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It is my understanding that so many photo's were taken on the visit of HRH (not the press day) that it was realised that keeping all photos under wraps would not be possible and therefore some "snaps" were allowed to be released.

The "negative chatter" is a bit unkind in the light of the quality of the photos.

Assuming that it was designed by Mathew Humphries, then I expect it will be stunning.

I must say that I eagerly await the official photos of the convertible Aeromax. I haven't seen any of the images of the new car mentioned above. Whilst I agree wholeheartedly that it is important that the embargo on details of the new car is not broken, the snippets of information supplied are unavoidable and probably only serve to heighten interest in the product and marque as witnessed by the above discussion.

My own analysis of the situation is that the current Aero 8 must be becoming increasingly expensive for MMC to produce at a sensible cost. The raw costs of the BMW drivetrain will have escalated substantially with the changes in euro value relative to the pound. The cost of the bespoke chassis I would guess will also have increased. I doubt that the market would tolerate a substantial realignment of Aero 8 price above the latest 4% increase. Replacing the Aero 8 with a substantially more expensive version based on the Aeromax makes I would think perfect business sense. It's exactly the sort of thinking that companies like Porsche and Ferrari have adopted. Look even at what VW has done with the new Golf Mk6 and BMW with the Mini 2. The Golf and the Mini have been updated to make them cheaper to build above anything else. In fact the Golf Mk5 against a Mk6 looks like the facelifted model.

I am just about to take delivery of my new Aero 8 which will be my first Morgan - it's currently being fettled at the factory workshop. I must say that I was a bit concerned when I first read that the Aero 8 was to be replaced. However having taken all the above into account I am pretty relaxed about the change.

Robert

I must say that this car would deserve better picts in order we have an opinion, especialy the back side.

Question: where is stored the targa hard top?

H3

Having not seen the pictures that are circulating, I don't know what part of the car you can see. However, I really like the way the rear has been designed.

Will be interesting to see how the production model looks as some of the lines will change to give slightly more headroom.

Of course I'm biased and think highly of Simon but irrespective of that I would still have said:

Well said and glad that there is still a modicum of morality and fairness left in 'my' world.

As long as MMC allowed people with camera during the Princess Anne's New Car "defloration", they know that picts will be revealed to the public.

H3

Perhaps the S4 will be as valuable as a S2??

I expect it will be more valuable. I'm hoping to be able to keep mine and have the new one. Will have to sacrifice the Flat Rad though.

I expect it will be more valuable. I'm hoping to be able to keep mine and have the new one. Will have to sacrifice the Flat Rad though.

So good I said it twice