Tuesday, June 3, 2014

2014 Morgan 3-Wheeler Review

    Most of you are probably used to the typical carbon-fiber supercar with some crazy 6.0 liter V12 and a sub-3.0 second 0-60 time being the best driver's car out there. But there is one car that is just as incredible to drive, but is a little out of the ordinary. It doesn't even have four wheels. It is called the Morgan 3-Wheeler. Founded in 1909, the British company Morgan has been making the 3-wheeler for a good amount of time. Production started in 1919, and ended in 1950. Then, in 2012, the car made a worldwide reappearance and since then, it has taken the car world's heart. It has a 116-hp 4-valve V2 engine, which is about the biggest engine they could fit in the tiny "bonnet." 0-60 takes 6.9 seconds, which isn't exactly ground-breaking, but is better than a Mitsubishi Mirage, which is something. The top speed is limited to 100mph, which I find disappointing, but yet reassuring, because the idea of going 190 miles an hour seems really unsafe. Morgan has actually been really clever with the placement of the 3rd wheel, because if they put it in the front (as displayed on Top Gear with the Reliant Robin hatchback failure), you would flip over on even the smallest turns. 




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