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You bought a car without driving it!?! Oh no, I take it back.... we are a bad influence!!!

I nearly never do. I'm a bad driver and just compare data. That's enough for me. Furthermore In case of Morgans: I buy Morgans for the looks not because I wanted a performance car.
Torque:
There is one more important point. The series II has a different gear box:
new gear ratios: 3.87, 2.08, 1.36, 1.00 and 0.76
Final drive ratio: 3.73
old gear ratios: 4.23, 2.52, 1.67, 1.22 and 1.00
Final drive ratio: 3.08
Roderich