is it reliable?
who has driven more just a few miles?
I'm going to testdrive it on tuesday and
damn curious if it "delivers" what I'm hoping
Is it reliable - it is a well proven Mazda 2.0 engine... so yes, why would it not be? The state of tune is not harsh and therefore, reliability isn't an issue. There was a lot of talk that Aero Racing should have got more power from the 2.0 but I know reliability and drive-ability were their primary concern (not massive BHP figures).
Mine is still new out of the box but the demo car had many miles under its wheels and quite a few race outings. It drove beautifully and what I have noticed on both the MMC car and my own is the increased torque. The Morgan Plus 4 SuperSports pulls like a freight train from very low RPMs and doesn't give up (pulling all the way to redline (haven't done this on mine but I see no reason to believe it won't, post break in, because it pulls all the way to 5,500 and wants you to keep going).
The engine also is so willing to rev and doesn't ever feel sluggish or slow to pick up. In my few times behind the wheel of other modern Trads, I have found he engines often needed to be rung out, or kept in the power band, to feel rapid but the Plus 4SS does not - it feels always on, without being a pain to drive in traffic, or sedately, when you simply don't want to, or can't, go fast.
A superb little car.
