If any of you guys know more about the situation (Simon?) I would appreciate hearing from you.
Hello everyone,
I have spoken with Matthew Parkin, Sales & Marketing Director, of Morgan Motor Company and his comment was as follows: -
"The situation is complex. The Aero 8 currently cannot be sent to the US because the new 4.8 hasn't undergone the federal emissions test. The bumper exemption is not relevant to the argument as if we had a compliant engine we could apply for a short extension again which would prolong supply a while. Incidently bumpers are not a safety issue, but a test cooked up by the insurance industry for those bozos who park by feel!!
We are doing the 2010 MY emission tests (which allow production from August 09) for the 4.8 so it is emission compliant for the US. The comments on mogwire about the rear impact are irrelevant as the chassis performed a treat and it's a self certified test, not carried to its final conclusion because of the engine emissions testing.
The amount of work and money we have spent on the US Market does not justify negative comment, although if you have an Aero on order we understand the frustration. The next thing for us to engineer for the US are Smart Bags (an airbag system which detects whether the passenger is "out of position"). This is done with a child standing up in front of the bag, but in order to get the dummy into this position the legs have to be removed below the knees!!!! I wonder how much harder it could be?? We don't know yet what the timing effect of this is on Aero 8."
End quoteI appreciate the time he took to answer our query.
Michel, if your dealer cannot give you adequate information, I am sure Matthew would be pleased to answer any questions you may have pertaining to your Aero 8 order.
If you would like his contact information, please feel free to contact me via the site or e-mail.
