The Morgan Plus 4 Super Sports is a 2 door roadster-bodied automobile with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 118 bhp (120 PS/88 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 194 N·m (143 lb·ft/19.8 kgm) at 3800 rpm.
A 4 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Its stated kerb weight is 780 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 195 km/h (121 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2440 mm | 96.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1190 mm | 46.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1190 mm | 46.9 inches | |
| Length | 3660 mm | 144.1 inches | |
| Width | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Height | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 160 mm | 6.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 780 kg | 1720 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 50 litres | 11 [13.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Triumph | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1991 cc (121.498 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 83 × 92 mm
3.27 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
120 PS (118 bhp) (88 kW) at 5400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
194 Nm (143 ft·lb) (19.8 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
44.2 kW/litre 60.1 ps/litre 59.3 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
97.44 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 Weber 42 DCOE 8 carburettors | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1224.4 kPa (177.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 497.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 195 km/h (121 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 153.38 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 112.81 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 151.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.86 kg/kW 14.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | 5.60-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.60-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 280 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 548999 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 17.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1963 Morgan Plus 4 Super Sports added 2018-03-31. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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