MG Cyberster GT Review – Detailed Daily Driver Review

I first drove the MG Cyberster earlier last year on a brief test at Millbrook Proving Ground. Enough to intrigue, enough to raise eyebrows, but not enough to truly understand it. This time, MG handed me the keys for a week. Living with a car exposes its truths. Its cleverness, its quirks, its brilliance, and occasionally its foibles.

 

This is the MG Cyberster GT, the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive version, and it is unlike anything else currently on sale.

Let’s get the headline numbers out of the way first. The Cyberster GT produces just over 500bhp, a frankly ridiculous 725Nm of torque, and dispatches 0–62mph in 3.2 seconds. That is supercar territory, whether anyone believes it or not. Range sits at around 275 miles, while the rear-wheel-drive Trophy version stretches to just over 300 miles, albeit with a still-healthy 340bhp and a five-second sprint.

Prices start a little north of £55,000 for the Trophy and just over £60,000 for the GT. If you are leasing, the jump to the GT makes a lot of sense. You get all-wheel drive, staggering performance, and the full theatrical experience. And theatre, as it turns out, is the Cyberster’s secret weapon.

The Cyberster occupies a space that has quietly emptied over the past decade. Think Audi TT. BMW Z4. Affordable, stylish, two-seat sports cars bought because people wanted something fun, not because it made spreadsheet sense. MG hasn’t just returned to the roadster format, it has gone all in.

Long bonnet, wide stance, dramatic surfacing and those now-famous scissor doors, which open remotely from the key fob like some sort of back-street Batmobile. Children stare. Adults pretend not to. Everyone asks questions. This is not a car that blends in. In bright yellow, it practically shouts.

For a modern EV, the Cyberster is surprisingly intricate. The lighting signatures are distinctive, especially at night, and the rear arrow-style lights give it a sci-fi edge without tipping into parody. There’s clever aero work underneath and small nods to MG’s heritage tucked away like Easter eggs. It looks expensive. More expensive than it is. And yes, it turns heads everywhere.

With that vast bonnet, you might assume there’s a front boot. There isn’t. Open it and you’ll find service access and washer fluid, nothing more. Slightly disappointing, but not unusual. Around the back, however, the Cyberster redeems itself. The boot offers 249 litres, enough for a couple of suitcases or, in my case, an airport run with my son and his luggage. For a two-seat electric roadster, that’s genuinely impressive.

Climb inside and it’s immediately clear this is not a repurposed MG hatchback. You sit low, the dash wraps around you, and you are greeted by what MG calls a tri-screen cockpit, though in reality there are four screens in total. The interface is slick and miles ahead of where MG once was. Materials are mostly good, though I would avoid the lighter seat trim unless you enjoy watching stains slowly develop.

There are quirks. The outer screens can be partially obscured by the steering wheel, night-time brightness can be overly enthusiastic, and despite all this tech, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto still require a cable. You will learn this the hard way. But overall, it’s a bold, futuristic interior that feels worthy of the exterior drama.

On the road, the Cyberster GT is seriously quick. Acceleration is relentless. Press the throttle and it doesn’t so much gather speed as rearrange your facial features. Engage the red “Super Sport” button and it becomes properly hilarious. Grip, even in the wet, is outstanding, with the all-wheel-drive system deploying power intelligently and confidently.

The steering is accurate and confidence-inspiring, though it lacks the last degree of feedback you’d get from a lightweight petrol sports car. Ride quality is firm rather than harsh, planted on smooth roads but busy on poorer surfaces. You feel the weight, but MG has tuned it well enough that it rarely feels like a liability.

On the motorway, I tested MG Pilot Intelligent Drive. It works well. Smooth, logical, not jerky. And yet, it still freaks me out. I found myself gripping the wheel, wondering why I wasn’t just driving the thing myself. That’s more about me than the system. If you like semi-autonomous cruising, the Cyberster delivers it competently. I just prefer to stay involved.

Here’s where the Cyberster truly earns its place. This is not just a halo car for MG. It is a halo car for the entire EV segment. Electric cars have become very good, but also very similar. Too many look and feel like appliances. The Cyberster is different. It has drama. It has theatre. It makes people smile. It sparks conversations. It reminds people that cars can still be objects of desire, even when they’re electric.

The MG Cyberster GT is not flawless. It isn’t the sharpest sports car and the ride will not suit everyone. But taken as a whole, for the money, it is extraordinary. Supercar-level acceleration, head-turning design, real-world usability, proper tech and, most importantly, character.

It is easy to live with day to day, yet every journey still feels like an event. You walk up to it, you smile. You open the doors, you grin. You drive it, and it makes you laugh out loud. And in today’s increasingly beige automotive landscape, that counts for a lot.

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