Anyone bought the new 400hp Tuscan S?

[tuscan_s]

Wondered if there were any detail changes or if it feels differently to the 390hp version...

[Graham66]

I would guess it is pretty much the same car

TVR use the small production rulings (cant recall what the TLA is, SVA I think) to sell cars without having to crash test them, this limits the number of cars they can build, hence you get limited editions or minor changes so it can be classed as a new model and so TVR can carry on selling them without the massive expense of crash testing - allegedly!

Graham

[InEssex]

The new car I haver ordered for september will be a 400 bhp vehicle. I can't see it making any change to performance, but as far as I was aware it has made a change to price. I think TVR are just trying to seperate the Tuscan and the S. You certianly don't get much for the price increase.

[pubman]

Racing Green have recently taken delivery of a Tuscan (BHP 400 plus), it looks bloody great, no Brass ,all Alloy interior.Not an S,first of a new breed.
Geoff

[Leadfoot]

I was offered the option of ali instead of brass last October (at the motorshow). I think someone previously posted that castle's demo car was black with ali switchgear a while back as well.

[Alf Essex]

The all 'Alloy interior' has been spec'd for many Castle TVR cars including mine when I got my new 'S' on 1st March....so is not that new in change (a few other dealers started doing this a few months back I recall).

The new 'S' will certainly look/feel no different from the 'S' I have and certainly 10hp more doesn't not make the car any different then it is now...

Alan.

[whitey]

I reckon the 10 bhp difference will be the same as the difference between the S engine and the RR engine which is nothing, they are both the same. The factory told me this when they re-built my RR engine in May 01.

That being said, the engines are in constant development, so I'm sure there will be some changes for the better.

Vrrroommm
Whitey

[tuscan_s]

I believe the cylinder head has been changed to the T400R one. In fact I heard it *is* the T400R engine!

(PLEASE DON'T HOLD ME TO THIS)

[jonesg1002]

is it only a change in engine or are there other changes ?

has the price increased as well?

[trefor]

tuscan_s said:

I believe the cylinder head has been changed to the T400R one. In fact I heard it *is* the T400R engine! (PLEASE DON'T HOLD ME TO THIS)

Ah, that'll be the head with the fix for the 'soft batch of followers' problem which I understand is actually a head design flaw. I was told this was coming by someone in the know. Supposed to put an end to S6 top end failures.

Now I'm really ready to order a T350T with the power upgrade ... come on stock price!

[Mr Freefall]

Perhaps with all the rebuilds they should change the heads to the this head to save any more embarrassments

[gemini]

just got back from HHC and they saying the
new tuscan S
3.6 sec 0-60
0-100 in about 8
and a frightening 0-100-0 time which I forget

wow oh wow

[Alf Essex]

gemini said:

just got back from HHC and they saying the new tuscan S 3.6 sec 0-60 0-100 in about 8 and a frightening 0-100-0 time which I forget wow oh wow

mmm I have a New Tuscan S (03 1st March one) and the claimed times above were the same when I ordered mine in January for me...so can't see what all the fuss is about .... they are fast...nuff said!

[westfieldxtr2]

On the TVR web-site, it's write that the max speed is 165 mph . I think (and I hope) there is a mistake.

[BCA]

gemini said:

just got back from HHC and they saying the new tuscan S 3.6 sec 0-60 0-100 in about 8 and a frightening 0-100-0 time which I forget wow oh wow

Do you believe everything you hear??? The highest power I have ever heard from a Tuscan engine was from a standard Tuscan, not an S, not a Red Rose, a completely standard one.

Interesting that they believe theres a problem with the heads. I m pretty sure I know where the bottom ends design came from if they are confident that its reliable...

[ScoobyManchester]

gemini said:

just got back from HHC and they saying the new tuscan S 3.6 sec 0-60 0-100 in about 8 and a frightening 0-100-0 time which I forget wow oh wow

Tuscan S to be featured in Autocar's 0-100-mph challenge, maybe the above figures were achieved in this test hence the update on the official site?

[FunkyNige]

westfieldxtr2 said:

On the TVR web-site, it's write that the max speed is 165 mph . I think (and I hope) there is a mistake.

There's a video of sixspeed doing 180 in his (on a private test track in France apparently ) around somewhere...

[ChristineC]

The 0-100-0 time was done by Phil Bennett. He broke the record that day for 0-100-0 times in a Caterham.

He also took the Tuscan above 175 mph but said he was too scared to do any more than that as it felt as if the whole thing would fall apart!

C

[all black]

ChristineC said:

He also took the Tuscan above 175 mph but said he was too scared to do any more than that as it felt as if the whole thing would fall apart! C

IMHO what a pile of rubbish - I had mine to 175 on the way to le mans (GPS & private test track like sixspeed) with the roof off and was very stable - although it was very noisy, it wasnt going to 'fall apart'

[lee02]

I second that i have done 175 (in an undisclosed location) felt ok even with roof off.I did 165 in my griff with roof on now that was scarry