The memory that first springs to mind when I think of the Tuscan S was one from back in 2010, when we had all of the snow. Snowing heavily, a land rover just went off the road and smashed some traffic lights, and along comes a dude in a Tuscan S, looking absolutely content with his choice in vehicle that day. I'm honestly not sure how he managed to fit his gigantic testicles in the car, too.
R400TVR Firstly I disagree with your statement "narrow tyres" when talking of TVRs. I have driven both my Griffith 500 and my 3000M in the snow - about 1" of fresh snow on a previously dry road. 30 mph was stupidly fast, overtaken by Micras and Citroen CXs. Even in the wet it is best to keep it below 60mph if there is any chance of standing water as it aquaplanes very well! All this on new(ish) tyres.
I owned one of these in the late 2000's back in Northern Ireland (I have been in the Middle East of the past 11 years now). It was my weekend car (and fitted into my garage along with a BMW 730d, Mercedes SL 55 AMG and a BMW m535d) but frequently was my daily driver due to the addiction that I developed for it. Amazing vehicle - the only car that ever managed to spin the back wheels in 5th gear under acceleration. No traction control; no ABS - just me and the car. Mine had the Red Rose conversion that cured many of the engine issues and was trouble-free for the 4 years I owned it. The exhaust could fire off every vehicle alarm in the underground car park of Victoria Square in Belfast if you revved it at the right time in the right place. Would love another one.
I knew a guy who had this in 2003. 1st time I saw this it was like the devil had entered. Everyday I heard/saw it was a moment in my day...its a beast and the ground shakes with your ear drums
Good review. I owned a Tuscan S a few years ago and now a Tuscan 2S. They are incredible fun - on a different level to anything modern in terms of involvement and sensory overload. I know true petrol heads/good drivers who are afraid to drive a tvr and play it safe with digital, turbocharged, traction controlled yawn boxes. In fact a sorted Tuscan is easy to drive. Upgrade the suspension to nitrons and have them properly set up. Ditch the 18” spider alloys (wrong offset despite being oem!) and buy something like a 19” Jade R which is actually lighter and cures the tramlining. Then (in the case of the S) just learn to exploit the ‘Hydratrack’ rear diff. You’ll find you can really drive it quickly (yes, Lotus/Noble quickly). Agree with the Viper analogy - there’s not really anything else on the planet like them. Even the noble m400 I owned between the Tuscans wasn’t half the fun of either.
I have a different opinion than you on yawn boxes. my friend owned a brand new Tuscan S and was shit scared to use it in the wet. i owned 2 Golf R (yawn boxes) the second one. stage 2 tuned. i loved driving that car. the tune takes away the computer im in control mode and turns it much more savage. so i could thrash the thing in the wet without killing myself. to me that's not boring thats progress!,
@@MrRonan3 You're right - sometimes a sufficient increase in power can wake a car up. Even something like an r34 skyline is pretty dull until you mod it beyond 400bhp. If your R is a manual then even better. It's still a hatchback though - try a ground-up rwd sports car and you will feel the difference. Centre of gravity, nimble responses, etc. Extra power only compensates so far.
My secondary school physics teacher had a bright green one of these with a cream leather interior. Man was over 70 years old and just as mental as the car he drove. Needless to say everyone loved him.
Love the Tuscan S. This and the ~'02 Cerbera 4.5 are probably my favorite TVRs. My university thesis was actually a case study of TVR's financial woes and challenges around the time of the Wheeler/Smolenski transition. I actually talked to the factory a couple of times and ended up having to dig through and mail-request information from some clearing house to get any kind of financials given it is/was a privately held company. It was an entertaining process and I came out of it a fan of a car that I'll probably never own being in the 'States.
Thanks big man. Great work as normal. Grew up 5 miles from the factory and always wanted one. So pleased the later ones get your seal of approval. Investment worthy? Gotta think so! x
I bought my MX5 from Hexham Horseless Carriages, in - ahem - Hexham. Mainly sell TVRs and, from some of the raucous sounds emerging from the workshop, they know how to fettle the motors. The kind of sound that sends a tingling sensation down the back of your neck. A tingle that is not too a distant relative of fear. Great!
I can't even read the speedo on my Lotus when it's sunny, roof off and I have sunglasses on. You just have to guess and go the same speed as everyone else :D
I drove one with Supercar Espana on the Maspalomas track on Gran Canaria. I loved the rawness of the brakes, the gear box, the steering. I own an MX-5 and this felt like an MX-5 on steroids, everything was bigger, heavier.
Aside from anything else, I love TVR's oddball approach to exterior and interior design. So bravely and refreshingly different. And I even find it tasteful
Saw one of these with that amazing orange paint job back in 2002-2003 when walking back home from school in the East end of Glasgow - not a place you see cars like this, utterly breathtaking and still remember the thing merging onto the main road and wishing I could be behind the wheel one day.
Always loved Tvr’s, had 3 myself. Do miss them. One thing you didn’t really mention is that values are on the up so shouldn’t lose to much although mine did cost a fortune to run! One thing with TVR’s, you need to check the chassis very carefully,, they do like to rust. James, you should try a good Cerbera V8, just awesome.
Great review. These are Fantastic cars. I hired a t350 10 years ago for the weekend and was amazed by its performance. It’s the only car I’ve driven that I though was fast enough.
Nice review there.I always like TVRs.One of my favourite is the Chimaera.Looking at the interior design it looks like Pagani took some of the design cues and take it into whole another level.
Had a Tuscan S since 2005 n love it. TVR Powers 4.5 rebuild and been across Europe in it, since powers rebuild its never let me down. Its a seriously fun car to own and I just cant bring myself to sell it even tho I only get to drive it two weeks in every year these days. Live over seas now.
@@bartoni79 I had 6,000 miles of mostly trouble free motoring, only a lambda sensor went wrong in that time which was quickly fixed. I sold it because I took on too much debt and couldn't afford the repayments any longer. It's the best car I've ever had though!
When I was a kid growing up I remember my uncle having a lovely colour shifting blue TVR Tuscan, and it was like a space ship to me, and loved all the dials, and quirks to it. And now I’m 21 owning a BMW Z4 Coupe the Tuscan is still my Halo car albeit it’s not perfect but for me I think it’s the nostalgia to my childhood hearing the V8 roar
I've had the pleasure of driving one of these on a track day. Unfortunately the conditions that day were less than favourable and a boat would have been far more appropriate. Despite the weather, I can hand on heart say that I loved that car so much, I really wanted to take it home with me. Even in the pouring rain, it was surprisingly nice to drive, if not a little scary and the long throttle pedal travel proved to be incredibly useful for taming the power from that beautiful engine. The gear change was somewhat heavy, but swapping cogs was still a joy. The change was lovely. The Tuscan is quite probably my all time favourite car. Great video.
I love TVR's always have! Just up the road from in Hexham Northumberland there's a garage called horseless carriages and they sell and look after TVR and Lotus so I see these awesome machines quite regularly. I love the green "sword fish " car cool as anything. I would say the sagaris is my personal favourite tho. Keep the awesome reviews comming bud👍
I've owned a 97 chimaera 4.0 a 99 4.0 and a 2001 5.0,a4.2 Cerbera,a speed six, and two 4.5 red roses,a 2001 Tuscan 3.6,a2001 Tuscan 4.0 and a 2004 Tuscan s(I fitted titanium CCC cans to this car,the sound was utterly incredible and loud) all were stonking good fun and the only issue with any of them was with the earlier chim remote fobs(easy fix) two cerbs needed starter motors and the clutches needed replacing in the 4.0 tuscan.I used all as more or less daily drivers and I have a Capri with a Griffith sourced stroked 5.2 with BV heads running a Tuscan sourced T5 box.I've been looking for an S2 unfinished project for a while for an engine I have,rocking horse shit!
TVRs r great. Owned mine since 2013 with no issues but it is now up for sale as looking for an Evora. 1999 chimaera on pistonheads & autotrader. Starmist blue. Marc
Could you cover the Ultima (GTR or Evo, all of these are mental!) as it holds numerous World Records for acceleration and 0-100-0. They usually run a big arsed yank V8 (although you can put anything in, a hill climber is running a twin turbo Alfa V6) a race bred chassis and 1000kg weight. They're a tad lively!!!
I lived in Blackpool for a few years from 2004 to around 2007, where TVRs were built. Remember when they first hit money troubles and there was a support gathering on the Promenade. Literally about 50 TVRs in a row snaking along the sea front. Beautiful to see, and the noise....WOW!! Wanted one ever since but simply don't have the money or mechanics know-how to do it. I recall doing a course in London about 10 years ago and one of the guys there had just bought a TVR 6 months previous. He loved it, but said everything you hear about their shoddy build quality was true. Said at one point he was driving along the motorway and his driver's side window. Literally just fell off and smashed 😂 Still, a Tuscan is a dream car for me, even now. Just beautiful and very little like it (if anything).
and for every story of crap build and unreliability I have one of the exact opposite - you know my company VW was a shit box that broke down all the time...
I love that the Tuscan looks like no other car! And you cant beat that big straight six sound eiether. You forgot to mention that they have good luggage space in the boot, which make Tuscans (and Chimaeras, Griffs and Cerbs) great road trip cars.
Always loved a TVR. What a car I drive a friends car for a weekend I was smitten. Its fast and could be a window maker if you don't have your wits about you. Its basically a track car for the road
@Sunamer Z They definitely lack the rumble of the V8 models. But the exhaust note crisps up and howls when you take it up the revs in a way a V8 car can't. Horses for courses. The Tuscan really needs to be driven hard to make sense, something like a Chimaera is lovely to burble around in (as well as being savage when you want to go quickly).
I put a deposit down for one at Early's court Motor show. Ordered the two-tone green/purple, same as the car in SwordFish film. Never bought it, after looking at the depreciation and problems reported with parts, service i pulled out. Also depreciation on the Boxster was massive so just kept that. Watching this video i wish i had bought it.
Much prefer the straight piped 4.2 cerbra sound , had mine back to the Blackpool factory twice and I have nothing but praise for the guys their, lent me a Tuscan for 2hrs to have a blast while having new ap racing brakes upgraded , sad to see its demise after it was sold , a lot of nice stories in TVR ownership 👍
Reading all these comments about how difficult and dangerous a Tuscan is to drive, well I bought a Tuscan as my first entry into TVR and I loved it. Drive sensibly and be careful in the wet but I would do that in any car and they are a delight. I came from a motorbike background and I feel that certainly helped but people are so used to just pressing the accelerator and letting the car do all the work and the driver thinks he is Lewis Hamilton. Your not driving the modern car, its doing most of the work. If you can drive a Tuscan and there is no reason you can't they are hugely more rewarding than today's yawn boxes. I now drive a TVR 4.5 litre Cerbera for fun and a Audi A6 for everday motorway driving. The Cerbera is miles, miles more fun than my 3.0L Audi.
I have a Cerbera video coming soon but sadly a Speed Six, I really want to try a V8. Like you I came from bikes first and you have to read the road conditions and respect the machine
Keith Flint had s speed 12? I thought there was only one of them in existence now, was it his? The car that was too powerful/bonkers for the road, apparently
" have an, oh shit fund" now they are words of wisdom . Imagine having a TVR and actually being able to maintain/ improve it,as a weekend car that would be a brilliant concept.
I am on my third TVR firstly a Tuscan, then a Cerbera Speed 6 and now a Cerbera 4.5 V8. tried a few similar priced things in between but nothing comes close to the thrill of a TVR.
Took a Tamora for a drive in 2004. Bonkers looks. Mental noise. Floored it once and all my chest hair instantly migrated to my back! Did not like being driven at low revs so the gearbox had to be worked to stay in the correct rev band. Surprisingly comfy when cruising around a B road. Came across a car you should probably not drive is sick, tired or angry. Could not get out because the button to open the door is situated on the central console, obviously! Recently checked the prices (2023). Exact same prices than they were sold at second hand back in 2003... They haven't lost any value. Still want one.
I think that the repeated gruff bark on the heel-and-toe downshift, as heard from inside the cockpit, is more representative of the driving experience in a Tuscan than the incredible metallic scream from the pipes. The latter can only be enjoyed sparingly, in suitable conditions and with an appropriate level of confidence regarding the current balance of the "OH SHIT" fund. But that wonderful growly crackly bark could be enjoyed again and again and again and again....
Cheers for the vid, also, always wondered about the power to weight thing if heavier cars with the same power/weight as light cars felt the same. Lovely lovely car though.
This car was used in the looney tunes movie as a james bond car, and it is absolutely amazing, and its what made me fall in love with it in the first place
I had a pretty reliable TVR 420 SEAC before I ordered a Red Rose spec Tuscan at the 1999 Motor Show. Took delivery at the factory on 1st March 2001. Very sharp handling at the front end, while the back end would compress on fast corners then suddenly spring back up at random moments. Acceleration and braking in the dry was excellent. In the wet it was all over the place. Three engine rebuilds in 12,000 miles and many other technical problems, plus rapid depreciation ended my ten-year love affair with TVR. No matter what your heart says, don't do it.
The memory that first springs to mind when I think of the Tuscan S was one from back in 2010, when we had all of the snow. Snowing heavily, a land rover just went off the road and smashed some traffic lights, and along comes a dude in a Tuscan S, looking absolutely content with his choice in vehicle that day.
I'm honestly not sure how he managed to fit his gigantic testicles in the car, too.
R400TVR Firstly I disagree with your statement "narrow tyres" when talking of TVRs. I have driven both my Griffith 500 and my 3000M in the snow - about 1" of fresh snow on a previously dry road. 30 mph was stupidly fast, overtaken by Micras and Citroen CXs. Even in the wet it is best to keep it below 60mph if there is any chance of standing water as it aquaplanes very well! All this on new(ish) tyres.
@@Donm-pf1ox 🤭🤫
I owned one of these in the late 2000's back in Northern Ireland (I have been in the Middle East of the past 11 years now). It was my weekend car (and fitted into my garage along with a BMW 730d, Mercedes SL 55 AMG and a BMW m535d) but frequently was my daily driver due to the addiction that I developed for it. Amazing vehicle - the only car that ever managed to spin the back wheels in 5th gear under acceleration. No traction control; no ABS - just me and the car. Mine had the Red Rose conversion that cured many of the engine issues and was trouble-free for the 4 years I owned it. The exhaust could fire off every vehicle alarm in the underground car park of Victoria Square in Belfast if you revved it at the right time in the right place. Would love another one.
One word for TVR’s “mental”. The colour shift paint jobs are also amazing.
I am a German TVR fan and (former) owner.... just FANTASTIC!
Es sollten deutlich mehr Tvrs auf Deutschen Straßen unterwegs sein...
Milan Music ....German burocratics and TÜV don’t suggest that however...☹️
Ich hab meinen immer noch, mit TÜV Segen, und ich kenne noch mehr.... nicht einfach, aber möglich
I knew a guy who had this in 2003. 1st time I saw this it was like the devil had entered. Everyday I heard/saw it was a moment in my day...its a beast and the ground shakes with your ear drums
Don't Care
‘The ground shakes with you ear drums’
Nice Analogy 🥁
Good review. I owned a Tuscan S a few years ago and now a Tuscan 2S. They are incredible fun - on a different level to anything modern in terms of involvement and sensory overload. I know true petrol heads/good drivers who are afraid to drive a tvr and play it safe with digital, turbocharged, traction controlled yawn boxes. In fact a sorted Tuscan is easy to drive. Upgrade the suspension to nitrons and have them properly set up. Ditch the 18” spider alloys (wrong offset despite being oem!) and buy something like a 19” Jade R which is actually lighter and cures the tramlining. Then (in the case of the S) just learn to exploit the ‘Hydratrack’ rear diff. You’ll find you can really drive it quickly (yes, Lotus/Noble quickly). Agree with the Viper analogy - there’s not really anything else on the planet like them. Even the noble m400 I owned between the Tuscans wasn’t half the fun of either.
@Hoa Tattis Yes I love a good pair of bristols. Who doesn't?
I have a different opinion than you on yawn boxes. my friend owned a brand new Tuscan S and was shit scared to use it in the wet.
i owned 2 Golf R (yawn boxes) the second one. stage 2 tuned. i loved driving that car. the tune takes away the computer im in control mode
and turns it much more savage. so i could thrash the thing in the wet without killing myself. to me that's not boring thats progress!,
@@MrRonan3 You're right - sometimes a sufficient increase in power can wake a car up. Even something like an r34 skyline is pretty dull until you mod it beyond 400bhp. If your R is a manual then even better. It's still a hatchback though - try a ground-up rwd sports car and you will feel the difference. Centre of gravity, nimble responses, etc. Extra power only compensates so far.
Great message. Thank you.
Did you prefer the Tuscan Mk1 S over theTuscan2 S?
One of the greatest engine notes on earth.
at last a sensible, honest review of a TVR, rather than the "they are unreliable", they are deathtraps" bullshit we normally get
The regular Tuscan's design is one of the best ever. I could only dream about driving one of these one day.
My secondary school physics teacher had a bright green one of these with a cream leather interior. Man was over 70 years old and just as mental as the car he drove. Needless to say everyone loved him.
Fantastic, there's definitely not enough TVR content on TH-cam! Great that you finally got to realise your dream, James.
so go to my channel then Snorkymedia - lots on there
@@SNORKYMEDIA, thanks very much!
Love the Tuscan S. This and the ~'02 Cerbera 4.5 are probably my favorite TVRs. My university thesis was actually a case study of TVR's financial woes and challenges around the time of the Wheeler/Smolenski transition. I actually talked to the factory a couple of times and ended up having to dig through and mail-request information from some clearing house to get any kind of financials given it is/was a privately held company. It was an entertaining process and I came out of it a fan of a car that I'll probably never own being in the 'States.
I wanted one of those 4.5 cerberas in a bad bad way. The car looked like it had its own speed lines while standing still
I would love to read your TVR thesis
Thanks big man. Great work as normal. Grew up 5 miles from the factory and always wanted one. So pleased the later ones get your seal of approval. Investment worthy? Gotta think so! x
I bought my MX5 from Hexham Horseless Carriages, in - ahem - Hexham. Mainly sell TVRs and, from some of the raucous sounds emerging from the workshop, they know how to fettle the motors. The kind of sound that sends a tingling sensation down the back of your neck. A tingle that is not too a distant relative of fear. Great!
Typical TVR quality, the speedo is blurry :-P
Yeah funny that
They all do that when very legal speeds reached
@Pedro DLR And what a nice girl she was.
Just another TVR quirk, the S models had frosted glass clusters
I can't even read the speedo on my Lotus when it's sunny, roof off and I have sunglasses on. You just have to guess and go the same speed as everyone else :D
Subbed for the Young Ones quote. Oh and the good video. What a stunning car the Tuscan is.
I drove one with Supercar Espana on the Maspalomas track on Gran Canaria. I loved the rawness of the brakes, the gear box, the steering. I own an MX-5 and this felt like an MX-5 on steroids, everything was bigger, heavier.
I built a 300bhp turbocharged na8 eunos. It was bonkers
I've got a mk1 tuscan, but I still think that the early mx5 I owned 25 years ago was the best car I've ever had.
I bought tons of these for their paintjobs in Gran Tourismo.
Wearing very similar wallpaper that I had as a kid in 1978. Brilliant. 😊
He wet the bed so only wearing the top half.
Aside from anything else, I love TVR's oddball approach to exterior and interior design. So bravely and refreshingly different. And I even find it tasteful
Saw one of these with that amazing orange paint job back in 2002-2003 when walking back home from school in the East end of Glasgow - not a place you see cars like this, utterly breathtaking and still remember the thing merging onto the main road and wishing I could be behind the wheel one day.
Thank you for doing this car. It's always been one of my dream cars to have. That sound.... 😝
A great review of an amazing car...keep up the good work thanks
I read "My TVR Tuscan S" and I thought: right, that's his new car then :-)
I wish!
Always loved Tvr’s, had 3 myself. Do miss them. One thing you didn’t really mention is that values are on the up so shouldn’t lose to much although mine did cost a fortune to run! One thing with TVR’s, you need to check the chassis very carefully,, they do like to rust.
James, you should try a good Cerbera V8, just awesome.
content is just getting better and better - great stuff
Cheers!
this guy watched so much top gear
iot01t01na 8:46 ??
Yup he has indeed lol,
yes he did!!!! and I'll take it!
Great review. These are Fantastic cars. I hired a t350 10 years ago for the weekend and was amazed by its performance. It’s the only car I’ve driven that I though was fast enough.
Nice review there.I always like TVRs.One of my favourite is the Chimaera.Looking at the interior design it looks like Pagani took some of the design cues and take it into whole another level.
Saw one of those in Liverpool City centre in 2002 in wait for it - polycromatic pearescent paint on a bright day. Absolutely eyeball wrenching.
Had a Tuscan S since 2005 n love it. TVR Powers 4.5 rebuild and been across Europe in it, since powers rebuild its never let me down. Its a seriously fun car to own and I just cant bring myself to sell it even tho I only get to drive it two weeks in every year these days. Live over seas now.
Brute of a car, i love it, great cars n reviews, greatings from Maltby mate
Cheers
These vids are getting better and better ! Really enjoyed this thsnks. Keep up the good work!
Drove my Tuscan S to work every day (about 20 miles) and loved every day. Got to 6,000 miles in 6 months until I had to sell it.
Why did you sell it? Was it due to problems with it?
@@bartoni79 I had 6,000 miles of mostly trouble free motoring, only a lambda sensor went wrong in that time which was quickly fixed. I sold it because I took on too much debt and couldn't afford the repayments any longer. It's the best car I've ever had though!
@@hambo76 cheers!! Sad you had to sell it. Would you recommend one?
@@bartoni79 Yes
When I was a kid growing up I remember my uncle having a lovely colour shifting blue TVR Tuscan, and it was like a space ship to me, and loved all the dials, and quirks to it. And now I’m 21 owning a BMW Z4 Coupe the Tuscan is still my Halo car albeit it’s not perfect but for me I think it’s the nostalgia to my childhood hearing the V8 roar
I think you're the quintessential "british sportcar" type of chap! haha cheers man love this car and always raced it in project gotham racing!
Really opening my eyes on these TVRs. Interesting stuff
Oh my word! That exhaust sound is something else!!
I've had the pleasure of driving one of these on a track day. Unfortunately the conditions that day were less than favourable and a boat would have been far more appropriate.
Despite the weather, I can hand on heart say that I loved that car so much, I really wanted to take it home with me.
Even in the pouring rain, it was surprisingly nice to drive, if not a little scary and the long throttle pedal travel proved to be incredibly useful for taming the power from that beautiful engine.
The gear change was somewhat heavy, but swapping cogs was still a joy. The change was lovely.
The Tuscan is quite probably my all time favourite car.
Great video.
That colour is amazing on the Tuscan!
Brilliant reliving memories of my TVR chimaera 4.0hc 3 years of joy
Just discovered your channel and have subscribed thankyou for being honest and genuine in your reviews always appreciated cheers from Australia
I love TVR's always have! Just up the road from in Hexham Northumberland there's a garage called horseless carriages and they sell and look after TVR and Lotus so I see these awesome machines quite regularly. I love the green "sword fish " car cool as anything. I would say the sagaris is my personal favourite tho. Keep the awesome reviews comming bud👍
Cheers Ryan
Hexham Horseless Carriages look after my 4.5 Cerbera, They know there stuff. I love my Cerbera, Its an absolute blast every time I get in it.
@@natben123 4.5 Cerbera eh? Always loved the look of them since the infamous Clarkson drag race. Sat in one once, never even been in one on the move
@@natben123 small world! Yeah I love Cerbera's your a lucky boy 👍
like a cricket bat with a breeze block nailed to it made me laugh so much, great video
I've owned a 97 chimaera 4.0 a 99 4.0 and a 2001 5.0,a4.2 Cerbera,a speed six, and two 4.5 red roses,a 2001 Tuscan 3.6,a2001 Tuscan 4.0 and a 2004 Tuscan s(I fitted titanium CCC cans to this car,the sound was utterly incredible and loud) all were stonking good fun and the only issue with any of them was with the earlier chim remote fobs(easy fix) two cerbs needed starter motors and the clutches needed replacing in the 4.0 tuscan.I used all as more or less daily drivers and I have a Capri with a Griffith sourced stroked 5.2 with BV heads running a Tuscan sourced T5 box.I've been looking for an S2 unfinished project for a while for an engine I have,rocking horse shit!
TVRs r great. Owned mine since 2013 with no issues but it is now up for sale as looking for an Evora. 1999 chimaera on pistonheads & autotrader. Starmist blue. Marc
TVR this things are a hoot!!mad just mad i love emm!!
Jay, this maybe your best shirt.
Another superb great, honest, no bullshit review Jay. Love your videos of those very reasons 👌
Every time I see this car I think of the movie swordfish and how I feel in love with it!
That SAAB is teasing me now aha please do a vid on it and nice TVR
Aaron Chambers SAAB FAN I second that notion as a fellow SAAB fan
@@saraleon97 yeah man I seem to recognize it pretty sure it was enthusiast owned in one of the Facebook groups does look good and familiar
Could you cover the Ultima (GTR or Evo, all of these are mental!) as it holds numerous World Records for acceleration and 0-100-0. They usually run a big arsed yank V8 (although you can put anything in, a hill climber is running a twin turbo Alfa V6) a race bred chassis and 1000kg weight. They're a tad lively!!!
David Kennedy I have to agree. These in my opinion are the coolest looking cars with the power and drive to back it up ☝️
Loved this car back in the day, loved TVR!
Great, fair review. Us TVR owners are a forgiving, ,patient bunch. Go for it. They are an occassion. 👍😁
I adore TVR!
I lived in Blackpool for a few years from 2004 to around 2007, where TVRs were built. Remember when they first hit money troubles and there was a support gathering on the Promenade. Literally about 50 TVRs in a row snaking along the sea front. Beautiful to see, and the noise....WOW!! Wanted one ever since but simply don't have the money or mechanics know-how to do it.
I recall doing a course in London about 10 years ago and one of the guys there had just bought a TVR 6 months previous. He loved it, but said everything you hear about their shoddy build quality was true. Said at one point he was driving along the motorway and his driver's side window. Literally just fell off and smashed 😂
Still, a Tuscan is a dream car for me, even now. Just beautiful and very little like it (if anything).
and for every story of crap build and unreliability I have one of the exact opposite - you know my company VW was a shit box that broke down all the time...
Always loved these but never drove one here in germany. Saw a few at LeMans. Brilliant video, Sir!
Kauf Dir einen, kosten aktuell um die 30, Wert steigend. ich liebe meinen Tuscan S6, geb ich nicht mehr her.
@@karstensiegmarsson5304 Bei mir an der Bergstraße sehe ich immer zwei fahren. Wo bist du unterwegs? Gruß Guido
@@TheGetawayer Pforzheim Hangar 😁
My favourite car brand growing up. I’m sorely tempted to buy a mk1 Tuscan in the next couple of years
I love that the Tuscan looks like no other car! And you cant beat that big straight six sound eiether. You forgot to mention that they have good luggage space in the boot, which make Tuscans (and Chimaeras, Griffs and Cerbs) great road trip cars.
Could have sworn I did mention the boot
At 0:48
We learn how James played a long held but ultimately unsuccessful plan to get his hands on his mum's inheritance.
Caught red handed
Great review. I'm an ex TVR owner and live just down the road from where you were driving... Nice roads.
Brilliant review.
Lovely. May fave is the t350c
Still a beautiful car. Aged very well.
Saw a Tuscan yesterday in black, always loved how they looked
Always loved a TVR. What a car I drive a friends car for a weekend I was smitten. Its fast and could be a window maker if you don't have your wits about you. Its basically a track car for the road
Exhaust has too much metallic thrash sound and loses the rumble.
@Sunamer Z They definitely lack the rumble of the V8 models. But the exhaust note crisps up and howls when you take it up the revs in a way a V8 car can't. Horses for courses. The Tuscan really needs to be driven hard to make sense, something like a Chimaera is lovely to burble around in (as well as being savage when you want to go quickly).
I have one of these on my radar for next year, but i'm def getting the traction and launch control upgrade. Great vid as always.
Forget trying to fit nanny electronics to this car. Just buy some baggy brown trousers & bicycle clips.
Forget the Tuscan. Is that a Venturi in that there background garage?
TVR convert now after watching this video and reading the comments. Might want to get one now.
Do it you wont regret it. I am on my third they are awesome.
I done a track day in one of these. Such a cool car.
Fantastic review of my fantasy car from way back
Thanks!
Owner´s manual says put in 3rd gear first before shift to reverse . No other car provides more smiles per gallon for me like my Tuscan. Just love it.
Sounds great. TVR Speed 6 and BMW S54 3.2 engines probably the two best straight sixes ever made. Only only have the later at present.
As someone who exclusively rides motorbikes, these have always really appealed to me.
I put a deposit down for one at Early's court Motor show. Ordered the two-tone green/purple, same as the car in SwordFish film. Never bought it, after looking at the depreciation and problems reported with parts, service i pulled out. Also depreciation on the Boxster was massive so just kept that. Watching this video i wish i had bought it.
Great video, really liked the honest review
Beautiful car. Great registration plate, too!
I've had a couple of wedges, but if I were ever to get another I'd go for the Tamora, I may have slightly odd car tastes though.
Much prefer the straight piped 4.2 cerbra sound , had mine back to the Blackpool factory twice and I have nothing but praise for the guys their, lent me a Tuscan for 2hrs to have a blast while having new ap racing brakes upgraded , sad to see its demise after it was sold , a lot of nice stories in TVR ownership 👍
Sat in one of these at a motor show as a kid, still want one.
First time I've ever seen a GH5 affixed to a windscreen! haha awesome :D
Reading all these comments about how difficult and dangerous a Tuscan is to drive, well I bought a Tuscan as my first entry into TVR and I loved it. Drive sensibly and be careful in the wet but I would do that in any car and they are a delight. I came from a motorbike background and I feel that certainly helped but people are so used to just pressing the accelerator and letting the car do all the work and the driver thinks he is Lewis Hamilton. Your not driving the modern car, its doing most of the work. If you can drive a Tuscan and there is no reason you can't they are hugely more rewarding than today's yawn boxes. I now drive a TVR 4.5 litre Cerbera for fun and a Audi A6 for everday motorway driving. The Cerbera is miles, miles more fun than my 3.0L Audi.
I have a Cerbera video coming soon but sadly a Speed Six, I really want to try a V8. Like you I came from bikes first and you have to read the road conditions and respect the machine
Keith Flint had s speed 12? I thought there was only one of them in existence now, was it his? The car that was too powerful/bonkers for the road, apparently
Keith Flint ordered a Speed 12 and paid the deposit, but he never received it because it never went into production.
Massive fan of the Cerbera and always prefered them to the Tuscan but still.. What a car.
" have an, oh shit fund" now they are words of wisdom .
Imagine having a TVR and actually being able to maintain/ improve it,as a weekend car that would be a brilliant concept.
Loving this TVR series. I think the Tuscan stands up well to this day.
Ahh a mighty Trevor
Well done me for thinking it's a cerbera 👏 great video, it is a stunning car and the sound is legendary!
Hahaha
Jay get’s it!
Owned three TVR’s, loved them all.
I am on my third TVR firstly a Tuscan, then a Cerbera Speed 6 and now a Cerbera 4.5 V8. tried a few similar priced things in between but nothing comes close to the thrill of a TVR.
Took a Tamora for a drive in 2004. Bonkers looks. Mental noise. Floored it once and all my chest hair instantly migrated to my back!
Did not like being driven at low revs so the gearbox had to be worked to stay in the correct rev band. Surprisingly comfy when cruising around a B road.
Came across a car you should probably not drive is sick, tired or angry. Could not get out because the button to open the door is situated on the central console, obviously!
Recently checked the prices (2023). Exact same prices than they were sold at second hand back in 2003... They haven't lost any value.
Still want one.
I think that the repeated gruff bark on the heel-and-toe downshift, as heard from inside the cockpit, is more representative of the driving experience in a Tuscan than the incredible metallic scream from the pipes. The latter can only be enjoyed sparingly, in suitable conditions and with an appropriate level of confidence regarding the current balance of the "OH SHIT" fund. But that wonderful growly crackly bark could be enjoyed again and again and again and again....
I was in love with TVRs 20 years ago
Cheers for the vid, also, always wondered about the power to weight thing if heavier cars with the same power/weight as light cars felt the same. Lovely lovely car though.
Great vid
Just watched again and on pistonheads looking at Tuscans
Great things.... Love the looks and noise.
This car was used in the looney tunes movie as a james bond car, and it is absolutely amazing, and its what made me fall in love with it in the first place
I had a pretty reliable TVR 420 SEAC before I ordered a Red Rose spec Tuscan at the 1999 Motor Show. Took delivery at the factory on 1st March 2001. Very sharp handling at the front end, while the back end would compress on fast corners then suddenly spring back up at random moments. Acceleration and braking in the dry was excellent. In the wet it was all over the place.
Three engine rebuilds in 12,000 miles and many other technical problems, plus rapid depreciation ended my ten-year love affair with TVR. No matter what your heart says, don't do it.
I have 1 of these Tuscan s 2002 for sale - but might just keep it now
Thanks for that ... need one in my life ...