Showing posts with label Morgan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Morgan. Show all posts

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Silverstone Organisers Ask: What is the Best British Sports Car of All Time?


The fifteen finalists in the Silverstone Classic’s, “Best British Sports Car of All Time” vote-in have been announced, and boy is there some choice picks. Before we get to that though, can I just point out a misnomer in using the, “of All Time” qualifier?

This assumes (prophetically?) that Britain will not be making any more sports cars in the future, whereas, “Best British Sports Car So Far” would be a far more accurate description. But enough with semantics: who are our lucky finalists? Read on….

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Monday, June 14, 2010

New Morgan EvaGT with BMW Turbo Teased Ahead of Pebble Beach Debut


In somewhat of a turnaround for a company that has been making the same car for almost half a century, Morgan aims to introduce a new model to the market every two years, and this here, the new EvaGT, is the first product to come out of the initiative.

The new model will be based on the Aero Supersport's aluminium chassis with power coming from a BMW-sourced 3.0-liter turbocharged straight-six with direct petrol injection pumping out 306-horsepower and 295 lb-ft / 400Nm of peak torque. The engine will be matted to either a 6-speed manual or automatic transmission.

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