The Morgan Supersport is coming to the US. Third model in the lineup alongside the Super 3 and Plus Four. $119,995 starting price. Ash wood frame over an all-aluminium chassis, assembled by hand in England.
The catch: the inline-six stays in Europe. US gets the same BMW 2.0-litre turbo four from the Plus Four — 255 horsepower. European Supersport runs a BMW 3.0-litre inline-six at 340 to 400 horsepower. In a 2,500-pound car, that is a very different vehicle.
What arrives in America is the Morgan Supersport‘s sharper dynamics applied to the Plus Four’s powertrain.
Why Morgan Sells Cars in the US This Way
Morgan is not a volume manufacturer. The company sells in the United States under the FAST Act — legislation that permits the sale of up to 325 vehicles per year that visually resemble cars built at least 25 years ago. The law was written for small-scale replica and restomod manufacturers, but Morgan qualifies because its cars genuinely look like pre-war British sports cars regardless of what is underneath.
The Morgan Supersport, with its traditional aluminium bodywork, long bonnet, and cycle fenders, passes that visual test without trying hard. Underneath the 1930s exterior is an all-aluminium chassis that is properly stiff and modern. The body frame is still built from ash wood — a Morgan tradition that has continued for decades — and aluminium panels are laid over it to form the bodywork. It is handmade at a pace and level of craft that is genuinely unusual for anything sold new in 2025.
The 325-vehicle annual cap is the constraint that limits Morgan’s American ambitions. Adding the Supersport to the lineup does not mean more cars — it means buyers have a third model to choose from within the same total allocation.
The Engine Situation — What America Gets and What It Doesn’t
European Morgan Supersport: BMW 3.0-litre inline-six, 340 horsepower standard, 400 in the top spec. Just over 2,500 pounds. The prewar styling stops being funny very quickly with those numbers.
US version: same BMW 2.0-litre turbo four as the Plus Four, 255 horsepower, similar weight. A Miata in its heaviest form is around 2,500 pounds. 255 horsepower in that weight class is not slow — just not what buyers in the UK get.
But it is not what the Morgan Supersport is in the market where it was developed and where it makes the most sense. The inline-six is not coming to the US yet — that word “yet” is doing some work, but Morgan has not committed to a timeline for when or if it will arrive.
What the Supersport Actually Adds Over the Plus Four
If the powertrain is the same as the Plus Four, what does the Morgan Supersport add?
The steering rack is 14 percent quicker. That is a significant change on a car this light and this connected to the road — a sharper rack fundamentally changes how the car responds to inputs and how accurately it places itself through a corner. On a Morgan, where the steering feel is already a significant part of the driving experience, 14 percent is not a small number.
The suspension is firmer. The bodywork is more aerodynamically slippery — lower drag without changing the essential silhouette. Together these changes give the Morgan Supersport a more focused character than the Plus Four, even with the same engine.
An optional handling package adds adjustable dampers, which gives owners who track their car or who want to tune the ride and handling balance for different roads genuine flexibility. The standard suspension is already firmer than the Plus Four’s — the optional dampers add another level of adjustment above that.
Optional extras also include a carbon-fibre bonnet, which saves weight on the nose of the car, and lightweight 18 or 19-inch wheels. Given how light the Morgan Supersport already is, removing more unsprung mass from the wheels has a noticeable effect on how the car moves.
What Morgan Builds and How
It is worth explaining what a Morgan actually is for buyers who have not encountered one before.
The chassis is all-aluminium, designed and developed by Morgan with modern stiffness targets. This is not a throwback structure — it is a properly engineered contemporary platform. Over that chassis, Morgan builds a body frame from ash wood. Not because it is traditional, though it is, but because ash has properties — flexibility, strength-to-weight, and the ability to be shaped by hand — that make it practical for the way Morgan manufactures its cars.
Aluminium panels go over the wood frame to form the body. Every Morgan Supersport is assembled by hand, at a pace and with a level of individual attention that is genuinely rare in the current automotive market. Each car takes considerably longer to build than any mass-market vehicle. Buyers can specify an enormous range of options and customisation choices — composite roof, walnut interior finish, bespoke colour combinations, exterior details — because the handbuilt process accommodates individual specification in a way a production line cannot.
This is what the $119,995 starting price is buying. Not the most horsepower for the money, not the fastest 0-60 time, not the most advanced technology. A car built by hand in England, designed around the experience of driving on roads rather than the pursuit of maximum metrics.
The Price and What It Competes With
$119,995 starting price.
A BMW Z4 with a four-cylinder engine — which makes approximately the same power as the Morgan Supersport’s 255-horsepower unit — starts around $55,000 to $60,000. Half the Morgan’s price for similar output in a similarly small roadster.
The two cars are not really comparable, which is exactly the point. The BMW Z4 is a refined, modern sports car that is very good at being a refined, modern sports car. The Morgan Supersport is a handbuilt anachronism that requires the driver to engage with it in a way a modern car does not. The ash wood frame and the aluminium panels and the 14-percent-quicker steering rack are not engineering choices made because they are the cheapest path to a sports car — they are choices made because they produce a specific kind of driving experience that no mainstream manufacturer is offering.
Whether $119,995 is reasonable for that experience is a question each buyer answers individually. Morgan’s existing US customers have already answered it.
Three Morgans in America
The Morgan Supersport brings the US lineup to three models: the Super 3, the Plus Four, and now the Supersport.
The Super 3 is a three-wheeled vehicle — technically a motorcycle under US law, which is part of how it navigates regulations. Plus Four: the classic two-seat Morgan most people picture. Supersport: same car, sharper settings, less comfort-focused.
None of these shift in large numbers. The 325-vehicle annual cap under the FAST Act ensures that. But for the buyers who specifically want a Morgan and are prepared to wait for one and specify it to their requirements, having a third option at a higher performance level is genuinely meaningful.
The inline-six would have made the Morgan Supersport something more unusual in the US market. The four-cylinder version is still something almost no other manufacturer is offering at any price.
FAQs
What is the Morgan Supersport?
Handbuilt British sports car — aluminium chassis, ash wood body frame. Sharpest-handling model Morgan currently sells. $119,995 starting price in the US.
What engine does the US Morgan Supersport have?
BMW 2.0-litre turbo four, 255 horsepower. Europe gets a 3.0-litre inline-six at 340 to 400 horsepower. That version is not coming to the US yet.
Why doesn’t the US get the inline-six?
Morgan has not confirmed the reason. The six-cylinder version is not coming to the US yet — no timeline has been given.
How does the Morgan Supersport differ from the Plus Four?
14 percent quicker steering rack, firmer suspension, more aerodynamic bodywork. Optional handling package with adjustable dampers. Same 255-horsepower engine.
How much does the Morgan Supersport cost?
$119,995 to start.
Why can Morgan only sell 325 cars per year in the US?
The FAST Act permits up to 325 vehicles per year that visually resemble cars at least 25 years old. Morgan qualifies because its cars look like pre-war British sports cars.
What options does the Morgan Supersport offer?
Carbon-fibre bonnet, 18 or 19-inch lightweight wheels, adjustable dampers, composite roof, walnut interior. Morgan’s handbuilt process allows almost any specification.
How is the Morgan Supersport built?
By hand in England. Aluminium chassis, ash wood body frame, aluminium panels over the frame. Each car is individually specified and assembled.
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