New TVR still under wraps!
Discussion
Snakes said:
I just received another update email from TVR and included was an image I've not seen before but may have just missed.
It does add:- "above image represents iStream packaging and is not directly representative of the LE model styling"
Detail styling, no, but silhouette, definitely.It does add:- "above image represents iStream packaging and is not directly representative of the LE model styling"
I think it's safe to assume that the frame layout as shown is a stylized version of the real thing so is likely 90% accurate in what is actually shown.
dvs_dave said:
Here's the other silhouette image that they included and was shown at the motor show.
And with the brightness and contrast turned up to reveal a bit more of it.
Nice, looks a bit flat from that angle, but then again so does a Sag. Love to see a front 3/4 view to judge it better.And with the brightness and contrast turned up to reveal a bit more of it.
Edited by dvs_dave on Wednesday 18th May 19:19
I honestly believe if they go for the F type profile they are screwed. It may end up with a bit more power but won't have as sophisticated drive line so won't perform as well.
They really need to come up with a shape that looks a million dollars aswell as performs like a million dollars. The cerbera, Tuscan and the sagaris did it.. But towards the last end the hum drum mass produced world was catching up and the r8 and the gtr were about crushing reliability and equally as cool styling. Those problems haven't gone away.
Anything that looks even half like an F type will induce a torrid time.
They really need to come up with a shape that looks a million dollars aswell as performs like a million dollars. The cerbera, Tuscan and the sagaris did it.. But towards the last end the hum drum mass produced world was catching up and the r8 and the gtr were about crushing reliability and equally as cool styling. Those problems haven't gone away.
Anything that looks even half like an F type will induce a torrid time.
I would agree but ultimately I guess you also have to study who the potential buyers will be. At £80k+ are they going to be retired blokes with good pensions or the under 35s willing to load up with debt. With those being the almost the two key buyers in the UK you can see that the biggest group is probably more inclined towards something like an F Type and the latter towards things with spoilers/body kits etc. I guess that as the panels just drop on top of the frame then they could do both quite easily? A bit like a T350 and a Sagaris?
While the Sagaris was probably the ultimate poster boy of the later era most of the more sensible models outsold it quite heavily so it's probably fair to think that a lairy Le Mans style model would be good for all the promo work and grabbing headlines etc while something slightly more subtle will probably be the main seller.
While the Sagaris was probably the ultimate poster boy of the later era most of the more sensible models outsold it quite heavily so it's probably fair to think that a lairy Le Mans style model would be good for all the promo work and grabbing headlines etc while something slightly more subtle will probably be the main seller.
V8 Fettler said:
A TVR should sell on perceived performance, foibles can be forgiven if someone else in a slightly different TVR has set a monumental time at the Nurburgring or achieved a sensational 1/4 mile time.
If buyers in this market simply want perceived performance or a monumental Nordschliefe time then theyll go buy a Nissan GTR which runs a very low 7 minute time... TVR won't compete with those type of cars which have huge investment. The late 90's and early 2000's have been and gone. Light weight and high power are no longer guarantees of top of the tree performance.
Agreed the 90's are sadly past
but a saving grace is what our perception of 'lightweight' now is
1200kg is now considered a fiesta style bantam weight and the majority of 'sports' cars are 1600kg + so that extra 400kg is a very useful amount especially if TVR can stick to the intent of 1150kg
but a saving grace is what our perception of 'lightweight' now is
1200kg is now considered a fiesta style bantam weight and the majority of 'sports' cars are 1600kg + so that extra 400kg is a very useful amount especially if TVR can stick to the intent of 1150kg
m4tti said:
If buyers in this market simply want perceived performance or a monumental Nordschliefe time then theyll go buy a Nissan GTR which runs a very low 7 minute time... TVR won't compete with those type of cars which have huge investment.
The late 90's and early 2000's have been and gone. Light weight and high power are no longer guarantees of top of the tree performance.
Has British ambition faded over the years? The Corvette is the marker for the new TVR, and - in the spirit of Wheeler (and Chapman) - the 'ring TVR might just be a bit lighter and a bit more powerful than the "standard" TVR. It might even have a few other features that don't feature on the "standard" TVR. Although of course it would be a "standard" TVR.The late 90's and early 2000's have been and gone. Light weight and high power are no longer guarantees of top of the tree performance.
The advertising copy would be priceless.
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