Electric roadster MG Cyberster showed up in official photos

The British brand MG, owned by the Chinese automaker SAIC, has revealed the design of the two-seat Cyberster electric roadster, it will be available on the European market in the summer of 2024

MG fans, of which there are still quite a lot in Europe, expected a full-fledged premiere of the Cyberster roadster at the Shanghai Motor Show, but, as it turned out, it was postponed to the next summer, and so far only the first official photos (probably computer renders) without any technical description. However, some of Cyberster's technical data was published by the Chinese Ministry of Industry last week, so it's more or less clear what to expect from the new product.

Recall that the MG Cyberster debuted as a concept car two years ago and became a prologue to the turn of the British brand from Chinese consumer goods to elegant sports models in the best historical traditions of MG. The production Cyberster, in particular, is stylistically close to the last native British roadster MG F/TF, which was produced from 1995 to 2011 and was equipped only with gasoline engines.

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Cyberster, in turn, will be exclusively electric and therefore quite heavy: the curb weight, depending on the modification, will be 1850-1985 kg. Overall length of the new sports car — 4535 mm, width — 1913 mm, height — 1329 mm, wheelbase — 2690 mm. The maximum stock tire size is 245/40 R 20 front and 275/35 R 20 rear.

< p>The Cyberster interior is not shown in detail, but something can be seen in one of the general pictures, namely a large vertical touch screen, a curved instrument panel that wraps around the steering column, a partition between the driver and passenger parts of the cabin, sports seats with integral head restraints, behind which powerful safety arcs are installed.

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In the database of the Chinese Ministry of Industry, there are three versions of the serial MG Cyberster: the base one will have a single electric motor on the rear axle with a power of 231 kW ( 314 hp) or 250 kW (340 hp). The all-wheel drive twin-engine version will have a 250 kW (340 hp) electric motor at the rear, 150 kW (204 hp) at the front, the combined output of the twin-engine power plant is 544 hp. The brakes will be supplied by Brembo. Battery capacity and other specifications are yet to be announced.

Cyberster is aimed mainly at European customers, while in China, MG has recently been offering sports models with petrol engines, such as the spectacular MG 7 liftback. The production Cyberster is scheduled to enter the European market in 2024, when the MG brand will celebrate its centenary.