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- This is the MG Cyber GTS Concept, a glimpse at what an MG Cyberster with a hard-top roof might look like.
Now, you might scoff at our headline, but Porsche will cease production of the combustion-engined Cayman in the middle of 2025 and the replacement will be electric.
Moreover, MG has already stolen a march on Porsche by getting the electric Cyberster roadster into production well ahead of any Boxster BEV.
That might be again true with the Cyber GTS: we’ve yet to see any Cayman BEV prototypes testing, but this MG concept has parking sensors and wipers, clues that this is essentially a production car in waiting.
Over to Top Gear Magazine’s Tom Ford for the lowdown…
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Would you like to see the MG Cyber GTS come to life?
They look very nice but need to fix the jittery ride first.
Nope
Couldn't care less
Sure! If there is a joy to drive this car for good price.. Sure.
well,...
At least it's a 2-door sportscar. A lot closer to their heritage than Ford's Capri or Lotus' Eletre.
The current parent company owns the rights to the name and logo. It has nothing to do with the company that built MGB GT's and the like. Any supposed heritage is just marketing.
@@CaptainHoratioPugwashNonsense.
By that logic, Lamborghini has lost it’s connection to it’s heritage by being owned by VW.
Let’s be real - you, like many of your ilk have a deep-seated prejudice against the Chinese.
So true, the Capri should have been designed along these lines.
@@CaptainHoratioPugwash that applies to pretty much all modern car brands. They have nothing in common with themselves from decades ago
It doesn't look anything to the original they claim which looks cool as hell
What’s going on now, Chinese are starting to design cars to suit classic European tastes, whereas Germans (especially BMW) are making unsophisticated designs with disproportionate features (grilles)to grab attention for Chinese market
You completely correct and I don't know why he doesn't mention that!! It's Top Gear being PC
Nothing wrong with that mate. As long as it’s value for money and suits your taste. We in Asia have been driving European/English brands for as long as I can remember because of its good quality. My dad had a bmw/benz and now a Peugeot at retirement. If Chinese made is same or similar, I don’t see a problem at all. As long as it’s done correctly.
European manufacturer's are making some of the ugliest cars in the business... Americans are in second place...the Chinese will dominate the market in coming years!!.😎
BMW just stepping out , for KIA to borrow their designs a decade later. (roughly speaking) and now MG with some brave lines and hopefully good underpinnings.And Kia/Hyundai did some goood cars from an EU perspective lately.
The reach that "hurdur i dont like the large grille, must be made for the chineese market instead of my personal preferences!"
I'm surprised this hasn't been greenlit already, considering it would have essentially zero competition in the two-door EV space.
There are others in or entering production.
Neta GT
Nyobolt
Caterham Project V
Xiaopaiche SC01
If you include the Chinese "supercars" (I'm not sure just how super in terms of handling etc) then that'd include the Hyper SSR and the Yangwang U9 etc.
I wouldn't really count the BMW i8.
U9 is amazing but it’s like £180k so I wouldn’t call it competition.
It should be facing the Caterham Project V.
I think everyone forgets Maserati got there first with the GranTurismo and GranCabrio Folgore which is already available to buy. If you want something even more exclusive there's the beautiful Wiesmann Project Thunderball which is already sold out its first year of production...
2025 Cayman is also gonna compete in this class
Looks pretty cool besides those arrows on the back, they make the car look silly.
Those "arrows" are a nod to the Union Jack.
Better that than Mini's design where the left turn signal illuminates a right pointing arrow.
@@gustavoflorio5383still ugly
Ironically, that's my favorite part of this whole design. 🤷♂️
@@chokeeweebeeWhen the tail lights are lit, it’s supposed to represent the Britain flag
I don’t like EV’s… but this one can stay. Hope they get this into Production
Why don't you actually drive a EV then make your mind up , plenty of petrol heads own EVs as well as performance cars .
Just a blanket statement "I hate EVs" tells me you've been brainwashed by propaganda ( and yes there's propaganda from both sides) .
MG definitely need to make this a reality, absolutely gorgeous.
Nice to see a designer that does not wear a black turtleneck 😁
They don't make Saab anymore :)
@@rtfazeberdee3519 those moved to Polestar
I saw the Cyberster recently at a show and actually said, if they made a coupe version with a more practical boot then I'd have one.
This gets a big YES PLEASE from me!!!
everything is awesome, except that arrow light
Yep, amusing too...because it's so bad, I can see people genuinely not buying it because of that - and I hope they inform their salesmen, etc.
Man, I LOVE the arrow lights. They’re bold and silly and fun.
They're meant to be Union Jacks. It's not just something they say to sound cool either. If you look at the concept cars preceding this, the lights looked like this, but a little less 'diagonal'. You could clearly see that they were going for Union Jacks. It's just that they made so diagonal now that it looks like arrows to a lot of people.
I'm a current MG owner and I'd buy this in a heartbeat. MG i know you are reading this- Make this car in racing green and I'll buy one. 👍🏻
Echoes of the old Opel GT to my eye
It looks like the Grand Theft Auto take on the Jaguar F type, but I quite like it.
How I wish automakers would give us affordable, ICE powered sports cars with such designs.
Not profitable.
Mx5?
@@diego432hz neither will EV sportscars be. Maybe.
@@jusnewquay sadly it's not easily available worldwide.
@@thismanagain MG build this on a very versatile EV platform that is shared with over 20 Hatchbacks, Sedans, SUV's and MPV's. As a result it's development cost is shared with a whole host of cars which should make the Cyberster fairly profitable. The petrol sports car rivals on the other hand are *almost* all built on bespoke sports car platforms with bespoke engines meaning their development costs are much higher and profits are considerably lower
hope it makes it to production
Remove the arrows from the tail lights please! If that’s fixed, bring it to market 🙂
Aftermarket will solve the cartoonist's rear lights. Especially if they sell every single one of the MG Cybesters.
A sensible name as well please
I like the arrows 🤷♂️
This is one of the most beautiful and appealing "affordable" cars I've seen in quite some time.
This is a beautiful car. Definatley makes me hopeful for the electric future. Just hope they fix the screens. Seems like a poor decision to have so much of a screen obstructed by the wheel
Chinese (home) market cars are fitted with a yoke steering wheel which doesn't obstruct the three screens in front of the driver. No idea what it does to the driving dynamics having half a steering wheel though.
fix to match mg gts: front needs to be less smiley, change arrow tail lights to circles
This looks great. Curvaceous design with wide hips and long hood, reminiscent of the classic British designs. And draped in a beautiful shade of green, another nod to British heritage. Very cool, I hope this makes it to production (and to the US).
I’m getting TVR Sagaris / Jaguar F Type lovechild vibes!
If they built this and it pretty much kept that styling but toned down those rear arrow things, I would buy this. It’s a stunning looking car.
It doesn't look too bad apart from those hideous rear lights
Eh, I rather have that than your usual long light bar across the car
Just looks like a Volvo S60/Polestar 2 (or 5) with a couple arrows added onto the back of a Jag F-Type. The arrows sort of add some character it otherwise would have lacked since it's a bit derivative.
Mini has a union flag logo in it. The arrow is actually the most sensible signal design in history for the purpose it serves
I agree. The arrows look tacky. Designed by someone trying too hard to look cool 😎
@@Manc-fh5we it's not an arrow. It's a representation of the union jack
Now THAT'S a good looking car! Rear end and roof line are stunning!
Looks fantastic - I saw it in the flesh at Goodwood FOS and I'd really consider buying one if it goes into production.
As an MG4 driver I can definitely see myself in this car! Love it!
It's “See-bring” not “Seh-bring”
So, you say "See-bastian Vettel"?
@@PraetorBeast open google translate, use language detection/english and write sebring, do you hear seh-bring or see-bring? because I'm not deaf yet and I hear see-bring, I've been watching racing for a couple of years and that is the way to prounouce the name of the track
Ever heard of an accent or an exonym?
@@namename3130 you don't prounounce names with an accent maybe?
@@garbage2882 Even names have accents(?)
holy moly, this was a surreal interview from start to finish.
Shouldn't bother with the scissor doors on this one or the roadster..it's not necessary and isn't traditional like the old MGBGT...hope they make it , it will sell well I'm sure!!.😎
The way you pronounce Sebring is wild. Such a famous race that you've never once heard it spoken? 🤣
All countries pronounce stuff differently.
That is a fantastic looking car. It gives off TVR vibes to me, and that’s no bad thing from a design pov.
Yes please, in metallic black it will be fantastic, the lines say so.
I think it’s beautiful, if you’re gonna make an electric car it should at least look beautiful.
This concept moves MG a long way up market. It has shades of many a supercar. The main reason MG should make it though is simply because convertibles, no matter how expensive, all leak. This would fix that and in a very stylish, and pleasing, way.
I think it probably works better as the convertible though. As anyone driven in a convertible will tell you, especially at this price range, you don't hear the engine over the wind noise anyway. And if you do, it's a turbo-four anyways. So an EV works in this aspect I think.
I didn't know Peter Hook (Joy Division/New Order) had a passion of designing cars.😁
That's actually stunning IMO.
Those arrow rear lights is the only thing I dislike, other than that beautiful car
The arrows in the back are so funny…
You mean..terribly stupid looking.
How on earth can’t he pronounce “Sebring”? It’s See-bring not Sebb-ring😂
I think this would be great car for a lot of ppl. It has a unique enough design to standout and it's attractive to the eye. A great vehicle so long as MG can keep it inline with their mantra of inexpensive vehicles.
If I had one complaint, it would be the rear turn signals. I understand the Chinese market is a bit more showy and fun, however this is aiming to be a British sportscar and I think something a bit more subtle would look better and distinguish it a bit more from its Chinese sibling. Maybe a triangle following the brake light lines? Just a thought. Otherwise, I really like it.
Reminds me of a Jaguar F type, a good thing.
I'll take a Porsche. Although its really nice to have arrows for the turn signals because I would have no idea which way they were turning otherwise. It looks more like a Chinese idea of a Toyota FR-S than a Cayman.
Where do I send my truckload of enthusiasm for this as a production car?!! It's nice to see this video after chatting about it over on Xitter 😎👍
We need another decent priced 2 door sports car. Caymans and Boxsters are really expensive these days
Porsche aren’t supposed to be cheap, if they were they would not be desirable.
@@philtucker1224 I own Porsches but I still think they’re overpriced now
Sebring is pronounced SEEBRING.
No one cares. It's clear what's being discussed
A very promising design study, but they’ll need to drop the seat lower (a problem in the droptop by all accounts) and redesign those tragic rear light clusters. ❤
I wanna see a striped out version of this. One without all the useless gadgets but with conventional doors & door handles and nicer, fully silver wheels
And a proper drivetrain, perhaps phone Italy for some help. Reduce the weigh too, a two ton sports car, really?
Neet 2 be shooting brake coupe version
Not sure what they're hesitating about. It's the only 2 door GT EV in the market. No doubt it'll fly
I would definitely drive this. I am really hoping to be able to buy a two door sports car with a hardtop in the future.
How does the mix "EV" and "sports car" add up?
@@peterkater4292 The only disadvantage an EV has is weight. While I love my lightweight two door with a manual transmission it’s not great as a daily driver.
Nothing is better around town than an EV and if someone gets the handling right I am in.
@@craig8638ok, I understand now. So basically you would have 2 sports cars.. One to daily (EV) for easiness of use. And one manual (ICE) for fun?
Correct?
@@peterkater4292 Maybe.
Sideview 😍
Rear 😐
Front 🤨
At least it's not ugly
@@GF-mf7ml Well it ain't pretty either.
The front looks like a catfish with the last name Kardaschian.
It's just a real contrast when compared to the clean elegance of Mazdas Kodo.
As it sits now I can't see that being a 2+2 But if the roof line were extended & a Hatchback added, like they did with the BGT ???
Why not !
It would have a profile not too dissimilar to cross between the new Z4 & the early Z3 bred van. 😊
This or the gac aion hyper ssr 2dr ev supercar? Or the 2dr ssc sc01 ev 2dr coupe? Or the caterham project v 2dr ev coupe?
Or the piech gt 2dr ev coupe? Or the upcoming 718 ev cayman or boxter? Or the Toyota ft se if they build it?
Gonna be some awesome choices here soon for those of us who can own a 50-80k 2dr coupe for weekend fun. And yes a couple of those sadly will be outside that price range to start with. 👍🏻😎
Doesn't the "EV" part of EV Sports Car" make you at least a little confused?
🤔
It looks astonishingly good. I wish it had normal doors, these look embarrassing when opened.
This was the most amature car interview I ever watched.
This guy from MG said the same thing over and over for 8 min. This could have been shortened to a min or less.
It just shows that besides the name of the brand, this has nothing to do with the brands heritage.
Another pretty yet soulless car from the Chinese.
maybe you just have too many souls🤣🤣🤣
This design with a VR6 or Small V8 and I‘d buy it.
Must be a cold day in hell b4 I buy an EV.
Looks like a winner to me. Beautiful swooping style in the right proportions. Colour is great. Just need to lose the arrow brake lights and redesign them with a classic scrolling effect style
Looks a nice design in its own right, I would make it but forget the 2 plus 2 format, as that usually means 2 unuseable rear seats, the extra boot space would be far more useful.
Reminds me of the old Z4 coupe.
What a beauty.
Much more beautiful than the cabrio
Very nice car. I hope it goes into production. It looks like a modern iteration of the ancient 1970 Datsun 240Z. Let's do it!
Mg need to make an mx5 size car for a better price
The GTS needs to be a 2+2 and fold flat rear seats to make it more practicle.
i think the roof looks too "tall" the proportions look "off"
why is one in a t-shirt and the other with a sweater and coat? is it cold or hot in the showroom🤣
i hope they change the back, ugly random arrows bolt on?? how is that supposed to look good?
What a delicious design. Reminds me of an F Type, but that is no bad thing. Even lovelier than the convertible. Its a big YES from me.
Traditional European manufacturers- this is the concept looks great…oh here is the production we removed all of the great. MG this is our concept - here is the production Car yeah it’s the same because we knew you loved it ….😂👏👏👏👏👏Build it and they will come.
From experience, people saying they would drive a car and actually buying said car are very different things. I'd drive a GTR but can I afford one? Take the stretch now to trusting a Chinese brand and build quality, that sticker price becomes an even bigger issue. MG shouldn't just trust the comments of a few enthusiasts, they need to invest heavily on building the trust in their build quality and after sales support. Then they can make whatever car they like and people will love it.
Its really cool! This for 65.000 Euros with some rear space is the electric coupe car I wait for more then a decade after the Tesla Roadster
So Jaguar missed a trick by not developing the F Pace into an EV?
Man, I LOVE those rear lights, about time someone had some fun with a design again.
reminds me the Puech or the Tvr Griffith
Butterfly doors, do they open up if you accidentally flip the car onto it's roof, or do you have to die inside the cabin before rescuers try to retrieve you through the windows or windscreen
If it's a 2+2 seater I will think about buying it.
Beautiful Car. Strong resemblance to the Opel GT (first generation)
Good looking car, I just wish they've stopped naming cars "Cyber" and "Cyberster".
This is Elon Musk level of cringe.
Car is a good look but those arrows in the back make it look goofy
This is just perfection hoping that it becomes a reality, this is what Ford should do with the Capri nameplate 2+2 coupe EV :)
Tom made it happen and convince MG to make it :)
im from norway and i think alot of people would buy this gts for e good price. we always love good value cars, espcially when they are this good looking. i my opinion it look as good as a porche if not better. except the arrows in the back XD
I like that a lot. Id buy one.
As mentioned in the video, I’d actually prefer MG lean heavily on driver focus and even remove the scissor doors.
Instead, add the gimmick of MG installing a roll cage! Completely unnecessary but instantly cool. Add a splash of driving dynamics and you have a proper (cough) lightweight heritage style sports car.
I’d add a splash of orange on the nose 💚🧡
Electric F-type innit
Looks like an alpine A105 from the front
The first electric car I could see myself owning. Very pretty!
phenomenal interview. Jozef Kabaň is so authentic. Love his answers. Refreshing to hear less design jargon / cliches and more clear answers. Good stuff. And yes, a very attractive sports car.
This car is spot on; cars are loved by the emotion they bring, so many seem to have forgotten this. So big thanks to MG and definitely put it on to production! I’ll get one and I’ll make my 406 coupe ready for a museum 😬
Yes this is the way forward. This is an EV I could see myself in.
Anything Jozef touches becomes classic. His portfolio proves this. VW and BMW were stupid to loose him. SAICs gain.
Basically a copy of the Jag FType but hey as JLR stupidly binned that beauty then what the heck! Looks pretty good to me and one to try out when my F calls it time…..
MG might bring the new TVR Griffith shape to life before TVR do....first glance similarity or what!?!
Not another SUV! I repeat! Not another SUV! I'm really happy!
For some reason, Jozef reminds me of Gru's brother.
The dual motor Cyberster is only 5k more expensive than the base version in the UK? And it can already be ordered? 😮
This GTS is soooo nice. I LIKE IT! I would prefer it over Cyberster. I would prefer 2 seater with lot of boot space.
They were driving around in Goodwood!
Great looking car and I think quite a neat trick to pull off a design based on more established principles of line and proportion but also make it look clean and modern. Apart from the fact that it's made on the other side of the planet (I prefer to buy 'local' to cut down on shipping carbon), I would be happy to have one on my drive. I like it a lot.
It does look very nice. I don't like the rear arrow lights but besides them it looks like a cool car
Looks good but need to replace the arrow taillight.
Just anither z4/supra or brz/frs/86 etc. Sad that manufacturers can no longer afford to design their own cars due to the epa.