So is there any news????

[900T-R]

threespins said:

Unrepentant is right the new jags are stunning and exceptional value for money. I can't see a new TVR coming anywhere near.

They're also EIGHTEEN-fking-HUNDRED kilograms (V8S). I can't see a new TVR anywhere near indeed.

[Lost soul]

900T-R said:

threespins said:

Unrepentant is right the new jags are stunning and exceptional value for money. I can't see a new TVR coming anywhere near.

They're also EIGHTEEN-fking-HUNDRED kilograms (V8S). I can't see a new TVR anywhere near indeed.

I just can not see a new TVR

[WolfyJones]

V8 Fettler said:

For the UK and Europe:

Great for a US road trip, but you don't half look a cock driving one in the UK.

[WolfyJones]

chris watton said:

The only car I lusted after and aspired to own was a Tamora, ever since I first saw it. (I know - weird...)

The F-Type is the first since then that I feel exactly the same about - and I do aspire to own one, one day. I would take just as much pleasure in looking at it than driving it.

And the way Jags depreciate it won't be long before you can pick one up for a fiver

[Zippee]

WolfyJones said:

chris watton said:

The only car I lusted after and aspired to own was a Tamora, ever since I first saw it. (I know - weird...)

The F-Type is the first since then that I feel exactly the same about - and I do aspire to own one, one day. I would take just as much pleasure in looking at it than driving it.

And the way Jags depreciate it won't be long before you can pick one up for a fiver

I hope so - Really like the F type coupe!

[V8 Fettler]

900T-R said:

Yawn. Not that again.

It will certainly upset the traditionalists. Tough.

[chris watton]

V8 Fettler said:

For the UK and Europe:

But, like that stunning looking Alfa 4C, it is way too wide for a lot of the UK's B-Roads...

[V8 Fettler]

WolfyJones said:

V8 Fettler said:

For the UK and Europe:

Great for a US road trip, but you don't half look a cock driving one in the UK.

Since when has "what do I look like when I'm driving a particular car?" been important? Perhaps only for people who spend time looking at their reflection in the high street shop window?

[V8 Fettler]

chris watton said:

V8 Fettler said:

For the UK and Europe:

But, like that stunning looking Alfa 4C, it is way too wide for a lot of the UK's B-Roads...

I would guess that it's about the same width as a Cerb. Any figures anywhere?

[chris watton]

V8 Fettler said:

I would guess that it's about the same width as a Cerb. Any figures anywhere?

I have seen a few of these in the flesh, I would say they are much wider than a Cerb. Viper's the same, too wide.

[WolfyJones]

V8 Fettler said:

I would guess that it's about the same width as a Cerb. Any figures anywhere?

It needs to be wide so owners can wear them cowboy hats

[unrepentant]

900T-R said:

threespins said:

Unrepentant is right the new jags are stunning and exceptional value for money. I can't see a new TVR coming anywhere near.

They're also EIGHTEEN-fking-HUNDRED kilograms (V8S). I can't see a new TVR anywhere near indeed.

The car doesn't "feel" heavy to drive. It's also very fast and handles fantastically on a race track. It feels as fast and as agile as any TVR I ever owned. The noise is fantastic without the need to change the pipes and the car has astonishing (380/376mm) brakes. It's also very comfortable and luxurious and feels like a hard top convertible with the roof up. Roof goes up and down in 12 secs at up to 30MPH. It has adaptive dynamics and an active diff and of course things that are a given now that no TVR ever had like TRACS, ABS, Side Impact protection, Blind Spot Monitors and Airbags... Now you may say the hairy arsed TVR driver doesn't need all that protection. I'd say that the guys buying the cars new for 80k almost all will, as well as powered heated seats, great climate control, a proper warranty etc....

Or "new" TVR could just make cars that are magically 10 years old with none of those things and a 20k price tag for "enthusiasts".

[V8 Fettler]

chris watton said:

V8 Fettler said:

I would guess that it's about the same width as a Cerb. Any figures anywhere?

I have seen a few of these in the flesh, I would say they are much wider than a Cerb. Viper's the same, too wide.

Must be some data somewhere, no TVR (Wedge onwards) is narrow bodied

[chris watton]

V8 Fettler said:

chris watton said:

V8 Fettler said:

I would guess that it's about the same width as a Cerb. Any figures anywhere?

I have seen a few of these in the flesh, I would say they are much wider than a Cerb. Viper's the same, too wide.

Must be some data somewhere, no TVR Wedge onwards is narrow bodied

I have my wife's MGF Trophy 160 parked alongside my Tamora in the garage. they are both exactly the same length, but the Tamora is wider, but not by a massive amount - both are relatively tiny cars - I have never had an issue using the TVR on our narrow roads. When I see the US cars, they are very noticeably wider - they don't look it when you see pictures of them, but up close, it is quite surprising.

[900T-R]

V8 Fettler said:

I would guess that it's about the same width as a Cerb. Any figures anywhere?

Chims and Cerbs are absolutely tiny next to this or the F-Type (that would be a good comparison for the 'Classic dwarfed by moderns' thread BTW). People get confused because a) on their own, they look bigger than they are and b) TVR used to quote the width of their cars including mirrors (which is actually quite useful if you want to know whether it will fit into your garage, much less so when comparing to other cars...

A clue is that the l o o o o n g looking Cerbera is actually 428 cm nose to tail, which is shorter than most hatchbacks today.

No matter how you look at it, a big, heavy car will never in a week of Sundays give the same level of directness and intimacy to its driver - which is being confirmed by any and all of the serious driving reviews of both Vette and convertible F-Type. Comparing to a 991, the difference may not be so marked but if you'd put a 964/993, a 1990s/2000s TVR or any true sports car from that era alongside it, that would put into sharp perspective just what we've been losing in our never ending hunt for outright 'capability'- which we are increasingly unlikely to use.

A new TVR doesn't need and by rights shouldn't want to play that game - it should simply be the same against a new Morgan Plus 8 that the Chim and Griff represented compared to the old one - more useable, less drafty and a modern interpretation of classic, curvaceous sports racer looks rather than a 1930s throwback...

[BarnFind]

Door length surely is the real issue !

[unrepentant]

V8 Fettler said:

chris watton said:

V8 Fettler said:

I would guess that it's about the same width as a Cerb. Any figures anywhere?

I have seen a few of these in the flesh, I would say they are much wider than a Cerb. Viper's the same, too wide.

Must be some data somewhere, no TVR (Wedge onwards) is narrow bodied

Cerbie is 73.4in wide, F-Type is 75.7in, so 2in wider. The car does not feel wide on the road.

[V8 Fettler]

unrepentant said:

V8 Fettler said:

chris watton said:

V8 Fettler said:

I would guess that it's about the same width as a Cerb. Any figures anywhere?

I have seen a few of these in the flesh, I would say they are much wider than a Cerb. Viper's the same, too wide.

Must be some data somewhere, no TVR (Wedge onwards) is narrow bodied

Cerbie is 73.4in wide, F-Type is 75.7in, so 2in wider. The car does not feel wide on the road.

This will probably turn into some sort of top trumps.

Corvette C6 overall width 72.6 inches (excluding mirrors), it says here http://www.c6registry.com/january04/convertible/sp...

[WolfyJones]

V8 Fettler said:

This will probably turn into some sort of top trumps.

Corvette C6 overall width 72.6 inches (excluding mirrors), it says here http://www.c6registry.com/january04/convertible/sp...

A good friend of mine has no taste and owns a Z06, it's around 83 inches wide with mirrors extended

[V8 Fettler]

WolfyJones said:

V8 Fettler said:

This will probably turn into some sort of top trumps.

Corvette C6 overall width 72.6 inches (excluding mirrors), it says here http://www.c6registry.com/january04/convertible/sp...

A good friend of mine has no taste and owns a Z06, it's around 83 inches wide with mirrors extended

A Corvette:

V8
Plastic
V8
Moderately tacky interior
V8
Historically "challenging" handling, but has improved
V8

A TVR:

V8
Plastic
V8
Moderately tacky interior
V8
Historically "challenging" handling, but has improved
V8

Taste? It's all a matter of taste.