The Morgan Plus 8 50th Edition Speedster is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine placed in the front, and a 2 door roadster body.
Its 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.8 litres. For this model it provides power and torque figures of 362 bhp (367 PS/270 kW) at 6300 rpm and 490 Nm (361 lbft/50 kgm) at 3400 rpm respectively.
Power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1100 kg.
The Morgan Plus 8 50th Edition Speedster is said to be able to achieve a maxiumum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), officially quoted fuel consumption is 16.4/7.9/11.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 256.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2490 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4010 mm | 157.9 inches | |
| Width | 1751 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1100 kg | 2425 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | BMW | ||
| Engine code | N62 B4801 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.8 litre 4799 cc (292.853 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 88.3 mm
3.66 × 3.48 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.05 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 367 PS (362 bhp) (270 kW) at 6300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 490 Nm (361 ft·lb) (50 kgm) at 3400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56.2 kW/litre 76.5 ps/litre 75.4 bhp/litre 1.24 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.1 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1283.1 kPa (186.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 599.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 333.67 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.33 PS/kg 245.4 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 kW/kg 329.09 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.33 bhp/kg 0.15 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.07 kg/kW 6.81 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16.4/7.9/11.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.4/7.9/11.0 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.1/12.7/9.1 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 17.2/35.8/25.7 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 14.3/29.8/21.4 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 256.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| 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 | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 549087 | ||
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| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Morgan Plus 8 50th Edition Speedster Automatic added 2018-03-31. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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