MG’s Cyberster Gains 2 Extra Seats and a Fixed Roof to Become the Cyber GTS

The festival was officially launched with the Duke of Richmond driving his grandfather’s MG C-Type, and MGs new and old populate the famous central display. MG has chosen to mark the milestone by unveiling several ambitious concepts, and one of those is the Cyber GTS - a hardtop based on the Cyberster, but with some unexpected changes.

There will be the EV naysayers however, for petrol heads this is actually a reassuring piece of news. First of all, just look at it. If MG decides to put the Cyber GTS into production, it will be the only electric 2+2 available on the market, beating those who have traditionally owned this sector, such as BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar and Aston Martin to name a few. Please MG, please put this into production.

Apart from their different methods of keeping occupants dry and warm, there is another major difference between the Cybester and Cyber GTS. That being the GTS is a true 2+2, unlike its convertible brother which is a strict two seater. Given the sloping roofline, the only rear occupants are likely to be small children or a couple of overnight bags.

While the GTS shares a lot with the Cybester, one feature that has to be carried over is the beautiful scissor doors that give the Cybester a level of drama not many cars in its price range offer.

The GTS’ existence is there to remind us of MG’s best performing factory car, the MGC GTS Sebring. While compared to its relative, at first glance it may be tricky to spot the similarity, the more you look, you can see the profile slowly leak through.

The car that was under the cover till today is just to show us what the exterior could look like, please MG keep it this way! As a result, there are currently no performance specs released. However, given the resemblance to its convertible cousin, we can assume that it will be offered with the same choice of motors. This being either a single 335 bhp rear motor, or a more spicy 503 bhp twin motor set up.

The reveal of the GTS comes the same year that MG are celebrating their 100th Birthday, and just a year before we celebrate the 60th Birthday of possibly one of the most iconic affordable British sports cars, the MGB GT. So with these landmarks, surely it’s fate for the GTS to make it to production?

Or perhaps not. According to Autocar, MG will put the GTS into production based upon the crowd reaction as the prototype silently whooshes up the hill. If you’re attending what can be referred to as the automotive holy land - aka the Goodwood Festival of Speed - make sure to cheer on the British Racing Green jaw-dropper.