New TVR still under wraps! (Vol. 2)

[brownspeed]

Les's perspective; "money too tight to mention" simply red???
Investors point of view; "money for nothin"; Dire straits

[m4tti]

Amazing how quick another couple of months have gone... we’re inching ever closer to their new filing date

[rev-erend]

Gazzab said:

My son has a Griff on Forza...

Perhaps that will be the only way to own one

[N7GTX]

baconsarney said:

I think electric might be the right avenue to go down..

Is this what you meant? Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant.

Edited by N7GTX on Wednesday 19th February 10:11

[Pupp]

Crikey, this duplicate posts malarkey is painful; do you reckon Les bunged PH a monkey to deter criticism on here?

[baconsarney]

N7GTX said:

baconsarney said:

I think electric might be the right avenue to go down..

Is this what you meant? Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant.

Edited by N7GTX on Wednesday 19th February 10:11

Er, yes.......

[N7GTX]

This wont fill a potential investor with optimism especially coming from a mainstream car magazine that Edgar has already criticised in a previous update on the same subject. PR is clearly not a strong point.

"Edgar said TVR is working with the Welsh government to resolve these issues and get the work under way."

And still TVR maintain the blame lies with the Welsh Government despite them saying that until TVR have the necessary investment it wont move forward.

"Until further news is forthcoming, the saga looks likely to run on, and given the time it takes to develop, build and tool a car factory from scratch, don’t expect to see more than the one new Griffith on the road for quite some time."

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/tvr-gr...

And accounts due in just over 5 weeks.

[N7GTX]

Spot the difference:

Edited by N7GTX on Thursday 20th February 15:28

[bullittmcqueen]

N7GTX said:

This wont fill a potential investor with optimism especially coming from a mainstream car magazine that Edgar has already criticised in a previous update on the same subject. PR is clearly not a strong point.

"Edgar said TVR is working with the Welsh government to resolve these issues and get the work under way."

And still TVR maintain the blame lies with the Welsh Government despite them saying that until TVR have the necessary investment it wont move forward.

"Until further news is forthcoming, the saga looks likely to run on, and given the time it takes to develop, build and tool a car factory from scratch, don’t expect to see more than the one new Griffith on the road for quite some time."

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/tvr-gr...

And accounts due in just over 5 weeks.

Haven't we discussed this a few weeks ago ?

[Gazzab]

N7GTX said:

Spot the difference:

It’s a rather unfortunate similarity that will do nothing for sales should they ever get the Griff into production.

[m4tti]

N7GTX said:

Spot the difference:

Edited by N7GTX on Thursday 20th February 15:28

Is it one is in production now

[baconsarney]

No, hang on, I’ve got it! One of them’s red Oh, and, it’s got a slightly different badge.. ok, a very different badge. And, er, um, ok I dunno... oh hang on, I think I’ve got it one of them is one of those GT86 thingys.. am I right? Am I? They all look the fecking same to me... are they the new Fiat 500’s ? This is all very confusing.. anyhoo, they’re both bloody hideous monstrosities, I mean who would buy something so lacking in style, beauty, and raw sex appeal... Oh, ok, 90 per cent of PHers

[N7GTX]

Its a Supra, Baconsarney. Or a Z4 depending on which dealership you are in.

Its a joint collaboration while they research hydrogen fuel cells and electrickery. You know, for the future which is doomed from 2032.

[Tyre Smoke]

baconsarney said:

No, hang on, I’ve got it! One of them’s red Oh, and, it’s got a slightly different badge.. ok, a very different badge. And, er, um, ok I dunno... oh hang on, I think I’ve got it one of them is one of those GT86 thingys.. am I right? Am I? They all look the fecking same to me... are they the new Fiat 500’s ? This is all very confusing.. anyhoo, they’re both bloody hideous monstrosities, I mean who would buy something so lacking in style, beauty, and raw sex appeal... Oh, ok, 90 per cent of PHers

I don't think 90% of PHers would want the new Griffith. It's too ugly. And that's part of the problem too. If we petrol heads don't want to buy it, then even less of the general public will.

[Stever]

Tyre Smoke said:

I don't think 90% of PHers would want the new Griffith. It's too ugly. And that's part of the problem too. If we petrol heads don't want to buy it, then even less of the general public will.

This^^^^^^

I've seen it in the flesh and sat in it (at Beaulieu) am a die hard TVR fan and I don't want one For the money I'd rather a 991 GTS for everyday or there is this for the weekend sirhttps://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

In fact I wish this would just quietly die quickly now it is doing nothing for the reputation of TVR other than making it a laughing stock.

[baconsarney]

Tyre Smoke said:

I don't think 90% of PHers would want the new Griffith. It's too ugly. And that's part of the problem too. If we petrol heads don't want to buy it, then even less of the general public will.

Agreed... I still can’t comprehend how, after a succession of stunning looking TVR’s, ‘new’ Griffith fell so far short in the wow department ... personal opinion only but I think I have quite good taste in cars and the unveiling left me with a simple WTF......

[Tyre Smoke]

Me too. Sagaris wasn't for everyone, and there were flaws. But ugly it wasn't. Neither were the Tamora, T350, Tuscan, etc.

[Penelope Stopit]

Same for me, it's not special

[Monkeylegend]

Just looking again at the rear end shot of the Griffith and it looks a mess. Looks like a lady hitching up her long evening gown to avoid standing on it while she is walking.

That plus the gawping front end

[anonymous-user]

It's also a mark of just how far in terms of aggressive styling and surfacing the OE's have come in the last 15 years!

Back in the day, the average mainstream sports car was a pretty tame thing really. Today, with aggresively styled cars like the new Supra routinely released by the big manufacturers it's simply a lot harder for TVR to provide the "shock and awe" factor............