So, how have the first 9 months and 4,000 miles fared? To be honest, it's been akin to being part of a 1960s Spaghetti Western – the car has experienced highs, lows, and perhaps even some unpredictable moments. Over the nine months of ownership, the car spent around 2 months either back at the Morgan Factory or with my local dealer. Despite this, it embarked on a fantastic touring holiday of the Picos de Europa, Andorra, and the Pyrenees, as well as numerous UK breaks and runs, garnering admiration and photographs wherever it went and has given much pleasure to me its current custodian.

Let's delve into the good, the bad, and the ugly of my ownership.

Starting with the good, the MY23 dynamic additions to the Plus Six have enhanced the driving experience compared to my first Plus Six. The new brakes are both progressive and powerful, effectively bringing the car to a halt without any noticeable fade with limited pedal travel. The new suspension dampers and bushes provide an excellent ride with minimal body roll and exceptional grip on sharp corners. The reconfigured automatic gearbox proved to be a delight, intelligently adapting to the car’s circumstances. These enhancements made driving on the Col De Touralet, the highest road in the central Pyrenees and part of the Tour De France route, an absolute joy. I have yet to test the Electronic Stability Control program or the airbags, and have no plans to do so in the foreseeable future!

The new interior has also been a positive aspect. The comfort-plus seats and steering wheel are comfortable even after extended drives, although the aesthetics of the steering wheel leave something to be desired. The new liquid display screen is now visible with polarizing sunglasses although the LED Warning Bar is obscured by the top of the steering wheel, and the Sennheiser audio system is brilliant, providing excellent music quality at 60 mph even with the roof down.

However, the new interior and dashboard present missed opportunities. The placement of switches for the heated seats deep in the footwell is inconvenient, could these not have been placed on the dashboard or centre console and the clock's different wattage bulbs to the other instruments make it too dim at night to see. Additionally, the instrument dimmer switch doesn't adjust the panel illumination linearly, they are either bright or not very bright with nothing in between.

Over 4,000 miles, the car has returned an impressive 39 mpg across various driving scenarios. For a 3 ltr 335 bhp car, this is commendable. However, the small 8.35 UK gallon fuel tank capacity raises some range anxiety. Although the car should have a range of 325 miles, the low fuel warning light comes on between 220 and 240 miles, suggesting not all tank capacity is usable.

Unfortunately, my experience with the Morgan Plus Six has been marred by a combination of poor build and parts quality. In my nine months of ownership, the car had to be returned to the Morgan factory for rectifications to the doors and hood, both of which did not fit correctly, allowing water and a gale into the car. My dealer, as always very helpful, had to both repair and re-gas the air conditioning multiple times, fix a failed radiator, replace a broken front cowl, and respray part of the nearside rear wing due to incorrectly fitted beading damaging the paintwork.

As is the case with all items in Morgan's option list—many of which were once standard features on earlier Morgans—several are remarkably expensive. However, paying £295 for a Model Logo on the dashboard, which turned out to resemble a 50p eBay sticker, seems, to me, to push the boundaries of ethical pricing to the limit

In summary, the CX platform Morgan is undoubtedly a great car, as expected at its £100K price point. However, it is severely let down by poor build quality and a seeming lack of attention to detail in certain aspects of its specification, build and quality assurance before the car leaves the factory.