TVR
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TVR is committed to an electric future and has already announced three EVs.
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TVR prepares for EV future with partnership with lithium producer
A new deal should help TVR get closer to starting production of its Griffith sports car.
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Mulholland Legend 480 is a carbon fiber sports car penned by an ex-TVR designer
A company that supplies carbon fiber components to F1 teams is cooking up its own sports car.
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1965 Griffith Series 200 prototype headed to auction
A real piece of British and American sports car history is headed to the auction block.
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500-horsepower Griffith sports car from reborn TVR delayed
The 500-horsepower TVR Griffth has been delayed and there's no mention of when production might start.
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Red tape delays TVR Griffith until 2020
The world was supposed to welcome a reborn TVR Griffith early this year. Now, it's been put on hold until 2020. A report from Dutch website AutoRAI, first spotted by Motor1, detailed the new delay that TVR blames on construction processes at its new Welsh factory. In December TVR said it would...
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The revival of British performance marque TVR is well underway, with tire supplier Avon recently taking a prototype for TVR's new Griffith sports car to the Castle Combe Circuit in the United Kingdom for some tests. Fortunately, TVR sent along a camera team to capture some of the action. The video above provides us with a first glimpse of the Griffith driven in anger, and it also features some lovely audio of the car's naturally aspirated V-8 roaring away. The engine is the 5.0-liter mill found in the Ford Mustang GT, but tuned by Cosworth to deliver 500 horsepower. All those horses should...
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Grex will offer the TVR Sagaris as a kit car, even in the States
TVR is an iconic name in the realm of British motoring. The automaker has ridden a wave of strong ups and terrible downs. Along the way, the boutique sports car maker cranked out a number of sports car, and, despite some quality control issues, folks still clamor for a TVR. The brand is in the...
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TVR to return to Le Mans with Rebellion Racing in premier LMP1 class
TVR only made its return last September with the reveal of a modern Griffith sports car, and now the British performance brand has announced its return to motorsport, in the 2018/2019 World Endurance Championship. TVR has joined Swiss team Rebellion Racing as a partner and title sponsor. The team...
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Welsh government buys stake in TVR
In order to ensure the people of Wales benefit from the reborn TVR, the Welsh government has acquired a roughly 3 percent stake in the company for about $700,000. The stake gives the government "a minority stake of just below 3 percent that will ensure the Welsh taxpayer benefits from the company's...
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Watch the new TVR Griffith be built in under 3 minutes
Is the world ready for a brand-new offering from TVR? We're surely ready to find out, because the British automaker is back with a fresh vehicle. It's reviving the Griffith nameplate, and it showed the new car for the first time during September's 2017 Goodwood Revival. TVR stopped cranking out its...
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TVR returns with 500-horsepower Griffith sports car
Dormant British brand TVR, famous for its fearsome sports cars such as the Sagaris and Typhon, has been revived and has just revealed a new car. Developed from scratch, the new car wears TVR’s Griffith nameplate and made its debut on Friday at the 2017 Goodwood Revival taking place in the...
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We caught up with TVR CEO Les Edgar at the 2017 Goodwood Revival to talk about the new TVR Griffith, America, and Le Mans. Motor Authority: How is production coming along at the new Wales facility? Les Edgar: We have the building—or at least the shell. The Welsh government will deliver that to us next year. The process for fitting with our equipment is straightforward…we expect that’ll take a few months. MA: And you’re expecting delivery in 2019? LE: We’re expecting all cars to be delivered in 2019. That’s assuming a start of production in early 2019. MA...
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With reveal of new Griffith, let’s take a look at some past TVR greats
TVR is nice British sports car brand that’s seen its fair share of ups and down. In the more recent past, TVR was owned by Russian millionaire Nikolai Smolensky and he did very little with it. In 2013, a consortium led by entrepreneur Les Edgar took over the reins and set about developing a...
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Reborn TVR teases sports car ahead of 2017 Goodwood Revival reveal
Those attending the 2017 Goodwood Revival this September will be in for an extra special treat. Reborn British sports car brand TVR will unveil its first new model in years at the event, and the company has teased it once again. The latest image comes via the TopGear magazine which reports that a...
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Reborn TVR Griffith has already tallied over 400 orders
TVR was once one of the largest specialized sports car manufacturers in the world. However, its fall from grace was anything but a smooth landing. Since the mid-2000s, TVR has been in near constant limbo. TVR's current owners aim to change that, however, and announced the first reborn TVR sports...
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First look at TVR sports car’s iStream Carbon chassis
British sports car marque TVR plans to launch a new model next year powered by a Cosworth-enhanced version of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang GT’s 5.0-liter V-8 and riding on a chassis developed by legendary Formula One designer Gordon Murray. TVR was present at the 2016 London Motor...
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TVR teases new sports car, Griffith name mooted
Revived British sports car brand TVR used this week's 2016 London Motor Show for its first official appearance. At the show, which itself is enjoying its own revival this year, TVR presented a cloaked version of a new sports car due in 2017. The car will be a front-engined GT powered by a...
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Revived British sports car marque TVR will follow in the footsteps of Aston Martin by setting up a new plant in Wales. It was only a month ago that Aston Martin confirmed plans to build a plant in Wales for its upcoming SUV. Now TVR has confirmed similar plans. TVR’s plant will be used for new sports cars and is expected to be operational by 2018. The plant will be located in Ebbw Vale, roughly 40 miles to the north of St Athan, the proposed site of Aston Martin’s new plant. ALSO SEE: 2017 Porsche Panamera spy shots and video Both sites are in the south of Wales, which is emerging...
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TVR Sports Car To Utilize Gordon Murray’s iStream Carbon Construction
British sports car marque TVR has been revived and is planning a handful of new models, the first of which is coming in 2017 with a Cosworth-tuned version of the Mustang’s 5.0-liter V-8 and a design developed by none other than Gordon Murray. We now know a little more about the famed McLaren...
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Ford Mustang V-8 Tuned By Cosworth To Power New TVR Sports Cars
It’s been confirmed that a version of the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] 5.0-liter ‘Coyote’ V-8 found in the Mustang GT will be used by British sports car brand TVR for its comeback. But TVR won’t be using an off-the-shelf unit; rather, it will use an upgraded version...
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Reborn TVR Sells Out First Year’s Production Allocation In Six Weeks
TVRs have always been a niche product, but it appears there’s plenty of pent-up demand for a new one because the company has managed to sell a year’s production allocation for a new sports car in just six weeks—without even showing any of the car or revealing how much it will...
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Reborn TVR Taking Deposits For New Sports Car From July 7
It's exciting enough that Les Edgar and his investor consortium have promised a new TVR for 2017. But revelations that designer Gordon Murray—you might remember him from a little car called the McLaren F1—and legendary engine builder Cosworth will be involved with the next-generation...
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TVR Teams Up With Gordon Murray For New Sports Car Coming In 2017
For fifty years, TVR built quirky sports cars, by hand, in Blackpool, England. Known for their distinctive (and occasionally odd) styling, TVRs were among the most polarizing boutique sports cars ever built. Fans of the marque loved its cars for the unique look and personality each TVR had, while...
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