Monday 15th December 2003

TVR Typhon

500bhp Supercharged Tuscan R

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The Typhon is the new range topper from TVR! The £79,995 supercar comes with a 500bhp supercharged version of TVR's straight six.

The supercharger is accompanied by twin intercoolers and the engine benefits from a sequential injection system.

Available from the spring of 2004, it features TVR's own six speed sequential gearbox (see below).

[size13]

Didn't Top Gear name it the Typhoon?

[Podie]

So many nob gags... so little time...

[Mrs Fish]

That gear stick is well weird...

[FourWheelDrift]

Gearstick

Looks as though it's melted. Me no like.

[Mrs Fish]

Me neither. Don't think much to the interior trim either.

[_DJ_]

I don't think the colours help! I'm struggling to work out what the back strip leading to the gear lever. Is that just a strip of leather, or a hole?
On the plus side, I figure it's designed to have good ergonomics (thus the reason it's angled towards the driver?).

[gary_tholl]

I like it, it's different.

It would also seem that some people with some pull at TVR do read these pages, cause I definately remember this name popping up repeatedly for them to use in previous threads.

Good show guys!


Gary

[jeremyc]

_DJ_ said:

I don't think the colours help! I'm struggling to work out what the back strip leading to the gear lever. Is that just a strip of leather, or a hole? On the plus side, I figure it's designed to have good ergonomics (thus the reason it's angled towards the driver?).

Its a hole, with carbon fibre sides.

Remember this is a sequential 'box, so the lever only has to be pushed forward or pulled backwards to change gear.

[_DJ_]

jeremyc said:

_DJ_ said: I don't think the colours help! I'm struggling to work out what the back strip leading to the gear lever. Is that just a strip of leather, or a hole? On the plus side, I figure it's designed to have good ergonomics (thus the reason it's angled towards the driver?). Its a hole, with carbon fibre sides. Remember this is a sequential 'box, so the lever only has to be pushed forward or pulled backwards to change gear.

I got the moving backwards/forwards thing, but that hole seems to rather on the large side! Makes it look rather odd IMHO. Are you sure the whole lever moves, I thought that the top half just pivoted back/forwards (as the carbon fibre lined hole isn't in the same direction as the handle).




>> Edited by _DJ_ on Thursday 11th December 14:35

[Mrs Fish]

I can now tell people we have a Typhon on order then

[hughesie2]

Thats a lorra lorra travel for a sequential box...

[uriel]

Does that whole thing slide back as one unit? So when you're in top the stick is right at the back of the slot? Seems a bit odd. Still normal clutch control??

Think I'd rather have a regular 'box.

[_DJ_]

gary_tholl said:

I like it, it's different. It would also seem that some people with some pull at TVR do read these pages, cause I definately remember this name popping up repeatedly for them to use in previous threads. Good show guys! Gary

Yep, a quick trawl reveals TivHead suggested it in August - www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=16224&f=13&h=0&hw=typhon

However, in Greek Mythology Typhon was the father of Cerberus, and as this is the most recent 2+2 I suppose it's a logical jump....

[mrmaggit]

That gearstick looks like something from "War of the Worlds".

[_DJ_]

Must be the new theme - first 'spiders' and now this...



I'll get my coat

[FourWheelDrift]

Typhon - pronounced Tyfon.

Also known as Typhoeus.

[smele]

When I looked at the picture first I thought that car had two handbrakes. Why would a car have to handbrakes? Then I read the text.

If it's a sequential box, then the gearstick will probaly rotate, clockwise and anti-clockwise (+/- 10 degrees). True, it does look a bit odd, but I reckon the ergonomics are spot on.

[ehasler]

It even comes with a cup holder as well!

[Podie]

ehasler said:

It even comes with a cup holder as well!

Not deep enough... more of a McFlurry holder...

[RichB]

_DJ_ said:

gary_tholl said: I like it, it's different. It would also seem that some people with some pull at TVR do read these pages, cause I definately remember this name popping up repeatedly for them to use in previous threads. Good show guys! Gary Yep, a quick trawl reveals TivHead suggested it in August - www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=16224&f=13&h=0&hw=typhon However, in Greek Mythology Typhon was the father of Cerberus, and as this is the most recent 2+2 I suppose it's a logical jump....

And if you trawl back about another 6 months earlier you will see I suggested it prior to that ! Nice one. Rich...