The Plus 8 Fi is a rear wheel drive convertible/cabriolet motor vehicle with a front located engine, manufactured by Morgan.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 3.5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 190 bhp (193 PS/142 kW) at 5280 rpm and 298 N·m (220 lb·ft/30.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 5 speed manual gearbox.
The stated kerb weight is 839 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 209 km/h (130 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2489 mm | 98 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Length | 3734 mm | 147 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 178 mm | 7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Kerb weight | 839 kg | 1850 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 48.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover/Buick | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3532 cc (215.536 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 71.12 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) at 5280 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
40.1 kW/litre 54.5 ps/litre 53.8 bhp/litre 0.88 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
84.37 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.75:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lucas L-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1060.2 kPa (153.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 441.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 4.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 16.4 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.4 s
@ 95 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | 26.7 s
@ 188 km/h |
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| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 229.61 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 PS/kg 168.87 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.17 kW/kg 226.46 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.23 bhp/kg 0.1 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.92 kg/kW 9.89 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| 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.VSlPil.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 205/60 VR 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 VR 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 13222 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1984 Morgan Plus 8 Fi added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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