Monday 20th May 2002

The Finished Article

Tuscan R snapped at 'Back Home'

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[Alex]

After the dog's dinner that is the Tamora, here is a new TVR that looks the dog's bollocks! The only dodgy area of styling, the rear window, has been fixed. Excellent!

[tivhead]

The front end is awesome. But as for the side and rear aspects..... Hmmm, this will have to grow on me I think. But, that little honey the Tamora did so I guess this will too.

Tiv

[Twin Turbo]

Pity the original rear lights have changed (I think I preferred the horizontal layout).

Good to see it at last, but are they really going to charge £70K for it?

[dan]

I think it looks great!! I prefer it to the original.

I can't wait to see pic's of Christof's (he's bound to buy one) as I think this will have a HUGE presence in black.

Dan

[davidd]

And look at the size of those guns at the back :-)

[ptc]

Back window extends to far IMO and stops to abruptly at the boot lid. From what I can remember the concept had less of a raked rear?

Other than that looks better conceived at the rear than recent efforts.

Look forward to hearing how it drives.

PC

[eldonj]

Where do I sign?

[bcms]

Are you all mad - what a rough old dog! All the simplicity and elegance of past TVR's is gone to replaced with nasty angles and a horrible rear spoiler - yeuch.

[fatbutt]

Absolutely - it looks bloody ugly. Too fat, too short, too little glass area, badly proportioned, too compromised.

In short, god awful.

It may go like hot snot but if it doesn't look good, it won't sell (see Maserati (1980's - 1990's), Lister, etc.)

[markez79]

maybe a stupid question, but wheres the boot?!

[Nacnud]

quote:
maybe a stupid question, but wheres the boot?!

It's not a silly question as it hasn't got one. Apparently TVR may add a boot to future Tuscan Rs....

Also - Rear seats were unpadded, sharp edged, carbon fibre hollows. 2+2 NOT !

[gazzab]

The dogs! I want one.
Wife, house, children, cerbera, pension, shares, dog etc all for sale.

[bellerophon]

from the windsreen back reminds me a bit of a renault GTA.....from certain angles....in low light....etc thought they were ugly too...

[zertec]

[ATG]

bjeeesus. that would look quite intimidating on the move ... notwithstanding the fact that you might expect it to pull over and let the Pink Panther out the back. This spaceship makes most concept cars' styling look timid, let alone the garbage that eventually hits the streets. I assume that these will sell in small numbers and the factory will personalise them to a large extent, so if someone asks for some foam rubber under their bums in the rear seats, they'll get it.

[nubbin]

Hmmm, it does look a bit dumpy. I thought the pictures had foreshortened it, but I don't think so. I'm not sure how Alex manages to differentiate the styling cues from the Tamora. It just is a more extreme Tamora arse. I agree that the lights are a mistake, and overall a mish-mash of styling, but hey, I hope it sells well, and maybe once again, familiarity will improve it's looks. If I could afford one, I would think about one just for the performance!!

[Lee77]

So the Porsche 924 and the Capri also have a chance of a come back ??

[faisalkhan]

I don't like its looks at all. Horrible lines all around.

TVR's cars are all about awesome performance, stunning looks, and cheap price. They have taken away everything but the performance (and that remains to be proven).

[KitR]

The DOGS BOLLOCKS INDEED! Now, when are we poor deprived Revolting Colonists going to be able to buy one in the good 'ol....

[Graham B]

Mmmmmm, the front is awesome but the roofline/backend doesn't seem to gel.

What about the interior, any pictures? From what I can see it looks like it's nolonger a Tuscan copy...

Graham