Morgan Three Wheeler is an automobile that has a roadster type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Morgan Three Wheeler is an overhead valve, 2 litre naturally aspirated 2 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 80 bhp (81 PS/60 kW) and 140 N·m (103 lb·ft/14.3 kgm) at 3250 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 525 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 0 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | |||
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
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| Width | |||
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | 525 kg | 1157 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 42 litres | 9.2 [11.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | S&S | ||
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| Cylinders | V 2 in 56° vee | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1976 cc (120.583 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 107.95 × 107.95 mm
4.25 × 4.25 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 | 81 PS (80 bhp) (60 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 140 Nm (103 ft·lb) (14.3 kgm) at 3250 rpm |
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| Specific output | 30.2 kW/litre 41 ps/litre 40.5 bhp/litre 0.66 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
70.85 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 890.3 kPa (129.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Air | ||
| Unitary capacity | 988 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 154.5 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 113.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 152.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.8 kg/kW 14.7 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 280379 | ||
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| RAC rating | 14.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Morgan Three Wheeler added 2012-07-13. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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