Autocar - New Typhon Details?
Discussion
According to this week's Autocar (15/11/06) TVR are planning a 120K Typhon to be launched at Geneva in March, 2007. It will have 'a big-power slant-six (possibly turbocharged), new carbon chassis and fresh styling.' Only sixty are to be made in celebration of TVR's 60th anniversary.
As this will be the first TVR styled under Smolenski it will be interesting if it actually materialises.
Ricardo
As this will be the first TVR styled under Smolenski it will be interesting if it actually materialises.
Ricardo
Alex said:
Autocar speculates at a price of £120k.
Absolutely bonkers. No-one will buy it.
What TVR needs is a new sub £40k Boxster-beater. It must be simple, cheap to maintain, sound great, and look sensational.
Absolutely bonkers. No-one will buy it.
What TVR needs is a new sub £40k Boxster-beater. It must be simple, cheap to maintain, sound great, and look sensational.
Start production of the Tamora again because the Tamora is a sub £40k boxter - beater, in fact the only porsche that will knock it is a 911 Turbo.
they will sell! if they make a car worth £120k surely it will be better/faster/more appealing (the same way a £40k tvr is more appealing to me than a £40k porsche) than cars of similar money.
people looking at £120k worht of aston/fez/lambo or whatever will look at it as an alternative, or simply minted people who want a brute anniversary car from one of the last british car makers.
people looking at £120k worht of aston/fez/lambo or whatever will look at it as an alternative, or simply minted people who want a brute anniversary car from one of the last british car makers.
TonyHetherington said:
Alex said:
Absolutely bonkers. No-one will buy it.
They plan to produce 60 - they will be sold out within months I'm sure of it!
Really? Apart from the advance orders from the Wheeler era, I'm not sure they've managed to sell that many Tuscan Convertibles at half the price.
If i had £120k to spend on a car, it wouldn't be a TVR no matter how fast/pretty/loud it was. And i don't believe there can be many people that would.
At that money you would also be looking at Ferrari 430, Lambo Gallardo and Aston V8/DB9. The craftmanship, pedigree and technology that goes into those cars (especially the Ferrari) is far far far beyond that of TVR.
As previously stated, they should be considering a bread and butter model first to get sales and turnaround the company - THEN and only then should they have they range-topping supercar.
At that money you would also be looking at Ferrari 430, Lambo Gallardo and Aston V8/DB9. The craftmanship, pedigree and technology that goes into those cars (especially the Ferrari) is far far far beyond that of TVR.
As previously stated, they should be considering a bread and butter model first to get sales and turnaround the company - THEN and only then should they have they range-topping supercar.
It thought is was a Super Charger according to Sprint. Talking to Dom at Power, I believe he's hoping to redeploy (nice word) the technonlogy as an SP6 Super Charger upgrade.
Hopefully, I can be front of the queue - I'll wipe the floor with you 4.5's then
Hopefully, I can be front of the queue - I'll wipe the floor with you 4.5's then
Edited by johnbear on Wednesday 15th November 12:42
V-GOM said:
£120k.
I'll take two
Shows great understanding of TVR's core market.
I'll take two Shows great understanding of TVR's core market.Yep.
I understand that Smolenski is not really interested in the £40/50/60k market. He wants to sell £100k cars to people who would otherwise buy Ferraris, Astons etc.. That's why he's apparently unperturbed at alienating his current consumers, he doesn't want them anyway. I'm sure that buyers of £100k supercars are going to be flooding to buy TVR's at the same price.
Do you think he actually did a brand audit of TVR to show where the marque sits in marketing terms? I'm sure one day TVR 2005 - ? will be the subject of standard texts for marketing students. "Classic marketing nighmares. How to take a brand that enjoys incredible consumer loyalty amongst its core market, alienate them, destroy 60 years of history and f**k up the entire marque in the space of a few months".
Los Angeles said:
...I applaud the carbon chassis - sure Wheeler mentioned as much, however ... next to building a VW Veyron competitor, this is about as far away as you can get from the ethos that was TVR.
TVR + Italy = "fibreglass Ferrari" (with suitable pricing it seems). The price tag is probably a reflection of Ricardos development costs!Will be interesting to see how they market such a car. I guess if it is a true slayer of the greatest cars (Veryon, Carrera GT, Enzo etc) then maybe it will attract the cash of super rich. BUT I doubt it (in terms of slaying the super cars and in terms of customers).
But as a flagship to get noticed and pull up the brand image then maybe it is supportive of their future plans (ie more expensive cars?!).
But as per Alex they ought to get back to what the brand erally stands for - looks, noise, cheap power, britishness etc..... Make a less starship style car with an LSn engine for £35K then the orders will fill up (once people are confident again).
But as a flagship to get noticed and pull up the brand image then maybe it is supportive of their future plans (ie more expensive cars?!).
But as per Alex they ought to get back to what the brand erally stands for - looks, noise, cheap power, britishness etc..... Make a less starship style car with an LSn engine for £35K then the orders will fill up (once people are confident again).
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