New TVR still under wraps!

[ChrisPap]

bullittmcqueen said:

Thankyou4calling said:

I see that neither driver or passenger are wearing seat belts. Did this car have them fitted?

Yeah, that's one of the main-features of the launch-edition: no seatbelts


Seriously, there were 4 points in the showcar. But since the car is presumably not yet road-legal, they staged that "home coming" part anyway and put on a bit of a show in front of the offices !? But still very much welcome, more please.

Edit: glad they put in a camera, Les crashing the first ever prototype in front of the office on film would have been top-notch marketing stuff !!!!

Edited by bullittmcqueen on Tuesday 19th September 15:45

[Jhonno]

essexstu said:

Rob-s5mok said:

Personally, I'll use GT101. Apparently they are used to dealing with some performance car or other

http://gt101.co.uk

You in Essex Rob? GT101 closest to me. They need to update their web site though, still showing new car as the Autocar render....

Right by my parent's! Will have to keep an eye out there for TVR's when the time comes..

[Slow M]

https://youtu.be/eX8s0Oc8omU

[plfrench]

Oww, I thought it was a new video, got all excited for a minute

[Pupp]

5.0ltr said:

The black wheels were put on at Goodwood for the return trip.

'cos that makes all the difference on the transporter...

[Rob-s5mok]

essexstu said:

Rob-s5mok said:

Personally, I'll use GT101. Apparently they are used to dealing with some performance car or other

http://gt101.co.uk

You in Essex Rob? GT101 closest to me. They need to update their web site though, still showing new car as the Autocar render....

Hertfordshire but close enough. I will have a word with Dave that runs the show. He used to look after an old car of mine ;-)

[dvs_dave]

tvrolet said:

dvs_dave said:

A minor adjustment with the logo relocated to the grill slat. I think it works quite well, but then I've been looking at it for a little while so my judgment may be skewed.

Where does the numberplate go?

SLS style

[ChrisPap]

Pupp said:

5.0ltr said:

The black wheels were put on at Goodwood for the return trip.

'cos that makes all the difference on the transporter...

I would expect at this stage there is only one set of finished show wheels, so they won't want to take any risks with either curbing them or damaging (especially the diamond edges) while loading and strapping down to the transport truck.

[Byker28i]

dvs_dave said:

A minor adjustment with the logo relocated to the grill slat. I think it works quite well, but then I've been looking at it for a little while so my judgment may be skewed.

This needs to stop. That just looks terrible

[anonymous-user]

Byker28i said:

dvs_dave said:

A minor adjustment with the logo relocated to the grill slat. I think it works quite well, but then I've been looking at it for a little while so my judgment may be skewed.

This needs to stop. That just looks terrible

Yup, apologies but I agree. Enough please. I love it as it is.

[8ball_Rob]

I agree - in my opinion the only way the front could be improved would be to add a pepper-pot grill, as others have already suggested (and as was shown in the original sketch). Then again, I do own a Mk1 Tuscan so I'm probably biased

[essexstu]

8ball_Rob said:

I agree - in my opinion the only way the front could be improved would be to add a pepper-pot grill, as others have already suggested (and as was shown in the original sketch). Then again, I do own a Mk1 Tuscan so I'm probably biased

Ditto!

[8ball_Rob]

essexstu said:

8ball_Rob said:

I agree - in my opinion the only way the front could be improved would be to add a pepper-pot grill, as others have already suggested (and as was shown in the original sketch). Then again, I do own a Mk1 Tuscan so I'm probably biased

Ditto!

PS a pepperpot grill would also have the added benefit of making the yellow photoshopped version look less like a pokemon:

[FlipFlopGriff]

8ball_Rob said:

PS a pepperpot grill would also have the added benefit of making the yellow photoshopped version look less like a pokemon:

Gold NOT yellow.
FFG

[Pupp]

FlipFlopGriff said:

8ball_Rob said:

PS a pepperpot grill would also have the added benefit of making the yellow photoshopped version look less like a pokemon:

Gold NOT yellow.
FFG

You mean buffed beige?

[dvs_dave]

essexstu said:

8ball_Rob said:

I agree - in my opinion the only way the front could be improved would be to add a pepper-pot grill, as others have already suggested (and as was shown in the original sketch). Then again, I do own a Mk1 Tuscan so I'm probably biased

Ditto!

Someone already did that mockup. It's so so.


At the end of the day, I like the car and think it looks good, but I don't think anyone would deny that it would look better if the front grill aperture wasn't quite so gaping and smiley. It'd be so easy for them to take on that feedback and change it for the production models. It's just a plastic moulding.

Oh, and bring back an option for updated shadow chrome Spiders. They're about the only common TVR styling theme that there's ever been.

Edited by dvs_dave on Thursday 21st September 07:35

[BJWoods]

I like it.. why does it have to aggressive.
Why can't it be big and smiling and having fun...

i.e. Les Edgar's expression when the back end twitched in the GMD car park (TC was OFF)

[Granturadriver]

There are new - and better - pics on the homepage https://www.tvr.co.uk/!

Inparticular a front-side view of the air intake which shows the profile and is anything else but "friendly".



Wow!

[RichardD]

BJWoods said:

I like it.. why does it have to aggressive.
Why can't it be big and smiling and having fun...

You mean the opposisite of this unhappy / angry Focus !

[essexstu]

what a difference a decent photo makes....car looks great even in the red which is a colour I am not keen on...