"New" TVR in USA
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I wonder if Les Edgar has any plans to bring his new range of TVRs over to the US?
Whatever engine will be used, there's most likely going to be a US crate V8 option meaning immediate EPA compliance which was the hard part previously.
If they can find a partner to "build" cars in the US (ie ship over rolling chassis and drop in a US sourced crate engine), ala Ariel and Noble/Rossion, then we've got a goer with minimal outlay, and TVR's back in the US.
I would love to be part of such a venture! Any takers?
Whatever engine will be used, there's most likely going to be a US crate V8 option meaning immediate EPA compliance which was the hard part previously.
If they can find a partner to "build" cars in the US (ie ship over rolling chassis and drop in a US sourced crate engine), ala Ariel and Noble/Rossion, then we've got a goer with minimal outlay, and TVR's back in the US.
I would love to be part of such a venture! Any takers?
Support infrastructure is of course a consideration, but a simple car with a locally familiar drivetrain would not present the issues it otherwise would. A US venture/partnership would only be viable around the large metro centers across the US, much like the Tesla focus. There is very little to zero market for a car like a TVR outside of these areas anyway. It's not like we're talking about trying to sell F-150's with zero down and $150 a month to Fred & Martha in BooFoo IA is it?
There is always the Corvette, but the reality is that no one in the US looking at a Corvette would even consider a TVR. Far too off the wall. TVR in the US could only ever start off with a very limited and niche market, but there is certainly enough of a one to make it viable in small numbers.
Go to the local equivalents of Sunday Services etc. and you'll see a huge petrol head contingent crying out for something new, edgy, bespoke, and interesting beyond the mainstream, but crucially with some European pedigree that doesn't cost $150k+
There is always the Corvette, but the reality is that no one in the US looking at a Corvette would even consider a TVR. Far too off the wall. TVR in the US could only ever start off with a very limited and niche market, but there is certainly enough of a one to make it viable in small numbers.
Go to the local equivalents of Sunday Services etc. and you'll see a huge petrol head contingent crying out for something new, edgy, bespoke, and interesting beyond the mainstream, but crucially with some European pedigree that doesn't cost $150k+
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