Webber Becomes Sixth F1 Winner With Monaco Victory

Franchitti Earns Third Indy 500 Win

Hong Kong Witnesses First Aston Martin One-77 Crash
2013 Volkswagen CC Gets Sporty R-Line Trim

Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix Weather Forecast

Sarrazin Gains Final Seat For Toyota Racing At Le Mans
Indy 500 Carb Day Practice To Franchitti; Dixon Takes IZOD Pit...

Volkswagen Golf R Cabrio Patent Photos Revealed

2013 Cadillac XTS Configurator Launched

Morgan Pushes Back The Launch Of Its EvaGT To 2014

Kurt Ernst

Contributor BIO

Kurt has been fascinated by anything with wheels and a motor for a long time. Growing up, he spent his spare time turning wrenches and pumping gas in... More

LATEST ARTICLE
Is A BMW 1-Series Sedan In The Works?
The BMW 3-Series sedan, like many of us, has picked up a few additional pounds and inches over the... Read More

#2LEADERBOARD RANK
1588ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED
81COMMENTS POSTED

1,563 views Dec 19, 2011

Morgan Eva GT

Enlarge Photo

Morgan’s retro-futuristic concept, the EvaGT, was announced in 2010 and shown at that year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

The British automaker boasted that the all-aluminum coupe would run from 0-62 mph in 4.5 seconds, on its way to a top speed of 170 mph, yet still deliver average fuel economy that topped of 33 mpg.

According to Morgan’s plans, the car would borrow the bonded aluminum chassis used in the Aero SuperSports, but would use superformed aluminum panels to form its curvaceous good looks. Power would come from a twin-turbo BMW inline six engine, and the car would hit the streets in 2012 at a projected price of around $150,000.

If you want a Morgan EvaGT in your garage, it looks like you’ll have to wait another two years. As Autocar reports, Morgan has pushed back the launch of the EvaGT until 2014, in order to incorporate a new magnesium alloy construction technique that’s currently under development.

Switching from aluminum to magnesium has the potential of saving a significant amount of weight without compromising chassis stiffness. Morgan is developing the magnesium alloy as part of a group effort involving four other partners and funded by Britain’s Technology Strategy Board.

Morgan boss Charles Morgan called the delay “undesirable,” but justified it by explaining that the use of magnesium for the chassis would put the EvaGT in the “forefront of both environmental and safety technology.” The Morgan EvaGT is now (tentatively) scheduled to debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show.

HI-RES GALLERY: Morgan Eva GT