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Top dog: Morgan shows the Plus 8 GTR with 375 PS V8!

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Top dog: Morgan shows the Plus 8 GTR with 375 PS V8!

As you know, there was one in February of this year first teaser for the Morgan Plus 8 GTR. And now revealed Morgan the Plus 8 GTR as the most powerful vehicle in the company's history. And there should only be one of them nine vehicles. And of course they're all gone. Five have been sold to export markets and the other four will remain in the UK. Incidentally, the cars were only feasible due to the availability of a number of rolling Plus 8 chassis. And the first copy is now finished and in the BMW color "Yas Marina Blue“Painted. But there are many more BMW genes in sports cars with a retro look. Because the long hood hides that N62B48 engine from Munich with a displacement of 4,8 liters. The last one was installed in the X5 4.8i / 4.8iS of generation E53. In the Morgan Plus 8 GTR, however, the vacuum cleaner does now instead of 360 375 little horse.

Morgan Plus 8 GTR with BMW V8

The striking Painting Incidentally, is considered a homage to the Plus 8 “Big Blue” racing car of the 90s. And they are also an allusion to the past Centerlock rims in five-spoke design, the new wheel arches and the high shoulder linenot seen on a traditional Morgan in decades.

Additional design elements are a new one Rear, a new Front wing and a new one front splitterwhich are all handcrafted from aluminum. The installation of one Hard top with cockpit ventilation completes the racing-inspired look. And inside? There are new ones Door card pocketsNew GTR dials and whoever wants also gets racing seats made of carbon. More vehicles will be delivered until the end of the month and the rest will be delivered in the first quarter of 2022. For all vehicles, the respective buyer was able to cooperate with the Morgan design team to create a really tailor-made vehicle to create.

Six-speed manual or automatic

Let's come back briefly to the drive. The BMW V8 you either couple to Six-speed manual or Automatic and also from Left and right hand drive one could choose. Compared to the old Plus 8, the new engine tuning and the cannon-like Sports exhaust system significantly improve the throttle response. By the way, every GTR comes with one plaque which shows the number in the series. With the Plus 8 GTR, the Morgan Motor Company has after Plus Four CX-T with more ground clearance another highlight put into practice. If we get more information, there will of course be an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply do ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!

Top dog: Morgan shows the Plus 8 GTR with 375 PS V8!

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Photo credit: Morgan Motor Company

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Thomas Wachsmuth - He has been an integral part of tuningblog.eu since 2013. His passion for cars is so intense that he invests every available penny in them. While he dreams of a BMW E31 850CSI and a Hennessey 6x6 Ford F-150, he currently drives a rather inconspicuous BMW 540i (G31/LCI). His collection of books, magazines and brochures on the subject of car tuning has now reached such proportions that he himself has become a walking reference work for the tuning scene.  More about Thomas

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