In an automotive world obsessed with bigger touchscreens, software updates, and ever-increasing horsepower figures, Morgan continues to march to the beat of its own drum. Or perhaps the sound of a craftsman’s hammer shaping aluminium by hand.
The British manufacturer has unveiled the Morgan Midsummer Coupé, a stunning fixed-roof evolution of last year’s Midsummer barchetta. While the original roadster celebrated open-air motoring, this new model adds year-round usability without sacrificing the elegance that made its predecessor an instant collector’s item.
More importantly, it marks Morgan’s first coupé in over 10 years and represents one of the company’s most ambitious coachbuilding projects to date. Only nine customer cars will ever be built, each individually commissioned and personalised, making this one of the rarest Morgans ever produced.
What Is The Morgan Midsummer Coupé?
The Midsummer Coupé isn’t simply a Midsummer roadster with a roof attached. Morgan describes it as an entirely new design and engineering programme developed from the ground up. It combines traditional coachbuilding techniques with modern manufacturing methods, creating a car that pushes the company’s craftsmanship to new heights.
Built on Morgan’s bonded aluminium CX platform, the Coupé features:
- Hand-formed aluminium body panels
- Structural bonded glazing
- A fixed glass canopy
- Traditional ash wood craftsmanship
- Contemporary coachbuilding techniques
The prototype, known internally as the Artists’ Proof, will serve as the benchmark for all nine customer commissions that follow. Each customer will work directly alongside Morgan’s design team, ensuring every car shares the same beautiful foundation while remaining completely unique.
Pininfarina Helps Shape A New Morgan Design Language
One glance at the Midsummer Coupé and it’s immediately obvious this isn’t your average retro sports car. Morgan once again collaborated with the legendary Italian design house Pininfarina, continuing the partnership that produced the original Midsummer roadster. The result is unmistakably Morgan, yet noticeably more modern.
Long flowing front wings, an impossibly long bonnet, and the familiar grille remain, but they’re joined by tighter body surfacing, cleaner proportions, and a dramatically sloping roofline that gives the Coupé genuine grand tourer proportions.
One particularly striking feature is the split rear window, which is a subtle nod to iconic Morgan coupés like the AeroMax while helping establish a distinct identity for this latest creation. It’s a design that somehow looks both timeless and completely fresh.
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A Glass Canopy That Brings The Outside In
Adding a roof usually makes a sports car feel more enclosed. Morgan wanted the exact opposite. The expansive structural glass canopy floods the cabin with natural light, recreating much of the airy atmosphere that defined the open-top Midsummer roadster.
Developing the bonded glass structure required entirely new production processes for Morgan. Beyond improving visibility and ambience, the structural glazing also contributes to chassis rigidity by becoming part of the vehicle’s structure itself. Despite all that additional glass, Morgan says the weight increase over a conventional metal-roof coupé is remarkably small.
Handmade Craftsmanship Still Takes Centre Stage
While the engineering is thoroughly modern, the way this car is built remains delightfully old school. Morgan has been making coachbuilt cars for well over a century, and the Midsummer Coupé represents what the company calls the next evolution of that tradition.
Every aluminium body panel is hand-formed before being painstakingly finished by skilled craftsmen. Inside, exposed teak wraps around the cabin, paying tribute to the ash wood structures that have long formed the backbone of Morgan construction.
The cabin also features carefully selected materials, beautifully machined aluminium details, and what Morgan describes as an environment designed to be tactile and warm. Even in an age where many interiors resemble oversized tablets on wheels, Morgan has managed to retain physical craftsmanship without ignoring modern technology.
BMW Straight-Six Power Meets Lightweight British Engineering
Thankfully, the beautiful bodywork isn’t all show. Under that seemingly endless bonnet sits BMW’s acclaimed 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged inline-six engine. Unlike many current Morgan models that produce 335hp, the Midsummer Coupé receives the uprated version producing 402hp, matching the recently introduced Morgan Supersport.
Power is sent exclusively to the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission. Morgan hasn’t published official performance figures yet, but expectations are high. The mechanically related Supersport accelerates from 0-100km/h in around 3.6 seconds before reaching a top speed of approximately 290km/h. Given the Midsummer Coupé’s similar lightweight aluminium construction, performance should be in the same ballpark.
Perhaps more importantly, this is now one of the last remaining sports cars powered by BMW’s glorious turbocharged straight-six following the end of production for both the BMW Z4 and Toyota GR Supra. Sometimes, timing creates legends.
Built To Be Rare
If the original Midsummer roadster was exclusive, the Coupé takes rarity to another level. Morgan will build just nine customer cars, each individually commissioned and customised through an extensive collaboration between the owner and Morgan’s design team. That means no two examples are expected to be exactly alike.
More Than A Limited Edition
The Midsummer Coupé isn’t simply another ultra-exclusive collector’s car. For Morgan, it’s a showcase of what the company has become. The project demonstrates how far its engineering, design and manufacturing capabilities have evolved while remaining faithful to the craftsmanship that has defined the marque for more than a century.
The designers describe the car as a canvas upon which each customer can express their own personality. It’s also a reminder that pure sports cars don’t need four-digit horsepower figures or cabins overflowing with screens to feel special. Sometimes all you need is hand-shaped aluminium, a glorious straight-six and enough craftsmanship to make even the panel gaps feel like works of art.
