Morgan Super 3 - We find out what it's really like!

We sent James out in the Morgan Super 3 in the icy depths of winter to find out if this is a car you’d only ever want to use in sunshine and blue skies or if it can still lift your spirits in the harshest of conditions.
We absolutely love the way the Super 3 looks. Morgan have done an incredible job of keeping the spirit of the previous three wheeler but allowing the Super 3 to have its own distinct identity and as James discovers, this car’s trick is not just about the driving experience.
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[@stephend6439]

That paintjob is something special

[@MrBatty6687]

Great video! I own a previous generation Morgan 3 Wheeler and it's unlike anything I've ever experienced. The smile it puts on your face, as well as everyone else is so worth it! Love this new generation as it shows Morgan haven't lost their ability to have a bit of silly fun, which is what we all need sometimes 👌🏻

[@lawrencebmarshall]

Also on the previous generation. It kinda makes me laugh how some of the features have not changed at all between them.

[@richiedudding7671]

Same. Have previous model and I love it😎

[@scottcowan6798]

Not an owner, but had a good close up look at the salmon coloured prototype last year.. can’t get it out of my head.. I have a Caterham super seven 1600 and an S3 Elise.. the Super three would complete the set.. test drive next month.. just hope I fit… 🙏.. it’s stunning just to look at.

[@MrBatty6687]

@@scottcowan6798true, good look! It looks fantastic, I’d love to give the new one a go to compare. Hope it lives up to your expectations!

[@oldschool1607]

Hallo, ich bin mehrere Tage den Threewheeler gefahren und letztes Jahr auch den Super3. Der erstere hat mich mehr berührt, weil er den Fahrer mehr fordert, besser klingt und einfach old school ist. Ungeachtet dessen habe ich mir für dieses Jahr den neuen Super3 wieder für ein Wochenende mit Sonne beim Morgan-Händler bei Hamburg vorbestellt. Beide bereiten viel Freude und erzeugen Glücksgefühle… auch bei den Passanten 👍

[@lesflynn4455]

Wow. You made an impressive video. I love that you took it out on the Welsh hills in the depths of winter. Nobody else did that. The "car" is a brilliant piece of design. They have tried to fit some practicality into it, for the brave and hardy folk who dare to daily drive the thing, or take it on an adventure. I wonder if they export the thing to Oz. My circumstances could fit such a great little vehicle.

[@crashbox7130]

I use my two-seater 1932 Morris Minor all-year-round and the hood is never up. It definitely gives me a stronger appreciation of my very modern Eurobox. Most people have no idea how bloody good modern cars are. They're just characterless and disconnect you from the road and your surroundings. That's something my 91-year-old car doesn't... and I love it for that.

[@sheepishfibreart8460]

What an absolute delight. My dear old dad had one back in the 50s, I would have one in a heartbeat. Suspect I'd be dead in a week but at least I'd go out smiling 😃

[@panagiotiskafritsas4271]

Fantastic! It catches the idea not only of the Super 3, but also from all other Morgans (4/4, Plus 4/Four, 6/Six, 8, Roadster…) ❤️👍🏻 its the essence of driving and full connections to environment. I love it!

[@dombower]

Billionaires don’t buy 0-60 or top speeds, they buy experiences. This car is a billionaires experience for normal person money! I love it!

[@nstarmore]

No, billionaires piss resources down the drain with vanity projects and constantly make twats of themselves on the internet. These are far too cool for people like that.

[@grecoconduris6716]

@@nstarmore like phallic Rockets? 😂

[@Docv400]

£50,000? Normal person money? You *have* to be joking?

[@meloun2000]

@@Docv400 Honey, I bought you a cheap Renault, put an additional mortgage on the house so that I can buy a 50k, silly, three wheel car for the weekend….. I am sure that goes down well 😅

[@annebokma4637]

@@meloun2000 and in the end your now ex wife gets half. 🤣

[@julianadams2206]

Great Video, Love the real world experience. What a fantastic bit of design by Morgan. My favourite feature, the faux 1930’s Bugatti Style wheels.

[@stevestone4346]

Three pots sound so charismatic. Love it.

[@richardt.4224]

When I fist saw this Morgan I just didn't like it, but it is growing on me! However, I think staying with rear wheel drive was a mistake. Back in the early 70's I had a Ranger Cub (kit car) with a Mini 998cc Cooper engine. Although in a straight line the the Morgan would win, but in the tight stuff, the Cub would leave the Morgan in its dust (I'm sure)! I'd have a front wheel drive over rear any time. But I hope the Morgan Super 3 does well.

[@kevincoombs7348]

Had great fun in Dads Reliant 3 wheeler convertible in the "50's. He would take great enjoyment passing their Humber Snipes and Zodiacs at family gatherings. PS great photos.

[@misme2000]

This Morgan and a Citroen Ami for your dry grocery shopping, and you will have every drive in your life a big smile doing it…

[@Greg-w6t]

I live here in the States. I own a Vanderhall Carmel GTS but always had a love for the Morgan. Great video. I really enjoyed it.😊

[@paulsymonds820]

Breathtaking real world vid in a Super 3 ….loved it!

[@Jeffybonbon]

I own a three wheeler 2018 and i have different head gear for different road trips on long journeys on major roads i wear a full face crash helmet with Bluetooth and mic Once i am at a destination i use a Russian hat with ear protection and i have classic Biggles hat with Googles to pose around I love my Morgan its just smiles to the gallon all the way when you stop every one wants a pic or a chat they are so special in every way

[@PrimoStracciatella]

I'd like to see how this Morgan compares (price and power wise) to the 3 cylinder Caterham 7 with four wheels and an optional roof.

[@waveman1500]

Morgan Super 3 117hp and 635kg, Caterham Seven 170 84bhp and 440kg! Believe it or not, the Morgan Super 3 is almost 50% heavier than the Caterham!

[@Thecrazyvaclav]

Tbh, it’s a proper road car, all the power and grip you want, probably not that much slower than a supercar on those roads, more smiles per hour in this though

[@carlosramirez9915]

Un auto espectacular, y la foto quedó grandiosa, por cierto, maravilloso lugar..

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

It’s the review I’ve been wanting to see, huge thanks. On the car, wonderful, but I think a more snarly exhaust would be nice.

[@aceofspades5786]

More exciting and useable than any supercar

[@wesleycardinal8869]

Very nice photography, good sound an interesting little road story. 👍🇦🇺

[@carlabrams5072]

Expensive alternative to a motorcycle, but you get that same feeling of connecting with nature and disconnecting from life - that reset button. I'm hoping there is a 12V power outlet with sufficient amp draw, as heated clothing sounds like the answer to your cold discomfort.

[@nicholasgade2288]

Madness of a genius I would tour the world in one

[@EvilEndz]

Was there a particular reason for ignoring all the mud spray up the underside of the trunk lid? That would seem to indicate that it has the potential for slopping dirty road water up and over anything stored back there.

[@carloc8763]

What an amazing video, what an amazing vehicle!

[@matthewpollock72]

I love this car, I yearn for them to make a 'Super 4' a 4 wheeled version of this.

[@PrimoStracciatella]

A four-wheel version of this Morgan would be like a three-wheel version of a motorcycle.

[@bicyclist2]

I'd much prefer the previous gen with the V twin. Just curious but, why on earth does England have NO trees anywhere? I'd hate to live in a place with NO trees. Thanks.

[@MrSharpe95]

Really like the side pannier for storage. Definitely on my wish list to drive 😊

[@freeheeler09]

My wife and I would love a two seat convertible. But the wolfhound also loves convertibles. So, one of us would always be out of luck!

[@xYoshiLP.]

i oddly liked the 3 Wheeler (tho i only knew it from games) and this modern take just looks so cool!

[@scubatrucker6806]

Nice pictures. Super 3 is a great machine ❤❤

[@justin_dunn46]

Definitely that motorbike experience in this. The wind on your face makes you feel like you're speeding 😂 super interesting car, will never see one in South Africa though so.. bit of a bummer

[@dorianjenneker]

C’mon Morgan! That 3-cylinder burble would be aural bliss in a Plus Four! Am sure it’s light enough to still have some get-up-and-go 😉

[@NdifonNtui]

Love the car and the paint job. But for that money I'd get a caterham 420 instead.

[@med-3000]

Great thing, I’d love to tour Europe in one!

[@daniel635biturbo]

Nice little adventure and video !

[@ceejbee]

Enjoyed the video - heavily edited photos - maybe a video of how you did them?!?

[@kevan600]

sounds fabulous.

[@ThomasDoubting5]

This car is the epitome of English eccentricity and character, bloody marvelous.

[@larsstougaard7097]

Super video ☝️

[@rubbersidedown5620]

Very well done video

[@magnolerriccardo6840]

British are admirable for this kind of automotive and tourism resourcefulness.

[@Baywalker5017]

I enjoyed every opportunity to drive the previous S&S V twin model although transfer gear noise often spoilt it. Sad that this new model sounds as though it still suffers from it to an extent.

[@beanykey]

What's the use of a rollover hoop that's lower than your head? 😮

[@mightyfella]

So, the back wheel splashes dirt on underside of boot lid? Niiice!

[@ianrobbins]

what a beautiful car!

[@АлександрИванов-ы4ж5о]

It's look like very unusuall and futuristic, like you are driving somewhere in future, somewhere in your dreams.

[@1minutecomicswalahollywood648]

Which one do you think is most beautiful "Reverse Trike"? Polaris Slingshot Or Vanderhall Venice Or Morgan Super 3

[@scottmorgan5140]

Hope it better then the last one with the S&S

[@goombakiwi]

I like it, but the vtwin out front is just special.

[@tomblatch1594]

Awesome video. I want one!

[@replica1052]

would a rocket III engine fit or a goldwing flat six ? (give it elrctric motors -front wheel regen for initial understeer and rear wheel drive as a rudder )

[@Bacciagalupe]

Morgan......period

[@jazzydog1869]

Beautiful car and country

[@ethanmccarty3293]

This will be perfect next to my Ariel nomad

[@kjm-ch7jc]

Is it supplied with a bilge pump.

[@davidlyon1899]

The only suitable headgear for any three wheeler is an R.A.F. leather helmet and goggles.

[@johnpoile1451]

Roger and out.

[@romanomorelli2831]

Preferable hardshell helmet covered in leather.

[@pascalsevenier6459]

Pas besoin de rouler à 130 km/h pour avoir des sensations avec cette Morgan. 😊

[@r0bkills]

yep but! give me that two cylinder sound back

[@ManOfAllAges]

a car for a nice sunny day

[@ApothecaryGrant]

If I had the scratch to buy this toy I would . Definitely as a secondary vehicle though

[@Sargonarhes]

I really do wish there were more affordable vehicles like these out there. They are rather pricey for how much vehicle you got there.

[@oskar6661]

Awesome car, easily one of my "would buy if I lived in the UK and had funds" kind of things. I'd take so many cars over the modern crop of super-automated-silly-electric nonsense that is the current auto zeitgeist.

[@rileyhaynes4669]

Charming!

[@Master-Blaster-4x4]

where does the spare wheel go?

[@seayak]

Lovely piece, nicely photographed, edited and narrated. I seems to me that it would be best to think of the Super 3 as a motorcycle instead of a car, in terms of selecting clothing and which items to pack. I wonder if a proper full windscreen that you could look through instead of over would be a more practical option. Otherwise I think I would be rocking a motorcycle helmet as well for those conditions.

[@abc1234234]

There is the option of a full screen, but it looks ridiculous…

[@brianrainey2739]

Miata is always the answer!

[@procatprocat9647]

Plus it has a roof!

[@ascarylomeli3760]

imagine the miata with those twin windscreens...

[@tz7813]

Doesn’t the Ford Dragon engine start at 150HP in the Ford Fiesta? Its 200HP on the ST? Must be de-tuned for safety?

[@dombower]

What a horrific start! Ouch!

[@patrickr8400]

10 seconds in and I already know I want the prior generation. Body looks nicer though.

[@meanredspider]

Got to be honest and ask why you’d have the Morgan over a Caterham with more storage and weather gear. You can end up with something as impractical if you want but I’m sure you can get as many smiles and, probably, for a lot less money for similar performance. It’s a bit of a shame that it’s lost the air-cooled engine.

[@K04sesSion]

Because Caterhams are so horrendously uncool.

[@meanredspider]

Of course, if you just want to be cool, the Morgan might work. I think it’s quite hard to look cool wrapped up like a cold storage warehouse worker. I think similar-powered Caterhams can look pretty cool and retro for half the price and with a roof. I drive a 1960’s Alfa Giulia coupe and a 1932 BSA FW32 - I think they tick these boxes too.

[@K04sesSion]

@@meanredspider it's certainly a debate with a lot of nuance to it. For me Caterhams are badly designed with fundamental proportional failures that have never been addressed so I can't agree they ever look good haha. Looks aside, Caterhams are exclusively a drivers car whereas as James says the Morgan encourages the user to be more adventurous which is cool, cold storage work look or not! Congrats on the garage.

[@meanredspider]

@@K04sesSion - don’t get me wrong: I’m not a Caterham man but, apart from the subjective question of looks, I think both cars fall into similar boxes. I’m not sure I’d try some of the back roads of Devon, with grass down the middle, in the Morgan - that would be adventurous 😉 I certainly preferred how the old Morgan 3-wheeler looked with that engine out front. I’d love to give either Morgan a go but, if I were in the market, I think the Caterham would still get my money.

[@abc1234234]

The Morgan is literally perfect for the road, ample performance… you don’t drive fast at all as it just buffers you around. just about every other car on the road is having its lead yanked to keep anywhere near speed limits, yet the Morgan just floats along and you’re having the time of your life… a caterham has a completely different MO.

[@igordewit7357]

Would rather get me a Caterham or something,for that kind of money...With a little detachable hardtop.Usable fun ,...because this thing is more for California or other sunny places.

[@MikeKleinsteuber]

I'd get a Caterham 7 and have a lot more fun. BTW your shots were great so why did you not show them for a little longer ?

[@MattMiller200]

pause button mate.

[@MikeKleinsteuber]

@@MattMiller200No. Mate. It's called editing and you should learn it at some stage.

[@007EnglishAcademy]

I just get past that 3rd wheel in the back. If it had 4 wheels like the two in the front I'd want to buy one in every colour.

[@Schmitzelhaus]

Yeah, kinda have to agree. With 4 wheels this would be a lot more appealing to me, but like this i rather drive a bike for a 5th of the price and much more performance. But i guess there is a huge part of nostalgia in it´s appeal for people, i just never had any connection to them.

[@PrimoStracciatella]

There's always the Caterham 7...

[@duncan4026]

Are morgan gonna loan freddie another one?..

[@MrMickjbriggs]

Ehm, a very good motorcycle would be £30k cheaper & far more engaging I suspect (I ride all year unless it's snowing or icy but haven't driven the Morgan). Spend some of the change on heated bike gear & I even think you would be warmer.

[@andrewpayne3298]

50k holy moly i thought about 30k for that

[@CJ-ui4tg]

B roll at the end needs some engine sound

[@АлексейЗинов-у6к]

Люблю оригинальные машины. Морган вообще круть запредельная!

[@kramzoo]

Is this the same model that Freddie Flintoff almost died in ?

[@Cloxxki]

Super 3, a modern horse called Morgan?

[@procatprocat9647]

Without a soft top I really can't see the point. Might as well delete the compromises and go for a fat touring bike.

[@BobbyDazzler888]

Yes. Some even get roofless supercars for millions.

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

I really want one, but last autumn I got a Ural Retro Classic combination, similar fun with a large boot on the back of the sidecar. Somewhere in between a touring bike and a Super3

[@youtuberAstar]

LEMON !!

[@gregcozier2427]

Four wheels please.

[@thecolourrose9022]

Can it reach 100mph?

[@stevie65able]

Apparently it can get to 130mph. Whether you would want to is another matter.

[@team3383]

I supose choosing a cheap engine makes for bigger profit, but really ??? the ecoboost 3 cylinder by Ford ... At first I thought the front wheels had the BMW logo on them and that maybe it had an flat twin from a BMW motorbike. THAT would have been interesting.

[@tokyosmash]

Makes a great noise, doesn’t it?

[@lampard9512]

Its not the car, its the environment.. I can drive a vespa and smiling like a lunatic in this place..

[@marcuswide5200]

Heated seats! Then who cares about the weather. I top down motor all year. Not in a Morgan sadly!

[@austinmatthews347]

Would be far better with a different engine as the 3 cyl ford lump isnt good

[@final_mile_music9713]

Ask Freddie Flintoff.

[@asleepinthealley]

The aesthetics of the Morgan 3-Wheeler were a major part of the alure and those were brought about with the big V-Twin engine out in front. The vehicle has lost it all when they chose to omit the V-Twin Engine sitting proud in the forefront. These new Morgans no longer hold any appeal for me,

[@fud1376]

I'd have my MTB on the back, and I'd wear a Helmet...Ha!!

[@tomjenkinson8958]

Nearly Killed The Top Gear lad.

[@farishanafiah8461]

I also see sources claiming that Freddie was badly hurt while driving the Super 3 on the track. Hope he's alright.

[@tadeaspatlevic4285]

ask Freddie Flintoff what it's really like

[@raychambers3646]

Don't let Freddie near it .

[@ApothecaryGrant]

You would think The British would be the last people to buy convertibles yet....

[@Nickypea]

Not the best advertisement for this car.

[@scotto7924]

Why would you want to drive a 3 wheeler with no roof.

[@paulleggett9735]

What Morgan have built here is a BMW GSA Ffor people who can't ride a motorcycle