If there was ever a tweed-clad automotive manufacturer, it was staid Morgan. You wouldn’t know it by looking at the “new” Plus 8 GTR. This almost looks like one of those tongue-in-cheek renderings that puts a Rocket Bunny body kit on a vintage E-Type, just for laughs. But Morgan is very serious about this one, and it’s less about laughs and more about thrills. The GTR is the single most powerful Morgan ever built.
That said, it packs a mere 375 hp—plenty for the car, which weighs 2,400 lbs or so in non-GTR form. But wait, you might ask, isn’t the Plus 8 out of production in 2018? It is, and the GTRs—there will be only nine of them—are only coming into being because there were that many rolling chassis laying around.
Morgan decided to make these zombie Plus 8s into something very special, albeit highly customizable by the buyers. All are more powerful than the erstwhile Plus 8, though, with improvements to the engine tune and a barkier exhaust with twin exits.
For the full story, check out this article from Motor Trend.
