Cyberster - what we know so far

Wow I can't believe how badly judged that position in the market is...
I do love my mg5, and I was sold on getting one of these. But 50k+ is madness.

No one is ever going to compare an mg to a porche, let alone of they do compare the two and find the porche is cheaper and then buy the mg!

Ahh well it was a nice dream while it lasted
 
deviousrich said:
Wow I can't believe how badly judged that position in the market is...
I do love my mg5, and I was sold on getting one of these. But 50k+ is madness.

No one is ever going to compare an mg to a porche, let alone of they do compare the two and find the porche is cheaper and then buy the mg!

Ahh well it was a nice dream while it lasted
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There is not a fully comparable porsche

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We have the electric Taycan, but thats a 4 door and costs £20000 more

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Then we have the petrol 718 boxster. Giving it LED headlights (which is an option lol) and a leather interior brings it to just shy of £60k

We also have the 2+ seconds slower 0-60

MG are pushing it, but there's nothing that i'm aware of that's like the cyberster at the moment, especially if it comes close to the claimed range
 
£50k for effectively a re-bodied MG4 is utter insanity.
Something tells me the Cyberster is going to flop!

Paulie68 said:
Sad in a way, but that makes it much more appealing, I don't want a car everyone has, where I pass several others a day exactly the same!
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is that a model S on your profile pic because they are quite popular and i see them every day
 
M101 said:
£50k for effectively a re-bodied MG4 is utter insanity.
Something tells me the Cyberster is going to flop!
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Well, you can think that. It'll do very well indeed, there are no electric roadsters at all yet and some of us are waiting for just this type of car, I'm having one.

You're right about Tesla's being very common now, but mainly 3/Y, there aren't many S/X around, partly as they've not been available for over 2 years now. It was one of my cars, I recently sold it.
 
I will be interested to have a test drive. How it drives and how it is put together will be a big factor.
 
Paulie68 said:
Well, you can think that. It'll do very well indeed, there are no electric roadsters at all yet and some of us are waiting for just this type of car, I'm having one.

You're right about Tesla's being very common now, but mainly 3/Y, there aren't many S/X around, partly as they've not been available for over 2 years now. It was one of my cars, I recently sold it.
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Just because there isn't an EV roadster doesn't mean people will flock out to buy a £50K Chinese MG.
The only reason the MG4 sold so well was because of the low price compared to all other EVs', If MG asked for £40K for it, they would not have sold many!
You must have more money than sense if you are willing to pay BMW prices for a rebadged SAIC just because it doesn't have a roof.

I see about 4 Tesla model S each day so they are more common than a lot of cars
 
If the Cyberster gets great reviews like the MG4 it will sell. It’s not a volume sales target car but on looks alone I think many will give it a shot - if it gets good reviews.
It’s nice that you are able to determine model S road numbers by how many that you see ?
 
M101 said:
Just because there isn't an EV roadster doesn't mean people will flock out to buy a £50K Chinese MG.
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You do realise that many Teslas are built in China and have been imported here, along with iPhones and lots of other "high end" products. Just because it is Chinese doesn't mean it is low end.
M101 said:
The only reason the MG4 sold so well was because of the low price compared to all other EVs', If MG asked for £40K for it, they would not have sold many!
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Yes, likely they would have sold fewer but
M101 said:
You must have more money than sense if you are willing to pay BMW prices for a rebadged SAIC just because it doesn't have a roof.
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SAIC is rapidly transforming itself into a full-range premium maker - the Cyberster was designed in the UK by a European team.
 
tsedge said:
You do realise that many Teslas are built in China and have been imported here, along with iPhones and lots of other "high end" products. Just because it is Chinese doesn't mean it is low end.

Yes, likely they would have sold fewer but

SAIC is rapidly transforming itself into a full-range premium maker - the Cyberster was designed in the UK by a European team.
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Yes im aware, we have both US and Chinese model 3's at my workplace and the Chinese ones are not as good and have more creaks and rattles
My MG4 has 4000 miles on it and its developing lots of creaks and its been back to the dealer several times for faults so dont be fooled by marketing rubbish, they are not premium cars, they are not using premium materials and they dont have premium build quality.
Just because a brand says its a premium high quality brand does not justify it raising its prices accordingly. Consumers dictate the price they are willing to pay and i dont believe MG will ever be in the same league as the current premium brands.
 
M101 said:
Yes im aware, we have both US and Chinese model 3's at my workplace and the Chinese ones are not as good and have more creaks and rattles
My MG4 has 4000 miles on it and its developing lots of creaks and its been back to the dealer several times for faults so dont be fooled by marketing rubbish, they are not premium cars, they are not using premium materials and they dont have premium build quality.
Just because a brand says its a premium high quality brand does not justify it raising its prices accordingly. Consumers dictate the price they are willing to pay and i dont believe MG will ever be in the same league as the current premium brands.
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Interesting, I've heard the Chinese ones are better than the US, but I guess it all depends when they were made and who you talk to,

No faults or creaks on my MG4 yet, over 2,000 miles in. It seems early cars had quite a number or faults but later cars are much better, MG have been praised for the build quality by quite a few.

Agreed that they are built down to a cost but that is what will be different with the Cyberster as the cost is going to enable a spectacular interior, if they pull it off well.

My doubts are not whether MG can build a sports car that can compete, more whether they can offer the premium sales and service experience that such buyers expect.
 
tsedge said:
Interesting, I've heard the Chinese ones are better than the US, but I guess it all depends when they were made and who you talk to,

No faults or creaks on my MG4 yet, over 2,000 miles in. It seems early cars had quite a number or faults but later cars are much better, MG have been praised for the build quality by quite a few.

Agreed that they are built down to a cost but that is what will be different with the Cyberster as the cost is going to enable a spectacular interior, if they pull it off well.

My doubts are not whether MG can build a sports car that can compete, more whether they can offer the premium sales and service experience that such buyers expect.
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That is the biggest challenge for MG. I think that they are starting to produce some interesting cars but the dealer networks and overall attitude to customer service will have to improve significantly in order to attract and retain customers who are paying for a premium end product.
 
Cocijo said:
That is the biggest challenge for MG. I think that they are starting to produce some interesting cars but the dealer networks and overall attitude to customer service will have to improve significantly in order to attract and retain customers who are paying for a premium end product.
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It won't be sold in every dealership. I think they're limiting to 20-25 dealers (a bit like Nissan do with the GTR).
 
M101 said:
Just because there isn't an EV roadster doesn't mean people will flock out to buy a £50K Chinese MG.
The only reason the MG4 sold so well was because of the low price compared to all other EVs', If MG asked for £40K for it, they would not have sold many!
You must have more money than sense if you are willing to pay BMW prices for a rebadged SAIC just because it doesn't have a roof.

I see about 4 Tesla model S each day so they are more common than a lot of cars
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MG wouldn't have got 40k for the MG4 because it's a mundane hatchback, this is an entirely different proposition. They don't need the masses to flock to buy it, it's a halo car and they only intend on selling a couple of thousand a year anyway. I get it, you don't like it, and that's just fine. :)

As for pricing, have you seen what everything costs today? Quite modestly paid people are spending £30k or more on Hatchbacks on PCP (which I don't happen to think is sensible by the way) This type of car for £50k, with the uber performance version for £60k isn't unreasonable anymore, although I do agree in general that new car prices today are crazy.

As for money and sense, I can now afford to waste a little of my money on a rebadged SAIC roadster, but that's because of an abundance of sense, rather than the lack of it. :ROFLMAO:
 
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