Originally Posted By Heinz
That will be the future. Morgan anyway has to take what is in the current Ford (or whoever) production line. All sounds very good. The only issue with this moderate charged new "downsized" engines is a relatively unwilling rev up from idle and low cruising revs.

Like the yanks say "there's no subbstitute for cubes". In other words if you want grunt then put in a bigger motor. Not 100% true with the new turbo charged engines but you do have to keep the revs up a bit to take advantage of the torque generated when the turbo cuts in.

Originally Posted By Heinz
But I´m confident that as longer this new generation of engines exists there will arise good solutions before Morgan takes them.

Heinz and 1560, I think your judgement is most likely correct. Every engine manufacturer is now working towards Euro 6. New models must comply with Euro by September 2014 and existing Euro 5 models can have their first registration up to September 2015. I would not be surprised to see a smaller engined turbo charged Plus 4 in the 2013 Morgan line up. I suspect that by the end of 2013 most new models, from all manufacturers, will be Euro 6 compliant.

I have to say that I could be tempted by a 2 litre Ecoboost Roadster. Or better still an aluminium tub with all round disks, independent suspension, and ABS etc. covered by trad body. In other words a 2 litre version of the new Plus 8 + (or whatever it will be called)

The way the ecomomy is going, who knows if I will be able to afford it. gloomy


Peter

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