Posted on 04/04/2021 7:29:40 AM PDT by mylife
Long before Tesla built its Roadster, a classic British brand was best known for tiny drop-top sports cars. That'd be MG. Though it's under Chinese ownership these days, MG hinted it wants to return to the days of the roadster and revealed the first photos of the Cyberster on Thursday. It's a bad name, yes, but a good looking car.
The car gives off some seriously retro vibes up front with round headlights like the MGs of yore. The company calls them "Magic Eye" headlights since they're not always on. Only when the driver wants them do they flip on to reveal the light. I get serious Jaguar XJ220 vibes here, and I love it.
Flowing from the side profile, we're met with an edgy rear end in contrast to the front. The back end boasts curved hips, but a long light bar squares the shape off, running from the bottom of the diffusor and across. As a nod to MG's heritage, Union Jack taillights fill out the rear. It's neat, but it's not the first time an automaker decided to include such a detail; Mini's been doing it for years now.
The sole interior shot teases seriously futuristic elements that would likely never fly for a production car, but it's a fun concept. A steering yoke sits ahead of the driver with a digital cluster and it looks like the Cyberster concept includes a palm scanner for security.
As for power, MG didn't speak to those figures yet, but it said the electric powertrain is good for 500 miles of range. That's not an EPA figure, mind you. Nevertheless, MG's out to make a statement.
Maybe MG will put the Cyberster into production. We'll learn a lot more at the car's debut towards the end of April,
(Excerpt) Read more at cnet.com ...
"Lucas Electric makes refrigerators."
Q: Why do the English drink warm beer?
A: Lucas makes refrigerators.
“I’ll stick with internal combustion.”
I’m with you, but that only works until they ban gasoline, diesel, refineries, oil wells, drilling, pipelines, and exploration.
ROFL!
The Caterham 7 (previously made by Lotus) is still that total raw sports car experience.
But in the last decade, they got too pricey for my liking.
Over their dead bodies!😎
What do these tools think they are going to run electric generators on...other electricity?
“ The company calls them “Magic Eye” headlights since they’re not always on. Only when the driver wants them do they flip on to reveal the light. ”
The lights have “dim”and “flicker” settings.
Yep if I could do it all over again I would have bought a GTO.
About 1974 I had a fairly new yellow MG with a white top. (Don’t remember the year of the car). I bought it from a friend who let me drive it all the time until he decided to sell it to me. Sucker leaked oil.....all the time. Never could fix that. I almost got blew off the highway coming home from Phoenix when the wind was blowing and I was passing a semi. Even as a young girl it scared me so when I got home I sold it.
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