MG reconnects with its roots
Autocar UK|May 17, 2023
Cyberster is first new MG sports car in 30 years; on sale in 2024 with up to 536bhp
STEVE CROPLEY
MG reconnects with its roots

MG, the famous British sports car marque that has been under Chinese ownership since the collapse of MG Rover in 2005, has taken a giant step towards reconnecting with its century-old roots by staging a London unveiling of the Cyberster, an electric roadster that's due in showrooms next summer.

Launched as a near-production-ready concept at last month's Shanghai motor show, it is the first new sports car to bear the iconic octagonal badge since the F of 1995.

MG claims it will be the world's first "affordable" roadster EV, dramatically undercutting existing electric performance cars with a two model structure that is likely to begin at around £55,000 for a single-motor, rear-wheel-drive version with 309bhp and stretch to around £65,000 for a dual-motor, four-wheel-drive model with 536bhp.

It was originally planned as a direct replacement for the TF (a developed version of the F), but the need for it to carry a large battery and the consequent requirement for a long wheelbase has made the Cyberster closer in its major dimensions to the 4.4-metrelong BMW Z4 than its 3.96m mid-engined predecessor.

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