MG Cyberster Specifications officially announced: 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds

MG unveiled the Cyberster as a concept vehicle back in 2021, before the SAIC-owned brand publicly unveiled the production version at the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​in the summer of 2023. However, we had to wait until today to find out the specifications of the electric roadster on the occasion of the Chengdu Motor Show in China.

In terms of performance, the car offers two versions, namely single engine or dual engine. In the case of the MG Cyberster with one engine, the power varies from 231 to 250 kW, depending on the version. In the two-engine models, the front axle of the new vehicle is equipped with a 150 kW machine and the rear axle with a 250 kW unit.

Altogether 400 kW equals 544 hp. That's enough power for a sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds. Thanks to the two engines, there is an all-wheel drive.

The 77 kWh battery pack is said to be good for a range of 580 kilometers, but keep in mind that the range is specified according to the China Light Commercial Vehicle Test Cycle (CLTC). A corresponding WLTP number would be lower, and the number would drop even further for a purely hypothetical US-spec Cyberster being evaluated by the EPA.

That's all MG is willing to reveal for now, but a filing with China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in April provided additional details. As befits an electric car, the Cyberster, weighing 1,985 kg, is quite heavy for a roadster that is 4.53 meters long, 1.91 meters wide and just under 1.33 meters high.

It has a wheelbase of 2.69 meters. The scissor-door open-top sports car is far from a rival to the much smaller and lighter Mazda MX-5 Miata.

MG also intends to sell a slightly lighter rear-wheel drive derivative, powered by a single motor with over 300hp and powered by a smaller 64kWh battery. The RWD Cyberster will have a range of between 501 and 520 km using the same CLTC standard.

The dedicated page of MG's Chinese website also mentions Brembo brakes with four-piston fixed calipers, a "highly rigid" roll bar and that the car has been fine-tuned by Italian Formula 1 engineer Marco Fainello. Inside there are Bose speakers and an infotainment system powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip and benefiting from Unreal Engine 4.0 graphics.

Nothing is known about pricing yet, and it's unclear which countries MG plans to sell the car in besides China and the UK. In the People's Republic, the price should start at the equivalent of 30,500 euros and increase to 34,200 dollars, which is still remarkably low for an electric sports car. Elsewhere, the Cyberster will probably be significantly more expensive.

Source: InsideEVs