Monday 12th October 2009

An Electric TVR From Holland? For Sure...

Dutch student unveils fuel cell TVR Artemis design proposal

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A Dutch car design student has come up with his vision for the future of TVR - and that future is electric.

The Artemis concept is a graduation project by Niels van Roij, a student at the Design Academy Eindhoven. Despite the moribund nature of the TVR brand, van Roij has been inspired by the firm's history, identity and design DNA.

"Artemis embodies everything TVR stands for: unique solutions and spectacular styling" says van Roij on his website. "Both interior and exterior shapes are based on an evolution of TVR DNA: elegant, feminine curves and clean surfaces."

We're not quite sure van Roij has quite got a handle on the heart of TVR, however. He describes his intriguing under-bonnet spoiler system as providing the "famous TVR handling". Really?

It gets worse, though - the Artemis is powered by four in-wheel electric motors powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

The body certainly looks the part, though, and at least the "high tech engineering plastics" that would be used for the body and windows are a bit more up TVR's conceptual street.

The final hurdle over which van Roij stumbles is the car's name. Artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt and fertility (both good), but also the goddess of forests, childbirth and virginity (all not quite so TVR).

Still, stick a big V8 or straight six in it and you could have quite a car...

 

[Belfast Boy]

Clearly Designed in a Coffee Shop in Amsterdam, I hope it stays a quarter scale model!

[Graham E]

Hmm, TVR are known for their electrical reliability...

[Whiplash]

The alarm and clock will drain all the batteries.

[lionrampant]

If a brand like TVR were to ever survive (nay rise from the dead) the current Carbon Pogrom, cars like these are what will ensure it.

It also gives two fingers to the part of the anti-speed lobby that is now using carbon emissions as an argument to lower limits.

[silly chap]

Looks wonderful and very forward looking,

hope he does well.

[Blown2CV]

D-

[Beirut Taxi]

Looks fantastic, if the rear light clusters could be put into the gaps where the rear wings meet the boot, would look great.

Overall a really beautiful shape.

[Cacatous]

Clearly speed humps don't exist in the electric future.

I think it needs a bit more boot but yes I like it

[odyssey2200]

more wasted band width.

Never gonna happen.

TVR renouned for it's electrical relaibilty and it's bright future.

[grumbledoak]

Though I doubt this will ever come to anything, I do like the look of it.

[Johnpidge]

Hmmmm now exactly where did I leave my wacky baccy - oh yes in Amsterdam!!!!!!!!

[Arun_D]

Think they need to make it bigger...

[johno_VR6]

Not a fan of that.

I graduated from Coventry this year, here is a TVR my friend created. Sure he won't mind me sticking this up, as I personally think its stunning.

[jpf]

Rear view excellent.

Frontal view woof.

[VladD]

johno_VR6 said:

Not a fan of that.

I graduated from Coventry this year, here is a TVR my friend created. Sure he won't mind me sticking this up, as I personally think its stunning.

That's much more like it.

[Jag-D]

johno_VR6 said:

Not a fan of that.

I graduated from Coventry this year, here is a TVR my friend created. Sure he won't mind me sticking this up, as I personally think its stunning.

Yes yes yes

give it a nice handlin chassis and a whacking great tuned crate V8 and jobs a sausage

[vz-r_dave]

johno_VR6 said:

Not a fan of that.

I graduated from Coventry this year, here is a TVR my friend created. Sure he won't mind me sticking this up, as I personally think its stunning.

Why has'nt anyone taken that and made it real?

It looks fantastic, much better then the car above (although I like that as well)

[skenergysolution]

johno_VR6 said:

Not a fan of that.

I graduated from Coventry this year, here is a TVR my friend created. Sure he won't mind me sticking this up, as I personally think its stunning.

That would be one sexy looking TVR, very close in terms of design to the Sagaris

[jackbarclay]

Looks more like a tuscan R with the front from the ill fated speed 12. Class act.

[Astacus]

Now that is what were talking about. Now all we need is a whip round and... ...

Edited by Astacus on Monday 12th October 16:26