New Morgan Plus Four Is a Pleasant Mixture of Fun and Comfort

New Morgan Plus Four Is a Pleasant Mixture of Fun and Comfort

will perplex a lot of people. Fans of the brand will be at odds with its new turbocharged engine. People who have no idea that Morgan’s jam is making new cars that look like old cars will constantly ask how old it is. Hardcore sports car fans will wonder why you didn’t buy a Porsche. Each group, and its concerns, are valid, and they’re easily explained away. New Morgan Plus Four Is a Pleasant Mixture of Fun and Comfort.

Its predecessor, the Plus 4, had been in and out of production since the middle of the last century, it’s time for something of an upgrade to match the firm’s flagship Supra-powered Plus Six. That means using Morgan’s new lightweight bonded CX platform and throwing a turbocharged motor under its deliciously long hood. New Morgan Plus Four Is a Pleasant Mixture of Fun and Comfort.

The motor of choice in the Plus Four is a 2.0-liter turbo motor kicking out 255bhp. The torque figure varies depending on which gearbox you spec. Go for the six-speed BMW manual and you get 258 lb-ft of torque, opt for the ZF eight-speed auto and you get 295 lb-ft. A big difference on paper, sure, but in the real world… not so much. 0-62 mph takes 4.8 seconds in the auto and 5.2 seconds in the stick, both will top out at 149 mph. Thanks to its tiny turbo powerplant, you’ll get around 33 mpg with mixed driving. It’s not cheap, with prices starting at $78,000, but for a certain kind of buyer that won’t matter. New Morgan Plus Four Is a Pleasant Mixture of Fun and Comfort.

Its new lightweight underpinnings weigh in at less than 220 lbs, yet give the Plus Four more passenger and luggage space than the outgoing Plus 4. Compared to the old car there’s plenty more room to stretch out, but don’t go thinking you’ll be able to pack a steamer trunk in the back. Anything more than a weekend bag will need a luggage rack and ratchet straps attached to the rear.

Just because the chassis and motor are new, traditional Morganity hasn’t been thrown out of the window. It still comes with a hand cut, formed, and prepared ash frame. The leather is hand stitched. Engines, seats, trim… everything is installed by hand. Everything you see is installed by a human, not by a machine. Classically that’s given Morgan’s cars a ‘handmade’ feel—something to take pride in, but also one that brings the odd bit of wobbly trim.

So New Morgan Plus Four Is a Pleasant Mixture of Fun and Comfort

Source : https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/first-drives/a32755989/2021-morgan-plus-four-first-drive/