- Morgan Supersport approved for US sale under NHTSA’s FAST Act Replica Vehicle legislation, capped at 325 cars annually.
- American models swap the BMW B58 inline-six for the B46 inline-four, dropping output to 255 horsepower.
- Hand-built production begins August 2026 at Malvern with base pricing set at $119,995.
The Morgan Supersport is finally crossing the Atlantic, and it’s bringing a smaller engine along for the ride. After years of curiosity from American enthusiasts, the British boutique automaker has secured federal approval to sell its flagship sports car stateside. Anyone expecting the European version’s BMW B58 turbocharged inline-six under that long louvered hood will need to recalibrate. Uncle Sam wants four cylinders, not six.
The Powertrain Swap
US-spec Supersports run BMW’s B46 2.0-liter TwinPower Turbo inline-four paired with a ZF eight-speed automatic. The trade-off is real: output drops from the European model’s 335 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque to 255 horsepower and 258 lb-ft. There’s no manual gearbox offered either, despite what enthusiasts have been asking for. That said, losing two cylinders isn’t all bad news. The lighter engine shaves front-end mass, and the Supersport tips the scales at 2,520 pounds, lighter than plenty of four-cylinder cars on sale today. Anyone who has lived with a B46-powered BMW knows the engine pulls hard when it isn’t hauling around two tons of wagon.
Worth A Look
How It Got Here
Morgan cleared the regulatory bar through the FAST Act’s Replica Vehicle legislation, which permits low-volume manufacturers to sell up to 325 vehicles per year that visually resemble models built at least 25 years ago. NHTSA signed off after an extensive validation program. One catch worth noting: the car isn’t legal in California, thanks to that state’s stricter emission rules.
What Stays the Same
The hand-built character that defines Morgan isn’t going anywhere. Every aluminum body sits over a traditional ash wood frame, integrated with the bonded-aluminum CXV platform. More than 60 percent of the aluminum used in the chassis and body comes from recycled sources. Inside, Scottish leather, sourced as a food industry by-product, gets individually trimmed and hand-finished by craftspeople at the Malvern facility. US buyers also pick up two small upgrades over the European car: a redesigned bespoke center-console shifter that suits the old-world cabin far better than the OEM BMW unit Morgan used at launch, plus optional American Walnut trim.
Money and Timing
Base pricing lands at $119,995. Hand-built production kicks off in August 2026, with dealer deliveries starting in September. Fewer than 50 commission slots remain allocated for the 2026 model year, so anyone holding out shouldn’t wait too long. The Supersport makes its first North American public appearance at The Quail during Monterey Car Week on August 17. It occupies an unusual middle ground, somewhere between sports car and grand tourer, and firmly in art-piece territory. But nobody buys a Morgan for lap times. They buy it because nothing else on the road looks, smells, or feels like this.
