Friday 11th July 2008

BREAKING NEWS: TVR Lives Again

TVR has been relaunched with Sagaris 2

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Sagaris 2 / Image: TVRCC

TVR has relaunched the Sagaris at a secret preview event. The new car has different wheels, suspension tweaks and a revamped interior, and was presented by the company’s managing director David Oxley.

Oxley told PistonHeads at the unveiling that the car will be in production by the end of the year and there will be further new models to come.

'The new Sagaris is 100% better,' he said. 'It has been tweaked for a nicer ride and there are a lot of changes. The new car has moved on a generation.'

These include a new one-piece bonnet, new splitter, a new interior, including a different air conditioning system and different carpets, 19" five-spoke wheels and new seats. The car will have the same 4-litre straight six but the suspension has been tweaked slightly for better handling and ride.

A special event took place today and Oxley was accompanied by a new TVR team in front of a very small number of invited guests.

New interior/ Image: TVRCC

The car is a prototype at present but is production ready. One TVR fan who attended the launch said: 'The car is absolutely fantastic and I love it. I really hope to own one.'

there is no word on pricing yet as some of the features may by options. The car iwill be available in both RHD and LHD and will be sold in the Middle East and Europe as well as the UK.

TVRCC chairman Jeremy Blandford said: 'It's like they've brought the Sagaris into focus - it now looks sharp. The interior has a new information system that keeps everything in one place. The car is very nicely built, the quality is excellent and they have definately moved it on.The car will now have a wider appeal and it is now time to look to the future.'

What we can say is that the barn that set tongues wagging in April is in fact the new TVR development works. The premises near Wesham were spotted with a huge TVR logo on the side and many people hoped it would be TVR's new HQ. This turned out to be where today's announcement was held and will be were TVR's design and research now takes place.

 

[Northern-Loop]

Great News!

[shadowninja]

[Erijaso]

I hope everything goes well with them. Forgive me if I sound dumb, is it still british marque then?

G

[dkennedyvxt]

woo hoo ....great news

[cerbi]

[JamesK]

Awesome!! Good luck to them. The government should fund things like this rather than the crap they do. British company building British heritige!

[neh321]

It's word-eating time!
Get out there and order one! That's an order!

[MrKipling43]

Erijaso said:

I hope everything goes well with them. Forgive me if I sound dumb, is it still british marque then?

G

Depends how you define British I guess. Is it where the money comes from, or is it who designs and builds the car?

By definition, for example, the Honda Civic is actually a British car. I still thought of Aston Martin as being British when they were owned by Ford.

[BJWoods]

any word if the dealers were privy to this, or have any other info.?

[cowellsj]

Yey!

[Tahiti]

TVR - great cars. Strange business.

[Kozy]

Right, I'll be applying for a job there for the next couple of years then!

Brilliant news!

[Whiplash]

Can't wait to see what the future holds for TVR. ALL GOOD I HOPE.

[sbrind4734]

Fantastic news!! Will they be on sale before Gordon Brown makes petrol illegal?

[Zippee]

OK - Dumb questions but is this still the TVR owned by the ruskie boy? If not who now owns the marque? Last I heard it was some American outfit.... Or was that another part of the company that was sold off?
Whens production likely to start? What engine did the Sag 2 have in it? Any plans for other models?

[BigMacca]

Absolutely ecstatic over the news!! So glad they're back, let's just hope that they have some level headed management that focus on building proper cars and won't get deterred by eco warriors! Looking forward to seeing some pics real soon!!

[red_zed]

great news, and a fantastic response to mr brown's idea that all petrol cars will be banished by 2020...

long live TVR!

[jazzdevil]

will someone please confirm that it is NOT April 1st?!!?

[Gerald-TVR]

Absolutly great news only wish I could afford one - must rush to get some lottery tickets

[zippy500]

Ye harrrr, ace news.

Is that bafoon Smolenskibrovski or what ever his name still involved?