Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - My New Plus Four 75th: thoughts after 1,000 km

Hi everyone!

I picked up my new Plus Four 75th two days ago here in France, and already covered 1000 km bringing it back home. I wanted to share my first impressions but first, a bit of context about my background with sports cars.

I’ve owned quite a few, mostly British and “special” ones: several Lotus (Elise S2, S3, and Exige 380 / 410), and I currently also own a Caterham 340S alongside the Morgan.

My wife and I both love road trips (for context, I’m 34 and she’s 31), from short adventures in the French Alps (where we live) to longer ones. The best example is our June 2025 trip: we spent one month and 8000 km traveling up to the Lofoten Islands in our Caterham.

That trip was absolutely incredible… but, well, it’s still a Caterham; pretty “hardcore” for long-distance touring! When we got back home, we started looking for something just as atypical and fun, but with a touch more comfort for long journeys.

The Morgan seemed to fit perfectly. I’d always loved the brand but had never driven one until August 2025, when our dealer let us test both the Plus Four and the Supersport. The Supersport was brilliant but a bit “too much” for us: too luxurious, too expensive. The Plus Four, though, felt spot on. Even my wife (who’s not a car enthusiast but loves our adventures) completely fell for it.

So, after thinking it over for a few months, we signed for a brand-new Plus Four in early November. And surprisingly, it took only about six weeks for the car to be built and delivered! What sealed the deal was Morgan’s introduction of the 75th edition, which included several options we were already planning to add; saving us about €5,000 in the process.

Here’s a picture we took today in the sunshine:



Our spec:

- Automatic gearbox
- Sport Pack (Dynamic Handling Pack, Active Sports Exhaust, 5" driving spot lights in body color)
- Etna Blue paint with blue hood
- Biscuit interior
- Heated seats
- Walnut & aluminium console
- Air conditioning
- Diamond seats
- Sennheiser sound system

We actually saw the chassis being built during a visit to Malvern three weeks ago, which made taking delivery on December 11th even more special. The car looks better than we imagined, the color combination works beautifully (yes, I’m biased!). It’s also smaller than expected, not much bigger than the Caterham (SV chassis), but obviously far more refined.

First driving impressions (after 1000 km):

The positives:

- The driving experience is so much better than I expected; honestly the biggest surprise. I thought it would be more of a GT-style car, but it’s genuinely fun and involving on twisty country and mountain roads. I test-drove the manual back in August and wasn’t convinced by the clutch feel, so we went for the auto and I’m glad we did. The ZF gearbox is superb: quick, precise, and responsive.
It actually reminds me a lot of my old Alpine A110S, very light and agile. There’s plenty of power (even staying under 3500 rpm for the running-in).
- The driving modes (Normal / Sport / Sport+) genuinely transform the car. The exhaust note is fantastic for a four-cylinder, especially in Sport+ with those pops and bangs!
- It’s easy to drive, even in the city. The turning circle is excellent, and in Normal mode it could totally be a daily driver. Perfect for long trips.
- The build quality is impressive. It’s amazing to think it was just a bare chassis a few weeks ago.
- And of course… it’s absolutely gorgeous. Everywhere we go, people smile, wave, and give thumbs up.


The “less positive” bits:

- Storage space is very limited. We travel light (after 8000 km in a Caterham, we’re used to it!), but even so, it’s tight. Maybe we should’ve ordered the luggage rack.
- Seats are less comfortable than we expected. We probably should have gone for the Comfort Plus seats. We thought, “If we can handle a Caterham, we’ll be fine!”; but surprisingly, the standard Morgan seats are actually less comfortable than the Caterham ones on long distances 😅
- Wind noise above 80 km/h is louder than expected. Definitely better than the Caterham, but still quite noisy, any tips to reduce it are welcome!
- We haven’t driven it in the rain yet, but given how much air comes into the cabin, we’re a bit nervous about water getting inside. On our Caterham trip, rain inside was part of the adventure, but the Morgan’s interior is too nice for that! If anyone has advice for keeping things dry during long, wet trips, we’d love to hear it.
- The gear paddles… oh no 😩. The rest of the interior is stunning, but those cheap plastic paddles feel out of place.


Despite those small negatives, the positives easily outweigh them. We’re even happier than expected with the car. It’s stunning to look at and even better to drive: genuinely a fantastic surprise.

Can’t wait to share more experiences and stories here, and I’d love any tips or advice from fellow Plus Four owners about the points I mentioned. Hopefully this post helps anyone considering the new Plus Four!

Happy to answer any questions too 😊

And here is a 'better' photo than the original one in our beautiful mountains :

Firstly, I don't care how smart you are or how vigilant, sooner or later you'll have a tenax fastener snap as they just weaken with vibration imparted by the closed hood in the wind flow. My current car seems to have the type that fail at the thin stem leaving the shallow install hex still on the surface of the panel which is easily removed using a six point or hex socket. Having replaced them in older cars which seem to fail at the thread section flush with the panel leaving the fractured wood screw end just below the surface. Now I'm an engineer and have had very mixed results with trying to drill them out.. It seems they are distorted in the wood either at the time of installation or at the point of fracture. When anyone presents me with their car with this issue I make sure the old stud is at or below surface level, also you often have to use a body planishing hammer to flatten a lifted edge of the body alloy sheet, then like Sospan I fit the plate type two screw fitting. I first mark the position of the two holes required to be drilled. You have to make sure the fitted plate aligns the stud position with the old one beneath as hood fitting can be compromised. To do this I use masking tape over the old stud hole which extends at least half an inch beyond the plate. I then find the horizontal position I like best and pencil on a line and draw a further line at right angles vertically crossing the old stud hole. This enables you to align the new fitting correctly. Rotate the plate so that the screw holes line on the horizontal line and the stud is at the centre of both lines now mark them. Next I use an auto centre punch to prep for drilling and I use a suitable pilot drill. WARNING don't drill much longer than the screw length..... you might end up drilling through to the inside!

As as Sospan said, if you don't pilot drill the body the screw will shear, in fact don't use too small a pilot drill either. The ash will be fairly hard and that can have the same result! Two further tips here ......... find a hard steel screw and pre-run it in the hole first as this makes it far easier and wax candle the Tenax threads before screwing the screws in. helps lubricate and prevents corrosion. before screwing the plate on I wipe a smear of silicone sealant over the old sheared stud. There have been times when the silicon had gone hard in the tube and I have cut a piece of electrical tape to make a temporary seal then forgotten about it and on replacing again have found the seal to have been totally effective but you make your own choice there!

One last thing. They are cheap so buy half a dozen in order that at the next failure its a simple exchange and at the same time buy the installation key for the female part in the hood material as they too loosen and fall out...... I check mine for security every year!

Thanks for the great tips!

By the way, I’ve just published the test drive video of my Plus Four. For those interested, it is in French by default, but you can select the automatically translated English version, where AI translates my voice into English (not perfect but I think good enough to understand if you're interested!).

The video was filmed in the French Alps where I live and can be viewed here:

My trad storm cover fits my CX Plus Four.

Hi everyone,

A quick update on my Plus Four 75th. I’ve just passed 2,600 km and tomorrow it’s going in for its first control check inspection. It’ll be about a 400 km round trip in one day.

They’re planning to fix the hood Tenax fastener, although they weren’t very confident they’d be able to do it (it’s a new Morgan dealership and the first time they’ll be doing this job, so I’m a bit nervous… we’ll see). This dealership is a Swiss one (I live in France) since it’s the closest one for me.

At first, Morgan didn’t want to cover the hood Tenax under warranty, which I can understand since the issue was technically my fault. However, my actual dealership where I bought the car (not the one I’m visiting tomorrow) decided to cover the cost themselves, which I really appreciate.

The only other thing I’d like them to check is a squeaking noise that seems to come from the suspension. The more I drive the car, the more I notice it. It’s especially noticeable at very low speeds and when the car is cold. Have any of you experienced something similar? Is it normal?

Other than that, the car is still absolutely fantastic to drive. With the sun finally coming out and temperatures rising, I’m enjoying it more and more every day.

The Tenaxes are a weak point whenraising/ lowering the roof. The sequence to use is....
Raising...they are the last bit to fit.
Lowering....they are the first to release.
Mine broke when this sequence was missed. They were plated brass so not the strongest. It is possible to drill out the bit stuck but takes care. You then plug the now empty hole, drill a pilot hole and screw in a new fitting. You MUST do a pilot hole to reduce the force needed to screw in the new part! If not then the new part could easily break as you apply the force to screw it in. I simply replaced mine with two screw versions with the "button" part in the correct place over where the originals were.
Masking tape as a buffer, position the replacement cheking level to ground, mark where the holes are, drill slowly, get/make a gasket for between the fitting and panel to protect the paint, fix with stainless screws.
Then get into the habit of correct sequence for raising/lowering!

Then you end up ripping the hood! If the correct sequence isn’t followed, something, somewhere has to give.
Better if Morgan designed it such that a sequence was unnecessary.

The stormcover is indeed very handy, we use it all the time. The trad stormcover fits the PlusFour very well, you can see it was designed for the trad doorhandels, but the sidescreenknobs are a good alternative!

Haha yes, lesson learned… or at least I hope so!

I ended up doing a 6-hour round trip last week to my nearest Morgan dealership to get it fixed. In the end it wasn’t too bad though: the weather was great, the mountain roads were beautiful, and it also gave me the chance to do the first post break-in checkup at the same time.

But yes… hopefully I won’t break another one anytime soon!

Thanks a lot! And yes, the English translation is good enough to understand (I think), but not the best... I heard it translated “Caterham” as “Caterpillar,” which was quite funny

@scortroadster, then you should have it for the best season! It’s incredible how much it changes the driving experience on a warm sunny day (like it is in France now) compared with winter a few weeks ago! Hope you’ll share your config on the forum!

I wondered about that. At first I thought Caterham, but then I thought, maybe he likes something with ten foot tires and which weights five tons. A Morgan would drive brilliantly in comparison!