Morgan Aero 8 Coming to North America for 2005

The new Aero 8 boasts an improved array of active and passive safety features, including side impact beams,

The "cozy" hand-crafted cabin of the Aero 8 has been improved and enlarged. (Photo: Morgan Motor Company)

load-limiting seat belts as well as driver and passenger airbags. The cross-eyed roadster also receives big brakes with six-piston AP calipers, controlled through a highly advanced Bosch braking system which features ABS and brake force distribution.

Another important improvement that was made to the Aero 8 for 2005 was the size and roominess of its interior. Best described as cozy, the hand-crafted cabin of the two-seater was criticized for tight footwells and a narrow interior width due to the cockpit's inwardly recessed position within the bodyshell.

Morgan has addressed these complaints by widening the interior at two critical points: the scuttle (windshield base) is

The Aero 8's lavish standard specifications list has been added to for the new model year. (Photo: Morgan Motor Company)

now 102 mm (4.0 in) larger which adds an additional 152 mm (6.0 in) in shoulder width. The wider cabin is accompanied by a more commodious trunk and a redesigned instrument panel, which now incorporates a tire-pressure warning system.

The Aero 8's lavish standard specifications list has been added to for the new model year. These additions include one-touch power windows for driver and passenger, central locking, and an all-new ZF electro-hydraulic power steering system featuring variable ratio steering capable of delivering an abbreviated 2.0 turns lock-to-lock. Larger tires, measuring 225/40ZR18 up front and 245/40ZR18 in back, have also been fitted.