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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2489 | 98 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1219 | 48 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1270 | 50 | |
| Lengte | 3734 | 147 | |
| Breedte | 1575 | 62 | |
| Hoogte | 1321 | 52 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 178 | 7 | |
| 1.5 | |||
| Gewicht | 839 kg | 1850 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | 48.1% front | ||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 64 litres | 14.1 [16.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Rover/Buick | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3.5 litre 3532 cc (215.536 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 88.9 × 71.12 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.25 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
193 PS (190 bhp) (142 kW) bij 5280 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) bij 4000 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
84.37 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | aluminium alloy block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.75:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | Lucas L-Jetronic fuel injection | ||
| 1060.2 kPa (153.8 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 441.5 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | 4.3 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 5.6 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | 16.4 s | ||
| 0-400m | 14.4 s
@ 95 mph |
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| 0-1000m | 26.7 s
@ 188 km/h |
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| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.VSlPil.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.SE. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 205/60 VR 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 205/60 VR 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 279 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 229 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 5 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.79 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.31 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 13222 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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