The Super Sports is a motor vehicle from Morgan, with rear wheel drive, a front positioned engine and a roadster body style.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 50 degree V 2 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 432 kg.
It is claimed to achieve a top speed of 117 km/h (73 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2210 mm | 87 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1270 mm | 50 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 3150 mm | 124 inches | |
| Width | 1499 mm | 59 inches | |
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.43 | ||
| Kerb weight | 432 kg | 952 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 18.2 litres | 4 [4.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Matchless | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 2 in 50° vee | ||
| Capacity | 1 litre 990 cc (60.414 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.5 × 85.5 mm
3.37 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 4 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | |||
| maximum torque | |||
| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Am carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 495 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile |
@ 62 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 117 km/h (73 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| 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.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | QE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 18 x 4.00 | ||
| Tyres rear | 18 x 4.00 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 125763 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 9.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1933 Morgan Super Sports added 2004-12-25. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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