The Morgan Supersport Finally Comes Stateside
Sometimes good things require sacrifice.
Just look at the Morgan Motor Company Supersport. The boutique British automaker has just announced that it’s finally bringing its flagship model to the U.S. Big caveat, though: It’ll arrive with less power than the European version—but there’s still a lot to love about the retro-inspired sports car.
Morgan says it was able to secure federal approval for the Supersport via the FAST Act Replica Car Rule. Even with this, an extensive homologation program was necessary to make the car U.S.-legal. The chief difference between the European-spec model and the new American version can be found in the engine bay. That’s because the original Supersport’s BMW-sourced 3.0-liter turbocharged B58 inline-six has been swapped out for the German automaker’s U.S.-certified 2.0-liter twin-turbocharged B56 inline-four.
The U.S.-spec Morgan Supersport
Morgan Motor Company
Yes, the mill in our Supersport has two fewer cylinders than the one on the other side of the Atlantic, but it still has some pep. Morgan says the B46, which can also be found in the current U.S.-spec BMW 330i, makes 252 hp and 258 ft lbs of torque, all of which is routed to the rear axle via an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox. That is 78 hp and 111 ft lbs of torque less than the original Supersport, but when you take into account the fact that the vehicle tips the scales at just 2,520 pounds—a paltry figure by 2026 car standards—it still figures to be quite fast.
The American Supersport may have a different engine than its European counterpart, but its hand-built exterior is basically unchanged. That’s a good thing, since Morgan’s throwback design is one of the main virtues of its models. The Supersport has a stretched-out hood, circular headlights, and curvaceous fenders, all of which combine to give it the look of a pre-war sports car. The two-door continues to be available with an interchangeable carbon-composite hard top or folding mohair soft top. Inside, the two-seat cabin is unchanged, though the U.S. version does have a much more attractive shifter on the center console.
Morgan is taking orders for the U.S.-spec sports car now.
Morgan Motor Company
Morgan is taking orders now for the U.S.-spec Supersport. Pricing starts at $119,995, which is about $20,000 less than the sports car costs back home in the U.K.
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