports vehicles which is fine but the heavy and impractical seagull doors are simply pretentious and unnecessary, the dashboard screens are not easily viewed and why on Earth is there a bulky handle-thing restricting access to the A/C etc to the passenger? I was hoping to like this vehicle but it's seriously flawed and shows that Chinese manufacturers haven't stolen the ability to build quality sports cars yet, well until they poach the right staff from European manufacturers. Meh

[@mancsmowhann3219]

I remember a couple of years ago they were talking it up as sub $50k, that got my attention. Has our dollar crashed that much?

[@therightcar]

I don’t recall that.

[@mancsmowhann3219]

@therightcar The Electric Viking was one of the first to tout the price as sub $50k Matt, do you think you could include how good or bad the automatic parking is if a car is fitted with it? Thanks

[@michellehmann3586]

Leg action !

[@gordonclark7632]

MX5.

[@therightcar]

Me too.

[@SalkoSalcinovic]

The seal is quicker for 75K...

[@Digwind]

I think it needs to be max 70k

[@scottcochrane638]

I’m afraid MG have lost the plot with the price on this car

[@Funfare454]

Trump will put tariffs on this car!

[@simonbates5939]

I don't think these are available in the US

[@davidevans2585]

Not here in Australia he won’t. We are already the dumping ground for Chinese cars

[@therightcar]

No he won’t.