5 L CERBERA

[v8cfr]

I was at the local dealers and was told that there is an option for a 5 litre v8 cerbera. A couple of customers had already got them on order. Any idea if this is true and specs etc ?

[plotloss]

News to me I have to say...

4.2
4.5
4.5 (and a bit)
4.7

But no 5.0...

[sethlj]

plotloss said:

4.5 (and a bit) 4.7

Call me stupid but what do they mean?

S.

[plotloss]

The Homologation GT's had a slightly different displacement, but the difference is tiny from the stock 4.5 cars.

There were also 2 4.7 AJP8's created. One was a press car the other built for a friend of PW's.

[olly]

v8cfr said:

I was at the local dealers and was told that there is an option for a 5 litre v8 cerbera. A couple of customers had already got them on order. Any idea if this is true and specs etc ?

Which dealer ????

[v8cfr]

Dealer was Barnet, and they do know what they talk about so seemed suprised to here they have orders for 2 special 5L cerberas.Apparently this is an option floated at the recent motor show but i can't get any more details.

[kojak69]

Agree with Plotless. 4.0 4.2 4.5 4.7. Not heard of a 5.0.

[GCerbera]

plotloss said:

There were also 2 4.7 AJP8's created. One was a press car the other built for a friend of PW's.

There is a 4.7 listed in the members section at The Cerbera Register

[plotloss]

One of the 4.7's is Silver I know that much.

I think the other may be yellow but not sure...

[davidd]

Maybe they mean petrol tank capacity

D

[GCerbera]

Model: 4.7
Manufactured: 1998
Colour: Blue/Silver

[jeremyc]

There has always been speculation/rumour/jovial banter in the TVR (Tuscan) Challenge paddock that PW might have a slightly higher capacity engine than others.

I wonder if he has been carrying out some product development.

[FourWheelDrift]

plotloss said:

One of the 4.7's is Silver I know that much. I think the other may be yellow but not sure...

The Red one used on Clarkson's video trouncing the 911, Vantage, Esprit, Viper and others on the standing mile run was I'm sure a special, don't know if it was a 4.7 or a modified 4.5.5

[plotloss]

Now I thought that was one of the 5/10 GT's with the lairy throttle bodies and the kevlar bits...

[FourWheelDrift]

Oh, well it wasn't standard anyway. I always thought it had a few extra cc's.

[Gareth Pomford]

I own the Silver 4.7 that was made for a friend of PW's.

[Neilus]

v8cfr,

Did you used to own a Titanium Cerbera?

Neil.

[Gareth Pomford]

No,it's the first TVR i have owned. Grown up with TVRs all my life.My dad owns a 2500M which he converted to a rover 3500cc in the early eighty's (No power bulge in the bonnet like the factory converted ones)

[joospeed]

It certainly goes up to 5 litres, maybe further .. it's capacity is only limited by the liners they can run without undue flex and the stroke they can fit in the crankcase ..
the engine in the old GT race Cebera was (allegedly) 5 litres, apparently didn't produce any more HP than the 4.7 cars, but gained slight torque which was useful as they had to runa restrictor in the inlets, so torque gains anywhere were useful.

[RUSSELLM]

FourWheelDrift said:

plotloss said: One of the 4.7's is Silver I know that much. I think the other may be yellow but not sure... The Red one used on Clarkson's video trouncing the 911, Vantage, Esprit, Viper and others on the standing mile run was I'm sure a special, don't know if it was a 4.7 or a modified 4.5.5

I did a plate check on that car Clarkson used (a bit sad, I know) and it comes back as a 4.2. Might have a bigger engine, but if it has, they didn't tell dvla.