New TVR Griffith (Second Generation)

The 'new' TVR Griffith is definitely happening in 2024, maybe

TVR has announced a sponsorship deal with Formula E, and says there’s an electric Griffith on the way

The curious case of the revived TVR just got even more curious. Nine years after the brand was acquired by its current ownership - and getting on for five years since the all-new Griffith was revealed to the world - it’s yet to deliver a single car to a customer. But that hasn’t stopped it announcing a sponsorship deal with electric racing series Formula E. Wait, what?

Let’s take a few steps back. TG has been patiently waiting for the TVR Griffith since before we got a closer look at a prototype back in 2018. Much was promised: a Cosworth tuned 5.0-litre V8, 500bhp, 200mph and use of Gordon Murray’s iStream chassis. Yum. First deliveries were slated for early 2019.

Then it was 2020. Then reports began surfacing of delays with the factory in Ebbw Vale. It still isn’t clear if TVR has moved in. Brexit and the pandemic hasn't helped. What's more, the Welsh Government has skin in the game with a three per cent stake in the company. All a bit odd.

Fast forward to the present day, and TVR has just confirmed that it will be the official sponsor for this weekend’s Monaco E-Prix, as well as the London E-Prix double header in July.

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The 'new' TVR Griffith is definitely happening in 2024, maybe

TVR has announced a sponsorship deal with Formula E, and says there’s an electric Griffith on the way
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TVR Griffith will get an all-electric powertrain in 2024

TVR completely blindsided the automotive world with its announcement that it would participate in sponsoring two Formula E events. Alongside this unexpected announcement was the news that the long-awaited TVR Griffith will receive an electric powertrain as a result of the company partnering with South American lithium mining firm, Ensorcia Metals.

TVR reemerged from the shadows of the automotive industry as a revitalised and reinvigorated manufacturer with a fire in its belly and a new car on the way. The TVR Griffith was unveiled as far back as 2017. Since then, we haven’t seen one in the flesh. In the four years since then, we’ve had nothing from the Ebbw Vale-based automaker until recently.

The firm’s upcoming two-seater coupe/convertible will feature a Ford sourced 5,0-litre V8 power plant that will likely be naturally aspirated – a rarity today’s age of forced induction. TVR claims that the Griffith’s heart will result in a “class-leading” 298kW per tonne power-to-weight ratio that is sent to the rear wheels. It gets better! The Griffith will employ a six-speed manual gearbox with unique drivetrain elements such as a custom clutch and flywheel that will be mated to the beefy heart of the car.

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TVR Griffith will get an all-electric powertrain in 2024

TVR completely blindsided the automotive world with its announcement that the long-awaited TVR Griffith will receive an electric powertrain variant in 2024 as a result of the company partnering with South American lithium mining firm Ensorcia Metals.
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TVR revival back on the cards with three new electric cars

Griffith production finally looks close to starting and three new EVs are in the offing

A recent invite received by Autocar to a preview of TVR’s electrified future unveilings suggests the firm is getting back on track with its revival plan, which has been beset by significant setbacks since it revealed its debut model, the Griffith, in September 2017.

It follows an announcement from the beleaguered TVR marque that it will launch an electric version of its delayed Griffith sports coupé in 2024 and has partnered the Formula E race series in a bid to promote its new EV aspirations.

These are the latest in a series of ambitious pledges made by the revived British marque since it revealed the Griffith in 2017, each of which has raised questions about the viability of the project, given it has yet to start producing the Griffith.

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TVR revival: everything we know as British brand plots EVs | Autocar

Production of the Griffith is still not under way, but the brand is planning a range of electrified sports cars
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Exclusive: TVR Griffith EV to be followed by electric saloon and SUV

New backer supports 2024 launch of V8 coupé; trio of EVs to come

Responding to questions about the long gestation of TVR’s relaunch to this point – having acquired the brand in 2013, started development of the Griffith with Gordon Murray in 2014 and then revealed a production-ready prototype of the car in 2017 – Edgar said: “It has taken longer than expected but everything is now in place for us to succeed long into the future.

The Griffith V8 will be sold in near-identical specification to the car first revealed at the Goodwood Revival in 2017, powered by a naturally aspirated 5.0-litre Ford V8, dry-sumped by Cosworth and producing 450-500bhp. It will be available with a six-speed manual gearbox. Edgar says the firm still has “several hundred” deposits from “engaged, excited and ready” customers for the car, although he admits some may switch their orders to the EV, the performance statistics for which have yet to be revealed.

The lease for the Ebbw Vale production plant – potentially the first to utilise Murray’s iStream production process outside of his own company – is not yet finalised, but TVR has long had close ties to the Welsh government, which has a 3% stake in the firm having invested in it in 2016. As part of that deal, TVR was loaned £2 million, although the company repaid that, along with accrued interest, earlier this year, potentially leaving it free to explore other manufacturing sites.

“We will make a decision very soon,” said Berriman. “The key to our assembly process is that it can be set up very quickly, but all our decisions have to be taken with the longer-term plans for the firm in mind. The UK will always be the centre of this brand, but we expect to be agile enough to look at production in other locations as we seek to expand our plans globally.”

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Exclusive: TVR Griffith EV to be followed by electric saloon and SUV | Autocar

New backer supports 2024 launch of V8 coupé; trio of EVs to come
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TVR loses rights to Welsh factory

Loss of Ebbw Vale site means Griffith sports car is still without a factory six years after reveal

TVR has lost the rights to a new Welsh factory in Ebbw Vale where its long-delayed Griffith sports car was planned to enter production.

Six years after revealing the V8-engined Griffith, TVR is still without a production line to build the car, following the Welsh government's decision to put the site back on the open market, according to the South Wales Argus.

Councillors in Blaenau Gwent County, where the Ebbw Vale site is located, have reportedly been told by the Welsh government that TVR's exclusive rights to the facility have lapsed, and it will now be offered to other parties.

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Loss of Ebbw Vale site means Griffith sports car is still without a factory six years after reveal
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Breaking news: TVR is back! Again! And it’ll go electric in the future!

Charge Holdings announces TVR as its subsidiary, will now build the Griffith

TVR is back! Sort of! Again! The brand with as many comebacks as a comedy night has now become a subsidiary of Charge Holdings and fully intends on building and delivering the long-promised V8 Griffith.

What’s a ‘Charge Holdings’? It’s a company that owns Charge Cars, which itself went into administration last year but has now been revived. Before that, CC unveiled that rather delightful electrified 1967 Mustang with a body officially licenced by Ford.
Now under Charge Holdings’ care, TVR will first build and deliver the new Griffith, a sports car that was supposed to herald the return of TVR all the way back in 2017. It was fitted with a 5.0-litre quad-cam V8 from – in a neat bit of narrative – a Ford Mustang, offering a meaty 500bhp.

Neither party has yet specified whether it’ll stick to this recipe, only saying that “TVR will remain focused on delivering the new Griffith to customers, continuing its legacy of high-performance, internal combustion sports cars”.

 

TVR is making another comeback with the 200-mph Griffith and future EVs​

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Legendary British automaker TVR, which has a history of building championship-winning sports cars dating back nearly 80 years, is returning to the performance vehicle market after a long break. Up first: the super-light, V8-powered Griffith that was supposed to ship in 2019.

The comeback is the result of TVR becoming a subsidiary of Charge Holdings, which is investing in developing automotive brands. Its portfolio also includes Charge Cars, which is building an electric 1967-style Mustang Fastback.

"TVR’s immediate focus will remain on delivering the refreshed TVR Griffith to customers, continuing the marque’s legacy of high-performance internal combustion sports cars before expanding into new technologies in the future," noted Charge Holdings in a press release.
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TVR is making another comeback with the 200-mph Griffith and future EVs

Legendary British automaker TVR, which has a history of building championship-winning sports cars dating back nearly 80 years, is returning to the performance vehicle market after a long break. Up first: the super-light, V8-powered Griffith that was supposed to ship in 2019.
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