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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2490 | 98 | |
| Voies AV | |||
| Voies AR | |||
| Longueur | 4010 | 157.9 | |
| Largeur | 1751 | 68.9 | |
| Hauteur | 1220 | 48 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.61 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | |||
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 55 litres | 12.1 [14.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | BMW | ||
| Type moteur | N62 B4801 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 4.8 litre 4799 cc (292.853 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 93 × 88.3 mm
3.66 × 3.48 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.05 | ||
| Distribution | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 Soupapes par cylindre 32 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale | 367 PS (362 bhp) (270 kW) à 6300 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale | 490 Nm (361 ft·lb) (50 kgm) à 3400 tr/mn |
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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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102.1 Nm/litre
1.23 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 10.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1283.1 kPa (186.1 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 6500 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | |||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 599.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 249 km/h (155 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | 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 | ||
| Emissions de CO₂ | 256.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 280434 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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