TVR to return in 2017

[satanboy]

One of Britain's best-loved sports car brands - TVR - is to make a comeback, it was announced today. It's been nearly a decade since the Blackpool-based tearaways ceased building their outrageous coupes and roadsters, but a new ownership consortium has now confirmed that it will re-start production in 2017.

In a wide-ranging announcement, Les Edgar, the chairman of TVR who bought the rump of the company from Russian Nikolai Smolenski in 2013, revealed:

TVRs will be built in Britain from 2017
'At least four new models' under development
Engineering collaboration with Gordon Murray Design
V8 engines from Cosworth
Priced and designed like TVRs of old

Who is behind the TVR rebirth?

The new management team is led by Edgar, a life-long TVR fan who made his money in the computer gaming industry. He's close to the enthusiastic owners' community, who have believed for some time that there's a gap in the market for affordable, characterful sports cars to nip at the heels of Porsche and co. He is assisted by a management team including the likes of John Chasey, who is now the operations director of the reborn TVR.

'We know that a new TVR has to be better than just good – it has to be outstanding,' admitted Edgar. 'We are a well-funded, well-supported organisation and boast a vastly experienced management team. We are here to stay and we have a fully evolved 10-year plan for product and business development, and are committed to deliver on all the targets we have set ourselves - as we have done to date. Despite very deliberately maintaining a low profile since completing the acquisition of TVR two years ago, we have had an enormous amount of unsolicited interest from businesses, individuals and investors internationally. Such is the strength of the brand and the passion of its followers. It is a real privilege to be a part of the revival of a great British marque - one that will succeed through our single-minded desire to produce exceptional sports cars.'
The new TVRs planned

The revived TVR plans a range of vehicles 'in the tradition of classic British two-seat sports cars with a composite ground-effect aero chassis.' That points to a roadsters and coupes in the spirit of the defunct Sagaris and Tuscan, but updated with more modern engineering. Rear-wheel drive, a simple manual transmission and non-turbo, dry-sumped V8s made by Northamptonshire-based Cosworth are already confirmed.

The company has already spent a year developing its plans and has appointed design consultant Gordon Murray to work on the project. His innovative iStream manufacturing system will underpin the new, low-volume TVRs, which will be built in the UK. It's unlikely they'll be built in Blackpool; the current engineering prototypes are being developed near Murray's Surrey base.
Can they pull it off?

That's the $64 million question. Enthusiasts would suggest there is indeed a place in the market for something simpler, purer, more brutal than the polish of Porsches or the Germanic heft of modern-day M3s and AMGs. A step up from the purity of a Toyota GT86.

But the economic realities of realising this dream are harsh and the path to independent manufacturing is littered with failure, not least the last-generation TVR concern. However, the new business has appointed some of the brightest minds in the business, and the low-volume specialist build process that is Murray's iStream could make or break their chances.

It'll be fascinating to see if they can relaunch TVR successfully. Expect further announcements on the project later in 2015.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-ne...ackpool-rocks-volume-2-tvr-to-return-in-2017/

 

[Colin62]

That's pretty.

 

[FiestaST]

Lovely stuff man; love TVR...who can forget that insane Tuscan Speed Six in Swordfish

 

[FiestaST]

TVR TO REVEAL NEW 322 KM/H SPORTSCAR AT GOODWOOD

After an almost decade-long wait, TVR will be making its official comeback at the 2017 Goodwood Revival in September. The reveal of this sportscar, which is rumoured to be called the Griffith, will fittingly take place during the boutique British manufacturer’s 70th anniversary.

Designed in conjunction with Gordon Murray, TVR says its new vehicle will feature a 294 kW 5,0-litre Cosworth-developed V8 fitted in a 1 200 kg body. The claimed 0-100 km/h time will be less than 4,0 seconds, while top speed will come in at 322 km/h.

The company says each of the 500 launch editions will be offered with a price-tag of less than £90 000 (about R1,5-million).

TVR says the unveiling will be the first global launch of a vehicle at the Goodwood Revival, adding that the new model will be on display in the Earls Court building alongside some of the manufacturer’s most iconic cars.

This will be the first production car to emerge from TVR Automotive Ltd, which took ownership of the brand from Nikolay Smolensky back in June 2013. Since then, the firm has been providing genuine parts to current TVR owners across the globe.

http://www.carmag.co.za/news_post/new-tvr-to-be-revealed-at-goodwood-revival/

 

[FiestaST]

200mph TVR super coupe to make world debut at Goodwood Revival

TVR’s new super coupé will make its public debut at the Goodwood Revival this September, the reborn British brand has confirmed.

The public showing will follow a series of private reveals for customers who have already placed deposits on the 200mph, front-engined V8 two-seater. For its Goodwood launch, the car will be located in the Earls Court building alongside several classic TVR models, to celebrate the marque's 70th anniversary.

Although still under wraps, we know the new car will be built very much in character with the traditional Blackpool TVRs but entirely new from the ground up. Designer Gordon Murray hosted customers who viewed the car at his HQ near Guildford, Surrey.

A new preview picture shows one of the car's tail-pipes, which are located behind the front wheels (as shown in the Autocar rendering above). The car that's shown in September won't be in production specification, but will feature parts that will end up on the final car.

The display will remain static, because Goodwood Revival rules dictate that only cars made before 1966 can run or do demonstrations on circuit.

TVR chairman Les Edgar said: “It’s the first time a global launch of a new car has occurred at this event, and it seems an entirely appropriate place for us to do it, with the marque’s motorsport heritage and an enthusiastic audience of dedicated car fans – and in our 70th anniversary year.

"After a series of secret private viewings organised for the benefit of existing customers for the new car, we know that we have a surefire hit on our hands, and very much look forward to seeing the public reaction in September."

A spokesman said that orders for the first 500 Launch Edition cars have almost sold out, meaning order books for this first run could close at Goodwood.

TVR sports car to use Gordon Murray iStream Carbon process

TVR has sworn customers who have already seen the car to secrecy — to the extent of asking them to sign confidentiality agreements.

The model will use a Cosworth-developed V8 that easily exceeds 400bhp. The car's kerbweight will be around 1200kg and cost less than £90,000 for the full-house TVR Launch Edition. Headline figures include a 200mph top speed and a sub-4.0sec 0-60mph time.

Edgar added that the brand was also keen "to stress [the car's] sophisticated underpinnings, which incorporate the very latest technology". He said: "this project has required our engineers and designers to start from scratch — you can’t meet the latest legislation any other way — and we’re proud of what they’ve achieved."

The need for an entirely new design — and a desire among TVR’s backing consortium to refine the car’s all-important details — is the main reason for slippage in the original delivery schedule. “We’re determined to give this car the perfect chassis, and to make sure that the looks match the engineering,” Edgar explained. “That has meant working through a number of styling iterations, which isn’t a quick process.

TVR's new factory, which is due to be located beside the Circut of Wales in Blaenau Gwent, is on course to be fully functioning by mid-2018. Production of the new model will start shortly after, with first deliveries made by the end of 2018.

Autocar first broke the news of TVR's new car early last year, and shortly afterwards almost 400 deposits were taken. A full-size clay model of the car was taken to the London motor show (shown in gallery), but it remained under cover.

The new TVR uses Gordon Murray’s patented “iStream Carbon” production process, which uses a tubular structure to define the hardpoints of the car, with bonded-in carbonfibre panels greatly enhancing its strength. The rigidity, lightness and crashworthiness of iStream have already been proven in a number of applications, including Murray’s own micro-cars, two Japanese sports car projects and a flat-pack truck design for developing world applications, called the Ox.

At the Guildford meetings, customers have also seen a 3D portrayal of the TVR’s completed interior — in two different colour/trim combinations — plus a model of TVR’s in-house seat design. Proceedings concluded with a discussion of finance options, then a Q&A session. The whole thing occupied a little less than two hours.

Over the past year, TVR has been conducting extensive performance and durability tests of its Cosworth-developed, Ford Mustang-derived 5.0-litre V8 petrol engine, most of them in a previous-generation TVR Cerbera lightened to simulate the weight of the new car. Performance has been described as 'electrifying'.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/tvr-super-coupe

 

[Datura]

Oh this is fantastic news. My dad still has a TVR Chamaera 4.5. Absolute beaut of a machine.

 

[oldhat]

Finally - I can start dreaming again!

 

[FiestaST]

New TVR super coupe will have best power-to-weight ratio in segment

The claimed power-to-weight ratio of 400bhp per tonne beats rivals including the Porsche 911 Turbo S and Jaguar F-Type SVR

TVR’s new sports car, to be revealed at this year’s Goodwood Revival, will boast the highest power-to-weight ratio of any vehicle in its class, according to the company.

Weighing 1200kg and equipped with a 5.0-litre Cosworth-enhanced V8, the model will have a power-to-weight ratio of 400bhp per tonne. That figure beats rivals including the Porsche 911 Turbo S and the limited production Aston Martin Vantage GT8 which offer 364 and 293 bhp per tonne respectively. The Jaguar F-Type SVR Coupe and Maserati Granturismo MC Stradale provide 339 and 257 bhp per tonne.

Headline figures for the model, which will cost less than £90,000 for the full-house TVR Launch Edition, include a 200mph top speed and a sub-4.0sec 0-60mph time.

TVR claims the car will also be the most compact in its class measuring 4300mm long (199mm less than a Porsche 911) and 1271mm tall (43mm less than a Jaguar F-Type). Despite these dimensions, the interior “offers levels of comfort and practicality that clearly reflect the manufacturer’s intention that this will be a suitable car for everyday use,” the firm said.

“We have been ambitious and rigorous in establishing performance benchmarks for our new car”, commented John Chasey at TVR Manufacturing. “Our intentions for power-to-weight, size, practicality and quality standards were set high from the very start. We know that the new TVR must be able to compete at the very highest levels, and I’m delighted to say that the car has met or exceeded all of our own, very exacting requirements, hands down.”

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/tvr-super-coupe

 

[Neoprod]

In one of the Top Gears (the one about British cars maybe - not very specific, I know), they went around to various old assembly plants and at the TVR one, there were just chassis's lying in the yard. Was kinda sad to see that.

 

[FiestaST]

New TVR V8 sports car to use a manual gearbox

The claimed power-to-weight ratio of 400bhp per tonne beats rivals including the Porsche 911 Turbo S and Jaguar F-Type SVR

TVR's new sports car, to be revealed at this year’s Goodwood Revival, will mate its Cosworth-fettled 5.0-litre V8 engine to a manual gearbox - as shown by a new picture of its lever (below).

Weighing in at 1200kg, the model will have a power-to-weight ratio of 400bhp per tonne - the highest of any vehicle in its class, according to the company.

That figure beats rivals including the Porsche 911 Turbo S and the limited-production Aston Martin Vantage GT8, which offer 364bhp and 293bhp per tonne respectively. The Jaguar F-Type SVR coupé and Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale provide 339bhp and 257bhp per tonne.

Headline figures for the model, which will cost less than £90,000 for the full-house TVR Launch Edition, include a 200mph top speed and a sub-4.0sec 0-60mph time.

TVR claims the car will also be the most compact in its class, measuring 4300mm long (199mm less than a Porsche 911) and 1271mm tall (43mm less than a Jaguar F-Type). Despite these dimensions, the interior “offers levels of comfort and practicality that clearly reflect the manufacturer’s intention that this will be a suitable car for everyday use”, the firm said.

“We have been ambitious and rigorous in establishing performance benchmarks for our new car,” commented John Chasey at TVR Manufacturing. “Our intentions for power-to-weight, size, practicality and quality standards were set high from the very start. We know that the new TVR must be able to compete at the very highest levels, and I’m delighted to say that the car has met or exceeded all of our own, very exacting requirements, hands down.”

Last month, the brand's chairman, Les Edgar, confirmed to Autocar that development of the super coupé is on course despite issues surrounding the location of its new factory at the Circuit of Wales.

Following the Welsh government's decision to not guarantee funding for the circuit project, Edgar told Autocar that his company's plans to open a factory near the site at the start of 2018 were unaffected. This will lead to the build of the first pilot car for the new model six months later, with production of the first customer cars starting after that.

The forthcoming public showing at Goodwood Revival follows a series of private reveals for customers who have already placed deposits on the 200mph, front-engined V8 two-seater. For its Goodwood launch, the car will be located in the Earls Court building alongside several classic TVR models, to celebrate the marque's 70th anniversary.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/tvr-super-coupe

 

[FiestaST]

TVR shows first image of 480bhp, £90k comeback coupé

Debut of a two-seat GT with a Cosworth-tuned V8 will kick-start TVR’s new era

TVR has finally revealed its new-generation car in the shape of a fully finished 480bhp two-seat GT coupé prototype. It is being revealed to the world in the Goodwood Revival’s Earl’s Court Motor Show pavilion surrounded by a supporting squadron of TVR classics.

It’s a day that diehard enthusiasts feared would never dawn: the big-hearted, big-performance sports car marque born in Blackpool 70 years ago ceased production in 2006 under the ownership of Russian ‘mini oligarch’ Nikolai Smolenski and resisted all attempts at revival until TVR’s current owners began a lengthy restoration process in 2013.

The all-new TVR prototype will be a full-house version of the car that’s due to hit the market in 18 months’ time.
 It is powered by a specially developed Cosworth
 edition of Ford’s 5.0-litre quad-cam Mustang V8 and has a Tremec Magnum XL six-speed stick-shift gearbox, a carbon fibre body fitted
 with a special ground-effects aerodynamic package, a high-quality but no-frills interior, adjustable suspension and a set of unique-design TVR alloy wheels (19in at the front and 20in at the rear). However, it won’t use TVR’s special launch edition colour, which is still secret as it continues in final development.

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/tvr-shows-first-image-480bhp-£90k-comeback-coupé

 

[Binary_Bark]

Good news that

 

[SauRoNZA]

Did not expect that at all.

Here's hoping it works out this time.

 

[unobeat]

Spotted one on the N3 the other day and it looked too nice.
It was Yellow in colour.