Morgan still builds the Plus Four by hand in Malvern, with an aluminium body formed over an ash frame and a BMW turbo four under the long bonnet. You can still order it with three pedals. The Morgan Plus Four UK price list effective from April 2026 puts the Plus Four Manual at £75,894.62 including VAT (£63,245.52 before VAT), or £78,359.62 on the road. The automatic has exactly the same list price, so on this sheet the clutch costs nothing extra.
That figure is a small step up. When Morgan introduced the updated Plus Four on 10 April 2024, it priced the car “from £62,500 plus local market taxes.” The April 2026 sheet lists £63,245.52 before VAT. Morgan’s Plus Four model page still shows older headline figures, “from £69,995.00” for the manual and £74,406.49 for the automatic. The dated price list is the newer document, so I’m using its numbers. Ask the dealer to confirm before you sign anything.
The official numbers
From the Morgan Plus Four UK Price List and Options, effective April 2026:
- Plus Four Manual: £63,245.52 list + £12,649.10 VAT = £75,894.62; UK on the road from £78,359.62
- Plus Four Automatic: £63,245.52 list + £12,649.10 VAT = £75,894.62; UK on the road from £77,509.62
- Engine: BMW 2.0-litre TwinPower Turbo inline four, 255 bhp (190 kW)
- Platform: CX-Generation bonded aluminium
- Top speed: 149 mph (240 kph), manual or automatic
Morgan says its on-the-road price includes delivery, pre-delivery inspection, plates, fuel, first-year Vehicle Excise Duty, the £55 first registration fee and a three-month courtesy check. Both cars have the same list price, so the £850 on-the-road gap is in those costs. The manual’s official CO₂ figure is 165 g/km, against 142 g/km for the automatic.
The clutch
Morgan’s Plus Four manual technical specification lists a six-speed manual with ratios of 4.11 / 2.25 / 1.40 / 1.00 / 0.79 / 0.60. The other choice is an eight-speed automatic with comfort, sport, sport+ and manual shift modes. Neither is tied to a trim level. Plus Four is one model, and you choose the gearbox. The engine and power are the same either way, 255 bhp, but Morgan tunes torque differently. The manual gets 258 lb ft (350 Nm) and the automatic gets 295 lb ft (400 Nm). Morgan rates the manual at 5.2 seconds from 0 to 62 mph and the auto at 4.8 seconds, and both top out at 149 mph. The price list gives a dry weight of 1,044 kg for the manual and 1,040 kg for the automatic. Combined economy is 39 mpg for the manual and 45 mpg for the auto. So the manual is slower and thirstier, and it costs the same before on-the-road costs. That’s not why anybody buys one. The spec sheet puts the manual at 235 bhp per tonne in a car with double wishbones and 205/60R15 tyres. That’s the reason to pick it.
The rest of it
The 2024 update gave the Plus Four new 8-inch headlights with built-in indicators, cold-formed wings, a new front splitter and rear diffuser, and aluminium mirrors made only for Morgan. Morgan also changed the standard suspension with new spring rates and re-valved dampers. The optional Dynamic Handling Pack, developed with Nitron, adds single-way adjustable dampers, an adjustable spring platform and a rear anti-roll bar. Morgan’s manual spec sheet lists spring rates of 35 N/mm front and 30 N/mm rear as standard, or 35 and 31 N/mm with the pack. The wheelbase is 2,520 mm, the steering is 2.84 turns lock to lock, the fuel tank holds 46 litres, and the car is 3,830 mm long. The warranty is three years or 36,000 miles, and you can extend it to four years or 48,000 miles.
A 255 bhp roadster that weighs about a tonne, built on ash, with a six-speed manual for the same list price as the automatic. Morgan didn’t have to keep this gearbox, and it did.
Sources
- Morgan Plus Four UK Price List and Options, effective April 2026 (PDF)
- Morgan Plus Four manual technical specification (PDF)
- Morgan Motor Company: Plus Four
- Morgan Media: Introducing the new Morgan Plus Four (10 April 2024)
- Images: Morgan Motor Company media site, New Plus Four, Morgan Plus location and studio galleries
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