Morgan Roadster 3.7

Modern Classics:  What sounds here after a defamation of a Beethoven Symphonies, looks in reality even very impressively if the creation comes from Great Britain. The legendary sports car manufacturer Morgan combines classic design with modern technology while remaining true to its tradition. At first glance, the new Morgan Roadster 3.7 as a classic car.

The round headlights with chrome rim, the large chrome mirrors on the doors and the wide sweeping fenders substantiate this suspicion. The vehicle with three wiper blades on the windshield glass, however, belongs not to the scrap heap.

 The previously used next 3.0-liter engine from the Ford Mondeo has had its day and was replaced by a 3.7 liter large V6 engine, which normally carries out its services in a Ford Mustang. But let us return to the symphony of sounds like a V6, not eight-cylinder, but also Beethoven had it now and then tackle the "piano".

284 hp to ensure that the engine is just 950 kg heavy body the two-seater accelerates in just 5.5 seconds over the magical 100 km / h speed limit. In the classical period would now speak of an orchestral crescendo. The top speed is 225 km / h and a maximum torque of 352 Nm, which is on the crankshaft, will make for a lot of fun in its ancestral territory: the highway. Morgan is the average consumption of 9.8 l/100 km of (CO2 emissions 295 g / km).

Not only had the old soft power units, including the 5-speed manual transmission has been used in the Morgan Roadster 3.7. In the current model, the driver can now enjoy a 6-course meal. The locking differential to the driven rear axle savers ensures that compensate for the different speeds of the wheels when cornering.

There are many variations on the Roadster. But one thing remained in the British manufacturing faithful. The frame is still made of ash - a relic from the era of coach building.

Modern than the context it is in the interior to the point. The instrument panel houses next to the analog instruments now also digital displays, which even measure lap times on a racetrack. On the luxury of air conditioning, the buyer needs to dispense no longer. The hood is classic but still open and closed by hand.