Goodwood Festival of Speed: MG Cyber GTS busts out

The wraps have come off the MG Cyber GTS concept at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the electric coupe’s sleek design is already getting tongues wagging.

Despite its ‘concept’ suffix, the MG Cyber GTS looks production-ready and is a logical evolution of the Cyberster convertible’s genetic code.

Few details around the exciting Chinese performance car concept, which was revealed alongside the all-new 2024 MG HS mid-size SUV, have been confirmed by MG so far.

But given the proportional similarities between the Cyber GTS coupe and the Cyberster convertible – which will be released in Australia later this year – it’s almost certain they will share powertrains and 74kWh battery packs.

As such, we expect the muscular-looking sports car to be powered by single (250kW/475Nm) and dual e-motor (375kW/725Nm) powertrains, ensuring spleen-popping 0-100km/h acceleration times of 5.0 and 3.2 seconds respectively.

The MG Cyber GTS could even be quicker if it has a lower overall mass, which is generally the case when comparing equivalent coupe and convertible twins.

MG has not yet confirmed the head-turning hard-top coupe for production, but considering it has the exact same front-end design as the MG Cyberster, including an identical front bumper and bonnet and very similar headlight clusters – the signs are positive for a showroom appearance in the near future.

Even the 20-inch alloy wheels are undistinguishable from the Cyberster’s rims and the Cyber GTS’ rear apron features the same LED tail-light clusters flanking a virtually identical rear bumper, complete with a sporty rear diffuser to smooth the airflow exiting underneath the vehicle.

However, the metal, glass and plastic between the axles is all new and the streamlined roofline, heavily tapered rear windscreen and neat ducktail create an appealing new fastback design, combining to communicate a powerful statement of intent from MG.

The Cyber GTS appears to feature regular doors – not dihedral or scissor doors like the Cyberster – and inside the concept is a 2+2 seating layout.

And given the concept pays homage to MGC GTS Sebring race cars of the late 1960s, it’s likely the silent-but-violent electric coupe will be a better track tool than the drop-top.

MG’s new electric coupe could also be more affordable than the Cyberster if or when it makes it to production.

For the record, only the top-spec dual-motor version of the MG Cyberster is heading to Australia, and it’s set to cost around $130,000.

The addition of a coupe version would give MG a direct rival to the upcoming battery-electric 2025 Porsche 718 twins – Boxster (convertible) and Cayman (coupe).

Although Porsche fanatics are currently unlikely to consider a sports car from MG – a brand name controlled by China’s giant Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC Motor) – since 2007, the 718 twins are more likely to be cross-shopped with the Cyber due when they go all-electric in their next generation.

MG is SAIC’s most successful export brand – as well as being a top 10 player in Australia – with almost 90 per cent of the brand’s sales coming from markets outside China in 2023.

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