As Lightspeed says, it's a different era. The early Morgan 3 wheelers were viewed as economical, primary transport and a step up from a motor cycle. The M3W is nothing like that and is a "toy" much like a Caterham or a big bike, a totally different market. I think that the marketing people at Morgan will have a hard time selling the new M3W without the visual impact of a big V-Twin hanging out at the front but this may be over come by better performance, reliability and refinement of a more modern powertrain, for some at least?
At the risk of the wrath of many early Morgan 3 Wheeler owners I would say that the F-Type was probably a better car than the V-Twin JAP and Matchless Morgans, just a shame it had a rather pathetic Ford side valve engine. Visually there is no contest, the V-Twins win all the time but for those that want to use their cars without the constant need for maintenance...... that could be the same now as well?
