Tuscan S - 0-60 3.7secs!!!
Discussion
What tyres was it wearing? I wonder if they were the same as the Autocar test where the tyres were letting the car down?
I also wonder if it's S6 TVR? I might ask them if they want a few bob for it when it's finished it's marketing stint as I'm sure it must be the best looked after Tuscan in the land! (Servicing wise.. Bet it's been thrashed to buggery!)
I would like to know how this time for the Tuscan is achieved. I have had 7 TVR'S and my latest is a Red Rose Tuscan. I have been to 2 run what you bring days at Santa Pod and York raceway last month. It was impossible to get any traction on the start lines. My best 1/4 mile time was 13.1 secs @110 mph. I could not give the car full acceleration until in second gear. Off the line most cars left me for dead even XR4i. It was worse at Santa Pod where I had to abandon 1st gear and go straight into 2nd after only a few yards.
Now I know some will reply that I cannot drive but take it from me I can. Also at santa Pod there was a new black Diablo who had the same problems but he only got in the low 14 seconds!
Once of the line I had to feather the throttle to get any traction and my brothers in his souped up Skyline just gave it full welly and off (12.3 secs being his best time at York raceway)
I am sure that if I could do the same my car would do under 4 secs to 60 but even after 10 runs and altering tyre pressures etc there was no way I could get enough taction.
On the road the car grips brilliantly it is only from a standing start. Also I don't know how many of you have extensively driven the standard Tuscan to the Red Rose but I can assure you there is a big difference. It feels more like 50 than 20 bhp.
This has been my best TVR to date and I have only had a few niggles in 12,000 miles.
Finally hello to Moonie, Kev here I will come round and take you out in it soon.
Could it be the stuff they put down to clean your tyres, I ran a mini there with just a few mods, I found the few runs I was getting high 18’s then after smoking the tyres before the start managed a 17.2 and 17.4 with loads more grip. Saying that, the next day I filled up with Tesco petrol and could only manage 18.1.
Edited by Paul V on Thursday 20th September 11:55
So which is considered better...?
I quite like the looks of the ranges of the close-ratio box. But its not easy to tell if its an improvement until you've driven it.
Anyone had any experience of the two and care to comment? Any general opinions going around of which is better?
-andy-
Hmmm im very dubious about the speeds for each gear. I have a RR Tuscan (you'd never guess by my nickname) with a new engine after rebuild. It doesnt have the close ratio box. Ive been getting the following on a regular basis:
1 50
2 75ish
3 110
4 130
5 not a clue
I dont reckon the tuscan can get into the 180's, more like the 160's.
Could be my engine is screwed, but I would have thought they are almost standard across the board.
Would be interested in who else has managed to get to red line in 4th.
Rgds
RR
I've done c.160 in 5th in mine (green light on). Calculating speed on the assumption that revs are more reliable guide than the Tuscan's speedo, and using 3500rpm = 92 or so mph. Seemed to have a fair bit left over, so I don't think 180 is unreasonable, although 189 sounds optimistic.
Just been to Santa Pod, excellant fun, would recommend it to anyone. Best time in a standard tuscan, cold day - 12.83 secs at 112 mph. That run had a slow reaction time and I hadn't warmed the tyres up totaly. With practice you could probebly get 12 ish. Annoyed an Ultima got 11.95, however they aren't practical day to day. 
First time I ever went to a "run-what-ya-brung" event I got 11.23 @ 123mph on my GSXR750 back in 1985.
Second time out I fried the clutch big-time and had to be trailered home. For those who don't know, the GSXR's were oil cooled, with no fans, and the heat buildup from blasting down the strip then sitting in a queue for another go was just too much.
Maybe a cautionary tale for TVR's with marginal cooling?
Second time out I fried the clutch big-time and had to be trailered home. For those who don't know, the GSXR's were oil cooled, with no fans, and the heat buildup from blasting down the strip then sitting in a queue for another go was just too much.
Maybe a cautionary tale for TVR's with marginal cooling?
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It was impossible to get any traction on the start lines. My best 1/4 mile time was 13.1 secs @110 mph. I could not give the car full acceleration until in second gear. Off the line most cars left me for dead even XR4i. It was worse at Santa Pod where I had to abandon 1st gear and go straight into 2nd after only a few yards.
Now I know some will reply that I cannot drive but take it from me I can. Also at santa Pod there was a new black Diablo who had the same problems but he only got in the low 14 seconds!
Once of the line I had to feather the throttle to get any traction and my brothers in his souped up Skyline just gave it full welly and off (12.3 secs being his best time at York raceway)
I am sure that if I could do the same my car would do under 4 secs to 60 but even after 10 runs and altering tyre pressures etc there was no way I could get enough taction.
Hi barefoot!
I went on a Santa Pod day in my Cerbera 4.5 with Andrew White's Red Rose Tuscan. I don't know what you mean by the 4 seconds 0-60, but from our timesheets we were both managing around 2.2s best 60 foot times.
I'm amazed that you're surprised that a 4-wheel drive car beat you off the line... that's to be expected.
Also, why should we just accept your assertion that you CAN drive? Most people who say they are good drivers aren't, and most good drivers I know reckon they have a lot to learn!
Traction off the line is always going to be difficult in a 250+bhp rear wheel drive car - I can't imagine why you think you shouldn't be feathering the throttle.
Anyway, your 13.1 doesn't sound too bad for a cold day; if it was hot I might be worrying. Practice makes perfect!
danny
Danny
Can understand the comment about my being able to drive or not and having had 7 TVRs and quite a lot of other performance cars still does not mean I can drive, I agree. But at Santa Pod I could not get any traction whatsoever. When I said off the line I am talking nearly one third of the track. I obviusly feathered the throttle but anything like more than half throttle resulted in wheelspin. My best time at Santa Pod was 13.8 the 13.1 was at York. My top speeds were always 109 plus which was faster than most on the day.
What times did you both get at Santa Pod, and at what speeds? Having spoken to others on the day I was there everyone said the track had hardly any grip at all. I feel the only way a tuscan is going to get a 0 60 time in under 4 seconds would have to be with the new close ratio gear box.
Can understand the comment about my being able to drive or not and having had 7 TVRs and quite a lot of other performance cars still does not mean I can drive, I agree. But at Santa Pod I could not get any traction whatsoever. When I said off the line I am talking nearly one third of the track. I obviusly feathered the throttle but anything like more than half throttle resulted in wheelspin. My best time at Santa Pod was 13.8 the 13.1 was at York. My top speeds were always 109 plus which was faster than most on the day.
What times did you both get at Santa Pod, and at what speeds? Having spoken to others on the day I was there everyone said the track had hardly any grip at all. I feel the only way a tuscan is going to get a 0 60 time in under 4 seconds would have to be with the new close ratio gear box.
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