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Plotloss

67,280 posts

300 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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Timescale?

jwt63

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352 posts

297 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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Heard from a good source (HP) That new model from TVR will be a 2+2 V8!!!

jwt63

Original Poster:

352 posts

297 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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Plotloss said:
Timescale?

How longs a piece of string, wondering if anybody else had heard anything?

dickymint

29,142 posts

288 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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V8.....now there's a suprise about bloody time too.

stainless_steve

6,052 posts

288 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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Guess it's the restyled Cerby

Targarama

14,788 posts

313 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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Since when did HP have an inside line into TVR?

Or are we talking about someone different to the IT company or the tasty sauce for chips?

Tripps

5,814 posts

302 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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Heard the same from a dealer, about what could be a Cerbera two. Same bottom-end of the AJP V8, but reworked top-end, four-vales per cylinder etc.

Can't wait

crankedup

25,764 posts

273 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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That'all be this years MOTORSHOW newbie then from TVR.
Hope N.S. keeps up the tradition.

DJC

23,563 posts

266 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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crankedup said:
That'all be this years MOTORSHOW newbie then from TVR.
Hope N.S. keeps up the tradition.


Er every 2 yrs? Or you mean the EXcell one?

k77-widow maker

910 posts

289 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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Targa roof please Mr S!!!

cerber450

1,517 posts

278 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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Tripps said:
Heard the same from a dealer, about what could be a Cerbera two. Same bottom-end of the AJP V8, but reworked top-end, four-vales per cylinder etc.

Can't wait


In the summer I was told something very similar from TVR themselves but in true TVR fashion they wouldn't tell me exaclty what

joospeed

4,473 posts

308 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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Tripps said:
Heard the same from a dealer, about what could be a Cerbera two. Same bottom-end of the AJP V8, but reworked top-end, four-vales per cylinder etc.

Can't wait


Good to know they listen to what I tell them even though their parts dept apparantly *couldn't give a toss* if I got any parts ..

Tripps

5,814 posts

302 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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DJC said:

crankedup said:
That'all be this years MOTORSHOW newbie then from TVR.
Hope N.S. keeps up the tradition.
Er every 2 yrs? Or you mean the EXcell one?
I heard (from an events organisation company) that they might be running it yearly now as last year had been more sucessful in the pre pre-Paris Motorshow slot...

Can't wait

pilmar

135 posts

283 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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When I phoned the factory last autumn asking for brochures (to add to my collection) they informed me that there were no new brochures due to the massive change taking place. She asked me what car I was interested in and naturally I replied Cerbera. She informed me that production had stopped on that model but a new 2+2 was being designed at that time, based on the Typhon. That was from the sales person at the factory!!

Corin Denton

8,762 posts

298 months

Wednesday 12th January 2005
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I heard last year that it could be with us as early as late 2006!

jayjay

470 posts

274 months

Wednesday 12th January 2005
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Hmmmm. Wonder if they are accepting orders...


morebeanz

3,283 posts

266 months

Wednesday 12th January 2005
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Great news!

so that's two year's of saving (plus standard delay time)

CiderwithCerbie

1,420 posts

297 months

Wednesday 12th January 2005
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Believe it when I see it!

2&2 version of T400R was already planned, so the news is they're going to drop a new AJP V8 into this having just "sorted the problems" on the Speed 6?
Customers to do the development testing again?


TVR sage he say; PH-er who buy TVR car in first year of production sublime being of hope or b***** idiot!

PS £70k+ price tag? If so I'm out
PPS Time to start hording Cerbera parts?

Ahonen

5,032 posts

309 months

Wednesday 12th January 2005
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T400R/Typhon already is a 2+2. Part of the original plan for it was that it had to be a 2+2, which is why the chassis is that shape at the rear.

I wouldn't hold your breath waiting, chaps - unless the new one is merely a T400R, modified to take an AJP8.

Tripps

5,814 posts

302 months

Wednesday 12th January 2005
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Ahonen said:
T400R/Typhon already is a 2+2. Part of the original plan for it was that it had to be a 2+2, which is why the chassis is that shape at the rear.
There was an option of rear seats or a larger fuel tank, alas everyone I've spoken to (not many mind) has gone for the larger fuel tank - which doesn't bode well for family buyers looking and used models.
Ahonen said:
I wouldn't hold your breath waiting, chaps - unless the new one is merely a T400R, modified to take an AJP8.
IIRC the AJP cost more to build than the SP6, so we'd be looking at more than the T440R price of £75k.

I'm hoping its going to be GTesque rather than road racer and have a lower-end circa £50k price-tag.