Sports cars in India come wrapped in fantasy pricing, the kind of numbers that make you close the price tab and go back to dreaming. But there’s one such two-seater on sale right now that’s genuinely reachable, one that lets you have scissor doors and silent, brutal acceleration, and a proper sports car-like look without needing a crore-plus budget. And as for this week, it just got a whole lot easier to own.
Cheapest Sports Car In India
This is the MG Cyberster, the electric roadster that’s already been turning heads at MG’s premium Select dealerships. Like its other Select stablemate, the M9, the Cyberster is also offered with a Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) scheme. So, here too you would need to pay for the battery pack separately, instead of including it in the car’s upfront cost.
The BaaS scheme brings down the Cyberster’s price by Rs 10.01 lakh, that is, from Rs. 82.50 lakh (ex-showroom) to Rs. 72.49 lakh (ex-showroom). That’s pretty much the entire price of a well-loaded hatchback. The catch is a battery rental fee of Rs. 8/km, charged separately based on your usage.
Lower Price, Same Car
The BaaS scheme doesn’t change a leaf from the Cyberster’s handbook. The Cyberster continues with its 77kWh battery pack, delivering a claimed range of 580km. Power comes from a dual-motor AWD setup producing 508 bhp & 725 Nm, enough to sprint from 0-100 kmph in 3.2 seconds. The scissor doors add to its sports-car character, making it look more dramatic when you park it in your open garage.
Inside, the Cyberster has a triple-display setup with a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster and two 7-inch digital panels. It also gets dual-zone automatic climate control with PM2.5 filtration for cleaner cabin air, a BOSE sound system, and paddle shifters.
Should You Buy?
For a car more likely to see Sunday drives than daily traffic, you would need to drive past 1.25 lakh km to break even on your 10 lakh savings, and a sports car owner hitting that kind of mileage is rare. If low upfront cost matters more to you than owning the battery outright, this is an easy yes.