Working in a TVR parts department around this time, it felt like the company were all over the place. They were releasing a new model every fortnight and there were no part numbers for the components, no diagrams and a particular Tamora come back after 1 week after registration with an A4 page of faults in size 12 font. Every single part required a call to Mike or Mike at TVR, a job I enjoyed because they were a good laugh and you would order a cigar lighter or trim component and receive a starter motor. Nothing was labelled and in a busy parts department I ended up with boxes of components that I had to match up with the cars. No packing list either. They were a great company with so much vision but massively under resourced.
@Uncle Joe Well I was only working in a dealership and they were only a secondary brand to the Saab Lotus and Mazda agency that we had. I left shortly after, I have little interest in Mazda.
@@gr-s2143 I agree, many of the TVR's went on to live successful lives, but from a dealership point of view it was very hard to make any money. The cars wouldn't sell, Tuscans in particular were a bugger to shift, and when you have pissed customers who are bringing their new car back with faults and a OEM in meltdown it creates a headache for everyone involved. They did their best but felt sad when we knew they were going to the wall. Great cars though!
The 265 hemi from the 70's made over 200kw from factory and i could imagine if it was tuned to run todays fuel (efi and such) if it would get close 300kw N/A with bolt ons (P.S. TVR is my favorite European cars)
@@chiliconnection1 Can't knock that fella did you mean RS6 ? If so them are my fave Audi.. like all the RS's but a 6 in avant or saloon is a cracking motor.
This has to be the best sounding 6-cyl engine ever. It has the raspyness of 60's carbed straight sixes and then it just screeeeams furiously in higher rpms. Mega stuff!
The Cerbera was always the one that had me drooling from first seeing it but this Tamora is a very nice car especially with that car/wheels colour combination.....I would have to have the full Brian Blessed though, has to be done
I remember seeing the Griffith at the NEC motorshow when it first came out, early 90s, and since then always had a soft spot for the cars. Terribly sad when they went belly up. Great to see some reviews of the the old cars again.
I love tvr’s. I hired a t350 10 years ago for the weekend and absolutely loved it. The only car I’ve driven that actually felt fast enough for me and that’s coming from a person who doesn’t normally like na engines that much. More tvr reviews please.
Far and away the best car presenter on here and one of the best I've ever seen. Knowledgable, genial, convivial and witty, the full set. If BBC want to get Top Gear back to the previous heights, this is the guy!
I always loved TVR's, they blew my mind when the "Wedges" came out and then moved into those slinky shapes as the 80/90's tailed off. I have always wanted one of these, watching you drive this Tamora reinforces my view that German cars..... well NAaaah! This is something to get excited about. A review of the reborn TVR would be well appreciated, they have gone to every length to make sure the "new" TVR has the same chemistry and hopefully better reliability :)
Love TVR, but never owned a speed 6 TVR.. I had a 350i, 2x 400SE, a 450 Chimeara, and 2 rare SEACs.. a 420 SEAC and 450 SEAC.. Awesome cars though. If I got another.... it would be a 500 Griffith
im more and more considering swapping my 17/100 Griffith 500 Se for a Tamora ?? did i lost mind ? knowing that i already own a SpeedSix Cerbera. Thanks dear JayEmm for your coming advice and you the knowing followers here ! *
As cool as they are I still can't get past the fact that they are really just one step up from a kit car. And that Al Melling designed straight six is a grenade waiting to happen. Give me a Griiffith with a 5.0 Rover V8 any day.
Hello Jay ! Cheers from France. i bought my Cerbera Speed Six after your review, as i was hesitating a bit. NOW , the day question is would i rather sell my 2001 Griffith 500SE with a taraka engine kit to buy a nice Tamora ? thanks in advance for your kind advices. And keep going strong :)
I've never driven a Tamora because I'm in the States and a car must be 25 years old to import, but I HAVE owned a Chimaera. The long clutch was actually a nice thing, because other than a seatbelt, it was the ONLY thing that you might could consider a "safety feature." Does it have the heavy gas pedal spring like the Chimaera and Griffith?
TVR and sensible do not usually appear in the same sentence. Any car can kill you it's just my girlfriends Cerbera actually wanted to. She now has a much more 'sensible' Lotus Elise Mk 1 Great channel as always
My 2021 video wish of JayEmm is best 1996 and older TVR for American's to import and how to make sure it isn't going to rust apart as soon as it arrives.
T350 came after this and was built as a racecar based on the tamora, they ended up not doing the race series but decided the car was so good looking they had to make it
You see I really love TVR’s I really do I always have and I always will..... but is there any point in one these days? All new top end hot hatches will beat it in a Dash to 60, they handle better and are more reliable. So the only real reason to have one is because you love them. The market for them must be dropping all the time
Sure, Dan, the practicality of a TVR doesn’t match that of a hatchback, but nobody ever buys a sportscar for practicality...? 🤷🏻♂️ HOWEVER, the driving experience in a TVR, both dynamically and aurally, versus any hatchback, is incomparable. The term “smiles per gallon” is used again and again by TVR owners for a very good reason. Plus, you can take the roof off or put the top down on nearly all of them and lastly... Drive ANY TVR or PARK any TVR alongside any of the modern, ridiculously overpriced, mind numbingly generic hatchbacks, and nobody will even notice the hatchback, because all eyes (and ears 😊) will be on the TVR... 😍🤩😘 I’ve owned 4 TVRs over the years - still have a lovely Tuscan Mk2 - and one of the least mentioned and most gratifying aspects of owning and driving one, is the reaction that they engender from the public. Drive an expensive Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche or other super car and people may *surreptitiously* admire the car, but they harbour an antagonistic resentment towards the driver, because they view them as spoilt or smug rich kids, ostentatiously flaunting their wealth. TVRs were never the preserve of the super rich, because the company’s humble origins and earlier models made them the preserve of sporting enthusiasts on a much lower budget. It was only in the later stages of the company that the cars began to get more exclusive and expensive, but they were never in the price bracket of the well known supercar marques, despite having performance that genuinely came to rival them... As a result - and perhaps especially in the U.K. where they were built - the public have a very palpable and genuine admiration for TVRs, but without resenting the owner/driver. Time and time again, I get waved into the busy main road when joining from a side street, and given an appreciative thumbs up at the same time. Sit there in a Porsche and people will delight in not letting you in. I’ve even had people run across the road to tell me how much they love the car, many others have stopped to ask what it is, and if I’m on the motorway, HUGE numbers of drivers do slooooow overtakes so they can get a really good look at it or take photos... and then they smile, give a thumbs up and drive off. The 3.6 Tuscan will do 0-60 MPH in 4.2 seconds, 0-100 in 9.5 and tops out at 180 MPH. For the money I paid for it 6 years ago, in beautiful condition, with only 15,000 miles on the clock, I can’t think of another car that could touch it AND could even hope to replicate the sheer joy of driving and ownership that I’ve described above... AND it’s now worth about £10,000 more than I paid for it and going up year on year. 🤷🏻♂️ Try getting those sorts of resale figures in any of today’s turbocharged hatchbacks, that depreciate like a rock the instant you turn the key and leave the showroom... 🤔 I do get your point, though, and I’ve seriously considered swapping my Tuscan for the sorts of cars you’re talking about - they do make sense as a sporty yet practical driving machine - BUT the depreciation versus APPRECIATION argument alone hugely complicates that decision, let alone what I’ve already mentioned. Lastly, if you fancy a laugh and want to understand my dilemma in its fullness, have a look at the TVR Tuscan video that featured on this channel fairly recently, and you’ll find two lengthy comments of mine that I posted today, each of which has a heading in block capitals, so you can’t miss them. From memory, the first one’s entitled MY TUSCAN IS AN ABSOLUTE BITCH! HERE’S WHY... and the second one explodes the myth about TVRs allegedly having no modern driver aids... Ahem... (🤞🤥) Safe driving, Brother. ✌️😎
610Mungral I’ve never driven one bit I have been in a 5.0 Chimaera and I loved it. There are much quicker Audi’s and BMWs these days that are much quicker than the Focus ST. The standout thing of a TVR back in the day was that it was quicker than most other supercars..... fast forward 20 years and hot hatches are just as quick.
Bercilak de hautdesert I will have one day don’t get me wrong, I still love the Cerb like the first time I saw it and I need to scratch that itch! What one you got mate?
Dan - try looking at the 0-100mph figures! You'd need an Audi R8 to stay with any TVR and even things like the Audi RS4 are left eating a TVR's dust. I've driven 911 Turbo's and Ferraris and even they struggle to match the sensation a TVR gives you of being picked up by the scruff of the neck and being hurled at the horizon. Even today twenty years on the midrange punch a TVR provides outclasses any mass production car. Add in sublime exterior design, truly world class interiors (no Porsche, Ferrari, Audi or BMW comes close to being such a special place to sit) and the incredible engine sound and sheer visceral driving experience and they are still unique. Most modern cars have refined out the sense of speed and the sensation of driving. TVR's provide those in spades to the point of being intimidating. In fact the values of most TVR's (and other similar cars - Lotus, Morgan etc) are now rising quite steeply as people recognise that we are in the final couple of decades of petrol powered motoring and people want to experience raw internal combustion motoring while they still can.
Tamora Straight 6 engine was lowest powered in Tvr range, that's why it was the 'entry' level. It could be uprated though. Early Speed 6 engines had lots of issues, but they are well documented on why/fixing. You can now get a rebuild with 5 year/100k mile warranty - transferable - & this is for a race engine Speed 6 engines have more top end power, but less torque, the V8's have less top end, but more torque. Strong support from car club & Indy garages. They are cars unlike few others, enjoy them while you can. I think in another dimension Jay bought a Tvr, & not the Evora...........................& he's still got it......
A subtle TVR. I still love it. I still dont understand TVR, being a fan and watching your TVR videos, of how TVR failed? Pure British sports car, different to all, a dying breed, Jay Lenno would approve yet still failed.
@@gr-s2143 Thats not the point. Rich people who own it for the first couple of years demand Quality and Reliabillity. Sure some porches fall apart later in life too but TVRs are an unreliable mess from the get go
Stunning to look at and listen to, no doubt awesome to drive. But as an ownership proposition I put TVR's in the same category as watercraft, exotic wildlife as pets, or dating girls with names like Tiffani or Mercedes. Great fun to daydream about, but probably best avoided for the sake of a stress-free life.
wth were all tvr's v6? i always assumed they were v8 for no reason, it makes sense since the UK doesn't seem to like any v8 possibility's most the time. edit: oh i see so there was a v8 option, i was going to say as a child im sure the one i went up to was a v8 tuscan.
@John Mitchell sorry yes i know, i just tend to refer to any 6 or 8 cyclinder as a V just so i dont have to keep changing between the lot. just laziness on my part.
@@JayEmmOnCars maybe its the race car i remember seeing, but honestly not sure now as they all tend to have a similar look anyways ive always loved them regardless of the mixed reviews I've always heard and never actually owning one myself. cheers.
Tvr developed the AJP V8 and the Speed Six engines. Sadly the AJP v8 was only put in the Cerbera and it is the better of the two engines but costly to make and so was fazed out in favour of the Speed Six. TVR also developed a Speed 12 engine by joining two Speed Six engines together, this went into the Cerbera Speed 12.
Good news for you then: aussieexotics.com/photo/?pic=45919&th=8135&po=117669&nm=TVR-Pacific-Highway-to-Spencer-&-Wisemans-Ferry-8.jpg&thnm=TVR-Owners&pstr=Grimsbyreaper&member=1
Tamora the beginners TVR??? Hmm absolutely isn't.. That would be the Chimeara, then a Griffith, then a Tamora would slot in... Anything that has a speed 6 engine isn't a beginners TVR..
@@JayEmmOnCars not arguing there, as I know TVR's well.. Apart from possibly the older S class cars they are not for the faint hearted .. Maybe you should be more thoughtful with the video title as that's why I commented..
There is no entry level TVR, it´s more or less pro-cars only. As no assistance-systems are at hand while a fat nasty engine is, you always have to know what your´re capable of handling if this cars get rude... and they will..... by the way... how about adjusting the clutch pedal? Might help....
"I apologise it's a bit wet". He says that twice even. Why? Who cares?! "I watched a car review on TH-cam but the car was A BIT WET. I was SO offended"....
@Bercilak de hautdesert that sounds very appealing,the amount of times I've thought " too Hell with all this modern ultra complex machinery,i'll get rid and drive an old air-cooled Beetle.",there's a lot to be said for keeping it simple,especially in a sports car,I think that's why old 60's 911's sell for insane money.✌👍
Working in a TVR parts department around this time, it felt like the company were all over the place. They were releasing a new model every fortnight and there were no part numbers for the components, no diagrams and a particular Tamora come back after 1 week after registration with an A4 page of faults in size 12 font. Every single part required a call to Mike or Mike at TVR, a job I enjoyed because they were a good laugh and you would order a cigar lighter or trim component and receive a starter motor. Nothing was labelled and in a busy parts department I ended up with boxes of components that I had to match up with the cars. No packing list either. They were a great company with so much vision but massively under resourced.
I would say under organized.
Let me guess.. all the wires in the loom were black.
@Uncle Joe Well I was only working in a dealership and they were only a secondary brand to the Saab Lotus and Mazda agency that we had. I left shortly after, I have little interest in Mazda.
@@IMTHEBIGGESTCUNT I would be surprised if they had any coating on the wires at all.
@@gr-s2143 I agree, many of the TVR's went on to live successful lives, but from a dealership point of view it was very hard to make any money. The cars wouldn't sell, Tuscans in particular were a bugger to shift, and when you have pissed customers who are bringing their new car back with faults and a OEM in meltdown it creates a headache for everyone involved. They did their best but felt sad when we knew they were going to the wall. Great cars though!
Gotta love TVRs for amazing design. Still looks good and new 15 years later.
Yea if you're blind
The Cerbera is gorgeous, this not so much. But then again, I agree on it still looking good today, especially with all the spaceships coming out.
jootai Well, What an absolute helmet comment. I of course admire your opinion during these difficult times.
I think they look really great, but not new.
@@jootai But not if you're completely stupid, apparently.
Fun fact, despite it's niggles, the speed six engine is the most powerful naturally aspirated 6-cylinder engine ever to be fitted to a production car.
??? 911 991.2 GT3 RS makes 520 hp
@@drt5665 Oops, straight 6. The next most powerful is the S54 in the E46 BMW M3
With no variable valve timing.
The 265 hemi from the 70's made over 200kw from factory and i could imagine if it was tuned to run todays fuel (efi and such) if it would get close 300kw N/A with bolt ons (P.S. TVR is my favorite European cars)
@@LukeEvans55TVR should have used the 360hp version of the S54. The cost of developing their own engines was astronomical
Beautiful car, TVR just knew how to design sexy timeless cars.
Guy walks into an exhaust shop for a custom exhaust. What are you looking for sir. Yes, can i have the full Brian Blessed please.... lol
Had my TVR for 6 yrs now & had no problems apart from normal servicing & maintenance.👍 Love it.
Do you still have the car?
@@HyperVanilo no now sold, cheers 👍
A girlfriend once said "Audi just knows how to make a sexy car" while I'm thinking "She's probably never seen a TVR".
Audi and sexy are not two words I would put together
Lol audi makes the most boring cars ever
@andrewduffield2322 you aren't a girl/woman? Women LOVE TTs!
Loving the content at the moment. Cheers.
I always lusted over the Cerbera. But driving any TVR makes you feel alive.
Cerbera was my fave too.
cerbera a dream
@@chiliconnection1 Stunning motors absolutely love em.
@@ajg7609 yeah NA is Great, still i have R6 Twin Turbo
@@chiliconnection1 Can't knock that fella did you mean RS6 ? If so them are my fave Audi.. like all the RS's but a 6 in avant or saloon is a cracking motor.
This has to be the best sounding 6-cyl engine ever. It has the raspyness of 60's carbed straight sixes and then it just screeeeams furiously in higher rpms. Mega stuff!
The Cerbera was always the one that had me drooling from first seeing it but this Tamora is a very nice car especially with that car/wheels colour combination.....I would have to have the full Brian Blessed though, has to be done
Okay, you finally got me to subscribe, there is something about the TVR's that just turns me back into a teenager lusting after a 280i
I remember seeing the Griffith at the NEC motorshow when it first came out, early 90s, and since then always had a soft spot for the cars. Terribly sad when they went belly up. Great to see some reviews of the the old cars again.
I love tvr’s. I hired a t350 10 years ago for the weekend and absolutely loved it. The only car I’ve driven that actually felt fast enough for me and that’s coming from a person who doesn’t normally like na engines that much.
More tvr reviews please.
Far and away the best car presenter on here and one of the best I've ever seen. Knowledgable, genial, convivial and witty, the full set. If BBC want to get Top Gear back to the previous heights, this is the guy!
Extremely kind of you to say!
I love the Chimaera and Griffith...😀👍🆒️...🚗💨...5.0L V8...👌
I always loved TVR's, they blew my mind when the "Wedges" came out and then moved into those slinky shapes as the 80/90's tailed off. I have always wanted one of these, watching you drive this Tamora reinforces my view that German cars..... well NAaaah! This is something to get excited about. A review of the reborn TVR would be well appreciated, they have gone to every length to make sure the "new" TVR has the same chemistry and hopefully better reliability :)
Love TVR, but never owned a speed 6 TVR.. I had a 350i, 2x 400SE, a 450 Chimeara, and 2 rare SEACs.. a 420 SEAC and 450 SEAC.. Awesome cars though. If I got another.... it would be a 500 Griffith
What a gorgeous car. Love it. Great channel
Another great, honest, real world review. Keep doing what you do so well 👌
"Baby's first minigun" - Ha, love that.
im more and more considering swapping my 17/100 Griffith 500 Se for a Tamora ?? did i lost mind ? knowing that i already own a SpeedSix Cerbera. Thanks dear JayEmm for your coming advice and you the knowing followers here !
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As cool as they are I still can't get past the fact that they are really just one step up from a kit car. And that Al Melling designed straight six is a grenade waiting to happen. Give me a Griiffith with a 5.0 Rover V8 any day.
You got to love a TVR, we now live in a nanny state but TVR are so non PC I think it great.
What a gorgeous looking car
That thing is beautiful, what a deeply gorgeous paint job. I want one!
I never liked the Tamera but do now. I might go down that route if I change my Chimaera
twinturboray 😂😂 auto correct obviously but thanks for the constructive and intelligent contribution 👍
Corrado wing mirrors I wonder if they still have the VW badge on them
This is still a great looking car!
Hello Jay ! Cheers from France. i bought my Cerbera Speed Six after your review, as i was hesitating a bit. NOW , the day question is would i rather sell my 2001 Griffith 500SE with a taraka engine kit to buy a nice Tamora ? thanks in advance for your kind advices. And keep going strong :)
I've never driven a Tamora because I'm in the States and a car must be 25 years old to import, but I HAVE owned a Chimaera. The long clutch was actually a nice thing, because other than a seatbelt, it was the ONLY thing that you might could consider a "safety feature."
Does it have the heavy gas pedal spring like the Chimaera and Griffith?
yet another amazing car review.
I can see the dealer waiting in front of his Computer for someone to buy the car now :-D
Hoorah at last a non bullshit, non "I heard in the pub that TVRs....." review
"... we decided we should take the roof off and tempt fate...."
Next shot - roof up/on!!
A true man-of-his-word!!
Roof was off for the review, put it back on for the drive bys so it's not as easy to see the fact I am not driving
JayEmm on Cars You put the roof back on *“for the drive bys”???*
So you WEREN’T JOKING about the “baby’s first Mini Gun” analogy!
🏃♂️💥🚘
Jay, brilliant work as always on this one. I keep coming back to it. What about reviewing a T350C or T350T to have the trifecta done?
Seen that car at a few local car shows, it's a beaut
Would it be wrong to buy one and LS swap it?
TVR and sensible do not usually appear in the same sentence. Any car can kill you it's just my girlfriends Cerbera actually wanted to. She now has a much more 'sensible' Lotus Elise Mk 1 Great channel as always
"Large" kudos for the Brian Blessed reference. I'm sure it went over the heads of a good portion of viewers.
The cutest and meanest sports car I've ever seen.
Love it! Love the content!
My 2021 video wish of JayEmm is best 1996 and older TVR for American's to import and how to make sure it isn't going to rust apart as soon as it arrives.
Was it best to get the i6 or V8 in cars that had the option ?
My favourite tvrs are the Tamora and the T350 stunning cars.
i always loved that 7 spoked wheels of that generation of tvr's
This is a really nice car looks a lot better in the flesh
Hope you have breakdown cover lol. I built one from a kit in the 70s it was a TVR Vixen I believe with a 1600 Ford crossflow engine..
@@gr-s2143 cover is just being sensible
Jm what's the status of TVR these days. Tomor are beautiful looks very hot. It reminds me of the TR6 .Thanks.
T350 came after this and was built as a racecar based on the tamora, they ended up not doing the race series but decided the car was so good looking they had to make it
Where does this garage advertise? I cannot find this car online.
I absolutely love it
Please, please, please, more of these obscure vehicles!!
It's the Sagaris for me . Still one of my favourite cars ever made .
Blinding knowledgeable review of a cool car thanks
Colour matching that would be a pain in the arse you would end up having to blend the whole car
In the market for my third Tvr. So Tuscan or Tamora, is there such a thing as a sensible choice?
Loved this video,!
My mate had a blue one of these. Great fun, but not the easiest to drive. I'll withold comment on the build quality.
Wish TVRs were available in Italy. I'd have probably gotten one instead of blowing a fortune on an E89 which frankly wasn't a sports car at all
I opted for an Alfa after I realized I would have to have the ankles of Houdini to work the pedals!
I love TVRs especially the ones with THAT fancy chameleon paint!!
Makes just the right amount noise that you can enjoy it on a daily basis
Wonderful car
Very much an updated Griffith in the styling.
The only car without any aero mods on my Gran Turismo game because it looks too damn good.
Apparently they only had limited amounts of the 3.6L so if they ran out they slung in a 4L on the odd occasion
MPG on this thing?
Not good😀
I hope they sorted that out.
Looked at these about 10 years ago when they were circa £20-25k… They’re much more than that now 😭
You see I really love TVR’s I really do I always have and I always will..... but is there any point in one these days? All new top end hot hatches will beat it in a Dash to 60, they handle better and are more reliable. So the only real reason to have one is because you love them. The market for them must be dropping all the time
Sure, Dan, the practicality of a TVR doesn’t match that of a hatchback, but nobody ever buys a sportscar for practicality...? 🤷🏻♂️ HOWEVER, the driving experience in a TVR, both dynamically and aurally, versus any hatchback, is incomparable. The term “smiles per gallon” is used again and again by TVR owners for a very good reason. Plus, you can take the roof off or put the top down on nearly all of them and lastly... Drive ANY TVR or PARK any TVR alongside any of the modern, ridiculously overpriced, mind numbingly generic hatchbacks, and nobody will even notice the hatchback, because all eyes (and ears 😊) will be on the TVR... 😍🤩😘
I’ve owned 4 TVRs over the years - still have a lovely Tuscan Mk2 - and one of the least mentioned and most gratifying aspects of owning and driving one, is the reaction that they engender from the public. Drive an expensive Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche or other super car and people may *surreptitiously* admire the car, but they harbour an antagonistic resentment towards the driver, because they view them as spoilt or smug rich kids, ostentatiously flaunting their wealth. TVRs were never the preserve of the super rich, because the company’s humble origins and earlier models made them the preserve of sporting enthusiasts on a much lower budget. It was only in the later stages of the company that the cars began to get more exclusive and expensive, but they were never in the price bracket of the well known supercar marques, despite having performance that genuinely came to rival them... As a result - and perhaps especially in the U.K. where they were built - the public have a very palpable and genuine admiration for TVRs, but without resenting the owner/driver. Time and time again, I get waved into the busy main road when joining from a side street, and given an appreciative thumbs up at the same time. Sit there in a Porsche and people will delight in not letting you in. I’ve even had people run across the road to tell me how much they love the car, many others have stopped to ask what it is, and if I’m on the motorway, HUGE numbers of drivers do slooooow overtakes so they can get a really good look at it or take photos... and then they smile, give a thumbs up and drive off.
The 3.6 Tuscan will do 0-60 MPH in 4.2 seconds, 0-100 in 9.5 and tops out at 180 MPH. For the money I paid for it 6 years ago, in beautiful condition, with only 15,000 miles on the clock, I can’t think of another car that could touch it AND could even hope to replicate the sheer joy of driving and ownership that I’ve described above... AND it’s now worth about £10,000 more than I paid for it and going up year on year. 🤷🏻♂️ Try getting those sorts of resale figures in any of today’s turbocharged hatchbacks, that depreciate like a rock the instant you turn the key and leave the showroom... 🤔
I do get your point, though, and I’ve seriously considered swapping my Tuscan for the sorts of cars you’re talking about - they do make sense as a sporty yet practical driving machine - BUT the depreciation versus APPRECIATION argument alone hugely complicates that decision, let alone what I’ve already mentioned.
Lastly, if you fancy a laugh and want to understand my dilemma in its fullness, have a look at the TVR Tuscan video that featured on this channel fairly recently, and you’ll find two lengthy comments of mine that I posted today, each of which has a heading in block capitals, so you can’t miss them. From memory, the first one’s entitled MY TUSCAN IS AN ABSOLUTE BITCH! HERE’S WHY... and the second one explodes the myth about TVRs allegedly having no modern driver aids... Ahem... (🤞🤥) Safe driving, Brother. ✌️😎
Ford Focus ST 0-60 time is 5..7 seconds. TVR Tamora, 4.2 seconds. Have you ever driven a TVR? The handling is awesome.
610Mungral I’ve never driven one bit I have been in a 5.0 Chimaera and I loved it. There are much quicker Audi’s and BMWs these days that are much quicker than the Focus ST. The standout thing of a TVR back in the day was that it was quicker than most other supercars..... fast forward 20 years and hot hatches are just as quick.
Bercilak de hautdesert I will have one day don’t get me wrong, I still love the Cerb like the first time I saw it and I need to scratch that itch! What one you got mate?
Dan - try looking at the 0-100mph figures! You'd need an Audi R8 to stay with any TVR and even things like the Audi RS4 are left eating a TVR's dust. I've driven 911 Turbo's and Ferraris and even they struggle to match the sensation a TVR gives you of being picked up by the scruff of the neck and being hurled at the horizon. Even today twenty years on the midrange punch a TVR provides outclasses any mass production car. Add in sublime exterior design, truly world class interiors (no Porsche, Ferrari, Audi or BMW comes close to being such a special place to sit) and the incredible engine sound and sheer visceral driving experience and they are still unique.
Most modern cars have refined out the sense of speed and the sensation of driving. TVR's provide those in spades to the point of being intimidating. In fact the values of most TVR's (and other similar cars - Lotus, Morgan etc) are now rising quite steeply as people recognise that we are in the final couple of decades of petrol powered motoring and people want to experience raw internal combustion motoring while they still can.
Loved Tamora and T350c they should have just Cincinnati getting these models right and evolved with a BMW M performance 6 cylinder- perfect
These used to cost about £13k a few years ago; can't believe how much prices have jumped.
It's a lovely car, but I'd have the t350 myself.
T350 and Sagaris are the best looking TVR's for me...
Never even knew bout’ this one
Tamora Straight 6 engine was lowest powered in Tvr range, that's why it was the 'entry' level. It could be uprated though.
Early Speed 6 engines had lots of issues, but they are well documented on why/fixing. You can now get a rebuild with 5 year/100k mile warranty - transferable - & this is for a race engine
Speed 6 engines have more top end power, but less torque, the V8's have less top end, but more torque.
Strong support from car club & Indy garages.
They are cars unlike few others, enjoy them while you can.
I think in another dimension Jay bought a Tvr, & not the Evora...........................& he's still got it......
Sorry, Jay, no TVR is “a bit of an oddity”. TVRs are the duckbill platypi of the car world.
Why doesnt TVR sell in the US?
They never met the safety regs
Closest thing to a TVR in the US is probably a viper
@@LukeEvans55 I think a stripped out Z3 with a 6 cylinder probably would get close too.
were these set up by Lee Noble?
Don't believe so
he was involved with the sagaris set up
@@SNORKYMEDIA I'll ask him
Still a great design and chameleon colours are just topping it off!!!!
If your 25 stone seats never gonna grip you !!!
Quite funny, the made instruments "from space" but the mounted a steering wheel from the 80ties. I would prefer the classic Smith clocks.
John Favreau reviews an RQ63
I think the Tam is the only TVR whose looks I can’t get on with. It looks squashed and the back end is straight up fugly.
A subtle TVR. I still love it.
I still dont understand TVR, being a fan and watching your TVR videos, of how TVR failed? Pure British sports car, different to all, a dying breed, Jay Lenno would approve yet still failed.
Quality wasnt on the level of other manufacturers in their price range.
People got the porche instead
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Thats not the point. Rich people who own it for the first couple of years demand Quality and Reliabillity.
Sure some porches fall apart later in life too but TVRs are an unreliable mess from the get go
Stunning to look at and listen to, no doubt awesome to drive. But as an ownership proposition I put TVR's in the same category as watercraft, exotic wildlife as pets, or dating girls with names like Tiffani or Mercedes.
Great fun to daydream about, but probably best avoided for the sake of a stress-free life.
had mine for 17 years and it has been more reliable than my company cars - has been all through Europe with no issues. oh had a coil fail- £40...
please, next time you review a tvr show us the boot don't just say how big it is
Love that
wth were all tvr's v6? i always assumed they were v8 for no reason, it makes sense since the UK doesn't seem to like any v8 possibility's most the time.
edit: oh i see so there was a v8 option, i was going to say as a child im sure the one i went up to was a v8 tuscan.
@John Mitchell sorry yes i know, i just tend to refer to any 6 or 8 cyclinder as a V just so i dont have to keep changing between the lot.
just laziness on my part.
The Tuscan race car was a V8. Some early TVRs had V6s too
@@JayEmmOnCars maybe its the race car i remember seeing, but honestly not sure now as they all tend to have a similar look anyways ive always loved them regardless of the mixed reviews I've always heard and never actually owning one myself. cheers.
Some early TVRs had Ford 4 cylinder engines, triumph straight 6, ford V6 (first the Essex, then the cologne). Then the Rover V8.
Tvr developed the AJP V8 and the Speed Six engines. Sadly the AJP v8 was only put in the Cerbera and it is the better of the two engines but costly to make and so was fazed out in favour of the Speed Six. TVR also developed a Speed 12 engine by joining two Speed Six engines together, this went into the Cerbera Speed 12.
Quite like this car but my favourite would be the T350 out of the whole range.
Toby Sagaris??? T350 on Steroids!
light clutch pedal is not normal afaik
You'll always look good in a TVR, even when in a high-speed backward skid towards an oak tree.
If these were legal in Australia I would have one for sure.
Good news for you then: aussieexotics.com/photo/?pic=45919&th=8135&po=117669&nm=TVR-Pacific-Highway-to-Spencer-&-Wisemans-Ferry-8.jpg&thnm=TVR-Owners&pstr=Grimsbyreaper&member=1
dazaspc there are three Tamora but plenty of other TVR. You just need to know where to look
A suspiciously cheap Cerbera 4.5 isn't a beginner friendly? :p
Uhoh, that was going to be my next car...
See ya.... !
Always thought it was just a T350 in a different suit.
Tamora the beginners TVR??? Hmm absolutely isn't.. That would be the Chimeara, then a Griffith, then a Tamora would slot in... Anything that has a speed 6 engine isn't a beginners TVR..
The idea is that the Tamora officially replaced those, and as you'll see in the video I'm not convinced any TVR is a beginner car
@@JayEmmOnCars not arguing there, as I know TVR's well.. Apart from possibly the older S class cars they are not for the faint hearted .. Maybe you should be more thoughtful with the video title as that's why I commented..
@@tollyt7465 The video title is a question, not a statement - hence I comment on it in the video
There is no entry level TVR, it´s more or less pro-cars only. As no assistance-systems are at hand while a fat nasty engine is, you always have to know what your´re capable of handling if this cars get rude... and they will..... by the way... how about adjusting the clutch pedal? Might help....
Hi
That is a good looking car...
"I apologise it's a bit wet".
He says that twice even.
Why? Who cares?!
"I watched a car review on TH-cam but the car was A BIT WET. I was SO offended"....
It's the reliability horror stories that you hear about T.V.R.'s (and Lotus) that would stop me from ever buying one.
Your loss!
@@garethholden301 they look and sound terrific cars,as do Lotus,but nightmare repair bills and down time would rapidly kill any fun factor for me.
even though 90% of them are horseshit.....
I worry about AMG headbolts and Porsche IMS bearings and BMW VANOS issues........
@Bercilak de hautdesert that sounds very appealing,the amount of times I've thought " too Hell with all this modern ultra complex machinery,i'll get rid and drive an old air-cooled Beetle.",there's a lot to be said for keeping it simple,especially in a sports car,I think that's why old 60's 911's sell for insane money.✌👍
Can't hate tvr's