Tuesday 25th May 2004

Marcos TSO

New Chevy powered rumbler from Marcos

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Marcos signalled a strong new approach to car development today with the debut of the Marcos TSO. Styled by Damian McTaggart who designed the Cerbera and Tuscan, the new Marcos comes in two guises. The basic car uses a 350bhp Chevrolet V8 hooked up to a five speed gearbox. The TSO R/T uses a 400bhp version of the engine coupled to a six speed gearbox.

 

 

Part of Marcos's new approach has seen the introduction of Prodrive as chassis engineers on the project. Marcos have also taken up production space near Prodrive's Warwickshire headquarters allowing further development on Prodrive's dedicated test track.

Pricing is very much in Noble and TVR territory with the TSO priced at £39,950 and the R/T at £44,950.

Although overlapping with the current TS250 and TS500 the introduction of the new cars should begin a new era. The introduction of characters such as McTaggart and companies such as Prodrive is very significant. Funded and run by Tony Stelliga, the company now has the resources to transform itself into a credible manufacturer producing quality cars.

 

 

Links

• www.marcos-eng.com
• Watch the launch on PistonHeads.TV

[M-G]

I'm first!

Great looking car, want a closer look on Sunday.

Looks like a restyled Chimaera from the back so I could be tempted to change mine. After all it still has a V8.

>>> Edited by M-G on Tuesday 25th May 16:46