The Roadster 4 Seater is a motor car from Morgan, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door convertible/cabriolet body style.
The 3.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 6 cylinder unit that develops 280 bhp (284 PS/209 kW) of power at 6000 rpm, and maximum torque of 352 N·m (260 lb·ft/35.9 kgm).
The power is supplied to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
The Morgan Roadster 4 Seater weighs a claimed 1000 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 217 km/h (135 mph), official fuel consumption is 14.7/7.0/9.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 295.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | |||
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4010 mm | 157.9 inches | |
| Width | 1720 mm | 67.7 inches | |
| Height | 1220 mm | 48 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | 1000 kg | 2205 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 | Ford | ||
| Engine code | Cyclone | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3726 cc (227.374 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.5 × 86.7 mm
3.76 × 3.41 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 284 PS (280 bhp) (209 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 352 Nm (260 ft·lb) (35.9 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 56 kW/litre 76.2 ps/litre 75.1 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
94.47 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1187.2 kPa (172.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6850 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 621 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 217 km/h (135 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 283.89 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 208.8 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 280 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.79 kg/kW 8 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14.7/7.0/9.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.7/7.0/9.8 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/14.3/10.2 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.2/40.4/28.8 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.0/33.6/24.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 295.0 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 | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 280401 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 33.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Morgan Roadster 4 Seater added 2012-07-14. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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