Morgan Eva GT
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The Morgan Eva GT is a proposed 2+2 Grand tourer
Grand tourer
A grand tourer is a high-performance luxury automobile designed for long-distance driving. The most common format is a two-door coupé with either a two-seat or a 2+2 arrangement....

 being developed by Morgan Motor Company
Morgan Motor Company
The Morgan Motor Company is a British motor car manufacturer. The company was founded in 1910 by Harry Frederick Stanley Morgan, generally known as "HFS" and was run by him until he died, aged 77, in 1959. Peter Morgan, son of H.F.S., ran the company until a few years before his death in 2003...

 of Malvern
Malvern, Worcestershire
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, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
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, United Kingdom
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Launched at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
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 show in California
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, it shares the chassis of the Morgan Aeromax SuperSports, but uses an elongated body. The car will also use the BMW N54
BMW N54
The N54 is a direct injection twin-turbocharged straight-6 automobile engine from BMW. It was launched in late 2006 as a high-performance option for the BMW 3-Series, first to be released along with the new 3-series E92 Coupé, to be followed closely by other existing 3-series models, then with...

302bhp twin-turbo straight six, making the car Euro 6-emissions compliant. The car's official press release noted it is expected to achieve 40 mpg. It will be offered with a 6-speed automatic or 6-speed manual transmission, and rear wheel drive only. With aluminum body panels, Morgan expects the car to weigh 1250 kilograms (2,755.8 lb). Along with these specifications it is speculated the Eva GT will reach 0-60 mph in 4.5 seconds, with a top speed of 170 miles per hour (76 m/s).

Expected to be priced between £70,000-£85,000, deposits are being taken for delivery in 2012.
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