The proper-hand drive MG Cyberster made its Southeast Asian debut at yesterday’s opening of the 2024 Bangkok Worldwide Motor Present. Designed as an electrical successor to MG’s famed post-war period sports activities vehicles of the ‘50s and 60s, this Cyberster has swapped pistons for a 77 kWh battery.

Being a Chinese language electrical automobile, it’s a given there can be gimmicky, tech-heavy options. The spotlight of the MG Cyberster is its electrically operated, computerized opening-closing scissor doorways. Which means it doesn’t want conventional exterior door handles (but it surely does have a small button on the door’s higher edge), so the aspect profile appears to be like flushed.

To deal with electrical drivetrain’s 544 PS / 725 Nm, all-wheel drive is a should, so it makes use of a dual-motor setup.

It goes from 0-100 km/h in 3.2 seconds and has a claimed driving vary of 503 km (NEDC). High velocity is proscribed to 200 km/h.

The 77 kWh battery is MG’s mum or dad firm SAIC’s proprietary ‘Rubik’s Dice’ design (NMC chemistry).

The 400V structure accepts as much as 140 kW of DC quick charging, whereas common AC charging peaks at 11 kW.

The entrance suspension is impartial double wishbones, whereas the rear makes use of impartial multi-link.

The smooth prime takes 10 seconds to open or shut.

The MG Cyberster has but to go on sale within the UK – MG’s greatest market exterior of China – so it’s fairly a shock that costs have been introduced for Thailand, at THB 2,499,000 (~RM 324k).

For comparability, the hardtop Mazda MX-5 2.0 MT sells for THB 2,912,000 (~RM 377.7k). Mazda doesn’t promote the soft-top MX-5 in Thailand. In fact, the Cyberster’s lower cost is as a result of it enjoys BEV subsidies, in addition to lowered import tax excise tax – advantages which the MX-5 do not get pleasure from.

Talking of MX-5, the gram-by-gram weight discount of us at Hiroshima will be shocked on the MG Cyberster’s overweight 1,920 kg weight. The MX-5, even with a folding hardtop roof fitted, suggestions the size at simply 1,113 kg. Why does weight matter? Those that know, will know, much more so on a roadster. Those that do not, will level to the MG Cyberster’s immensely increased energy output, versus the MX-5 2.0-litre’s hillarously low (compared) 181 PS / 205 Nm.

On the upside, Evo UK’s evaluation of a pre-production Cyberster says the Chinese language roadster hides its weight very well.

In Malaysia, MG can be launching the MG ZS and MG 4 tomorrow. The MG Cyberster has been hinted within the SAIC Motor Malaysia’s model launch supplies, however the firm’s rapid focus seems to be increased quantity potential SUVs.