The Future is (almost) Here - MG Cyberster In-Depth First Look

Chorley Group were privileged enough to be selected to unveil the Cyberster to customers in the North West of England, as it makes its way from London to Shanghai. Our event was a huge success, but we couldn't wait to switch on the camera and film this first look for you to feast your eyes on.
Join Miles from GoEV as he takes you on a tour around this incredible car, arriving in dealerships summer 2024.
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0:00 Intro
0:40 Exterior
3:15 Interior: Design & Features
5:30 Specifications
6:49 360 Cameras
7:07 Real World Range Estimates
7:32 Boot
8:33 Key and Doors
9:46 Overview
10:15 Outro
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[@InBodWeTrust]

FYI - the round thing next to the exterior door button is the proximity sensor to stop the door hitting a roof. The sensor on the side is more for detection of objects beside the car. 🙂

[@alastairkeith8553]

Great introduction to a stunning car! Well presented Miles.

[@deansawyer3575]

Stunning car. What a shame that we ( the British) couldn't keep hold of MG. With the right management and leadership this could have been an all British sports car. A fabulous car nevertheless.

[@bobmitchell8012]

It is still designed in Britain, when MG was British owned they never spent enough on R & D and their quality was a bit lacking.....just like the rest of the British Motor Industry.........They only have themselves to blame.......If Gutless Neville Chamberlain had stood up to Hitler, it might have averted a Costly War that Bankrupted Britain for Decades.

[@timscott3027]

But it wouldn't have been the same car.

[@NickG24]

Life long MG fan so possibly biased, not particularly an EV fan having owned a Nissan Leaf for 2 years but this looks amazing and is turning my petrol head!

[@stephenclay6852]

Please don’t judge other Ev’s on the back of a Nissan leaf. Other manufacturers have moved the game on a lot both in the way they drive and on how they charge.

[@NickG24]

@@stephenclay6852 the leaf drove well, to be honest most things about it were fine, except for the fact it would do sub 100 miles on a full charge in winter. Even an 80kwh battery in that car would only just be workable. Charging away from home made it less economical than a petrol engined car. Agree, there are obviously better EVs out there and the technology is advancing though.

[@blademanx]

​@@stephenclay6852😂😂 Nissans fault for not pushing forward especially their Infiniti line. So ppl will look elsewhere

[@Thinkofwhat]

Test driving Cyberster kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJqYfY2Nj7atfqMsi=k6pbf6LuGACuHq_O

[@gregb1599]

Good to see MG can make budget EV cars like the MG4 and high quality top end MG like this model. Fingers crossed the next gen ZS EV will have some of this quality rub off onto it, rather than the budget interior of the MG4.

[@humphreybradley3060]

A winner! I’ll be going for the RWD in silver with red hood 🤞

[@ashb8572]

Thank you, Miles - great content as always!

[@UnderWarranty]

Hope this car gets reviewed well, it will do what the Kia Stinger did for Kia and prove they can make amazing cars.

[@lesscotford1419]

Very nice, a long way from me ol dad's MG1300Mk2. I loved that little motor. Two tone blue with blue leather interior. ADM 331H.

[@bernardfong1019]

Wow the most gorgeous thing on four wheels I have ever seem.

[@usfouru2]

Great review Miles 🎉

[@yzhang9265]

Looks so nice in this colour!

[@potter2702]

Great review miles. I look forward to your production car review next year.

[@markwilliamson9027]

Boxter ev going to have be very good to justify the price difference between mg & the Porsche Hopefully they do a hard top gt as well

[@dalroth10]

Great introductory video of a stunning looking car! You showed the boot space, which is good for a 2-seater roadster, but is there any extra storage space underneath that gorgeous swooping bonnet? If the Cyberster is priced competitively I'm sure you'll sell an awful lot of them!

[@ChorleyGroup]

No storage space under the bonnet. Although this is the AWD version, so has a motor up front. Don't know if that will be different on the RWD version

[@jurisvilde2151]

WOW!

[@markgaudie80]

Looks great Miles. Big hit for me! 👍👍

[@DariuszTech]

I like it a lot ❤

[@user-yg2wo6ng1o]

Informative presentation Miles. Stunning looking car, inside and out. Left my deposit with you on Thursday night.

[@ChorleyGroup]

Much appreciated! Can't wait to get the demonstrators in so we can all have a go!

[@sunrisejak2709]

At the recent motorshow in Thailand I ordered a Cyberster. MG is doing well in Thailand with their current offerings and customers appear quite happy. The Cyberster deliveries is being quoted at mid summer for every market they plan the initial launch. Not sure if their production capacity will be able to fulfill the demand without some markets and orders seeing long delays. No idea what the MG Cyberster order book looks like.

[@ianbailey509]

It’s a real beauty!

[@lawrencebettag2788]

So good to see MG as a 'proper' sports car again! I drive the '23 HS Excite in that same metallic red colour with black interior trimmed in red. I have had my car for just over seven months and am completely happy with it. If I had the extra cash, I would not hesitate in buying the new 'Cyberster' as well! Hats off to MG for bringing back that 'special' sports car that we have all loved over many years.

[@nikskin30]

It’s not really an MG though is it? Its cheap Chinese junk that’s likely to catch fire.

[@lawrencebettag2788]

And you know this because???@@nikskin30

[@MGB-learning]

Great video

[@Mr_Kenneth]

Stunning automobile and guaranteed head-turner. Great video and we'll presented

[@ChorleyGroup]

Many thanks!

[@captain_context9991]

Fantastically good looking car.

[@FellUpAndDown]

Looks great. Not the space I need for my life right now, but in the future. Any news on the driver aids on it? It would be great if it could drive a little by itself, more than my ZS can.

[@andyross2788]

I will have one. Gorgeous car.

[@garymorris801]

lovely looking mg

[@bluenosewrx]

Beautiful car, love the doors and rear lights.

[@ChorleyGroup]

We agree!

[@darrens3]

Rear lights are meant to be a nod to half of a Union Flag a bit like on the Mini, but unlike the Mini the arrows actually point the right direction so are more clearer as indicators. The Mini had them the other way around which caused confusion so they had to change them to be less arrow like. Here they just put the correct side to form an arrow on the correct side.

[@dr.josephcsli2326]

Does it have AEB equipped as standard? Thank you!

[@7litres]

Like the packaging and wish it well. Please drop the patronising rear indicators and the name that sounds like one of Herman Munster’s relatives.

[@peterbarrysymes2917]

Stunning car. I look at those scissor doors and I wonder if they will hit the roller garage door when entering/exiting within the garage. I've got 2 metres to spare. Is that enough?

[@ThePhiltrenbath]

I wonder if I can get one on the Motability scheme 😁

[@HR2635]

beautifull car!... just a pity they use old charging tech. 150 DC is way to little now adays. We need 3-400 at least like XPENG can do.

[@sunrisejak2709]

Anyone have any idea of how many preorders have been reserved?

[@manyman12]

Love this - is there a way to reserve a place on the list ?

[@ChorleyGroup]

Yes, if you click the link through to our website, you can leave a £99 refundable deposit

[@frontire_ace]

Hello! What's the ground clearance to be exact? Is it enough and practical for driving on bumpy roads that which is common in subcontinental regions like India/Bangladesh etc? Thank you!

[@ChorleyGroup]

This actual car is going to be driven across Europe, India, and China over the next few months. It will be tested in the real world over 10,000 miles. Check out chargingintothefuture.com

[@DarrenJones042]

If they do a petrol version, I might be interested....

[@davidheath1179]

Want two.

[@outfoxthefox]

I fancy one but don't want a convertible, what's it like with the hood up?

[@ChorleyGroup]

It's got plenty of headroom, and looks good, but can't comment on road noise etc as we've not had the opportunity to drive it yet.

[@racmaxcam7904]

Just WOW. :}

[@michalklucz6907]

Cant wait to test it..however making it wrapped in BRG would be my first action

[@ChorleyGroup]

There should be a British Racing Green option available sometime soon.

[@garyallsopp6369]

Actually, red is a traditional colour for racing MGs. It was done to confuse Italian fans who would try to obstruct any car not painted red!

[@michalklucz6907]

@@garyallsopp6369thank you for the information! I absolutely don't mind seeing it in red. it looks brilliant. But I expect the red will be extremely common as typical for sports cars. my dream was always a roadster in BRG, and now it can be electric!

[@lancelotf.x3619]

it shown the range is 508 and 580 km in 3 models now.. in chinese car deal app. prices yet to be shown.

[@bryanduncan6178]

I've got a Wife, two children and a dog as part exchange - the dog is low mileage but the Wife's been round the block a bit..... What a car!

[@colin_a]

Fantastic looking car..., really outstanding... If it had a petrol engine in it they would sell millions.. - Just saying..

[@gardeyoyo]

Racing green please...

[@blademanx]

The windshield is low or seat high, probably due to the skateboard architecture. With batteries on the ground. Thats why they may need thinner seats like recaros instead of the seats theyve gone with. Anyone over 6 feet will have to hunch to see through the windshield. Maybe the dash is too low. Ill see on Friday i guess.

[@ChorleyGroup]

The Turner Twins, who are driving the Cyberster to Shanghai, are both 6'3", and they're managing just fine...

[@wolvoman1]

Beautiful and UK registered, but MG couldn't find a RHD for this review Exterior buttons, should work good during bad and freezing weather conditions, even conventional door handles have a tendency to freeze, these buttons should present some fun.

[@ChorleyGroup]

They're using this car to travel 10,000 miles across Europe, Middle East, and Asia to get to Shanghai. I think they thought that since only a couple of weeks of the trip would be in UK, it made sense to have LHD for the rest of the journey. Also, the doors can be opened using the key remote buttons, so even if the door buttons froze, they'd still open.

[@MT-kx2uc]

I'll be trading an S3 for this when it's out!

[@mauricejud6877]

super design.....is there a frunk ?

[@ChorleyGroup]

No, sorry.

[@RedSquirrelWarrior]

And the cost is?

[@tuffandco3745]

Is MG trolling the Mini, American spec Cooper, that had inverted arrow indicators, that pointed the wrong way, as BMW tried to incorporate the Union Jack into the tail light design.

[@MikeKleinsteuber]

Interesting. But how much is it ffs ?

[@mconnah1]

Huge bonnet, no frunk? Not very fast charging, but looks stunning…

[@adama8570]

Does the P button on the remote mean self-parking?

[@ChorleyGroup]

Could be... but wasn't doing anything on this pre-production version.

[@jonnyboy8781]

I do love a lightweight roadster. What’s the weight. Informative but I’d like to know how heavy is the elephant in the room?

[@autodigitvlogs]

1800+ for RWD and 1900+ for AWD. Its weighing as much as a Tesla model 3! probably due to bigger batteries on the floor

[@blademanx]

6 months, never mind about when its coming, sort the pricing for the RWD version. Can price AWD at 60k but the RWD would do well at 39k and 165 road tax. Also EV insurance is high. So its doable. Even though its not about volume. Can do a full blown coupe further down the line at a higher price point on RWD version. Im looking at Ftype V8 2015 ngl.

[@ChorleyGroup]

The average new car sold in the UK now costs £41k, so unlikely that a 315bhp EV roadster would be less than the average. Also, the road tax is zero for EVs, and not affected by the luxury car tax until 2025, but a key point here is that whereas the road tax is regressive and becomes £165 for EVs from 2025, the luxury car tax surcharge is only applicable for vehicles first registered from 2025 onwards. Vehicles registered in 2024 and earlier are exempt from the surcharge. So better get your order in sooner ;-)

[@autodigitvlogs]

@@ChorleyGroup My older brother waited 3 years for the Taycan. I guess he wanted to see what teething issues plus pandemic supply shortage. I hope MG can quickly sort out any issues that arise for initial 24 and 74 plates

[@UnderWarranty]

That boot has a lot of storage, just need a roof rack for my bike

[@paulhayes2189]

Is it a tad overstyled in the interior????

[@ChorleyGroup]

Doesn't look it in real life. Other interior colours may tone it down a little.

[@sirkildalot8409]

Some idea of cost would have been useful.

[@ChorleyGroup]

£50-60k

[@everythingtechnew7400]

I almost liked it until I just found out it will start around £50k. I really couldn’t pay £50k for a battery pack no matter how nice a car looks. I get £50k for high performance ICE cars the engineering & all its component parts. The rigorous testing each individual component part goes through just to make it onto the roads is crazy .

[@autodigitvlogs]

Yeah its 35k in China...I think they want to target more exclusivety in EU than volume

[@sunrisejak2709]

Once you drive a premium EV you will adjust your view. You'll ask, where has this technology been my whole life. ICE cars now fading in the rear view mirror for me.

[@CarolSteele]

May God help you with the insurance cost on it judging by the horrendous rise in that motoring cost over the last year.

[@idontknowwhatidontknow]

Why not for the US market?!!!!!!! Whyyyyyyyy? Please

[@ChorleyGroup]

Political reasons why MG isn't allowed to sell in the USA, unfortunately.

[@P.Galore]

Huge hit and the car to break into the US market for MG.

[@blademanx]

No plans for US. There are sanctions on Chinese imports to US.

[@user-ef1ll1ec3z]

it's almost impossible for MG enter US market

[@Beaulocks_]

Im sure the latest fire in luton will do wonders for your sales.....

[@ChorleyGroup]

The fact that it was confirmed by the fire service that it was a diesel Range Rover which was the origin of the fire shouldn't dent EV roadster sales...

[@SNORKYMEDIA]

Did you mention top speed???

[@ChorleyGroup]

Top speed is 125mph.

[@autodigitvlogs]

@@ChorleyGroup German customers would need more top speed! If i drive to Germany can i unlock an extra 60MPH lol

[@zoltanlovasz1681]

@@ChorleyGroup A 500+ HP sporty roadster which is slower than my

[@sunrisejak2709]

​@@zoltanlovasz1681You haven't driven a powerful EV have you? The torque when accelerating at any speed up to 125mph will frighten you. No need for speeds above that in most cases. My dual motor Tesla Model 3 is really quick.

[@edc1569]

Who came up with the name? Can’t you guys do something with lotus or something?

[@ps3301]

No self drive ??

[@ChorleyGroup]

I'd be surprised if it didn't have ACC, LFA and LKA as a minimum

[@rogerwilson6367]

Hope it hasn't got the dangerous lane assist of the MG4.

[@helipeek2736]

I think that it’s a laughably tenuous line to draw between Cecil Kimber and whoever has produced that vehicle, no matter how good it may be.

[@chieunguyen5805]

Beautiful car, really reminds me of the Red MGB I used to own ! Negative impact involves the car manufactured in China, a form of legal copy/stealing of technology which Chinese are well known for ! Can’t be optimistic about this car being available in NorthAmerica due to special export taxes levied by the US on Chinese products !

[@directxxxx71]

So you don't know the car was designed by the brit team, do you?

[@freddiecarr7602]

send mine to san dimas, California, us

[@ChorleyGroup]

Excellent! 🎸

[@splurb5000]

So it's a 50K Chinese electric. Hows the build quality? Will the batteries catch fire? Admittedly, MG electricals were always a little dodgy but this...

[@ChorleyGroup]

The build quality is great. They've sold millions of EVs around the world, and to our knowledge not a single MG battery has ever caught fire.

[@sunrisejak2709]

Here in Thailand MG, BYD, GWM, ChangAn and others from China recently launched with a wide range of affordable models and quality fit and finish that's pretty impressive. My Shanghai built Tesla model 3 appears substantially better quality than Teslas built in USA. I ordered a Cyberster.

[@HTeo-og1lg]

It's bloody sexy!

[@garyknight8432]

What's the pricing gonna be like? Looks beautiful.

[@RERM001]

When I was a kid and MG Rover cars started to be imported to Mexico I wanted to buy a new TF of sorts at some point in my life. Hopefully this will make it here, although I still need the money. UnU

[@robertmarshall8277]

Very nice but not a fan of EV's, I live in Australia and the range here just doesn't cut it.

[@blademanx]

More suited to hybrid petrol with a solar roof over there

[@ChorleyGroup]

Isn't there an argument that some people never leave their state? Nobody is driving Perth to Brisbane or Perth to Darwin on a regular basis, surely?

[@vincenthooper7588]

Why won't you tell us how much???

[@UnderWarranty]

Last i read it was £50k plus

[@ChorleyGroup]

Around £50-60k.

[@blademanx]

£530 road tax from 2025

[@vincenthooper7588]

@@blademanx jesus christ, £530 road tax for a 3.5 tonne, are you sure?

[@autodigitvlogs]

@@vincenthooper7588 Only for Model year March 2025 onwards

[@martinandkarenboddy-tyerma8929]

Looks great apart from those tacky arrow shaped rear indicators! Worse than the new mini ev diamond shaped ones. 🥴

[@At_the_races]

A range of X as long as you don’t turn anything on that is.

[@dsgrts]

What a beautiful Chinese car that is. Sad it isn't a England car.

[@ChorleyGroup]

Designed by the SAIC Design Studio in Marylebone, London.

[@dsgrts]

@@ChorleyGroup Designed in London made in China with 100% Chinese parts and labor force. All money made going to Chinese government(owner of SAIC & MG)

[@jdc3636]

@@dsgrtseat your heart out😊

[@autodigitvlogs]

@@dsgrts so is your chinese produced electrical equipment. Iphone, tesla and the like lol

[@dsgrts]

@autodigitvlogs9351 Sorry but my country makes its own electric cars and smartphones ha

[@garym2500]

This rear arrow tail light are ruuude 🤢 looks great other than that !

[@davidviner4932]

Words fail me.....

[@sunrisejak2709]

You'll also be speechless if you get a chance to experience the acceleration! 😊

[@markmartinsmith]

Oh MG, what are you doing? Make an ice version, give it a much better name and for the love of god just put proper doors on it and these would sell like hot cakes.

[@ChorleyGroup]

They've already taken a couple of thousand pre-orders for this EV. Why would they want to put a smelly old engine in it and make it slower?

[@sunrisejak2709]

​@@ChorleyGroupAre those "couple of thousand" preorders referring to UK only?

[@chrisblyth6716]

Oh goody another potential firebomb.

[@ChorleyGroup]

EVs are 200x LESS likely to have a vehicle fire compared to Petrol/Diesel/Hybrid vehicles. The lack of a plastic tank filled with flammable liquid tends to be an advantage.

[@stephenr6427]

Its a Chinese car how safe is it a lot of chinese electric cars have been setting on fire and there is that bloke that said his mg wouldn't stop apart from that its gorgeous

[@sunrisejak2709]

Media hype on fire issues is greatly exaggerated. In Thailand 85,000 EVs sold in the past 12 months with 90% being China originated and zero reported fires. MG selling strongly here. Plus BYD, Tesla etc

[@Just-a-guy926]

Beautiful car but not feeling the scissor doors or the name.

[@jonnyboy8781]

I found out myself. 2 tonnes. Erm……

[@bobmitchell8012]

Actually mate it was 1923.

[@ChorleyGroup]

The MG Octagon was registered as a trademark by Morris Garages on 1 May 1924.

[@bobmitchell8012]

@@ChorleyGroup The MG Logo was used in Advertising in 1923........I have seen it with my own eyes.......Many MG People will disagree with you on that, I even have a magnificent Grille Badge with 1923........How long have you been Real MG People ?

[@clivepearce6857]

They just copied the Jaguar F Type.....

[@ChorleyGroup]

Not quite. Similar proportions perhaps, but the details are very different.

[@Johnnybananass-_]

You can’t make sports cars out of evs cos they weigh too much. Speed never makes up for handling . Tey taking a top fuel dragster around the brands hatch track . It’s a no go . Why don’t these car makers also make these great looking cars with a nippy little 2 litre turbo . Most people don’t want evs .

[@caravanstuff2827]

Tesla may as well not bother with the roadster...no one other than a boy racer with deep pockets and death wish would buy one over these.. like to see a hard top version with normal opening doors!!.😎

[@supersharpblades5673]

Thanks for showing it with the roof up..🙄

[@ChorleyGroup]

Briefly, at 48-50 seconds, but yeah, we should have cut in more footage with the roof up. We will edit another video to show it for you.

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

Looks nice, but I hate the name.

[@user-jn1tr8mo3g]

I bet thing goes like a house on fire, or perhaps more like a chinese EV on fire lol

[@1962gms]

Lovely looking car, dodgy interior colour with the great exterior though. Really can’t work out why it has such a daft name though - most buyers will be older than 6! 🤷🏻

[@kb8570]

The front and interior is wonderful. The rear is horrible and makes the car look cheap.

[@ChorleyGroup]

Looks good in real life :-D

[@BluCat86]

Thanks, but no thanks. China can keep it.

[@stefkova1234]

its stolen all the best bits from the ftype lol

[@Paul-tt9ur]

Two problems,one its an EV 👎 and secondly its Chinese , wouldn't touch one with a barge pole.Everything the Chinese make falls apart and EV,s are ok as a shopping trolley,bit not anything else.

[@ChorleyGroup]

You do realise that lots of very high quality items, particularly technology such as the iPhone, are made in China, and have been for years? This "shopping trolley" is off on a 10,000 mile trip around the world, so will be well proven in the real world prior to launch.

[@sunrisejak2709]

A very ignorant ill-informed position. The Chinese EVs launching in Thailand are equal quality to anything being sold from legacy manufacturers. Amazing the nice stuff coming out of China. I drove most of them and secretly inside I wanted to hate them. Sorry to report they are VERY good.