Morgan Plus 4 At Geneva Motor Show Will Be The Most Powerful Yet

By Ganesh

Published: Monday, March 3, 2014, 17:04 [IST]

Morgan Plus 4 is the Morgan Motor Company's largest vintage style car, which has mostly remained unchanged since its introduction back in 1950. The car was launched as a replacement to the 4/4 model and it was in production till 1969.

The car came back into existence in 1985 this time it was in production till 2000 before grounding to a halt once again. The third and last time it was revived was in 2005 and has since been kept under production.

The Plus 4 is powered by a 1998cc Ford Duratec 2.0 liter four cylinder engine that produces a good 145 HP and 190 Nm of torque, transferring power to the road via a Mazda five-speed manual transmission.

It is safe to say that the Morgan Plus 4 is no V16 Coupe from the movie Captain America. The power produced by the Ford engine is just enough to take the car to 100 km/h in 7.5 seconds and on to a top speed 190 km/h. The fact that the car weighs just 877 kg does help in this case.

Autocar UK reports, citing an insider source, that Morgan will reveal the 2014 Plus 4 at the Geneva Motor Show and this will be "by far the most powerful Plus 4 ever built."

The report also says the Plus 4 will retain the 4 cylinder engine though, which could mean Morgan will fit the engine with a turbocharger.

There's nothing more to about about right now, but official details will be out soon enough.