The Morgan Plus Six is a sports car produced by the British car manufacturer
Morgan.
History
After the
Morgan Plus 8
The Morgan Plus 8 is a sports car built by British car maker Morgan from 1968 to 2004 and again in revised form between 2012 and 2018. Its instant and enduring popularity has been credited with saving the company and keeping the company famous ...
was discontinued in 2018, Morgan presented the successor model, the Plus Six, based on a new glued aluminum platform at the 89th
Geneva Motor Show
The Geneva International Motor Show is an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. The show is hosted at the Palexpo, a convention centre located next to the Geneva Cointrin International Airport. The Salon is organised by th ...
in March 2019. Compared to the old platform, the torsional rigidity is increased by 100 percent and the weight of the new basic structure was reduced by . The body still sits on an ash wood frame, which has been significantly reinforced compared to the previous series.
At the market launch, the roadster is available in two models - Emerald and Moonstone.
Technical characteristics
The Plus Six is based on a new bonded aluminium platform associated with a wooden frame called "CX-Generation", offering increased torsional rigidity by 100% compared to the previous aluminum platform used by other Morgan models. The wheelbase is extended by 20 mm, contributing to the 31% increase in interior space.
The Plus Six is powered by the BMW
B58 in-line six-cylinder petrol engine and is notably the first model from Morgan equipped with a turbocharger from the factory. The vehicle accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.2 seconds and the top speed is given as .
References
External links
Morgan Motor Company page
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Plus Six
Cars introduced in 2019
Retro-style automobiles
Roadsters
Sports cars
2020s cars