Gallery: Old-School Automaker Morgan Is Back With Another Beauty
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Morgan's latest car, the Aero 8, is another retro classic.
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It's got a 4.8-liter V8 engine under the hood, good for 367 horsepower if you rev it to 6,300 RPM, and of course you should because it undoubtedly sounds glorious.
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The beauty of the lines and stylish clamshell trunk make the bulbous front end easier to forgive.
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Morgan says the Aero 8 is designed to resemble a boat deck when seen from above, “enhancing the sense of adventure and escapism,” great for being seen from your helicopter.
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Morgan offers the Aero 8 with three pedals and six-speed manual, which alone makes it worthy of high praise. Or you could wimp out and get the automatic.
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It also comes with airbags and air conditioning, two features we rarely see touted in 21st century press releases.
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Morgan says it drew inspiration from the long, low shoulder lines of the cars of the 60s, an era that gave us landmark sports cars like the Ferraro 250 GTO, Aston Martin DB5 and, of course, the Jaguar E-Type.
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