Morgan and Pininfarina have teamed up again, this time for a stunning fixed-roof version of the Midsummer. Morgan says the new Midsummer Coupé was created after a customer proposed a fixed-roof version of the original Midsummer roadster. It will be even more exclusive too, with just nine examples planned, compared with 50 units of the open-top version.
This is not just the roadster with a roof added on. Morgan has given the coupé a glass canopy split by a central spine, which runs across the car and gives it a much more dramatic profile. The doors are taller as well, with new handles built into the beltline to keep the side profile clean.
The coupé also gets its own 19-inch forged wheels, using a more intricate multi-spoke design instead of the roadster’s disc-style alloys. It is a small detail, but it helps make the fixed-roof version feel like its own thing.
Inside, the Midsummer Coupé keeps the same retro luxury feel as the roadster, but the cabin should be much brighter thanks to the glass-heavy roof and large U-shaped rear window. That rear glass is inspired by 1940s coupés, which fits the whole old-meets-new look rather nicely.
Underneath, Morgan says it made significant structural changes to improve stiffness and rigidity. Even with the fixed roof, the coupé is only 2.5 percent heavier than a Supersport fitted with the optional hardtop.
Power comes from BMW’s B58 turbocharged 3.0-litre straight-six engine, sending power to the rear wheels through an eight-speed automatic gearbox. Morgan has not confirmed output for the coupé, but the same engine makes 402hp and 369 lb-ft of torque in the Supersport 400.
Pricing has not been announced yet, but it will almost certainly be expensive. The Midsummer roadster started north of £200,000 (approx. $266,500) and with only nine coupés being made, this one is likely to go even higher.