Exterior
The LE60 is virtually identical to the regular Plus Six as far as exterior design goes. Although it comes with features you can’t normally get with the Plus Six, the design layout remains unchanged, so it’s just a slightly customized vehicle.
The cars finished in Ice Blue ride on 19-inch alloy wheels with a wire-wheel design that reminds of Morgans from the past. The exterior is further enhanced by yellow accents like brake calipers, spot light casings, and “LE60” decals on the side vents of the engine hood.
Moving over to the pair painted in Scintilla Silver, these cars ride on slightly smaller wheels. The 18-inch Speedster rollers are also finished in black instead of silver. These roadsters also feature yellow brake calipers, but Morgan also added a yellow number six within the front grille, a tribute to race cars from the 1920s and 1930s. There’s also a yellow band around the trailing edge of the engine hood that’s reminiscent of the traditional Morgan bonnet strap.
Interior
The modernized interior of the new Plus Six also remains unchanged as far as design, layout, and technology goes. As a reminder, here’s a list of upgrades over the Plus 8:
- better materials
- redesigned center stack
- digital display in the dashboard
- authentic wood trim
- sculpted door panels
- sportier seats
- enhanced legroom
For the LE60, Morgan prepared a few special and unique features. The Ice Blue version comes with black, pebble-textured leather. The seating upholstery also includes yellow diamond stiching and yellow “LE60” embroidery on the headrests. Both the dashboard and the center tunnel are covered by matte tawny wood trim.
The Scintilla Silver also features yellow accents, but they’re reduced to only horizontal seat stitching and the “LE60” logos on the headrests. But unlike the blue model, its dashboard and center tunnel top are finished in the same color as the body for a vintage-race-inspired look.
Drivetrain
The LE60 is a standard Plus Six under the skin. The Plus Six was built on a clean sheet, so it rides on a new and modern platform, even though it still includes a wooden frame in order to preserve the company’s coachbuilding legacy.
The first Morgan to feature an inline-six engine, the Plus Six is powered by a turbocharged, 3.0-liter engine borrowed from BMW. The mill is rated at 335 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque and enables the roadster to hit 62 mph from a standing start in 4.2 seconds. Ironically, it’s four tenths quicker than the Euro-spec BMW Z4 fitted with the same engine and a tenth-second quicker than the Toyota Supra, also powered by the same unit.
The Plus Six hits a top speed of 165 mph, which is higher than all the other cars powered by BMW’s inline-six engine, usually limited to 155 mph.
How much does the Morgan Plus Six LE60 cost?
Morgan hasn’t released pricing information for the LE60 edition, but it’s safe to say that it costs more than the standard Plus Six, avaiable from £77,995. Given that there are only four cars available, we might not even find out pricing info since they’ve probably been comissioned by loyal customers of the Louwman Exclusive dealership.
How many Morgan Plus Six LE60 cars are there?
Morgan built only four cars. Two are finished in Ice Blue, while two are painted in Scintilla Silver.
Conclusion
The LE60 limited edition model might not seem like a big deal, but it could the beginning of a new era for Morgan. Although it doesn’t come with an impressive amount of extra features, it demonstrates the firm’s bespoke capabilities. It probably previews a program that could enable customers to make more extensive modifications to their cars. Morgan is basically getting ready to join other British carmakers that offer extensive customization, like Bentley and Aston Martin. Lotus also joined this list a while back and it’s a good strategy to sell more cars and charge more for bespoke upgrades.