The Morgan Plus 8 is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
The Morgan Plus 8's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.8 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 362 bhp (367 PS/270 kW) of power at 6300 rpm, and maximum torque of 490 N·m (361 lb·ft/50 kgm) at 3400 rpm.
A 6 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The Morgan Plus 8 is claimed to attain a top speed of 249 km/h, or 155 mph, manufacturer claimed 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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| Carrocería | |||
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| Carrocería | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Número de puertas | 2 | ||
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| Dimensiones y pesos | |||
| Distancia entre ejes | 2490 | 98 | |
| Vía delantera | |||
| Vía trasera | |||
| Longitud | 4010 | 157.9 | |
| Ancho | 1751 | 68.9 | |
| Altura | 1220 | 48 | |
| Despeje del suelo | |||
| Relación Largo:Dist.entre ejes | 1.61 | ||
| Peso en vacío | |||
| Distribución del peso (% adelante) | |||
| Capacità serbatoio | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodinámica | |||
| Coeficiente de penetración | |||
| Superficie frontal | |||
| SCx | |||
| Tren motriz | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Fabricante del motor | BMW | ||
| Código de motor | N62 B4801 | ||
| Número de cilindros | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilindrada | 4.8 litre 4799 cc (292.853 cu in) |
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| Diámetro × Carrera | 93 × 88.3 mm
3.66 × 3.48 in |
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| Relación diámetro/carrera | 1.05 | ||
| Distribución | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 válvulas por cilindro 32 Total de válvulas |
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| Potencia nominal | 367 PS (362 bhp) (270 kW) a 6300 rpm |
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| Par motor máximo | 490 Nm (361 ft·lb) (50 kgm) a 3400 rpm |
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| Potencia específica | 56.2 kW/litre 76.5 ps/litre 75.4 bhp/litre 1.24 bhp/cu in |
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102.1 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Materiales de block / culata | |||
| Lubricación | Cárter húmedo | ||
| Relación de compresión | 10.5:1 | ||
| Alimentación | EFI | ||
| 1283.1 kPa (186.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum RPM | 6500 rpm | ||
| Casquillos de cigüeñal | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| 599.88 cc | |||
| Aspiración | Normal | ||
| Compresor | N/A | ||
| intercooler | None | ||
| catalizador | Y | ||
| Rendimiento | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Velocidad máxima | 249 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| Consumos | |||
| Consumo de combustible | 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 | ||
| Emisiones de CO2 | 256.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Chasis | |||
| Ubicación del motor | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Tracción | rear wheel drive | ||
| Alimentación | N/A | ||
| Dirección, tipo | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspensión delantera | |||
| Suspensión trasera | |||
| Ruedas delante | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Ruedas detrás | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Neumáticos delante | |||
| Neumáticos detrás | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmisión | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Eje trasero desmultiplicación | |||
| Desmultiplicación grupo cónico | |||
| General | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 280434 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Morgan Plus 8 Automatic added 2012-07-14. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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