How Fast??

[swilly]

As the Cerbie boys are having a bit of a barny over how fast the various models are, I ask of you Tuscan owners from personal experience or by witnessing only.......

How Fast??

[TimW]

UR02 SLO 180 mph. i know that..

[Plotloss]

Tuscan RR 179mph...

[PhilWattis]

I've had mine up to about 95mph.

I'll get me coat...

Phil.

[TimW]

Running in?

[ehasler]

Tuscan S - an accurate 179 mph (190ish on the speedo)

[PhilWattis]

95mph, not running in. After just over 1 weeks ownership and less than 200 miles under my belt I'm still familiarising. The car scares me! I think soon I shall be booking one of those advanced courses, Ride Time or The Wetter The Better.

Phil.

[gr4eme]

130 private road roof off- felt stable and calm like its just stretching its legs after a little nap


edited to say:
Phil - dont worry about the car, I was just the same and it is quite scary at first. This is my first TVR -to be honest first RWD high powered light weight car. When I picked mine up it was allready run in - but i bottled putting my foot down for a couple of days - the first time i did i couldn't see a thing everything went blured. When I first heard it start up i thought for a split second oh god i'll be dead in a week. But stick with it and take it easy through the bends I am going to book a ride drive course soon as now I cant stop flooring it, and want to know how to drive it properly and get the most out of it. I love it


>> Edited by gr4eme on Friday 23 April 08:34

[snowy1101]

141mph, roof on, but won't tell where or when. Plenty left in it but ran out of clear road.

[beano500]

PhilWattis said:

95mph, not running in. After just over 1 weeks ownership and less than 200 miles under my belt I'm still familiarising. The car scares me! I think soon I shall be booking one of those advanced courses, Ride Time or The Wetter The Better. Phil.

Good man!

Familiarising yourself with a powerful car or bike should be just like you take your bends:

SLOW IN - FAST OUT!!!!


PS Ride Drive review here

[judas]

165mph GPS indicated on a two-lane autobahn of course Still pulling strong at that speed but too many people overtaking trucks to push it any more

[ronin350]

Ive done 149 in mine but ran out of road,TVR speedos leave a lot to the imagination so i always use my road angel..

[basil brush]

I´ve had mine up to about 150 mph on a private test track between Leeds and Hull. It was surprising how stable the car felt and it was still pulling very well.

[blondemoment]

165 mph with the roof off!

It got a bit blustery though!

[ec1 eex]

basil brush said:

I´ve had mine up to about 150 mph on a private test track between Leeds and Hull. It was surprising how stable the car felt and it was still pulling very well.

Is that the "private test track" with the codename M62 ???

[mesh]

147.7 I think. Accurate cos it was a police speed gun that measured it but not so sinister as it sounds. Check out Nov 2003 edition of Sprint for more. BTW that was uphill and loads left!!BO SELECTA

>> Edited by mesh on Monday 26th April 17:26

[R666 TUS]

72mph

Col.

[basil brush]

ec1 eex said:

basil brush said: I´ve had mine up to about 150 mph on a private test track between Leeds and Hull. It was surprising how stable the car felt and it was still pulling very well. Is that the "private test track" with the codename M62 ???

Something like that.

[disappointed]

Had my Cerbie indicating 160 at the end of the runway at Duxford before I had to put the anchors on big time .

I'd like to say how fast my Tuscan managed, but the speedo goes all wobbly over 100!!! But it didn't feel as quick.

[lady topaz]

155mph on way to Tony Hetheringtons meet last summer in Maidstone err I mean Frankfurt. Car steady as a rock, husband not so. He dont like being a passenger! Thank the lord for Autobahns