Well, I love it..
I think it's a genuine step forward for Morgan, and takes the best qualities of both the Aero and the Trad ranges and puts them into a modern, great handling car that is still genuinely Morgan. I love the fact that it's got that silky smooth, torquey straight six and an automatic transmission. There's no doubt that the motor industry in general is moving towards automatic transmissions, especially so with bigger engines, and with hybrid drives becoming the norm, the future will always be a two pedal driving experience.
The lack of traction control is probably down to the fact that the parameters of the vehicle the system was designed for are so different from the Morgan. The weight and wheel sizings and the point at which the system is calibrated for, would mean a huge amount of re-programming of ECU's, and would cost. Given the amount of R&D that BMW use, it's probably wise that Morgan didn't try to go it alone.
I can't wait to get some hands on with the Plus Six. I'm deliberately waiting until the fuss dies down and I can spend a little more time with one.
But is it a little TOO sanitised, though? The Roadster has the ability to be a Jeckyll & Hyde character, something that demands respect and something that will bite you hard if you abuse it. The big +8 is the same. Will the Plus Six turn out to be a similar character..? Hmmm..
