Would you buy a hybrid TVR?
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A900ss said:
Absolutely.
Provided it was a hybrid for incremental performance rather than eco credentials.
I agree with this. ^^^Provided it was a hybrid for incremental performance rather than eco credentials.
If TVR still want to be regarded as being 'a little bit mad' in 10 years time - then it'll need to embrace this technology (before all the hot-hatches do).
I would...I think...
As stated if its for increasing performance...why not? La Ferrari...?
My daily is BMW Active Hybrid 3...company car...low emissions (139 I think?) so BIK is low meaning I paid the same co car tax for this as I did for my previous Merc diesel.
Car has a petrol 3 litre straight six (good TVR links so far) and is turbocharged...over 300Bhp. There are batteries in the boot and an electric motor bolted on the end of the engine. I cant remember the exact figures but I'm sure the electric motor is rated at approx 50Bhp (or the equivalent). In sport mode they work together - 0-60mph is 5.1 Sec's and top speed limited to 155mph...in a relatively heavy 3 series.
Only problem is its Auto only - not a problem in a daily (its the ZF 8 speed unit) but maybe not so good in a sports car?...flappy paddles maybe?
I've often wondered what this power plant would be like in a lighter TVR and with a fruitier exhaust note?
As stated if its for increasing performance...why not? La Ferrari...?
My daily is BMW Active Hybrid 3...company car...low emissions (139 I think?) so BIK is low meaning I paid the same co car tax for this as I did for my previous Merc diesel.
Car has a petrol 3 litre straight six (good TVR links so far) and is turbocharged...over 300Bhp. There are batteries in the boot and an electric motor bolted on the end of the engine. I cant remember the exact figures but I'm sure the electric motor is rated at approx 50Bhp (or the equivalent). In sport mode they work together - 0-60mph is 5.1 Sec's and top speed limited to 155mph...in a relatively heavy 3 series.
Only problem is its Auto only - not a problem in a daily (its the ZF 8 speed unit) but maybe not so good in a sports car?...flappy paddles maybe?
I've often wondered what this power plant would be like in a lighter TVR and with a fruitier exhaust note?
Most major car manufacturers (i.e. Ford, Volvo, VW) are looking at the change of our mobility, that is, there will be a 'need' (to get you somewhere) and a 'want' (go for a drive....) The latter is where the sportscar comes in, obviously.
What the form of this will be, what engine, hybrid, other mixes, I do not know (they probably do and how to make a profit out of it)
Little side-note; after having 'electrified' a Lotus and a Jaguar of sorts, Tesla are now looking for a continuation of their line............so is TVR........
taking shelter now !
What the form of this will be, what engine, hybrid, other mixes, I do not know (they probably do and how to make a profit out of it)
Little side-note; after having 'electrified' a Lotus and a Jaguar of sorts, Tesla are now looking for a continuation of their line............so is TVR........
taking shelter now !
Probably not.
That Konnigshoweveryouspellit and pretty much all the other current supercars don't interest me at all. They're far too fast. It's frustrating having circa 400bhp in a TVR given how rarely you can put your foot down without rocketting into prison sentence speeds in mid-high gears or just spinning into the scenery in low gears. That's the good part.
The bad part is when the car has lots of power and doesn't demand a high level of skill. They just accelerate like an aircraft carrier steam catapult launch which is fun for about 3 goes and then the car is criminally boring to drive unless you want to drive down British dual carriageways at over 180mph - for which I'd have you shot in the head at the side of the road in Jamie's Britain - which would be non-fatal because nobody with 2 brain cells to keep one another company would actually do on a public road with other people who haven't signed up to your fun and games.
These sorts of cars sound great until you actually try one. Drive a modern Ferrari even within speeds which "only" attract an SP30 conviction and I challenge you to find anything remotely engaging about the experience other than admiring your reflection in high street shop windows.
That Konnigshoweveryouspellit and pretty much all the other current supercars don't interest me at all. They're far too fast. It's frustrating having circa 400bhp in a TVR given how rarely you can put your foot down without rocketting into prison sentence speeds in mid-high gears or just spinning into the scenery in low gears. That's the good part.
The bad part is when the car has lots of power and doesn't demand a high level of skill. They just accelerate like an aircraft carrier steam catapult launch which is fun for about 3 goes and then the car is criminally boring to drive unless you want to drive down British dual carriageways at over 180mph - for which I'd have you shot in the head at the side of the road in Jamie's Britain - which would be non-fatal because nobody with 2 brain cells to keep one another company would actually do on a public road with other people who haven't signed up to your fun and games.
These sorts of cars sound great until you actually try one. Drive a modern Ferrari even within speeds which "only" attract an SP30 conviction and I challenge you to find anything remotely engaging about the experience other than admiring your reflection in high street shop windows.
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