Morgan Aero Coupe: which version to buy
The Morgan Aero Coupe was sold in one generation (2011–2018) and one catalogue version: 4.8 MT. There is no second engine, no automatic, no all-wheel-drive option, and no restyle listed as a separate generation.
The Morgan Aero Coupe was sold in one generation (2011–2018) and one catalogue version: 4.8 MT. There is no second engine, no automatic, no all-wheel-drive option, and no restyle listed as a separate generation. The buying question is therefore not “which Aero Coupe,” but whether 4.8 MT matches what you want on paper: 368 hp, 502 Nm, 4.7 s to 100 km/h, 1175 kg kerb weight, RWD, Manual 6, Coupe body, Gasoline 8 V-shaped with boost No.
Specs that decide the purchase: 4.8 MT
4.8 MT is the only row in the table. Every figure below is that version.
| Version | hp | Nm | Displacement, cc | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 MT | 368 | 502 | 4799 | Gasoline | 8 | V-shaped | No | Manual 6 | RWD |
4.8 MT puts 368 hp at 6300 rpm and 502 Nm at 3400 rpm through a Front, longitudinal engine, Distributed injection (multi-point), compression ratio 10, bore × stroke 92 × 82.7, fuel 98. Cylinders: 8, V-shaped, 4 valves per cylinder. Boost: No.
Power per litre: 368 / 4.799 ≈ 76.7 hp/L. Torque per litre: 502 / 4.799 ≈ 104.6 Nm/L. Those two ratios describe a large-displacement Gasoline 8 without boost: output comes from capacity (4799 cc) more than from specific output.
Kerb weight 1175 kg against 368 hp is 1175 / 368 ≈ 3.19 kg/hp. That is the main arithmetic argument for buying this car rather than waiting for a second Morgan Aero Coupe version that does not exist in the data: mass per horsepower is low because the kerb figure is 1175 kg, not because a lighter “base” trim is listed.
Generations: what changed (and what did not)
1 generation ran 2011-01-01 to 2018-12-31, body Coupe, 1 version. There is no second generation to compare year-to-year, and no restyling split inside the generation. The extra years of production do not add extra engines: 4.8 MT is the same named version for the whole span.
If you are choosing between “early” and “late” Aero Coupe on this catalogue, the data give the same 4.8 MT numbers for the whole window. You cannot use horsepower, torque, gearbox, or drive to pick a year: they do not differ by year here.
Engine and gearbox: what 4.8 MT is, and what it is not
4.8 MT is Gasoline, not a second fuel type. It is Manual 6, not an automatic. It is RWD, not another drive layout. Boost is No.
That combination is the whole choice set. There is no “same body, smaller engine” and no “same engine, automatic” to trade against. Buying the Morgan Aero Coupe in this catalogue means accepting:
- 4799 cc, 8, V-shaped, Front, longitudinal
- peak 368 hp / 271 kW at 6300 rpm
- peak 502 Nm at 3400 rpm
- Manual 6 and RWD
Torque peaks at 3400 rpm; power peaks at 6300 rpm. The gap is 6300 − 3400 = 2900 rpm between the two peaks. That is the spread you live with in 4.8 MT; there is no other Morgan Aero Coupe map to compare it with.
Performance and economy: 4.8 MT numbers
4.8 MT acceleration 0–100: 4.7 s. Top speed: 274 km/h.
Fuel use for 4.8 MT:
- city 18.1
- highway 8.7
- combined 12.4
City use is 18.1 − 8.7 = 9.4 above highway. Combined 12.4 sits 12.4 − 8.7 = 3.7 above highway and 18.1 − 12.4 = 5.7 below city. Highway is 8.7 / 18.1 ≈ 48% of city use; combined is 12.4 / 18.1 ≈ 69% of city use.
Tank: 70. Approximate range from those figures (tank ÷ consumption × 100):
- combined: 70 / 12.4 × 100 ≈ 565 km
- city: 70 / 18.1 × 100 ≈ 387 km
- highway: 70 / 8.7 × 100 ≈ 805 km
CO2: not measured. Eco class: not measured. If emissions class or a CO2 figure is a buying filter, this catalogue cannot pass or fail 4.8 MT on those fields.
Dimensions, weight, chassis: what you are paying the mass for
4.8 MT kerb weight: 1175 kg. Gross weight: not measured. Payload from kerb to gross is therefore not measured; you cannot size passengers-plus-luggage from this table.
Ground clearance: 150. Wheel sizes: not measured. If tyre or rim size is a purchase constraint, it is not measured for 4.8 MT.
Tank 70 is measured. Suspension, both axles: Independent, spring. Brakes, both axles: front Ventilated disc, rear Disc ventilated (label as in the data). Those chassis labels do not differ by version because there is only 4.8 MT.
Mass versus performance: 1175 kg and 4.7 s to 100 and 274 km/h belong to the same version. There is no heavier automatic and no lighter stripped version to show what “extra money” buys inside the Aero Coupe line. The extra you would pay for another Morgan Aero Coupe gearbox or engine is not in this dataset because those versions are not listed.
Which version to choose
Choose 4.8 MT if the following arithmetic and labels match the car you want:
1. One version only. 1 generation, 1 modification. You are not choosing between two Aero Coupes; you are accepting or rejecting 4.8 MT. 2. Output vs size. 368 hp from 4799 cc is about 76.7 hp/L; 502 Nm is about 104.6 Nm/L; boost No. 3. Mass vs power. 1175 kg / 368 hp ≈ 3.19 kg/hp. 4. Drivetrain. Manual 6, RWD, engine Front, longitudinal. If you need an automatic or another drive type, it is not in this model’s list. 5. Pace vs fuel. 4.7 s and 274 km/h against combined 12.4, city 18.1, highway 8.7, tank 70. 6. Fuel grade. 98. 7. Gaps that affect a buy. Gross weight not measured, wheels not measured, CO2 not measured, eco class not measured. Those are not optional extras in the text; they are missing measurements.
There is no intra-model “what the extra money buys”: no second hp figure, no second Nm, no second gearbox, no second generation with a different body. Differences you can compute are only internal to 4.8 MT (city vs highway fuel, power vs torque rpm, kg per hp, hp per litre).
If 4.8 MT is too much engine (4799 cc, 8, 368 hp) or too little equipment data (wheels, gross weight, CO2 not measured), this catalogue has no quieter or more documented Morgan Aero Coupe to step down to. The buy/no-buy line is that single version.