V12 Aston Martin vs MG Cyberster drag race: Can 12 cylinders topple China's fastest convertible?

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It's time to put a V12 Aston Martin up against the fully electric supercar from MG, the MG Cyberster in a drag race across the 1/4 mile and a rolling race at our air strip drag racing facility.  See our previous drag races: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw_MiPgGBLEtecn8dMGIJPsvTwOviQqsO  2025 MG Cyberster (inc. 0-100 & braking) review: Porsche Boxster dead on arrival? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKrQvkvVjv4  Skip Ahead: Intro: 00:00 Race 1: 01:27 Race 2: 02:33 Race 3: 04:11 Roll Race 1: 05:56 Roll Race 2: 07:17 Timed runs: 08:21  We review every new car on the market, bust car myths, cover the latest car tech and answer your burning questions.  Whether you need new car advice, purchase validation or simply love learning more about new cars and technology, we are your car experts.  Subscribe to Car Expert: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7DvMhvy3H7ntEgn9n3xQcQ?sub_confirmation=1  You'll find us dropping new video content three times a week. If you'd like to ask a question about one of our videos, simply leave us a comment. If you'd like to give us any feedback on our content, feel free to email us, or alternatively, hit us up on social media.  Finally, we want this channel to grow with your support and feedback. If there's anything you don't like or would like to see us change, we'd love to hear from you!  Follow us on social media to see what we're up to and to ask any questions!  CarExpert: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarExpertAus Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/CarExpertAus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carexpert.com.au  Paul Maric: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PaulMaric Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/PaulMaric Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/PaulMaric  #astonmartin #mg #dragrace

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00:00G'day, I'm Paul. So, when it comes to fast convertibles, they don't get much faster than

00:04that. That is the Aston Martin V12 Vantage convertible. It looks so good. I love the

00:09fact that you can still buy a V12 engine Aston Martin at the moment. And I'm in the MG Syberster,

00:15which is basically the fastest car MG sells. It's a convertible as well, but it's all electric. It

00:20doesn't have any cylinders. So, it's going to be an interesting drag race. Elbows, run me through

00:25the specs on that thing. This is a twin turbo 5.2 litre V12. So, it is an absolute monster. It's

00:31got 515 kilowatts of power and 753 newton metres of torque. Look, it's big. It's a little bit heavier

00:38than I would like, but I reckon if I can get my launch right, you're not going to have a hope in

00:42hell. This is two tonnes. So, this is big as well, but we're almost matched for torque. This is around

00:47700 newton metres of torque. So, it's going to be interesting. Your rear wheel drive, so that's

00:52going to be a little tricky. I'm all-wheel drive, so it will be interesting to see how it goes. So,

00:57what we're going to do, we're going to drag race down the quarter mile here. Then, we're going to

01:00do a roll race. And at the end, I'm just going to be quiet so you can listen to the exhaust sound on

01:06that thing and see the exact numbers we log. A big shout out to MG for helping us cover the cost of

01:10putting all this on. And if you do want to check out our single car review of the Syberster, where I put

01:15it through its paces at our proving ground, you can use the link in the description below. And finally,

01:19a massive thanks to our mate Lawrence, who has loaned us some of his incredible cars to run some

01:24of these drag races. So, I reckon we need to get started. All right, Megan, if you're happy to

01:29count us in, please. All right, I've got this in Supersport, and I'm going to put launch control on.

01:37Oh, a little bit of wheels spinning there off the line.

01:39Oh, a little bit of wheels spinning there off the line. I have destroyed him.

02:01Oh, my God. This is embarrassing.

02:04Oh, this is, this is mega quick. Far out.

02:15Okay, so, your launch was non-existent. Your wheels were like spinning off the line, but

02:22nothing was happening. Yes, it didn't actually activate launch control. It just sort of sat

02:27there and looked at you drive off. So, I want to do that again.

02:29Okay, let's go back and do that one more time. Now, it is very obviously wet here, which is not

02:36helping elbows over there, but I can't control the weather, unfortunately. I think even if he did

02:41have traction, I'd still probably have him. This feels so much quicker than that. But we'll see

02:46what happens when we do the roll race, because I think that's where, if you don't have traction

02:49off the line, it kind of makes it a little fairer. Launching on go. Three, two, one, go.

03:00Okay.

03:02Go.

03:04Okay, that was good. Man, this thing out of the box is unreal. Ah, come on.

03:10You know what? He doesn't even really catch up to me all that much. Like, he's still ages

03:24behind.

03:27You know what? I'm just thinking that even if you do get a launch there, I just think this

03:33is significantly quicker. I'm surprised by how much quicker this is. When we go do our

03:40roll race now, I think it'll be closer, but I just don't know that you're going to have

03:43any luck catching me.

03:44Well, I had launch control working that time. Didn't seem to do anything, did it?

03:48Yeah, look, I know it's wet, and that's rear-wheel drive, but yeah, I don't know. It just does

03:53not seem to even catch me. Once you get traction, you're still sort of nowhere to be found. This

03:58is sort of light years ahead. So, actually, you know what we should do? Should we take the

04:02roofs off?

04:02Ah, yes. We should totally do a race with the roofs off. That would be epic.

04:06All right, let's do that. At least I can hear that. Well, I won't be able to hear it,

04:09because I'll be firing in front of you, but anyway. Now, Alvos, I thought before we do

04:14our roof-down drag race, I want you to feel like you've achieved something today. So,

04:18what if we do a roof-down drag race, as in how long it takes the roof to come off?

04:23I'm happy to do that, but did you know that the roof in your car is out of a BMW Z4? Same

04:27company that makes the roof for that car makes it for the Syberster.

04:30Oh, well, yeah, you learn something new every day. All right, Megan, count us in when you're ready.

04:35Three, two, one, go. Go, go, go. I am so much faster.

04:43You bastard. You've got to go all the way to the end.

04:46I'm like...

04:47Look at you winning something. I won by at least a quarter mile there.

04:55And I think we need to go proper convertible windows down as well.

04:58Now, you probably won't hear anything that we're about to say,

05:00So, just enjoy a bit of wind noise for the next 400 metres or so.

05:05Launching on go. Three, two, one, go.

05:13Go.

05:14Oh, this does not get old.

05:22That does sound good, though.

05:24You can't hear me, so anyway.

05:26Ah.

05:30I'm losing.

05:42Oh, yeah.

05:47Oh, there is so much wind.

05:50Let's go back and do a roll race.

05:52I am so slow.

05:53Yes.

05:54This is so slow. What is going on?

05:56Okay, so we're doing a roll race now.

05:59Elbors has selected his optimum gear.

06:01This is electric, so I'm just going to mash the throttle.

06:03When Igor over there with his hat drops it down,

06:06we're going to be doing about 50 k's an hour,

06:08and then we'll see how we go.

06:09He might have some lucky.

06:11You never know.

06:13Oh, look at him just jumping ahead, ready to go.

06:16All right, I'm going to pick a second gear at 50 kilometres an hour.

06:19Heaps of torque, right?

06:20I should win.

06:21Oh, that's not too bad.

06:29Come on, come on, come on.

06:30Have some legs.

06:31Have some legs.

06:32Yes.

06:33Oh, no.

06:34Oh, no.

06:35What?

06:40What?

06:41Yes.

06:42Oh, I'm winning.

06:44Yeah, baby.

06:46What?

06:49What?

06:51That is not okay.

06:53Oh, that was so good.

06:54I actually won something.

06:55I'm so confused.

06:57I think traction is the big deal here.

06:59Clearly, this car isn't as slow as I was giving it crap for,

07:02but it certainly can't get off the line in the slightest damn temperature.

07:05Yeah, let's do that just one last time,

07:07because I kind of, I felt sorry for you a little bit,

07:12and I may not have been as sharp as I should have been on reaction,

07:15so just one last time on that.

07:17Okay, here we go.

07:18This time I will be much sharper on that throttle.

07:22I'll watch him like a hawk.

07:24I'm going to win again to prove that it wasn't luck,

07:27but pure skill.

07:28That's better.

07:35Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.

07:39Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.

07:42Oh, this is going to be close.

07:47Come on, I'm getting him, I'm getting him.

07:48Oh, that was like, I don't know who won, actually.

08:00I am going to have to defer to the judges on that.

08:03I've got no idea who won that.

08:05Sean, give us the news over the radio.

08:07Bubbles, the good news is you didn't lose that badly.

08:12There was about a bumper in it.

08:15Yes, I have won.

08:17That is all I need to hear from this conversation.

08:19Thank you, Sean.

08:21Now, this is where I'm going to throw to the part

08:23where I'm just going to be quiet,

08:24and you get to hear what these cars sound like

08:27accelerating down the quarter mile.

08:54So, this is where I'm going to be quiet,

09:24Ah, that was exciting. I think, to be honest, it did help that it was slightly wet, but yeah,

09:36I feel like they've just jammed a V12 into that for the sake of doing it. I think the V8 is

09:40probably the better engine, and ironically, it's not theirs. But anyway, if you did enjoy this

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