TVR closes factory but fights on - Following TVR’s shock announcement earlier this week that it is to close its UK car factory, the sports-car manufacturer has now announced bullish plans for its future. The Blackpool-based company, acquired in 2004 by Russian millionaire Nikolai Smolensky, has confirmed that it will close its only UK plant at Bispham, with the loss of 260 local jobs. (more…)
TVR takes to two wheels - It’s carved out a fearsome reputation for speed on four wheels. Now, British sports car maker TVR wants to do the same on two; it’s bought Italian bike and scooter manufacturer Benelli. (more…)
TVR Plotting MG Takeover - One is on the up, the other is currently down and out - but are two of the most famous sports car manufacturers in Britain about to join forces? Rumours are rife that TVR bosses are poised to launch an audacious bid to take what’s left of MG from the gloom of the administrator and restart production. But that’s not all; the plan would see the firm quitting its seaside factory in Blackpool, Lancashire, and moving lock, stock and barrel to the mothballed Longbridge site in Birmingham. (more…)
TVR Tuscan Convertible - Is TVR growing up? Vivid red and black paintwork aside, the Tuscan Convertible is hard to dismiss as yet another crazy creation from the famous Blackpool firm. (more…)
TVR Sagaris - Meet TVR’s extreme machine. The new beast from Blackpool is described by the firm as a race winner in road trim. Christened the Sagaris, it’s claimed to be one of the company’s ultimate road cars, and a highly evolved version of TVR’s entry-level T350C. Meet TVR’s extreme machine. The new beast from Blackpool is described by the firm as a race winner in road trim. Christened the Sagaris, it’s claimed to be one of the company’s ultimate road cars, and a highly evolved version of TVR’s entry-level T350C. (more…)
TVR Tuscan 2 - On the whole, TVR’s aims are simple - to offer supercar speed and drama at a fraction of the cost. On the whole, TVR’s aims are simple - to offer supercar speed and drama at a fraction of the cost. The no-frills, high-design formula has kept the British sports car marque on enthusiasts’ wishlists. But can it continue to deliver on its promise - and will the widely reported arrival of a 20-something Russian billionaire change things for the better? (more…)
TVR T350C - Supermodel looks and girl-next-door prices. It’s no wonder red-blooded enthusiasts will spend a lifetime saving for a TVR. For the cost of a BMW M3, you can get behind the wheel of a machine that appears as exotic as any continental supercar. (more…)
TVR Cerbera RR - Hard as it is to believe, nearly a decade has passed since the sleek Cerbera was unveiled at the 1993 Motor Show. That fact has not been lost on TVR, though, and to celebrate the coup?’s ninth anniversary, the firm has unleashed the fastest and most powerful Cerbera yet - just in time for the Birmingham show. Hard as it is to believe, nearly a decade has passed since the sleek Cerbera was unveiled at the 1993 Motor Show. That fact has not been lost on TVR, though, and to celebrate the coup?s ninth anniversary, the firm has unleashed the fastest and most powerful Cerbera yet - just in time for the Birmingham show. (more…)