The Supersport also benefits from a revised steering set-up, with enhanced ‘feedback and response’. There’s also new front and rear anti-roll bars, plus fresh wishbones, springs and dampers, although the braking system from AP is carried over from the Plus Six.
Also unchanged is the BMW powertrain, which is a 335bhp 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged six-cylinder engine, linked to an eight-speed automatic transmission. While performance figures haven’t been announced, we were told to expect the Supersport’s 0-62mph time will be almost identical to the Plus Six’s, at 4.3 seconds. The Supersport has a five per cent reduction in drag and a 20 per cent decrease in lift, thanks to its new body, so it could beat the 166mph top speed of the Plus Six.
Helping transfer that power to the tarmac through the rear wheels is an optional limited-slip differential, which is part of the Dynamic Handling Pack that also adds front and rear adjustable Nitron dampers. Morgan told us it even tried 10 different tyres during the Supersport’s development, before ending up with Michelin Pilot Sport 5 rubber.
Morgan Supersport pricing
As standard, the Supersport will set you back £102,000, making it more expensive than the final iteration of the Plus Six, the £96,995 ‘Pinnacle’. That price doesn’t include the soft-top or hard-top. If you want either, it’ll set you back a total of £105,500, or £107,500 for both. Available to order now, we can expect first customer deliveries of the Supersport to begin later this year.
Speaking to Auto Express, Matthew Hole said Morgan doesn’t need to ‘sell a lot’ of the Supersport to meet its targets, which the company sees as a sweet spot of around 800 units a year. Broadening the market for Morgan, the firm can sell its models directly in the US as of this year, thanks to the granting of a 25-year ‘replica’ licence.
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