The Morgan Eva GT was a proposed 2+2
grand tourer
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to be developed by
Morgan Motor Company
The Morgan Motor Company is a British motor car manufacturer owned by Italian investment group Investindustrial. It was founded in 1910 by Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan.
Morgan is based in Malvern Link, an area of Malvern, and employs a ...
of
Malvern,
Worcestershire
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,
United Kingdom
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.
Launched at the 2010
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance show in
California
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with a display of a clay mockup, it was to share the chassis of the
Aeromax SuperSports, but with an elongated body. The car also was to have a twin-turbo straight six, making the car Euro 6-emissions compliant.
The car's official press release noted it was expected to achieve 40 mpg and would have been offered with a 6-speed automatic or 6-speed manual transmission, and rear wheel drive only. With aluminum body panels, Morgan expected the car to weigh . Along with these specifications it was speculated the Eva GT would accelerate from 0-60 mph (97 km/h) in 4.5 seconds, with a top speed of .
The car is named after
Charles Morgan's daughter Eva.
It was expected to be priced between £70,000-£85,000, deposits were originally taken for delivery in 2012.
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However, in 2012, the Company announced that its deliveries would be delayed to 2014 to allow for the use of magnesium alloy technology. The company reported that they had spent £1.4 million in such development.
In early 2013, dealers confirmed that the model had been cancelled. Customer's £5000 deposits would be returned when requested or could be used for the purchase of a different model.
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References
Eva GT
Retro-style automobiles
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