Morgan Supersport 400

VEHICULE :

morgan supersport 400

POWERPLAN :

BMW B58 ‘O1’ inline-six

THE NUMBERS:

400 HP / 24 clicks dampers adjustment / 112 965 £

IN SHORT :

I’ve spent the better part of my life shouting from the rafters that "more power" is usually the wrong answer to a question nobody asked. But then, a telegram from Malvern lands on my desk, and for the first time in years, I find myself holding my breath. Morgan has finally done it: they’ve cracked the 400-horsepower barrier with the new Supersport 400.

Let’s be clear: a 400-horsepower Morgan isn't just a sports car; it’s a physics experiment. It’s built on that clever CX-Generation bonded-aluminium platform, which is the only piece of modern "chassis-tech" I’ve ever truly warmed up to because it understands that weight is the enemy. By stuffing the BMW B58 ‘O1’ inline-six under that long, sweeping bonnet, they’ve created a car that hits 62 mph in 3.6 seconds. That’s not "classic motoring" anymore—that’s a full-tilt assault on your senses.

Usually, when you give a lightweight car this much grunt, it turns into a nervous, twitchy mess that wants to put you into a hedge the moment the road gets damp. But Morgan seems to have remembered the mechanical sympathy I hold so dear. They’ve fitted the "Dynamic Handling Pack" as standard, complete with adjustable Nitron dampers. 24 clicks of adjustment. That means you can dial the chassis in to match your own spine, rather than letting some software engineer in a climate-controlled room decide how the car should feel.

They’ve also added a limited-slip diff, which—if there’s any justice in this world—should allow you to steer the car with your right foot. And bless them, they’ve kept the Smiths dials. They’re modern under the skin, communicating via CAN and LIN, but they look like proper, honest instruments. No screens, no "8K streaming," no nonsense. Just you, a steering wheel, and a proper aluminium gear selector that looks like it belongs in a Spitfire cockpit.

There’s a new "Active Performance Exhaust" system, too. I haven't heard it yet, but if it captures that straight-six bark without sounding like a synthetic vacuum cleaner, I’ll be the first to book a drive.

The purists will moan. They’ll say it’s too fast, too modern, or that it’s "lost the spirit." I disagree. If you want to keep the flame of the combustion engine alive in this age of appliances, you don’t do it by building slow cars; you do it by building cars that make you feel like you’re actually doing the driving. Morgan hasn't traded their soul for a faster lap time; they’ve just sharpened the blade.

It’s priced from £112,965. A lot of money? Sure. But in a world where everything is moving toward touchscreens and silence, a 400-horsepower, hand-built, lightweight machine is a rare, rebellious act.

Keep the shiny side up.

JIM KHANA

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