Traditional looks and contemporary tech combine in updated six-cylinder roadster
All is not as it seems at the Morgan Motor Company.This quintessentially English car maker is largely owned by an Italian firm and has an Italian CEO, its cars are powered by German engines and the ash wood for its frames comes from… a forest in Leicestershire.Well, some things aren’t so different after all. But in order to continue providing the slice of ye olde English motoring that Morgan specialises in, it has had to evolve with the times. As a result, current Morgans are much more modern than they might appear.Although they didn’t look it (which was entirely the point), the Morgan Plus Four and Plus Six were totally new when they were introduced in 2020, with a new bonded aluminium spaceframe and a pair of emissions-friendly BMW engines.While Morgan doesn’t follow the same new-model-facelift churn as mainstream car brands, it has in the past four years identified a number of areas for improvement, including some that we remarked on in our early tests of the cars.We road tested the current Plus Four shortly after its launch (12 August 2020), but we’ve never strapped the timing gear to the 335bhp Plus Six, so let’s do that now and see if the updates hit the spot.The range at a glanceModelsPowerFromPlus Four255bhp£71,830Plus Six335bhp£90,390The Morgan range is easy to understand, because there are just three models: the three-wheeled Super 3 and the Plus twins.The Plus Four has a 2.0-litre four-cylinder and the Plus Six a 3.0-litre six, both from BMW. The Plus Four can be had with either a manual or automatic gearbox, but the Plus Six is automatic-only. Although the two share a bonded aluminium chassis, the Plus Six has a wider body.
