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2020 Morgan Plus Six & Morgan Plus Four
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Harry’s garage review of the updated Morgan Plus Four
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Harry's garage first look at the Morgan SuperSport
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Welcome to the future of Morgan: this is the new 335bhp Supersport
New platform. New looks. Actual functionality. Meet Morgan’s £85k daily sportscar
This is the brand-new Morgan Supersport; a BMW-engined sportscar soaked in Malvern’s long, storied history and garnished with real, actual usability Morgan hopes you’d want to sample every day.
“We’ve really focused on making this a car that you can jump in and grab by the scruff of the neck, and just really, really drive,” Morgan boss Matthew Hole told TopGear.com.
“And we’ve hopefully put as many features into the car that mean you want to do that all the time rather than some of the time.” It’s a genuine long-ball attempt at transforming the range-topping Morgan from a weekend-when-the-weather’s-just-right-and-the-moon-is-in-retrograde car, to something that’d make you pause before going into a Porsche dealership.
Which means it needs firepower. And it’s got some, courtesy of long-time engine partner BMW. BMW’s quite handy at making engines, as it turns out, especially straight-six ones, and the new Morgan Supersport comes fitted with a handy straight-six.
It’s the turbocharged 3.0-litre ‘B58’ unit that powers everything from a Z4, Supra, various M-Sport (but not full-fat M) cars and probably even your toaster.
Here, it makes a healthy 335bhp. Well, at least 335bhp. “That’s a very conservative power figure from BMW, because they always seem to do a bit more for some reason,” said Hole. “They’re always very healthy engines. It doesn’t need much more power.”
There’s 369lb ft on offer too, mated to an eight-speed BMW gearbox, allowing for a 0-62mph time of just 3.9s and a top speed of 166mph. The former’s a few tenths faster than the old Plus Six, the latter’s the same, because really that’s enough.
New platform. New looks. Actual functionality. Meet Morgan’s £85k daily sportscar
This is the brand-new Morgan Supersport; a BMW-engined sportscar soaked in Malvern’s long, storied history and garnished with real, actual usability Morgan hopes you’d want to sample every day.
“We’ve really focused on making this a car that you can jump in and grab by the scruff of the neck, and just really, really drive,” Morgan boss Matthew Hole told TopGear.com.
“And we’ve hopefully put as many features into the car that mean you want to do that all the time rather than some of the time.” It’s a genuine long-ball attempt at transforming the range-topping Morgan from a weekend-when-the-weather’s-just-right-and-the-moon-is-in-retrograde car, to something that’d make you pause before going into a Porsche dealership.
Which means it needs firepower. And it’s got some, courtesy of long-time engine partner BMW. BMW’s quite handy at making engines, as it turns out, especially straight-six ones, and the new Morgan Supersport comes fitted with a handy straight-six.
It’s the turbocharged 3.0-litre ‘B58’ unit that powers everything from a Z4, Supra, various M-Sport (but not full-fat M) cars and probably even your toaster.
Here, it makes a healthy 335bhp. Well, at least 335bhp. “That’s a very conservative power figure from BMW, because they always seem to do a bit more for some reason,” said Hole. “They’re always very healthy engines. It doesn’t need much more power.”
There’s 369lb ft on offer too, mated to an eight-speed BMW gearbox, allowing for a 0-62mph time of just 3.9s and a top speed of 166mph. The former’s a few tenths faster than the old Plus Six, the latter’s the same, because really that’s enough.
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Promo vid of the Morgan SuperSport
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In-Depth look of the Morgan SuperSport
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Autocar review of the Supersport
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The Intercooler review of the Supersport