Car Mag T350 Test

[ianf]

Hi,

Just nipped over from the Tuscan side of town (considering a T350T) and was surprised that no one has posted details about this months Car mag where Martin Brundle tested 20 cars around the Anglesey circuit.

The new Porsche came out on top with the Noble also getting much praise. Unfortunately the TVR got a very poor review both in terms of handling and ultimately the lap time as well? It was 4 seconds a lap slower than the Noble!

I was very surprised as one of the reasons I was thinking of changing was better handling?

[tail slide]

Ian - see T350 Dodgy Handling thread. You're right, it created much discussion, & current owners think 'we was robbed!'

[nickfb1]

If cars set up ok handling should be very good, a league above other tvrs ive had. t350 lap time on top gears circuit is also pretty good

[m12_nathan]

4 Seconds slower than the Noble would be about right, the M400 is much quicker round a track than a normal Noble, not only has it 75 bhp more but it has track biased suspension.

[_DJ_]

m12_nathan said:

4 Seconds slower than the Noble would be about right, the M400 is much quicker round a track than a normal Noble, not only has it 75 bhp more but it has track biased suspension.

I'm sure that's true, but the t350 also faired badly against supposedly 'lesser cars'.

The other thing was that MB commented that the t350 wouldn't pull in 2nd so it may have been a problem with that particular car. I'd also be surprised if the t350 wasn't a RR version so should have been quicker than most.

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