The TVR T440R Track Test | Martin Brundle's Supercars

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
  • Way back in 2003, Martin Brundle produced a DVD with the Fifth Gear team, called Martin Brundle's Supercars. In this clip, Martin test drives the TVR T440R.
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ความคิดเห็น • 62

  • @siennamayh
    @siennamayh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Living a couple miles from the TVR factory all my life , you’d hear those bonkers v8 ‘s or straight 6’s rumbling around very regularly. Sorely missed.

    • @tony_5156
      @tony_5156 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Must have been an awesome thing to hear every morning

    • @KootBear
      @KootBear 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      that is very cool! id loved it

  • @longtailgt
    @longtailgt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One of the maddest cars ever! People talk about Lamborghinis being scary but this is a different animal!

  • @drawwithdan5821
    @drawwithdan5821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    These cars were ahead of their time. In looks, at least. You could make them now and not change the styling at all.

    • @RicTone
      @RicTone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed

    • @vietthanhnguyen1227
      @vietthanhnguyen1227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Still gorgeous after 20 years. Even more handsome than current Griffith

    • @derbigpr500
      @derbigpr500 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In looks, yes, in everything else, they were 30 years behind.

    • @IMTHEBIGGESTCUNT
      @IMTHEBIGGESTCUNT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fantastic looking and driving car! Interior much more interesting and inviting than most. To produce such a thing at really a low cost was where the competition grasped a weakness. And flooded the market with stuff that’s just.. yeah, a bit boring now to be honest.

    • @davidwithey6036
      @davidwithey6036 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree just shame was to ahead of there time, that's why the company went bust. Love all TVR's. Look at the early 90s TVR to Ferrari, Porsche, Maserati etc the TVRs look so better in and out . Shame

  • @davekennedy6315
    @davekennedy6315 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Always LOVED TVRs! Pure and unadulterated passion, rage and lunacy. I owned the Clarkson supercar video (VHS I think!) where he drag raced a bunch of supercars (911 Turbo, 550bhp twin supercarged Aston Vantage, Caterham, Dodge Viper, possibly a Ferrari and a few others) including the new TVR Cerbera (not even the hottest version either! I think it was the 6 cylinder or 4.2 V8) The TVR WASTED all comers, with only the 911 Turbo putting up any kind of fight (although the Cerbera still made the 911 look slow in comparison!) I loved the looks and sounds of TVRs prior to that, but when they started to fit their own engines (and stopped using the prehistoric Rover V8) their performance was on a whole other level. I know they were unreliable, but they were crazy and made one hell of an impression! It was sad that they never made the Speed 12 (just raced a few I believe) as that would surely have set some crazy records on acceleration and top end!

    • @FAT8893
      @FAT8893 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean this one?: th-cam.com/video/XGATSb54YEQ/w-d-xo.html

  • @thebeast-puntomk2878
    @thebeast-puntomk2878 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What made me laugh was the plooms of smoke it liked to put out once around the track 😂

    • @jannadrielcervo7753
      @jannadrielcervo7753 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I suspect it is oil. Must be that the lubrication is not that good at lubricating while cornering.

  • @MagicAyrtonforever
    @MagicAyrtonforever 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Legendary Martin 😍

    • @audioamateur
      @audioamateur 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, really love this guy.

  • @IMTHEBIGGESTCUNT
    @IMTHEBIGGESTCUNT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a gorgeous car! Such a shame it was never available to many enthusiasts!

  • @tangyiutong
    @tangyiutong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    3:41 no we can't! 😂 all I can hear is the engine and frankly I just CANNOT WAIT for the next REV!

  • @matthew-jy5jp
    @matthew-jy5jp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Martin is the man 😊👊

  • @6262626262
    @6262626262 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    AWESOME CAR.

  • @devilslayerthesaintofkille1317
    @devilslayerthesaintofkille1317 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looks like a cross between tuscan and sagaris, with a bit of cerbera.

  • @grahamrobson9292
    @grahamrobson9292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great test and a rare car !

  • @robertdavenport1109
    @robertdavenport1109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I dream about these all the time

  • @autoapex1641
    @autoapex1641 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brilliant vehicle

  • @willsee7452
    @willsee7452 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh Trevor. We miss thee.

  • @chrisdooley6468
    @chrisdooley6468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Engine marginal? I never thought I’d hear that about a 3.8 0-62 car lol

    • @AmericasChoice
      @AmericasChoice 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree, but he was comparing to the other supercar engines he tested.

  • @RJ6AV6
    @RJ6AV6 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Always liked the TVRs 👌

  • @robertl2856
    @robertl2856 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Too raw ? I will take it !

  • @audioamateur
    @audioamateur 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Lol, a little bit too raw... This guy can handle it all day long. Long live Brundle

  • @evo5dave
    @evo5dave 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I wonder if we'll ever see TVR reborn. Things are not looking good.

  • @DazzlingDavidoff
    @DazzlingDavidoff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    TVR’s look like they’re not from this planet.

  • @andrewmcglashan5041
    @andrewmcglashan5041 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Didn't realise the 440r was a 2-stroke??💭

  • @andresguerin7162
    @andresguerin7162 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is this the one that was crashed and written off?

  • @Vampirebear13
    @Vampirebear13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    There's 2 things I've always felt that applied to TVR's, #1 the company over promised & under delivered. #2 Their cars must have been different in the UK than they were here in the states. Years ago, I stopped by a Import shop to look at a Porsche 928 & saw a beautiful dark blue TVR convertible in the shop & asked if I could drive it.
    The dealer opened the garage door, cranked it up & backed it out, maybe 20 feet. It immediately burst into flames.

    • @James-oo1yq
      @James-oo1yq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vampirebear13 Hand built doesn't always mean quality...especially with fibreglass Supercars

    • @AmericasChoice
      @AmericasChoice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      stop fibbing

    • @Vampirebear13
      @Vampirebear13 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AmericasChoice I know it's damn near impossible for you kids to believe anything you haven't experienced but like I always say, just because you don't believe the truth doesn't make it any less TRUE. The TVR burnt to a crisp in nothing flat & the charged remains sat @ the shop for over 3 years, right next to the dumpster.

    • @gairnmclennan5876
      @gairnmclennan5876 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hmmm one way of making them rare cars. 😢. This 440 I think less than 10 were made. I like the ones with the alloy V8 Rover in they sound nice and are reliable. Still the 5liter way back then does 60mph in 4sec Griffith or Chimaera in the early 90's.

  • @Mdeii91000
    @Mdeii91000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What is this track ?

    • @alasdairkerr258
      @alasdairkerr258 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oulton Park

    • @highflya2709
      @highflya2709 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pretty sure it's Brands Hatch, at least the dry one.

    • @freddysquirenaranjo4859
      @freddysquirenaranjo4859 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Definitely Brands Hatch where he drove the car on a dry track! In the County of Kent.

  • @newworld6182
    @newworld6182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1st

  • @resnonverba137
    @resnonverba137 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It was smoking like a 70s diesel. Awful.

    • @ahemgee9542
      @ahemgee9542 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Saw that

  • @bernardfender5147
    @bernardfender5147 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Aaaand it broke

  • @derekga6973
    @derekga6973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Junk

    • @paspax
      @paspax 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      one day, you'll be old enough to drive.

    • @James-oo1yq
      @James-oo1yq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They are nowhere near the quality of other supercar manufacturers, but they are nowhere near the price either. A lot of performance for the money...and that was nearly 20 yrs ago.

  • @MoreTubContentOnMyChannel
    @MoreTubContentOnMyChannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The TVR brand will never stop looking hideous.

    • @James-oo1yq
      @James-oo1yq 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Really? That was almost 20 years ago, and I don't think it would look out of place in a showroom today. I suppose we all have different tastes...which is a good thing, or we'd all be driving the same car

    • @bernardfender5147
      @bernardfender5147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, what he said!^^^

    • @XantroyX
      @XantroyX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@James-oo1yq
      You're far too polite...
      The fool obviously needs some Lasec.

    • @James-oo1yq
      @James-oo1yq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@XantroyX Yep, myopic he/she must be 🤓👍🏼

    • @PaulHipToBeSquareAllen
      @PaulHipToBeSquareAllen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bit like your face then isn’t it.