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2020 Morgan Plus Six Powered By A BMW Engine

British automaker Morgan Motor packs a new engine underneath the Morgan Plus Six, its official 2020 model unit.

Has there even been a more premium vehicle? You’re talking an all-new aluminum bonded platform and BMW’s turbocharged inline six-cylinder engine. That’s the same one powering the 2020 BMW Z4 and Toyota Supra. Which is all to say the Morgan Plus Six will deliver a similar performance. That means 335 ponies 369 pound-feet of torque.

It’s no Quicksilver, sure, but you’ll be zooming past zero to 60 in just 4.2 seconds. Morgan Motor probably couldn’t have done better than a top speed of 166 mph. But that’s not too shabby at all, if we’re being honest.

More about that engine, now. Morgan Motor chose it because it was designed with fuel efficiency in mind. That’s why you get a combined mpg of 38.2 miles per gallon. The only downside is that this isn’t a manual, so manual loyalists out there have to hold out. If you have no qualms with the car’s 8-speed automatic transmission, then feel free to issue a check.

Other features include lightweight composite hard-top, which will come standard in all touring models. There’s an updated interior as well, plus a slew of customizations. Throw in a new wheel design on top of that, by the way.

The Morgan Plus Six will launch with a couple of First Edition models. Morgan Motor is accepting orders in the UK right now, so what are you waiting for? That’s £77,995, please.

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Photos courtesy of Morgan Motor

March 8, 2019 / Comments Off on 2020 Morgan Plus Six Powered By A BMW Engine
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Morgan Plus Six Debuts in Geneva

A Morgan With a Straight Six

Morgan is best known for the fact that it still uses wood on the frame of its cars. The company hasn’t debuted a new car in a long time now, but the Plus Six is one of its coolest yet. The car gets the BMW’s B58 turbocharged engine. That’s the same that’s in the new Supra.

In the Morgan, the engine makes a strong 335 hp and 369 lb-ft of torque. Mated to the engine is a ZF eight-speed automatic transmission. The vehicle can do a 0 to 62 mph run in a sprite 4.2 seconds and tops out at 166 mph. While some of the methods Morgan uses to build its cars are antiquated, those performance numbers certainly are not.

The car does utilize some modern design technology outside of its straight-six engine. The car uses aluminum which helps keep weight down. If you’re thinking aluminum is sacrilegious for a company that’s known for wooden frames, don’t worry. There’s still plenty of wood here. The wooden and aluminum structure of the car is what keeps it to a healthy 2,369 lbs. Morgan calls this new architecture the CX. 

On top of that architecture, rests a body with all the vintage styling you could ever want. I’m not sure why more car companies don’t adopt this type of styling because it looks fantastic. The interior is also styled like you’d expect a Morgan to be, though it does feature an obvious BMW gear selector pulled straight out of the company’s parts bin. That’s the only major disappointment we see.

Morgan will build somewhere around 300 of the Plus Six each year. If this car scratches you right where you itch, it’ll cost you $102,668, which sounds reasonable for something so unique.

March 7, 2019 / Comments Off on Morgan Plus Six Debuts in Geneva
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