New TVR still under wraps!

[RichB]

V6 Pushfit said:

Sorry to go off at at tangent but those signs always make me laugh

[mattus]

For many of the reasons already cited on this forum , i’ve also decided to cancel my deposit. ; i received the refund last week . I was a ‘top 50 ‘ deposit holder.
All the best to TVR and the deposit holders , but meanwhile i felt it time to move on ....

Moderator edit: no advertising please

Edited by jeremyc on Sunday 6th January 21:04

[Testarossa]

Sorry to hear you go and hope you enjoy whatever you have set your mind on. Anybody else who has an early car, please can you offer your slot to somebody way down the list? Maybe just ask for a refund and say you would like X to take your place or something?

I would have loved to have been one of the first.

Yes, yes I know, it may never happen etc. but if it did, at least the wait would have been less

Mclaren 720s are dropping, lot of car for the money!

[Madest Mike]

Like a number on this thread I have also had my deposit returned. I was simply not prepared to wait in the absence of any clear communication as to when delivery would be.

Sadly when so much has been promised and so little delivered you cannot but begin to question the whole ability to deliver.

As the excuses pile you cannot begin to wonder did nobody plan or see these issue coming in TVR. The issues hinted at as causing delay should all have been known and expected, planned for and managed and perhaps overcome in the ordinary course of buidling a new car. Surely those at GMD would have known much of this and those advising of getting in bed with the Welsh would have expalined the need to comply with EU tenders etc.

The execution all seems to have been a bit home made. The maketing and communication especially.....the brand ambassador for 100k motor is bloke who spends his time grinning into an Iphone on the end of a selfie stick (and by the way good look to him for making living at that). But its hardly apirational branding.

Congratulations to TVR for having ago...good luck.

[BJWoods]

Madest Mike said:

Like a number on this thread I have also had my deposit returned. I was simply not prepared to wait in the absence of any clear communication as to when delivery would be.

Sadly when so much has been promised and so little delivered you cannot but begin to question the whole ability to deliver.

As the excuses pile you cannot begin to wonder did nobody plan or see these issue coming in TVR. The issues hinted at as causing delay should all have been known and expected, planned for and managed and perhaps overcome in the ordinary course of buidling a new car. Surely those at GMD would have known much of this and those advising of getting in bed with the Welsh would have expalined the need to comply with EU tenders etc.

The execution all seems to have been a bit home made. The maketing and communication especially.....the brand ambassador for 100k motor is bloke who spends his time grinning into an Iphone on the end of a selfie stick (and by the way good look to him for making living at that). But its hardly apirational branding.

Congratulations to TVR for having ago...good luck.

... given that that same ambassador does the sane thing for Mclaren.. having just bought a Senna.. is that really a bad thing..(and a serial Mclaren owner) he will get that car to a very wide audience.. As Aston, Mclaren and Ford see the value.. (he also just bought the new Ford GT!!) Of his audience, why not

[anonymous-user]

BJWoods said:

... given that that same ambassador does the sane thing for Mclaren.. having just bought a Senna.. is that really a bad thing..(and a serial Mclaren owner) he will get that car to a very wide audience.. As Aston, Mclaren and Ford see the value.. (he also just bought the new Ford GT!!) Of his audience, why not

Is that a formal arrangement with Aston, McLaren and Ford or has he simply bought those cars. TVR seem to be actually using it in their advertising.

Each to their own but it obviously doesn’t appeal to everyone, as seen above.

[PGNSagaris]

spagbogdog said:

Have just watched Shmee’s latest opus..
Ford Gt
650 bhp
1360kg
Carbon tub and bodywork
Very plasticy and rather boring interior
Way too many buttons
Horrid steering wheel
No boot
No storage
No manual gearbox
Small rear diffuser
Aero EVERYTHING
Cost £360,000
(((VERY cool front lights)))

Methinks Les will have a very big grin on his face when he’s seen that video...

are you on crack Spag? You're comparing the Ford GT to the 'potential' new TVR?



Well, what I can't fault is your searing optimism for the new Griff, despite the way it looks and everything else around it.

[spagbogdog]

PGNSagaris said:

spagbogdog said:

Have just watched Shmee’s latest opus..
Ford Gt
650 bhp
1360kg
Carbon tub and bodywork
Very plasticy and rather boring interior
Way too many buttons
Horrid steering wheel
No boot
No storage
No manual gearbox
Small rear diffuser
Aero EVERYTHING
Cost £360,000
(((VERY cool front lights)))

Methinks Les will have a very big grin on his face when he’s seen that video...

are you on crack Spag? You're comparing the Ford GT to the 'potential' new TVR?



Well, what I can't fault is your searing optimism for the new Griff, despite the way it looks and everything else around it.

I'll have "the white one" with the Ford-GT front lights please....and a bigger boot to keep me "stash"...

[N7GTX]

From the last update:

Additionally, we plan to allocate additional funds to accelerate start of production in Wales, in order to recover some of the time lost due to the above delays. We hope to be able to make a formal announcement that works are under way on or shortly after 15th January. More the moment we have it...

Not long now boyos.........

[m4tti]

N7GTX said:

From the last update:

Additionally, we plan to allocate additional funds to accelerate start of production in Wales, in order to recover some of the time lost due to the above delays. We hope to be able to make a formal announcement that works are under way on or shortly after 15th January. More the moment we have it...

Not long now boyos.........

[N7GTX]

m4tti said:

N7GTX said:

From the last update:

Additionally, we plan to allocate additional funds to accelerate start of production in Wales, in order to recover some of the time lost due to the above delays. We hope to be able to make a formal announcement that works are under way on or shortly after 15th January. More the moment we have it...

Not long now boyos.........

"I'm having problems getting funding for my project. I have been promising it for years. Its well overdue but I will get it." - Donald

[Classic Chim]

N7GTX said:

"I'm having problems getting funding for my project. I have been promising it for years. Its well overdue but I will get it." - Donald

Sounds like great news,,,, I take it all back

Ford are pulling the plug down the valleys, the team should be able to get some good people.

[N7GTX]

Classic Chim said:

N7GTX said:

"I'm having problems getting funding for my project. I have been promising it for years. Its well overdue but I will get it." - Donald

Sounds like great news,,,, I take it all back

Ford are pulling the plug down the valleys, the team should be able to get some good people.

Yes the Ecoboost to finish production in South Wales by the end of the year. And Jaguar Landrover's engine contract is also up at the same time. BBC Ceefax reports that a Welsh MP is encouraging the Welsh government to support Ford to start production of electric engines instead, in the hope of saving a lot of jobs.

[Classic Chim]

N7GTX said:

Yes the Ecoboost to finish production in South Wales by the end of the year. And Jaguar Landrover's engine contract is also up at the same time. BBC Ceefax reports that a Welsh MP is encouraging the Welsh government to support Ford to start production of electric engines instead, in the hope of saving a lot of jobs.

Fingers crossed.
My mates got a Smart electric car and a plug on the wall of his house that he uses to charge it once a week, he’s an electrical geek and tells me it costs him about 2p a mile.
He also just bought a Brabus smart car thingy and I drove the electric car back for him, well impressed so I was and really nippy and perfect for his daily commute. It’s the future for sure.
An electric Tvr might not be that far off.

[baconsarney]

Classic Chim said:

An electric Tvr might not be that far off.

Only if it’s a scalextric one Al...... by the time new TVR arrives it will be as ‘old hat’ as our Chims and Griffs are now... much as I wanted this to work I fear they’ve missed the moment

[Classic Chim]

baconsarney said:

Only if it’s a scalextric one Al...... by the time new TVR arrives it will be as ‘old hat’ as our Chims and Griffs are now... much as I wanted this to work I fear they’ve missed the moment

I hope not Ric
The chassis design looked so good and the car is light so maybe the electric thing might not be such a bad idea, my mates little smart car shifts and it must be over 20 years ago I was at Zytec engineering who at that time built racing engines and the very engine Senna first shook the world with his performance for Toleman at Monaco and I was shown a very secret little electrical motor that produced huge power output for its diminutive size and was told then it was the future. We lead the world then bloody lag behind,,,, sound familiar!

[skwdenyer]

N7GTX said:

Yes the Ecoboost to finish production in South Wales by the end of the year. And Jaguar Landrover's engine contract is also up at the same time. BBC Ceefax reports that a Welsh MP is encouraging the Welsh government to support Ford to start production of electric engines instead, in the hope of saving a lot of jobs.

Has anything happened with the bid to to build the Inneos not-a-Defender there?

[anonymous-user]

Classic Chim said:

Fingers crossed.
My mates got a Smart electric car and a plug on the wall of his house that he uses to charge it once a week, he’s an electrical geek and tells me it costs him about 2p a mile.
He also just bought a Brabus smart car thingy and I drove the electric car back for him, well impressed so I was and really nippy and perfect for his daily commute. It’s the future for sure.
An electric Tvr might not be that far off.

Great if the journey is a few miles each time and my mate who has a Leaf finds any long distance drive is a complete nightmare. Electric has its place but is only part of the future. It’s s different topic but fitting whole-house LED bulbs will do more for the planet albeit the power providers are just increasing costs to balance the reduction in sales - there’s no way their shareholders will take any hit.
Apologies again as it’s off topic.

[Classic Chim]

Yes that’s true regards distance driving. I can see a place for electric for local commutes mostly.
Car sharing would probably save the planet far more of its resources than anything else.

[anonymous-user]

The new GT500

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1084812508349...

700BHP! Hopefully that engine in some form will be an option for TVR