First Drive: The Morgan Plus Four CX-T Is an Off-Road Mutant Worthy of Mad Max

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It wouldn't be out of place on Fury Road.

A bit of off-road exploration in the Morgan Plus Four CX-T. Morgan Motor Company

The project began with nothing more than a playful sketch. “One of our investors walked into the office, saw the drawing and immediately decided we should build it,” explains Jonathan Wells, head of design at Morgan. “We imagined what a modern off-road Morgan would look like.”Photo: Courtesy of Morgan Motor Company.Nomad and what Singer developed as the ACS: a road-legal roadster that can explore far beyond the beaten track.

The 2,800 pound Morgan is fit with a 259 hp, four-cylinder BMW engine paired with a six-speed manual gearbox. Behind its two-seat cabin, the CX-T is loaded with a fuel can, wheel brace, tool boxes, traction mats and the all-important spade. “We have a one-layer-deep approach,” notes Beady, “meaning everything must be easily to-hand. Otherwise you simply lose stuff or cut corners. And if things can go wrong in the desert, they will.

Behind the two-seat cabin, off-road accoutrements include a fuel can, wheel brace, tool boxes, traction mats and the all-important spade. However, there’s a sense of toughness about the CX-T that attests to Beady’s ingenuity and many late nights. Its 9.1 inches of ground clearance aren’t enough to prevent spine-jarring contact with a few rocks, but the full-length undertray—which also covers the relocated side-exit exhaust—shrugs them off.

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