Niche automaker Morgan Motors has announced it will travel to next week’s Geneva Motor Show to unveil a more powerful version of the Plus 4 convertible and a thoroughly updated 3-Wheeler.
Plus 4
Technical details are being kept under wraps until the car’s official debut but Morgan promises the latest evolution of the Plus 4 will pack over 145 horsepower and 140 lb-ft. of torque. These numbers might not sound like much on paper, but they are plenty in a car that tips the scale at less than 2,000 pounds.
The more powerful Plus 4 will look similar to the current model when viewed from the outside. Essentially a copy of the original Plus 4 that debuted in 1950, the roadster will stand out from nearly every other convertible on the road today thanks to a genuinely retro body accented by real chrome trim, bug-eyed headlights and wire wheels.
3-Wheeler
The most notable changes carried out to the 3-Wheeler for 2014 are invisible to the naked eye. The chassis has been thoroughly re-engineered to increase torsional ridigity and improve handling, the steering has been re-calibrated to improve high-speed stability and the entire drivetrain has been made smoother and quieter to operate.
Morgan has not made any modifications to the 80-horsepower 2.0-liter V-Twin engine but it has fitted it with a new cooling pack that helps keep the temperature from rising in dense urban traffic. 80 ponies are enough to propel the 1,212-pound roadster from zero to 60 mph in a brisk 4.5 seconds.
Both the Plus 4 and the 3-Wheeler will go on sale across Europe next summer. Morgan is not planning on officially exporting cars to the United States in the near future but several third-party importers have cropped up across the country over the past few years.
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