The charm and attraction of the Morgan 3 Wheeler is obvious, but does the quirky, lightweight Brit and its 2.0-litre V-twin motor deliver in terms of dynamics? Or is it all theatre and no substance?
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So very British, and so
So very British, and so completely unsuited to the UK weather - I'd unlikely ever buy one but I'm happy that it exists, and I'm sure those front tyres are off the Yamaha FS1E I had when I was 16...
Crazy, impractical, pricey
Crazy, impractical, pricey ... and I REALLY want one!
Great vid, cool and
Great vid, cool and unpretentious presenter - props re heel 'n' toeing! - someone should sign Autocar's Frankel and Parrot, with Evo's Bovingdon, for a TV show.
But, what an absurd car: it looks hideous; sounds like a flatulant geriatric labrador; comedy ergonomics; crash potection on a par with a bicycle; and considering its chutzpah price, it's ridiculously slow.
Makes even Toybaru's BR86 white elephant seem good value.
It looks great standing
It looks great standing still. It looks even better moving. One day i will try one. i might even buy one, its amazingly daft, but can driving be more FUN?
Can it really be described as
Can it really be described as a "car"? Surely it needs a category all of its own? To my eyes the livery doesn't do it any favours - there's better - and I'd ditch the spoke wheels for dished discs ... if you catch my drift.
Autocar gives it four and a
Autocar gives it four and a half stars, a vehicle with almost no crash protection, has absolutely no weather protection, has awkward ergonomics, and no luggage capacity, and that is inherently unstable. The Brabus Smart, on the other hand, has multi-safety aids, full weather protection, excellent ergonomics, useful luggage capacity, and is stable. Autocar gives it three-and-a-half stars. One is thirty years old the other five, in its latest shape.
Doesn't make any sense to me.
Five stars in my copy
Looks fanastic & sounds great fun. Price & rather poor economy of 500kg car are irrelevant in this toy market.
But amazed that braking performance is not mentioned in the text. 77 metres to stop in the wet from 70mph when everybody else has stopped in just over 50 metres. That's over 25 metres into the accident! Even at 60mph, it's over a second longer than many. Thinking of the statutory count of 'one...and' as you speed towards the scene of the accident is all rather chilling.
Do recall you were equally indulgent with another old British classic, the Defender, where your braking graph used post codes, not metres. Great to see these batty Brits bolides, but please no selective blindness of a rather glaring fault in such a frail and light motor.
