MG Cyberster: The roadster we never knew we needed

Although MG has a history of making sports cars, the Cyberster is the first roadster to don the badge since the TF was discontinued in 2011. The Cyberster’s design embraces MG’s rich history of sports cars. It looks almost Italian — the long bonnet with storm-eye headlamps, a clean side profile that incorporates many design lines into the body and arrowhead taillights capped with a stylish lightstrip connecting them.

However, the ultimate party trick and feature that really makes heads turn are the scissor doors. Now, in the motoring world that is something you get only once you climbed high on the financial ladder. Yet, here it is in the form of a half-Chinese, half-British roadster.

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The cabin is decked out with a mix of leather and alcantara, contrast stitching and soft-touch materials along the dashboard. The wine red adds to the sporty elements and evokes in the driver and passenger a wonderful feeling of elegance. Chinese cars have made a habit of planting a big screen in the middle of the dash but MG has kept the infotainment in-line with that of a sports car.

The vehicle is equipped with a triple-wraparound screen and two seven-inch displays that flank a 10.25 digital instrument cluster. I love the setup because it pays more attention to the driver and less to technology. However, one thing that did take some getting used to was the reverse camera.

It appears on the screen on the driver’s right-hand side, rather than, like most cars, the usual left side. There’s also a fourth vertical screen in the centre console that has other driver functions and climate control built into it. Overall, the cabin is a wonderful place to be in — warm, welcoming, elegant and sporty.

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