It seems you lot just can't get enough on the forthcoming new TVR, with 570 comments on our
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. Today we have new videos from Autocar with the new engine fired up for the first time and a chat with Les Edgar and John Chasey.
The TVR will use the Ford Coyote V8 as seen in the Mustang, but reengineered by Cosworth. Expect it to be dry sumped with many internal tweaks over standard to ensure a proper TVR character. Power is likely to be around 500hp - versions are also coming with less and more power - and the engine will be built at Cosworth by its race engine builders, unless demand dictates a separate facility.
Speaking on the engine choice, Les Edgar said: "We needed an engine with built-in reliability and long life, but with enough 'headroom' for the extra performance we had in mind. It was clear the Coyote could do those things." An aluminium block keeps it relatively light and then it's onto making the engine Le Mans ready...
Apparently the 24 Hours is "front and centre" of Edgar's plan for TVR, with a version of its racer due at the 2017 race and a plan to compete in 2018. The aim is for very few changes between the road and race engine but they'll explain more of that in the video.
Exciting progress for the returning TVR brand then. At present the first deliveries are still due in the second half of 2017 but expect plenty more news before that time!
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