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OK, all the jokes aside, i really do think, its just down to personal taste between the two.
they are both pretty much the same design, slightly different dash, but not enough to worry about.
its just which one floats your boat really.
for me, i liked the chim a lot more than the griff, but if a griff had come up at the right price, i would have had one
they are both pretty much the same design, slightly different dash, but not enough to worry about.
its just which one floats your boat really.
for me, i liked the chim a lot more than the griff, but if a griff had come up at the right price, i would have had one
As far as I can see the Chimaera seems to be a GT version of the Griff, It has a bigger boot, but apart from that they are fairly similar. But of course chims are better 
At the end of the day it really is a matter of taste, they both have almost identical chassis and engines. Go and drive a few examples of each and see which you prefer.
At the end of the day it really is a matter of taste, they both have almost identical chassis and engines. Go and drive a few examples of each and see which you prefer.
Never went for the Griffs looks as they look too classic. The chimaera looks a more intersting shape to me and definately has a better rear. The Griff is too bland at the rear while the Chim has curves and dips that make it look more modern.
But its each to their own, and at the end of the day, its a TVR and you'll fall for it from day one. Good luck finding a good one.
But its each to their own, and at the end of the day, its a TVR and you'll fall for it from day one. Good luck finding a good one.
In the later cars (1997 onwards I think) they were the same car underneath, just different clothes.
The Chimaera is considered "softer" but in all honesty it comes down to personal taste.
We chose the Chimaera due to its cavernous boot which gives you great touring ability and better practicality, and we preferred the shape. But I'd probably been just as happy with a Griff I would imagine.
The Chimaera is considered "softer" but in all honesty it comes down to personal taste.
We chose the Chimaera due to its cavernous boot which gives you great touring ability and better practicality, and we preferred the shape. But I'd probably been just as happy with a Griff I would imagine.
For the earlier cars at least, the Chimaera's suspension tuning makes it a more useable car for real roads (although a lot of us will be upgrading the suspension with the help of one of the TVR specialists, so this may be a moot point). By the same token, all but the earliest Griffs are 5 litres and I don't think the style of its power delivery suits these cars at all. It's just too lairy to be useable IMO, all the power being squashed in a rather limited part of the rev range - past 5K rpm it's all over and done with.
That, and while I happily admit the Griff is a gorgeous and unprecedented (for TVR) design, for me the Chimaera and Cerbera moved the game on from that - the curves are just that bit more evocative and the rear end looks far better integrated, less sorry
kit car-ish.
That, and while I happily admit the Griff is a gorgeous and unprecedented (for TVR) design, for me the Chimaera and Cerbera moved the game on from that - the curves are just that bit more evocative and the rear end looks far better integrated, less sorry
kit car-ish.
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