The Morgan Plus Four is a roadster produced by the British car manufacturer

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from 2020. The Plus Four replaces the

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, which was produced intermittently between 1950 and 2020.

Introduction

The Plus Four was to be presented at the

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in March 2020, but its appearance was canceled due to the

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; it was revealed online on 3 March 2020.

Specifications

The Plus Four is the second model, after the Plus Six, to be developed on Morgan's new bonded aluminium "CX-Generation" platform but, like its predecessor, it is assembled with an ash timber frame. It is powered by an original

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TwinPower petrol engine producing and of torque when combined with the 6-speed manual transmission and of torque with the 8-speed automatic transmission.

United States sales

Morgan announced that after the Plus Four will be sold at the company's twelve United States dealerships for the 2025 model year. Under a federal 'replica car' rule via the

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, sales will be limited to 325 cars per year in order to legally circumvent federal safety regulations. Only the automatic transmission will be available for US buyers, as the manual will require a different calibration to meet

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emission standards. The Plus Four will not be available in Canada due to homologation rules.

References

External links

Morgan Motor Company page
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