This car has a roadster body style with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 2 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 2 cylinder that develops 81 bhp (82 PS/60 kW) of power at 5250 rpm, and maximum torque of 140 N·m (103 lb·ft/14.3 kgm). Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 525 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 185 km/h (115 mph), official fuel consumption figures are 13.4/6.3/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 215.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | |||
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3225 mm | 127 inches | |
| Width | 1720 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1000 mm | 39.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | 525 kg | 1157 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 42 litres | 9.2 [11.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | S&S | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 2 in 56.3° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1983 cc (121.01 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 107.95 × 107.95 mm
4.25 × 4.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 4 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 82 PS (81 bhp) (60 kW) at 5250 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 140 Nm (103 ft·lb) (14.3 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 30.5 kW/litre 41.4 ps/litre 40.8 bhp/litre 0.67 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
70.6 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 887.2 kPa (128.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 991.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 156.43 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 115.05 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 154.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.69 kg/kW 14.52 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 13.4/6.3/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.4/6.3/9.3 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.5/15.9/10.8 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.1/44.8/30.4 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.6/37.3/25.3 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 215.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | K | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | G | ||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 489258 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2015 Morgan 3-wheeler added 2016-06-16. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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