The Plus 4 Coupé is a rear wheel drive coupé car with a front placed engine, sold by Morgan.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.1 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 68 bhp (69 PS/51 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 153 N·m (113 lb·ft/15.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Morgan Plus 4 Coupé weighs a quoted 864 kg at the kerb.
Its maximum speed claimed is 138 km/h or 86 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2438 mm | 96 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1194 mm | 47 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1194 mm | 47 inches | |
| Length | 3607 mm | 142 inches | |
| Width | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Height | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.48 | ||
| Kerb weight | 864 kg | 1905 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 47% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Standard | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.1 litre 2088 cc (127.418 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85 × 92 mm
3.35 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.92 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 69 PS (68 bhp) (51 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 153 Nm (113 ft·lb) (15.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 24.3 kW/litre 33 ps/litre 32.6 bhp/litre 0.53 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
73.28 Nm/litre
0.89 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 So carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 920.8 kPa (133.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 522 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 11.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 17.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 138 km/h (86 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 79.8 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 58.69 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 78.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 17.04 kg/kW 28.46 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 57497 | ||
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| RAC rating | 17.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1950 Morgan Plus 4 Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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