TVR
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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 critics panned them for spotty build quality and razor’s edge handling. TVR’s finest hour probably came at the hands of the late Peter Wheeler, who owned the company from 1984 until 2004. Under Wheeler’s ownership, the brand moved from V-6 engines back into V-8s, and penned such...
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TVR’s New Owner Reveals Details On Future Sports Car PlansEarlier this month it was confirmed that the remnants of British sports car manufacturer TVR had been sold to a consortium of investors led by entrepreneur Les Edgar, a previous owner of a TVR Cerbera. At the time, Edgar wasn’t willing to reveal any details about his future plans for TVR due...
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TVR’s New Owner Confirms Plans To Restart Car Production
Late last week, news broke that the assets of niche sports car manufacturer TVR, which hasn’t built a car since 2006, had just been sold. At the time, it wasn’t clear who the new owner was or what he or she planned to do with the assets, but we can now confirm that TVR will remain a...
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TVR Sold To New Owner, Sports Car Revival Rumored
It was only yesterday we reported that the official website of former British sports car manufacturer TVR had been updated with a holding screen emblazoned with the message “Never Say Never.” Since then, the site has been updated again, this time with the message “Roaring...
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Is TVR Set For A Comeback?
TVR was one of the more refreshing, yet slightly-mad, sports car manufacturers in the world. Its cars were uniquely styled and offered amazing performance for the price. But some shied away from the cars, mostly due to the cottage-industry build quality and out-of-place ergonomics. Many many were...
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TVR Boss Gives Up On Building Cars, Focuses On Wind Turbines
Could this be the end of historic sports car brand TVR as we know it? Reports out of the UK claim the owner of the struggling brand, former Russian banker Nikolai Smolensky, has given up on restarting production of TVR’s awesome line of bare-knuckle sports cars and will instead focus on...
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A Lincoln Town Car crashed into a luxury vehicle workshop in Los Angeles early yesterday, damaging three customer cars in the process, one of which may belong to NBA star Kobe Bryant. Upon crashing, the driver of the Town Car, a 30-year-old male, fled the scene on foot and is still missing. A female passenger sitting in the back of the car was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The three customer cars damaged, all of them believed to be owned by celebrities, were luxury models and included a Lamborghini, a Ferrari F430 Spider and a rare TVR Tuscan S. "It's pretty severe. You see the car...
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TVR Is (Sort Of) Back In Business
Quirky boutique sports car builder TVR may be back in business; an Austrian company, TVR GmbH, is offering to deliver both remanufactured and new TVR models.
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Report: New TVR ‘MD-1’ With Corvette Power Coming In 2012
British sports car company TVR’s past is littered with drama, having almost been bankrupted on several occasions and more recently being tied up with Russian politics following a purchase by tycoon youngster Nikolai Smolenski. At one point there was even a pair of Florida businessmen linked...
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TVR To Return With New Roadster
TVR, famous for building powerful and light-weight sports cars with no driver aids, may have a future despite the tumultuous years the marque has endured. Still owned by Russian oligarch Nikolai Smolenski, TVR is expected to launch several new models complete with powertrains sourced from the...
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Report: TVR Planning A Comeback With U.S.-Sourced V-8 Power
The Russian-owned British marque TVR could be coming aout with a new car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Bertone To Build Next-Generation TVRs
TVR recently announced that it will shut down its UK factory and outsource the production of its next-generation vehicles to another European company. We can now confirm that coachbuilder Bertone has been selected by TVR to produce the 2007 model-year Sagaris, Tuscan and Tuscan convertibles in...
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Despite major cuts in TVR’s budget and the downsizing of 300 staff earlier this year due to falling demand, the company is planning to expand its operations by building a run of 60 limited edition Typhons. Further, owner Nikolai Smolenski commented in a Swiss publication that the company is determined to re-enter the Le Mans series with a possible new Cerbera that could debut at next year’s Geneva Motor Show. The Typhon, which was developed during the reign of previous owner Peter Wheeler, features a supercharged 4.0-liter 6-cylinder engine developing 550 horsepower. With a curb...
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TVR To Remain In Blackpool
TVR, famous for building crazy sports cars with no driver aids, will keep manufacturing cars in Blackpool, England. TVR bosses are still dealing with union chiefs, but we can confirm that the company is staying in Blackpool and the remaining 260 jobs are safe for now. The decision comes after...
Ralph Hanson
