I now have seen a couple of in-stock new Roadsters advertised by German dealers with the "newly available" 5 link axle. My U.S. dealer says that the factory order system now lists the 5 link set-up as standard equipment and tells me that it will be on my newly ordered car, for which I supposedly have a build spot in 5 or 6 weeks. The revised and improved "Adjustable Platform Front Suspension" is an $1100 (USD) option and the "Brake Reaction Bar" is a $110 (USD) option. The rear disc brakes are not shown as either a factory or Aero Racing option that is available on a U.S. order. I have included both the front suspension and reaction bar options on my order.
I ordered the Roadster under the new Morgan program providing cars to the U.S. as "two stage" cars, with the car being sold by Morgan and delivered to the U.S. dealer without an engine (the first stage), and with the dealer then purchasing the engine from a separate company and installing it in their local dealership (the second stage).
The two stage program is available in most states here and gets around the requirement that the car otherwise does not meet U.S. federal crash and other standards generally required for cars provided by car "manufacturers." It has been used for years by Superformance and other Cobra "kit car" companies in their sale of cars in the U.S. minus engines, which are then supplied locally and installed by the dealers. Still, there are uncertainties about licensing as the procedures vary from state to state. Wish me luck.
You are a brave man and wishing you loads of luck in registration etc. You are going to love it wildly
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