NEW AND GREATER

NZ Truth, Issue 1105, 3 February 1927, Page 14

NEW AND GREATER

Numerous Improvements on Morris Car ■ ••.'■'■■' 3 ... EEW cars have been so wonderfully improved at one stroke as , the new 1927 Morris. For a long 1 time the round Morris radiator has been a familiar sight, but that is now a thing of the past, and there will be hardly a regret at its passing when the new type is seen. •

HOW greatly the new lines have im- ' proved the car must be seen to be believed. The radiator and bonnet are not the only improvements. The whole car has been gone through,- and out of the furnace of prolonged .tests and gruelling road trials has come the new Morris, a better and more lasting car m every way. From the viewpoint of the man m the street, the most striking alteration is m the radiator and bonnet design. The change has made a remarkable difference m the car's appearance, lifting it at one stroke from the small class into the well designed fu|| touring type, where it really belongs. ■ , . p The;' chassis has Qome m for a great deal of attention.. The frame is wider and stronger, and the springing is, by semi-elliptic springs throughout. The front pair are set off centre m order* to prevent bouncing. The steering has been improved also, and is now extremely light to the touch, one finger sufficing to completely control the car at all ordinary speeds. . .; The rear axle, is full lloatincr, a feature which is only found, as a rule, on the most expensive cars. On all de luxe models, four wheel brakes are fitted, and they are designed to suit the car. In act+on the wheels are not locked,"- except under , high pressure, which is, a fault much too commorf. The engine has been retained without alteration, including magneto Jgnition. The reason for this, according to makers, is that after a prolonged series of experiments,, and tests, both

on bench and road, the power unit was found to be as good as it could possibly be made. Morris owners will probably agree with the tr(uth of this, as not only has the Morris engine given trouble-free service, but the more it is used with ordinary care, the better'it seems to get. The horsepower rating is, ,1.1.9. ■ The body work is -very pleasing, and on the new models the question of leer room has been carefully studied. The foot pedals ere made adjustable, a feature which the tall driver will appreciate very greatly indeed. Is there anything worse than pedals pushed up nearly into a driver's knees? We think not. Morris owners will, at least, be saved this bugbear., be they ever so long. The upholstery is good, and the seats are well sprung. The prices of the new Morris ' '• cars are extremely low. The standard MorVis-Cowley is listedat £225, and the de luxe model at £267/10/-.