Let's step back into time when things were simple and classy. The Morgan Plus 8 is an elegant roadster with flowing curves and style. Carrera easily captured the Morgan's class with a detailed eye. This is a great looking car and will make the classic car folks very happy.
The overall appearance and finish of the Plus 8 is almost flawless. I can't say I saw anything that stood out or needed to have a finger pointed at in a negative fashion. Which surprised me since there is so much to take in on this small car. 
The front end of the Morgan is simply stunning. Like the chrome grill (hey, there you go something to point a negative finger at) with a minor imperfection in the upper left of the grill that I'm only pointing out because no car can be perfect. Plus, I just noticed it in the closeup shot of it. The best part are all the car badges from various car rallies or shows our driver has participate in with his pride and joy. I just wish the lights worked!!!
Turing our attention to the back side of the Plus 8 it is just as detailed and well done as the front of the car. Yes, that's an actual rubber tire for a spare. Carrera following the lead of Ninco with their rally cars and Fly with their Classics. Besides, a molded plastic spare would just ruin the overall appearance of this car. Again, I wish the lights worked on this beauty. I will say this about the front and rear bumpers of the car...possible breakage in hard collisions wouldn't surprise me. Simply because of the way their made to achieve the correct look of the car.
Above, you see a mass of details...3 wiper blades, the cover with all its silver painted snaps, various vents and a molded in hood strap. Excellent work on Carrera's part. Below, a close up of the lucky owner and driver. He's smiling...I wonder why?
The driver's wardrobe and hat are nicely done and even though the interior isn't much Carrera still put in gauge details behind the steering wheel.
The wheels and tires are molded to perfection. The front end just has so much to take in and enjoy viewing...doesn't it? The chrome details on top of the front fenders are sturdy to the touch but could be prone to breaking under the right scenario.
Take of look at this underbelly. The Morgan Plus 8 is both a digital and analog car all in one package. The white arrow points to the digital optic. The green arrow is the directional switch. A good number of drivers yank all of that out. Personally, I like being able to driver the other direction with a simple flip of the switch. The yellow arrows point to the 4 screws that hold the body in place. Finally, the red arrows point to the new front magnet system on Carrera cars going forward. Well, front side magnet system now. In the rear is also more details with the dual mufflers that are part of the chassis.
Above, the one thing that hasn't changed is the mess of wires or as I like to call them "guts" that appear whenever removing the body from a modern Carrera car. Perhaps another reason for the lack of working lights.
I give it a 4.5 out of 5 folks
Also, above you see that imfamous huge guide. It looks rough for a reason. I took a sanding block to it. It still needs work and the length has to be reduced too. The length of the Carrera guides has been a constant debate and/or complaint from many folks. My problem was the length on the tighter R1 Scalextric curves which is easily fixed with a snip to the end of the guide. However, this time my biggest guide issue was the width or thickness of the guide material. The Morgan got stuck in a straight section of my Scalextric Sport track. Again, patience and a sanding block can solve this issue too.
Above, the one thing that hasn't changed is the mess of wires or as I like to call them "guts" that appear whenever removing the body from a modern Carrera car. Perhaps another reason for the lack of working lights.
Since this is a digital car and the short length of the Morgan the front axle consists of 2 indepenent stub axles. However, this is where Carrera didn't follow in the footsteps of Fly. They use brass bushings w/metal stubs instead of plastic like Fly uses in their cars. Thumbs Up!!!
The Morgan Plus 8 ran very smooth once the guide issue was corrected. Magnet runners will be happy to know that the new magnet configuration hasn't affected the magnet downforce. Personally, I'd rather see it with a lower RPM motor, but that's just thinking from the perspective of running it with my other Ninco Classic powered cars. I didn't get around to running it without the magnets, but I have no doubt it will make a great non-mag car on plastic and probably more so on wood tracks.
I give it a 4.5 out of 5 folks
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