Geneva Motor Show: Morgan Aero 8 GT3 Racer
Even nostalgic throwback Morgan put on a good show this year in Geneva, displaying seven cars (okay, six-and-a-half—one was a cutaway) and unveiling the Aero 8 GT3, one of just three coupes purpose-built to compete in this season's FIA Championship (commencing May 6 at Silverstone).
Relying on a dry sump’d version of BMW’s 5.0-lite V-8 giving 420 brake horsepower, the GT3 is built on the Aero 8’s aluminum chassis and has a six-speed Hollinger sequential gearbox. The unusual-looking racer is clad in lightweight carbon composite panels.
There was a surprising amount of fuss being made over the GT3 at the stand, which leads us to wonder if the racer shown here will spawn a toned-down small-run production version at some point.
Comments
Me
I'm disappointed, I saw the headline and thought, "Sweet, a wooden racecar!"
Tom
Aluminum is the new wood.
VMMVMMM
Is it April 1st already?
smokeydog001
The wing off the Sopwith Camel is a nice touch!
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will
Well that's my new tattoo then.
David
i believe the headlights were taken straight from a mini cooper.
Ramsey
That looks like the car that Cassanova Frankenstein would race. It is drop dead mean.
A. Wofford
Maybe my settings are a little off, but I did the "color of money" scheme. There just isn't enough clear real estate for sponsor stickers!
A. Wofford
...maybe they can add a longitudinal "stablizing wing" a.k.a. "bilboard".
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Throopspeed
Quite cool looking, wild juxtaposition between modern and old and likely fast as hell...as we used to say "boss"
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klarens
there are a lot of small carmakers that sell their product due to the "unique" design. for my opinion just verry few of them has cool and clean forms. this one is not one of them. no more comments
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