Any questions for Les Edgar?

[gary58]

Apart from the die hard TVR lovers - how are you going to convince the public to part with £xx,xxx on your car when the V8 sportscar space is attracting a lot of attention.

I must be one of the lucky ones

[jayemm89]

When is Magic Carpet 3 out?

[swisstoni]

Sebring440 said:

swisstoni said:

TVR were selling 4000 cars a year at one stage. I doubt Ginetta have made that many ever.

What year was that? (Serious question.)

Hmm. It's a number I had in my head and I've not been able to find any evidence for it while checking just now.
I think the figure should have been closer to 1000 per year.
I was way off, but still, 1000 cars a year was a significant number of cars for a tiny manufacturer.
They were selling most in the late 90's when Griffith, Chimaera and Cerbera were doing well.

[PhillipM]

Are you going to stop making chassis out of cheese and having them painted by Dave in a shed by the sea?

[Steve_W]

Ask him why he's even bothering? Flogging a dead horse is so unkind

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

Has he read this book?

[dvs_dave]

1. What with the powertrain being US sourced, is the rest of car being designed from the outset with US type approval in mind?

2. What is the planned lifecycle of the chassis/platform? Is it being designed with a view to underpinning TVR's for the next decade plus, ala Aston's VH and Lotus's Small Car platforms?

3. When will we see some "leaked" pics/vids of the mule? Is it going to undergo proper controlled durability testing? Extreme hot/cold/wet/humid environments, sustained Nurburgring laps etc? Something sorely lacking with previous TVR's.

4. Will the car be comfortable for drivers over 6'5" tall as all the Wheeler cars were designed?

[so called]

Are you on schedule?

Contrary to popular opinion, a sorted Speedsix engine is a fantastic thing. Are you definitely never going to use it?

[Wacky Racer]

swerni said:

How much will it weigh?

Will it be like the cars of old or will it have driver aids? ( as oppppsed to drivers with aids)

Or with dyslexia.

[GAjon]

How difficult is it to become a member of the magic circle nowadays?

[V8Bart]

Considering the EU nanny state, Have you managed to build a car that looks like a TVR? with a proper low sleek nose rather than a gaping mouth?
You only have to look at what happened to Pagini going forward from Zonda to Huayra.

In that same vein of feeling like a TVR have you managed to keep common sense at bay to an extent? Door release in daft places, etc. e.g doing it because it looks cool, not necessarily functional?

[450Nick]

Will there be an option to remove any electronic aids at point of sale to make a "real" TVR (delete ABS, TC etc)? In my mind a TVR should be as pure a driving experience as possible so if I were to buy one, I would want it to be pretty much a cool looking convertible tub with wheels, and engine, rear drive manual transmission and a wacky interior - nothing else!

[mr2j]

How far do you have to go in the business world before having a beard doesn't adversely affect your chances of success?

[Fetchez la vache]

450Nick said:

Will there be an option to remove any electronic aids at point of sale to make a "real" TVR (delete ABS, TC etc)?

Unless they make less than 500 cars I don't believe selling without ABS is a legal option, since 2004.
I imagine their plans hope for > 500 a year...

[450Nick]

Fetchez la vache said:

Unless they make less than 500 cars I don't believe selling without ABS is a legal option, since 2004.
I imagine their plans hope for > 500 a year...

Ok, well can they make it easy to disconnect and remove? Maybe offer a simple replacement "straight through" brake pipe..

[405dogvan]

gary58 said:

Reading most of the views the new Tvr should be called the PHOENIX it seems to fit as it's waiting to to be seen with anticipation .

and will catch fire early in it's life?

[Ozzie Osmond]

Will the new TVR be,

A. The sort of car PH driving gods say they are looking for?

or

B. A real car which might actually find some customers?

[99Chimaera]

Will the new TVR have a ladder frame chassis and a fibreglass body as the Chimaera and Griffith etc?
How many models are you planning for production in longer term?
Will they still have a raw driving experience with lots of lovely noise?

[HarryW]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Will the new TVR be,

A. The sort of car PH driving gods say they are looking for?

or

B. A real car which might actually find some customers?

I'm hoping its both.

[Equus]

99Chimaera said:

Will the new TVR have a ladder frame chassis and a fibreglass body as the Chimaera and Griffith etc?

The Grimaera didn't have a ladder frame, it had a backbone chassis. They are quite different things.

I think it's a fair bet that the new car will use Murray's iStream concept, which is essentially a simple, untriangulated spaceframe using stressed composite sandwich panels to replace the triangulation.