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good point about the higher weight. TBH all this specs about Mogs are prose if any. It is not important to me but it could be possible to make a nice measurement once.
I.e. a 280 HP 3.7 Roadster which is 0.6 seconds slower to 60 than a 3.0?
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Perhaps the confusion is that the Morgan site has the 2014 model and the show car is the 2015 model 
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I took this photo when at the factory a few weeks ago but as Morgan hadn't released any details, felt it was inappropriate to post it. However, the factory has released details so here you are! This is the new Ford Duratec engine in the Geneva Show Car and as you will see, it is the Duratec GDI 2 litre......not a revamp of the existing Duratec engine. 
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'14 4/4 graphite grey
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I took this photo when at the factory a few weeks ago but as Morgan hadn't released any details, felt it was inappropriate to post it. However, the factory has released details so here you are! This is the new Ford Duratec engine in the Geneva Show Car and as you will see, it is the Duratec GDI 2 litre......not a revamp of the existing Duratec engine. Nitpicking here... Small capacity windscreen washer bottle mounted on exhaust manifold side. How long before empty bottles start melting/splitting? Only thought of this as there is a current thread on +4 washer bottles, which are on the opposite side of the engine bay on the current car
Stuart
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Interesting spot Stuart. I wonder why it's not in the other side? Not that easy to top up either!
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It's a left hand drive car for the Geneva show. Peter's car (Gambalunga) has the screen wash bottle in the same place, very near to his wrapped sports exhaust on number three cylinder (see recent throttle body photos). Peter has heat protection on his bottle though.
Last edited by MonteZooma; 05/03/14 09:28 PM. Reason: Clarification
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Doh! I shouldn't have ignored the obvious.  Did Peter add the heat protection himself? S
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So I was right! Small windscreen bottle..... Small windscreen
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Doh! I shouldn't have ignored the obvious. Did Peter add the heat protection himself? S No that was done at the factory. The car in Jays' photo is a long way from finished and is also a prototype. Quite a few things have probably already been tweaked and probly some others will be changed befor production.
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