Last week we showed you the production version of the Morgan Aero SuperSports, a vehicle that offers the classic English coach-built shape that veterans fell in love with after WWII, but with modern day running gear underneath, providing the best combination of style and reliability. Well today, we here at Top Speed would like to present to you the Morgan Aero SuperSports GT3, the racing version of the quirky English roadster. Don’t be fooled by the car’s outdated appearance, this full blown, purpose built racecar has already won its first two races in the International FIA GT3 Championship.
Charles Morgan, the operating director of the Morgan Motor Company said that "it was just incredible to see the new car dominating the field. The competition is extraordinary out there, with works supported teams from all of the major manufacturers. For me, one of the most exciting things is that the two races were won by different Morgans, and this bodes extremely well for the rest of the season." To him we say congratulations Mr. Morgan, we here at Top Speed don’t mind seeing special cars beat up on more recognized machines.
Another company that’s celebrating the century mark is Morgan. Unlike Mercedes or Audi, Morgan has not evolved much in the last 100 years. It’s a source of pride for Morgan that the cars are still built by hand, and even its more modern cars like the Aero 8 still use wood in part of the construction. So when Morgan announces a new model, we tend to take notice.
This past weekend the Aero SuperSports premiered at the Pebble Beach of Italy, Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza. Based on the AeroMax coupe, the SuperSports has two aluminum roof panels that turn it into a targa. It’s powered by the same 4.8-liter BMW-sourced V8 engine that’s in the AeroMax. So we suspect it will make a similar 367 hp. It will enter into production in early 2010 and will be priced at £127,000 (about $185,000 at the current rates).
Press release after the jump.
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At Geneva Motor Show, Morgan has unveiled the Aero 8 GT3, one of just three coupes purpose-built to compete in this season’s FIA Championship starting on May 6th at Silverstone.
Morgan Aero 8 GT3 Racer is powered by
BMW’s 5.0-lite V8 engine that delivers 420 bhp. It is built on the Aero 8’s aluminum chassis and has a six-speed Hollinger sequential gearbox. The unusual-looking racer is clad in lightweight carbon composite (...
Following its time honoured tradition of continuous improvement rather than outright model change; Morgan has updated its high performance, lightweight Aero 8 for 2006. The most striking change is a restyled front, that bears more than a passing resemblance to the graceful lines of the AeroMax coupe that starred at last year’s Salon de L’auto at Geneva. Now the allaluminium super performer sports more traditional Morgan lines, whilst preserving its remarkable handling and performance.
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Morgan Aero 8 was first introduced in February of 2000 at the Geneva Motor Show and was Morgan’s first new model in more than sixty years. While the original Aero 8 was strictly a European car, the Brits couldn’t have their fun without us for too long
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