TVR on 5th Gear next week.

[anonymous-user]

Special 5th Gear next week.

Tamora up against, Radical, Porsche, VX220 and BMW.

[s2k]

Special 5th Gear next week.

Tamora up against, Radical, Porsche, VX220 and BMW.

And Honda S2000

Paul (and Honda S2000!)

[anonymous-user]

Sorry forgot the S2000, wasn't intentional

[d_drinks]

Ya beat me to it !! video already set, have a feeling that thought Tiff has rated the Tamora over the Porker before the Tamora may not win over the Radical R3.....

[agent006]

d_drinks said: Ya beat me to it !! video already set, have a feeling that thought Tiff has rated the Tamora over the Porker before the Tamora may not win over the Radical R3.....

Yes, but mr Q Wilson is testing them too, so only german things will have a chance of winning becuase tvrs are "so unreliable" aparently.

[beast]

..and even if the Tamora does win, will it make people go out and buy the things ?

Current evidence suggests it's not TVR's biggest hit (which is nothing to do with the way it goes, it's the best car in the range dynamically), it's just a bit Herman Munster with a hair lip

(my lawyers have advised me to put in a "sorry to anyone who may resemble Herman Munster with a hair lip")

[flasher]

Well, having been in all of the above cars, nothing (and I mean nothing short of an F1 car) will get anywhere near the Radical SR3. I'm still grinning from my ride in an SR3...

The Tamora should be the next quickest though as long as it isn't driven by a prick... and the last time Tiff Needell drove the Tamora he said it was the best handling TVR he's even driven, he loved it!

It's still a shame people go on about the looks, it really is a superb drivers car.

[MikeE]

Yeah but what's their criteria for rating these cars?

If it's 'best' sportscar then they're bound to whinge about the Tamora build quality outwaying the fantastic performance and practicality.

If it's best (fastest) track car then the SR3 will walk it.

Either way I expect some more bias (anti-TVR) sentiments I'm afraid.

Although clearly if they were to go for both criteria (semi-practical sports car AND track ability I'm afraid a Caterham would walk it)

[pddmac]

they go on about the looks because that's what most punters use as buying criteria and TVR know that, that's why they clinic prototypes for months on end, it's just that in this casae it's a bit of a pig, shame.

[d_drinks]

I've never understood why people slate the looks of the Tamora, personally I think that it looks great even before they revised the rear light cluster and colour coded the rear valance. It's a shame that it's not taken off all that well

[COOPS]

Although I keep reading threads where the Tamora is not everyone's fav, when out and about i get nothing but adoring looks and great comments about my car. I defy anyone to tell me anything other than my car looks the mutts (IMHO):::

www.fotango.com/cgi-bin/public_gallery_item.cgi?id=276294&ORIG_REFERER=public_shares.cgi

[FourWheelDrift]

COOPS said: Although I keep reading threads where the Tamora is not everyone's fav, when out and about i get nothing but adoring looks and great comments about my car. I defy anyone to tell me anything other than my car looks the mutts (IMHO):::

www.fotango.com/cgi-bin/public_gallery_item.cgi?id=276294&ORIG_REFERER=public_shares.cgi

You ever looked at a mutt's nuts?

Sorry I love TVR's but I have never liked the rear end treatment of the Tamora.

[COOPS]

are well, everyone to their own. just thought I would speak up for the Tam for a change!

[v8tvr]

Well i did have a Tamora before i had a Tuscan and i will admit that from a drivers point of view the Tamora wins hands down, also if they re-invented the head lights to look more like the Tuscan i think it would look superb.

[RichB]

v8tvr said: if they re-invented the head lights to look more like the Tuscan i think it would look superb.

The new arrangement with the larger driving lamps offset from the indicators looks better, all it needs is the T350 tail now Rich...

[K3NJW]

I just bought a Tamora bacause I like the rear end, and I don't like the look of the Tuscan, and you can't get the roof off it or a 350. Okay, it still lets the water in but it doesn't half go round corners well, and almost everyone I pass looks at it, and someone in a Ford Probe on the M1 this morning videod it !! Bizarre.

[joust]

Interesting choice. It was presented as the "ultimate sports car" test, but there isn't some in there that should be which makes me think it is a "whatever we could blag test"

Shame they don't have a Noble in there - would be genuinly interested how it keeps up with the SR3.

J

[batman_robin]

let's hope the bloke in the Probe was not the bobby

[jigs]

Okay so a Tamora is an aspirational car for Probe owners - Not sure that would please me if I had a Tamora.

[lady topaz]

can someone tell me which day and channel this will be on - cant find in my tv bk.