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The engine is forward of the footwells, having seen it about 2/3rds of the engine is under the front cowl. The under bonnet area only housing air intake and battery etc. The engine is very small, at the launch it’s footprint was said to be not much larger than an A4 piece of paper.
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It's not clear to me how the engine layout maximizes legroom, unless the seats are so far apart that nit allows legs to be beside the engine.
Are they? The engine is a transvere mounted ingine. So it is wide while taking up very little depth. If you look up any of the videos of the engine that is the normal mounting configuration, which easily accomodated Morgan for finding a small footprint engine. Whereas I don't like it as much aesthetically as having a v-twin up front, I think it is a natural for this application.
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And when you get tired of the small Ford Engine, you can always install the new Nissan 1.5L three cylinder, 400HP engine since it looks roughly the same size. Would this be for the Morgan Super 3 Super Super? Nissan News 400HP engine
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Waiting with interest to sit in one as the tank under one seat and storage under the other is going to raise the driver and could make wind in the hair turn into chest buffeting for tall drivers like us. Also the width could be a challenge on rural roads...
Not seen anything on it but presume the spec continues to eschew driver aids like ABS and traction controls. This is a bit of a concern as most younger drivers have never driven anything without these and can get caught out (I know this having given a couple of youngsters a go with me as passenger....)
As others have commented, the custom fron tyres could be a concern but getting the current Avon/Blockley when on a tour would not be simple...the key will be a good dealer with stock and DHL or equiv.
Overall a nice piece of design....just hope the reliability engineering has been properly done!
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It's not clear to me how the engine layout maximizes legroom, unless the seats are so far apart that nit allows legs to be beside the engine.
Are they? . So it is wide while taking up very little depth. If you look up any of the videos of the engine that is the normal mounting configuration, which easily accomodated Morgan for finding a small footprint engine. Whereas I don't like it as much aesthetically as having a v-twin up front, I think it is a natural for this application. The engine is mounted longitudinally. It's just a very small footprint - about the same as an A4 sheet of paper
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I always fancied getting a "bare bones" 4/4 to drive to race circuits and have fun hooning around before driving home again. I think the Super 3 could fit that bill quite nicely. With wind deflectors and a rack for a couple of spare tyres and tools it came to around £44k on the configurator.
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And when you get tired of the small Ford Engine, you can always install the new Nissan 1.5L three cylinder, 400HP engine since it looks roughly the same size. Would this be for the Morgan Super 3 Super Super? Nissan News 400HP engineIf you put a 400BHP engine in a Super 3 it'd be slower than standard as the rear wheel would just spin until the tyre melted 
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Waiting with interest to sit in one as the tank under one seat and storage under the other is going to raise the driver and could make wind in the hair turn into chest buffeting for tall drivers like us. Also the width could be a challenge on rural roads...! My nipper is 6ft 4” and has no issues driving it.
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Also the width could be a challenge on rural roads...
Overall a nice piece of design....just hope the reliability engineering has been properly done! The overall width is disappointing for what I would class as a small sports car. One of my gripes with most modern "sports cars" is that I find them simply too wide for rural roads which is their natural habitat. Trad Morgans and classic sports cars have far more suitable dimensions. The MGB is only 5'0" wide and I expect most trads are in the same region.
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Anyone know who makes the new MS3's wheels?
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