mikeyb
09-01-2004, 06:54 AM
TVR Tuscan 2 With the major manufacturers choosing to launch their models elsewhere, it was left to the Britain's specialist manufacturers to generate some interest. TVR launched the Tuscan 2, which looks set to become its biggest selling model over the next 2 or 3 years. Ostensibly a revised version of the Tuscan targa that was originally launched in 2000, the new range also includes a cabriolet version. Priced at #39,750 ($71,177), the convertible costs the same as the revised Targa and will be available as a standard 350-bhp Speed Six or a 400-bhp Tuscan S. The roof mechanism employs a carbon-fiber section that unclips and stores in the surprisingly generous boot. It reveals an interior has been simplified for the new model with a reliance on a digital dashboard and a series of shift lights. TVR continues to manufacturer its own, bespoke switchgear and seats, as well as its own engines and suspension components. The standard Tuscan 2 features a revised suspension set-up that places a greater emphasis on comfort and everyday versatility. It's softer than the outgoing model but it's worth remembering that as with all TVR's, everything is relative. The more focused "S" features a more aggressive set-up.
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TVR Typho
The second TVR model to be launched in Birmingham was the Typhon. Building on TVR's Le Mans experience, it boasts a carbon fiber body and an aluminum honeycomb chassis construction in the interests of light weight and structural rigidity. Three versions are available - the 4-liter 400-bhp T400R, the 4.2-liter 440-bhp T440R and the supercharged 585-bhp Typhon. The latter, which also features twin intercoolers, pumps out 467lb ft of torque and has a power to weight ratio of 530bhp per metric ton. Expect 0 to 60 mph in under 4 sec., while TVR claims a top speed of 215mph. The cabin of the Typhon range is finished in carbon fiber and aluminum to create a utilitarian feel, while the seats are a mix of carbon and leather. It's far from cheap--prices range from #74,995 ($134,287) to #84,995 ($152,193) - but TVR is already claiming a two year waiting list. Sadly, there are no plans to introduce it in the U.S.
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TVR Typho
The second TVR model to be launched in Birmingham was the Typhon. Building on TVR's Le Mans experience, it boasts a carbon fiber body and an aluminum honeycomb chassis construction in the interests of light weight and structural rigidity. Three versions are available - the 4-liter 400-bhp T400R, the 4.2-liter 440-bhp T440R and the supercharged 585-bhp Typhon. The latter, which also features twin intercoolers, pumps out 467lb ft of torque and has a power to weight ratio of 530bhp per metric ton. Expect 0 to 60 mph in under 4 sec., while TVR claims a top speed of 215mph. The cabin of the Typhon range is finished in carbon fiber and aluminum to create a utilitarian feel, while the seats are a mix of carbon and leather. It's far from cheap--prices range from #74,995 ($134,287) to #84,995 ($152,193) - but TVR is already claiming a two year waiting list. Sadly, there are no plans to introduce it in the U.S.
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