TVR Griffith at Castle Combe: Time For Coffee?
Tyre promo films are never much fun, are they? They are when there's a TVR involved...
Can it really be nearly 15 months since the world first laid eyes on the new TVR Griffith? Time really does fly. Indeed according to the original story, production should be starting very soon, meaning 2019 should be the year for driving it. How exciting...
Until then we have this teaser, from tyre provider Avon. It's less than a minute long, so look elsewhere for an in-depth track assessment, but it's nice at least to see the car driven in anger on circuit. Pleasingly, there aren't any surprises: the Griffith makes lots of noise, lots of smoke and lots of speed. Marvellous.
Beyond that, there's not a lot to know. It doesn't look too big on track - you'd be amazed how some road cars can feel on circuit - and Castle Combe looks as entertaining as ever. Is the car pitching around a lot on the brakes? Maybe. Or maybe we're used to cars not moving one jot on track, and then feeling aloof on road.
There's a lot to still to find out then, that's for sure, this video only whetting the appetite further. Let's hope there's more to follow soon...
t look average.
The looks are growing on me and although I still prefer the sound of a straight six I’d happily giggle along with the noise the new Griffith makes.
But, accepting the 'one sided' nature of the exhaust arrangement i wonder if some sort of cross pipe set up would help? Would appear to defeat of object of the exhaust set up / engine layout though?
Do side piped cars like cobra's have this issue?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIJpphK7SGc
At 3:00 he starts the engine from outside. And some cool inside sounds to be heard when they drive off.
(And don't draw any conclusions from listening to it with phone speakers!!)
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