Morgan has revealed a new, radical looking, limited run version of the plus Four, which embraces a new off-road outlook with significant bodywork and chassis changes.
Called the Morgan plus four CX-T, it’s the closest thing we’ve seen to a Morgan rival for the similarly trailblazing Ariel Nomad. Although Morgan’s motorsport efforts are best known on track, the brand says that this new CX-T version of the plus four is intended to pay homage to owners who have taken their plus Fours a little off the well beaten track, in all-terrain time trials.
Host of updates for Morgan plus four and plus Six
Just eight plus four CX-Ts will be made, each costing from £170,000 before any local taxes are applied. In the UK, that implies an on the road price of around £204,000.
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The engine is the same as the one found in the normal version of this newest plus four – a 2.0-litre turbocharged BMW petrol unit developing 255bhp, and sending its power to a six-speed manual gearbox. It’s still rear-wheel-drive, but the CX-T adopts a BMW xDrive rear differential with three settings enabling selectable drive modes.
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Road leaves the differential fully open, while All-Terrain applies 45 per cent lock, allowing some torque distribution between the two rear wheels. The All-Terrain extreme mode fully locks the differential, offering equal torque at each side of the rear axle, while the final drive rate is shorter, to account for some of the other tweaks – for example, the large off-road tyres now fitted on the plus Four.