The Pininfarina-designed Morgan Midsummer is a barchetta-styled roadster limited to only 50 examples.
F1 Icon Ayrton Senna’s Acura NSX Is up for Grabs, and We Just Drove It.) 115 years to collaborate with another company on the exterior design of one of its idiosyncratic vehicles, but its first joint effort is with a partner almost as old, and with arguably an even richer legacy.. The new car encapsulates the best qualities of its two parents.
But there are some other, more subtle design tricks at work here which make Midsummer one of the most instantly covetable cars Morgan has ever produced. The stunning wheels are more closely and concentrically enclosed by the arches, lending the car a more planted and purposeful stance. The longer tail adds elegance. The lower sills are made of mirror-polished stainless steel, lightening the Midsummer’s visual mass as it reflects the surface below.
Weighing less than 2,200 pounds, the Midsummer is powered by a 335 bhp, turbocharged six-cylinder engine mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission.If you want a Midsummer, you’re already too late. Only 50 examples will be made, and they sold out during secret previews to the top customers of both Morgan and Pininfarina. The price hasn’t been officially revealed but will likely start from around $215,000, with every buyer expected to add considerable personalization—and cost—to their cars.
Yet despite the rarity of the design partnership it represents, the Midsummer is not an outlier when it comes to Morgan’s overall automotive approach. “Every car we build is built for a client, and every Morgan is different, so this is really an extension of what we do anyway,” says Wells. “The difference might be anything from a simple emblem on a headrest through to a bespoke-body coupe.
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