LESS than a fortnight after its debut on the Shanghai motor present, MG Motor has confirmed its radical open-top Cyberster electrical sportscar idea shall be going into manufacturing, together with a right-hand-drive model.
The Chinese language model broke the information by way of its social media channels with the Australian subsidiary shortly backpedalling on its latest feedback taking pictures down a neighborhood introduction, with a spokesperson this week confirming to GoAuto that MG Motor Australia’s hand is firmly within the air.
“We’re excited to verify that the Cyberster electrical sportster shall be supplied in each left- and right-hand-drive configuration,” an MG Motor Australia spokesperson mentioned.
“As a part of our Electrical for Everybody technique, MG Australia will now look at the Cyberster’s potential for the Australian and New Zealand markets.”
No timeframes have been confirmed as but nonetheless GoAuto understands that the reception the automobile acquired at its debut has accelerated the manufacturing plans.
For the uninitiated, the Cyberster is underpinned by MG’s new-generation R-Tech EV structure with the model claiming a sub-three-second sprint from 0-100km/h and a variety of just about 800km.
Whereas no particular particulars of the battery-electric powertrain have been confirmed, such brutal ranges of efficiency and vary may solely be made doable by a twin and even triple electrical motor set-up paired to a battery capability north of 90kWh.
Design-wise, MG says the Cyberster attracts inspiration from the basic MGB of the Nineteen Sixties however blends it with a heap of new-age options and expertise.
Just like the MGB, the cabin is sort of completely centred between the axles with a excessive belt line and low windscreen whereas the overhangs are additionally decidedly minimal which ought to you’ll want to end in some go kart-like dealing with traits when paired with the quick wheelbase.
Befitting of the futuristic exterior and ultra-modern platform, the Cyberster’s inside has been designed beneath the “digital fibre” philosophy with a “driver-centric structure”.
Cut up into two totally different compartments – driver and passenger – the cabin crown jewel is the one-piece dashboard and centre console which swoops in from the far corners of the windscreen.
In entrance of the driving force is a digital instrument cluster and a steering wheel which appears to be like to have been lifted straight out of a racing simulator whereas occupants sit on purple and white ‘Zero Gravity’ leather-based seats.
The Cyberster is the primary devoted sportscar to emerge from the once-fabled marque since its Chinese language rebirth final decade with the concept of a brand new efficiency mannequin being teased and hinted at for a while now.
MG offered 8728 new automobiles by way of the primary quarter of 2021, up 163.2 per cent on the 3316 it shifted over the identical interval final yr.
