RE: T350C Debut!

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danger mouse

3,828 posts

262 months

Friday 25th October 2002
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...it's not?!?!?!!?!!?!?

RichB

51,612 posts

285 months

Friday 25th October 2002
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The interior of the green one, which I sat in, looked identical to the Tamora IMO? Rich...

beano1197

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20,854 posts

276 months

Friday 25th October 2002
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danger mouse said: ...it's not?!?!?!!?!!?!?



How do they do that???

apache

39,731 posts

285 months

Friday 25th October 2002
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flasher, have to agree, it's what the Tamora should have been, I hope you're going for a unique comba again.
disagree about the Cayenne tho...urgghh, did anyone else notice how quiet the Porker stand was?
Clarkson vid was class, right next to Porsche's stand too

raceboy

13,120 posts

281 months

Friday 25th October 2002
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Yep the green one I slid in was the same as the yellow one I slid in before it, obviously the bit behind the seats is different but other than that snap!

danger mouse

3,828 posts

262 months

Friday 25th October 2002
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I couldn't find an effective way to convey sarchasm... maybe it should be...

......still not sure.

Of course it's the same inside!

It's the same car, and they only just got the outside done on time, give them a bloomin' chance! You can't see the interior from accross the NEC, so I guess it would a have been a lower priority for the show cars...besides, what's wrong with the interior anyway?

..oh and while i'm at it...
..stop going on about those flipping chromed wheels, This is Motor Show....
...for Show Cars. There just for Show.


Mouse.

raceboy

13,120 posts

281 months

Friday 25th October 2002
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The chrome 19's are a £3,500 option on the Tuscan R

plotloss

67,280 posts

271 months

Friday 25th October 2002
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raceboy said: The chrome 19's are a £3,500 option on the Tuscan R


WHAT!!!!

Makes the £2500 springs seem cheap!

Matt.

danger mouse

3,828 posts

262 months

Friday 25th October 2002
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for the show then...........

V8thunder

27,646 posts

259 months

Sunday 27th October 2002
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OK, so the styling isn't to everyone's taste, but a British Lambo-baiter with a decent price tag must be paraded in front of impressionable 17-year olds to avoid them yearning after a Hondotabishi Boredombox 4wd gtrxsvti type-Z isn't it?

fatbutt

2,657 posts

265 months

Sunday 27th October 2002
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It looks a lot better in the flesh. I'm now smitten and as someone who swore they'd only be tempted back by a griffith, that's saying something!

Anyone else hear that:

1) The price is very likely to go up when its launched

2) The number plate will be sunk into the front (implying that there's still some tweaking to be done)

Seems to me that there is a lot more room inside nd better visibility than in the cerbera too.

nubbin

6,809 posts

279 months

Sunday 27th October 2002
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And the rear window will be heated, and side hinged, and yes the price wil rise after the show.

PS - very nice to meet you, Christof!

bennno

11,659 posts

270 months

Sunday 27th October 2002
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raceboy said: The chrome 19's are a £3,500 option on the Tuscan R



and they look a bit too 'bling bling' for my tastes

Bennno

d_drinks

1,426 posts

270 months

Monday 28th October 2002
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I think the car looks the db's but this quote did make cry with laughter:

TVR T350C
No British Motor Show would be complete without the unveiling of another TVR with quite a large engine and a price tag of somewhere around £35,000 - £45,000. This year the British sports car maker didn't let us down as it showed the new T350C coupe, based on the Tamora roadster. 'We thought about doing something different but we couldn't be arsed. You can never have too many cars of almost identical size, price and performance in your range,' a spokesgit spluttered. 'Of course, there are some radical changes with this one,' he continued. 'It's got NASA spec componentry, aircraft grade wiring and hoses, over one million miles of development testing under its belt and will be offered with a five year unlimited mile warranty….. Ha ha ha! Just kidding! Ah, has anyone got any sticky tape?'

Superb

Gaffer

7,156 posts

278 months

Monday 28th October 2002
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fatbutt said:

Anyone else hear that:


2) The number plate will be sunk into the front (implying that there's still some tweaking to be done)




That is still being debated. I think it will look better sunk in rather than being put to one side like the Alfas. That really puts me off them I think they look lopsided.

Claire

Graham

16,368 posts

285 months

Monday 28th October 2002
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how about ressessd into the nose with a perspex cover moulded to the existing shape of the front of the car....


then as an option the perspex cover could have an lcd liner that you could activate to go black and hide the number plate...

purley for when parked obviously and not for road use...

actually i think even resessed with the perspex cover would be quite cool...

RichB

51,612 posts

285 months

Monday 28th October 2002
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d_drinks said: I think the car looks the db's but this quote did make cry with laughter:

TVR T350C
No British Motor Show ...etc.
yes it's Sniffpetrol.

spice

632 posts

271 months

Tuesday 29th October 2002
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best looking tiv since the great griff, how do they do it, well done!

andyvdg

1,536 posts

284 months

Tuesday 29th October 2002
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Saw the T350 in the flesh yesterday. I think the styling is based around the fact that cars with boots that stick out (e.g. Cerbera / Tuscan) don't do so well aerodynamically. Hence the squared off rear end and access to the boot through the rear window. I think I spotted a hinge on the T440R window.

As for looks - well it's alright - quite a compact car. Didn't send my pulse racing though.

**ijp**

286 posts

259 months

Tuesday 29th October 2002
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andyvdg said: Hence the squared off rear end and access to the boot through the rear window. I think I spotted a hinge on the T440R window.


You're right about the hinged rear screen allowing access to the luggage space. Did anyone else notice the allen key bolts used to bolt the hinges and the interior catch to the rear screen of the Tuscan? The heads of the bolts were on the exterior - I hope this changes, otherwise every numpty with a 4mm allen key will be able to defeat the otherwise formidable security.