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Daily DUI
In Morgan's New Convertible, It's Drinking And Driving
We’ve already told you about Morgan’s $187,000 Aero SuperSports with its T-top and 4.8-liter BMW V8. What we didn't mention is the twin champagne bottle holder behind the leather bucket seats — complete with flutes. More »
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By Peter OroszComment by acorazza: Perhaps GM should work on such a feature that would hold cans of Pabst behind the seats in a Silverado. 4 Responses | Other threads
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new cars
Morgan Aero SuperSports Gives Us Wood
Based on last year's Morgan Aeromax Coupe, the Aero SuperSports drops its top in the name of modern performance with a retro feel. The wood-framed convertible can hit speeds in excess of 170 MPH. More »
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By Wes SilerComment by Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: For nearly two hundred large, I'm looking for a bit more depth and richness to the design, materials and integration.... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Crazy Euro Car Boy Does London
Does a Se7en Come With Cupholders?
Need proof that some Londoners are mad enough to have a Westfield as their daily driver? Look no further. More »
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By Peter OroszComment by c0de: Whoever is driving this is my hero ! I am so damn envious, and would love to have a se7en... 16 Responses | Other threads
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jalopnik fantasy garage
Morgan Aero 8
Perhaps now you understand the troubles we go through to select the lineup of the first 50 cars to fill the stalls of the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage. We presented to you theCaparo T1, warts and all, for consideration of the garage without the benefit of flowery prose or over the top hyperbole — the car itself is hyperbole enough. We wanted to see how a game-changing supercar would stand up to the harsh scrutiny of an unsoftened voting block because frankly, we're tired of everything getting in so easily. This is about whittling things down to a sharpened point, debating the merits and pitfalls of some of the greatest mechanical symphonies ever built, this should be a knock down drag out fight to get into the garage — that is unless we're talking about the Morgan Aero 8. More » -
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Morgan LifeCar Up Close and Personal
Even though we already saw the details of the Morgan LifeCar concept just a couple of weeks ago, Geneva is the first time it's been on display for all to see, and it's strangely delicate. The hydrogen fuel cell-powered LifeCar is a concept directed at a possible future for the builder of ash-framed always-been-retro sports cars. The exterior design follows that history, and the interior, while beautiful can easily be described as brutal in is cleanliness. Steam-bent plywood covered in hand stitched leather, a wood-rimmed steering wheel and a single gauge in the speedometer all find their way inside the LifeCar. It feels as though Morgan decided the juxtapose the high tech power train against an elegantly simple yet handsome interior. More »
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By Ben WojdylaComment by FutureCarDesigner: The Definition of Beauty. This is what the coupe of the Aero 8 should be. Oh now we know what... more » | Other threads
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geneva motor show
Morgan Unveils LifeCar Details Ahead Of Geneva
Morgan is building the LifeCar to demonstrate, "that a zero emission vehicle can also be fun to drive." The tiny English car maker - better known for wood framed roadsters - is trying to do what no car maker has done before it: bring to market a fast, fun, desirable sports car that makes no sacrifices for its hydrogen fuel cell. More » -
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Project Car Hell, Angry Seller Edition: MG-TC or Morgan?
Yesterday's NSU-versus-Jensen matchup produced a near-tie, with the Interceptor holding a razor-thin lead at the time of this writing. We've been focusing on British iron quite a bit lately, since most of us seem to love and fear such cars in roughly equal measure, but it's probably time for us to leave the UK for a while, right? No dice, Jack- you're in Hell, remember, where the Prince of Darkness reigns! Let's go back, back, back in time for today's contestants, and to add yet another layer of difficulty, we're going to go with a pair of cars offered by seriously grumpy sellers. Thanks to tipster (and Morgan owner) Benjamin for pulling our coat about these cars! More »
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Comment by EJ from upstairs: Holy...my first diecast toy car memory was my red Morgan Plus 8, made by Tomica. I still have it in my... more » | Other threads
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alternative energy
Geneva Next Year: Morgan LifeCar Fuel-Cell Concept Coming in 2008
Morgan, the UK builder of great traditional roadsters with wooden subframes, released more info about its new bid for emissions-free motoring. As part of the company's ongoing LifeCar project, first announced in 2005, Morgan's planning to roll out a hydrogen fuel-cell concept car at the 2008 Geneva show. It's a major joint effort, with help from Oscar Automotive, Cranfield University, QinetiQ, Oxford University and Linde. A rendering of the concept shows a car with design tropes of the Aero 8 combined with 1930s-era streamlining. No word on a roadster model, but how could they not? More »
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Comment by Yago Bal: Well, this rendering has nothing to do with the official renders Morgan has shown a while ago... And this concept will... more » | Other threads
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Morgan to Build AeroMax Coupe in Limited Run
Well-heeled Morgan fans will spit their Chateau d'Yquem (at $100 a mouthful) when they hear the news: Morgan Motor Cars is building a limited run of the AeroMax Coupe — formerly a bespoke model created for a Swiss banker — starting in January 2008. Only 100 of the coachbuilt coupes will be built — one or two per week — with a 100th-anniversary model rolling off the line in 2009. Pricing in the UK is 94,000 ($174,000). Zurich enough? [Thanks to Zerin for the tip.] More » -
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Morgan's New Four-Seat Roadster
We simply must apologize to the Morgan people for missing their model debut in Geneva (that's it, next year we bring the entourage). The UK company launched its new, four-seat roadster that didn't forget the family (what was that ad for again?). In a slight departure from the old Morgan Plus 4, which was offered with 2+2 seating, the Morgan 4 has full-size seats in the rear that fold down for cargo. It's offered with a range of Ford Duratec engines from a 145 bhp 2.0-liter four to a 3.0-liter six producing 223bhp, and base prices range from the UK equivalent of $54,000 to $68,000. More »
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Comment by aaron x: Interesting. Fold-down rear seats in a roadster. Has this been done before? Think about it: similar in utility to a... more » | Other threads
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Morgan to Unveil Four-Place Car in Geneva
Abandoning three wheels is a perilously slippery slope toward building four-seat cars, apparently. After years of subsisting on Pluses and Aeros, the quirky British sports car manufacturer is ready to sic a four-seat roadster on us. Hewing more toward the classical side than the radically cross-eyed, BMW-powered Aero 8, the four seater will be available with 2.0L, 145hp four and a 3.0 V6 cranking out 223 horses. No word on what percentage of the car will be made of wood. [Thanks to Neil for the tip.] More »
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Comment by Ayrton Senna: None of the above. Morgan does not make chassis from wood -- despite a popular misconception. The body has a... more » | Other threads
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alternative energy
More on Morgan's Hydrogen-Powered LIFECar
Earlier this year, we reported on sports-car builder Morgan's work toward building a hydrogen-powered take on its famed roadsters. Now, we've got an image to match the concept. The result is the LIFECar, a one-seater based on the Morgan Aero Eight, which employs a fuel cell powering four electric motors, one at each drive wheel. Of course, half the fun of a Morgan is the possibility of being flung over the elbow-height doors and into a tree during a particularly heinous country curve. (We're pretty sure the driver of a multimillion-dollar LIFECar may not enjoy that degree of uncertainty.) Still, if the company's timeline is correct, it may have one of the first hydrogen cars in production. More » -
alternative energy
Morgan Gets Into Hydrogen
Yes, that Morgan, builder of cars that still use wood as a structural element. Charles Morgan is working with a research firm called Qinetiq on a high-performance, fuel cell-powered sports car, to be called the LIFEcar. Due to drop in about three years, the LIFEcar is designed to show folks that hydrogen can be more than just a performance-enhancer for nuclear weapons and fuel for iconic album cover art. Quoth Morgan: "What's really exciting about driving? Perhaps the noise has nothing to do with it. Perhaps it's possible to make a car that's completely quiet, that drives like a sports car makes you feel every bit of the road but all you hear is a whoosh." We'll take ours with the Ferrari V-12 quadraphonic soundtrack option, thanks. More » -
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Morgan Roadster Coming to America
Morgan, maker of fine, hand-built sports cars, will bring a limited series of 82 two-seat Roadster models to the US later this year. Just as when they were introduced in 1960, the Roadsters ride on en frames — which may or may not be fashioned by a secret team of elves and ex-keyboardists from 1970s British heavy-metal acts. Despite underpinnings of ash, the cars are powered by 225hp, 3.0-liter V6s lifted from Ford's European Mondeo. As per US standardization, they've got airbags, along with leather upholstery and walnut dashboard. Plus, a built-in time machine can transport drivers back to the glory days of British motoring. At $73,500, plus shipping, it's a bargain, if just for the working. [Update: For clarification's sake — and so not to overstate the wood-to-steel proportion in the Morgan's makeup — it's got ash frame and a steel chassis. Thanks, Jack.] More »
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