MG Cyberster vs Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer

The MG Cyberster costs £30,250 more than the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer. For that premium it adds 50 kW faster peak rapid charging, 260 kW more power and a 6.3s quicker 0-62mph time. The Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer is not just cheaper - it also offers 267 litres more boot space and 3 more seats (5 versus 2). On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer comes out ahead overall.

The Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer is £30,250 cheaper to buy. The Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer is cheaper to charge, roughly £144 a year versus £192 for the MG Cyberster, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer comes out roughly £30,490 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 229 miles for the MG Cyberster and 229 miles for the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 38 minutes in the MG Cyberster and 26 in the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer, so the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer loses less time at each stop.

The Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 53 mm narrower than the MG Cyberster. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 540 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer and about 487 mm of total clearance for the MG Cyberster.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the MG Cyberster and 84% for the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.