[Car Review] MG Cyberster: A Rare EV Gem

There are cars you buy with your heart. There are cars you buy with your brain. And once in a very rare while, a car appears that hits both sides at the same time. The kind that makes your inner child squeal, but also makes the sensible adult in you nod approvingly.

That car is the MG Cyberster.

Century of MG: From Classic British Icon to Electrified Future

Let us start with a little bit of history lesson.

Morris Garages (MG) timed the Cyberster’s launch perfectly with the brand’s 100th anniversary, as a celebration of both its rich heritage and legacy and a totem of its new future. It is unsurprising that the MG Cyberster drew from the design cutes of the classic MGB, while infusing the latest electric drivetrain and technology to produce this iconic car.

EV Roadsters: The Rarest Pokémon of the Car World

Roadsters used to be one of the most popular class of vehicle around. Affordable ones, expensive ones, playful ones… every enthusiast brand had one. Then the EV era arrived, and suddenly the two-seater convertible became almost mythical.

Case in point: the promised Tesla Roadster has spent so many years “coming soon” that it’s practically a vaporware meme. Other concept EV roadsters like the Pininfarina B95, JMEV 01 or Caterham Project V are either limited-run unicorns or still living as renderings.

Truth to be told, there’s a good reason they’re rare. Most EVs you see on the road nowadays are SUV, and it is because SUVs make packaging easier because there’s space for big batteries and powertrains.

Roadsters, on the other hand, are low, sleek, and compact, and give engineers a headache. Where do you hide the batteries? How do you keep the structure rigid with no roof?

I mean, just look at the thinness of the floor of the MG Cyberster. Batteries, high voltage wiring, and rigid structural support for the entire car has to live in such a thin space.

That’s why the Cyberster is such a big deal. It isn’t a concept. It isn’t delayed. It is the first mass-produced electric roadster of the modern era. And MG is officially the first to pull this off.

Instead of stacking battery cells upright, the Cyberster lays them flat, allowing the underbody to remain slim while still housing a full 77 kWh pack. This helps the car stay low, improves aerodynamics, and keeps the centre of gravity down.

Roadsters normally struggle with rigidity because they don’t have a fixed roof. The Cyberster’s chassis has to do all the heavy lifting, and surprisingly, in our tests, it feels solid and planted. You would never guess how much engineering had to be squeezed into such a sleek profile.

A look unlike anything else

Now, if your goal for buying a car is stay incognito, this is not the car for you. The MG Cyberster is an oxymoron of incognito: it looks like it escaped from a supercar showroom, making it look way more expensive than it actually is (although to be clear, every single car in Singapore isn’t cheap).

You don’t have to rev the engines to attract attention (unwanted or otherwise) with the MG Cyberster either. I mean, you can’t make a squeak with the pedal even if you want to, because it’s an EV.

By simply parking the Cyberster at a carpark, and deploying its scissor doors, everyone at the carpark will just turn their heads in your direction. I’ve already got people coming up to me to ask if this is a Ferrari or a Porsche. To be fair, I don’t think these people truly know their cars, but these innocent questions are testament to the design chops that went into the MG Cyberster.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Another cool aspect of the Cyberster is its dual personalities. I mean, just drop the top, flap the wings, and you’ve got a fierce, sporty roadster that lends you that machoism.

Yet, when you close the top and zip everything up, the Cyberster looks elegant, sleek and demure even.

Oh, and by the way, those soft top opens and close incredibility quickly: about 10 seconds, in my estimates. However, those scissors doors are a little on the slow side, which sometimes test my patience when I want to do a quick pick-up or drop-off along busy areas.

The perfect marriage of form and function

While I’ve gone on and on about how the car looks, many design elements are not just for visual appeal.

Take for example for active grille at the front, which opens for cooling and closes for better aero, all on its on. And unlike certain manufacturers that have resorted fake aero vents just for looks in recent years, the vents on the Cyberster are real and functional.

One of the cleverest bits of design is the shape of the taillight, which literally points at the direction you are heading. Some might think its a little too cute for such a serious car, but I think otherwise.

And finally, while the folded soft top and convertible mechanism usually intrude on boot space, the soft top of the Cyberster does not fold into the boot, allowing the engineers to retain a surprisingly spacious trunk. With 250L of storage capacity, it is more than sufficient for most needs.

Beauty is not just skin deep

Step inside and you’re greeted by a cockpit that looks straight out of a gaming rig.

Three screens curve around the driver:

• left screen for infotainment and CarPlay
• centre screen for instrument display
• right screen for EV info like range and charging

And there’s even a fourth screen on the centre console for climate and vehicle settings. It feels high-tech, special, and very “EV roadster of the future”.

But like all interesting designs, it has quirks.

Holding the steering wheel blocks parts of the left or right screen, depending on how you grip. Reverse with your right hand on the wheel? You might obstruct the camera feed. And for passengers, there’s a grab-handle that… accidentally hides the climate controls. Your passenger princess cannot adjust her own temperature. So yes, you will be adjusting the air-con for her. Maybe permanently.

Still, the interior looks fantastic and feels unlike anything else in its price range.

A memorable driving experience

One of the best parts of owning a convertible is how the entire driving experience transforms the moment you drop the roof. With the right weather, a simple drive becomes a sensory escape: the sky above you, the breeze swirling into the cabin, and the world sounding a little more alive.

I took the MG Cyberster out for a morning cruise around Seletar Aerospace Park with the top down, and the vibe was incredible. The air felt fresh, the roads were quiet, and the car seemed to come alive in a way hard to describe unless you’ve tried it yourself.

But the most memorable moment came when I picked up my 90-year-old grandmother and gave her a ride in the Cyberster. She has ridden in many cars over the decades, but never a convertible, much less an electric roadster. Having her in the car was a mix of surprise, joy, and pure childlike wonder. She loved every second of it.

It’s not every day you get to create a memory like that with someone you love, and the Cyberster gave us that moment.

But how does it really feel to drive?

Despite being a roadster, the Cyberster is surprisingly friendly to daily drivers like me. I usually prefer a taller SUVs because a lower seating positions strain my back, but the seat firmness and driving posture here in the Cyberster actually worked. No back pain at all.

The steering is nicely weighted with proper road feel, which is rare for modern EVs. And its 10.8 m turning radius makes it unexpectedly agile.

The driving mode switch on the Cyberster does sufficiently change the driving characteristics. In Comfort mode, the car behaves like a refined cruiser, smooth and easygoing. Switch to Sport or Super Sport, and you unlock all 725 Nm of torque (on the AWD model). The acceleration hits hard and is ridiculously quick, though with a tiny hesitation before the full punch arrives.

Braking performance is excellent thanks to regenerative braking plus Brembo four-piston front calipers. Confident, strong, and progressive.

The only issue? The ride can be a little harsh on Singapore roads. The sporty suspension feels perfect for smooth Alpine mountain passes, but local patchwork roads make your backside work overtime. But those are are used to a sportier vehicle would certainly have no complaints.

A surprisingly honest driving range

It is an open secret that many EVs do not live up to their WLTP claims on Singapore roads, due to a number of factors such as climate, road conditions and weight of the driver’s right foot. Especially for performance EVs, where you can literally see the battery % deplete the instance you step hard on the pedal, I usually take WLTP range claims with a healthy pinch of sea salt.

Not with the Cyberster. Despite its claim of 443km, I was able to squeeze out a range of over 470km. And that wasn’t me driving in eco mode. I was properly pushing and trying the car out, putting it through its paces.

Consider me properly impressed.

So what’s the verdict?

The MG Cyberster is one of the most exciting cars I’ve driven in a long while. It looks exotic, drives with genuine character, and still offers real-world usability with a usable boot and comfortable cruising manners.

It’s not perfect. The screen layout has quirks, the scissor doors tested patience too much sometimes, and the ride can be a little harsh. An adaptive suspension would have been fantastic.

But honestly? None of that detracts from the magic of this car.

For the first mass-produced EV roadster of our generation, MG has knocked it out of the park.

Experience it with a test drive at MG Singapore today.

What’s Good

• Head-turning design
• Sharp handling and strong acceleration
• Comfortable cruiser when you need it
• Practical boot (for a convertible)
• Surprisingly accurate range estimates

What Could Be Better

• Adaptive suspension would improve comfort
• Door sensors too sensitive
• Steering-wheel screens partially blocked
• Passenger cannot adjust climate controls

Key Figures

Battery Capacity	77 kWh (Ternary Lithium NCM)
Range (WLTP)	443 km
Torque	725 Nm
Power	375 kW (503bhp)0-100km/h in 3.2s
Boot Space	250 L
Price (with COE)	RWD: S$ 311,888 (Nov 2025) AWD: S$ 323,888 (Nov 2025)

Note: The MG Cyberster was supplied by MG Singapore for review. The brand did not influence, edit, or review any part of this article. All views expressed are solely my own.