The future, according to Dream Machines
The future, according to Dream Machines
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tvr keith

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1,910 posts

252 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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Just saw this on Dream Machines web site...



TVR...The Future
Reports of TVR’s death have been greatly exaggerated, and these are the first pictures of its new carbonfibre-bodied supercar, the Typhoon. (THE PIC DIDN'T COME OVER WITH THE COPY & PASTE, GO TO THEIR WEB SITE TO VIEW IT. PS I'M NOT SHOUTING)

TVR's future is still up in the air - a statement from the company released after Christmas indicates that the UK manufacturing arm, Blackpool Automotive, is to be sold off. It is unclear whether any deal will exclude rights to the TVR name and brand, so although we can tell you all the juicy details of the Typhoon we can’t actually reveal where it – and future TVRs – will be built, or even whether the cars produced by Nikolai Smolensky will still bear the TVR moniker. Piecing together all the leaks and rumours, it looks almost certain that the manufacture of TVRs in Blackpool is finished, and increasingly likely that the Typhoon – and the T350, Sagaris, Tuscan and Tamora – will be built in Europe, with Italy's Bertone heavily tipped as a partner. Ricardo Engineering was announced as a technical partner back in November (it has been developing the Speed Six engine to comply with Euro V emissions legislation), so we’d expect it to be charged with building the drivetrain, which will then be shipped out to the manufacturing facility and mated to the chassis/body. Ricardo has a superb reputation and if it is developing the TVR-designed engines it can only be good news for customers and the future of TVR alike – warranty claims have been a thorn in TVR's side since the AJP engines were introduced in ’96. TVR is set to announce its final plans on January 17 at a press conference in London. However, even with technical partners as respected as Ricardo and Bertone (assuming it will build the cars) sales success could yet hinge on whether potential customers will want to buy a specialist British sports car that isn’t built in Britain… For the full story see Evo Magazine and go to: www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/204588/ Or to subscribe to Evo go to: www.evo.co.uk/subsmarketing/XWEB




Edited by tvr keith on Thursday 18th January 17:04

Uncle Bulgaria

980 posts

260 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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tvr keith said:
Just saw this on Dream Machines web site...



TVR...The Future
Reports of TVR’s death have been greatly exaggerated, and these are the first pictures of its new carbonfibre-bodied supercar, the Typhoon. (THE PIC DIDN'T COME OVER WITH THE COPY & PASTE, GO TO THEIR WEB SITE TO VIEW IT. PS I'M NOT SHOUTING)

TVR's future is still up in the air - a statement from the company released after Christmas indicates that the UK manufacturing arm, Blackpool Automotive, is to be sold off. It is unclear whether any deal will exclude rights to the TVR name and brand, so although we can tell you all the juicy details of the Typhoon we can’t actually reveal where it – and future TVRs – will be built, or even whether the cars produced by Nikolai Smolensky will still bear the TVR moniker. Piecing together all the leaks and rumours, it looks almost certain that the manufacture of TVRs in Blackpool is finished, and increasingly likely that the Typhoon – and the T350, Sagaris, Tuscan and Tamora – will be built in Europe, with Italy's Bertone heavily tipped as a partner. Ricardo Engineering was announced as a technical partner back in November (it has been developing the Speed Six engine to comply with Euro V emissions legislation), so we’d expect it to be charged with building the drivetrain, which will then be shipped out to the manufacturing facility and mated to the chassis/body. Ricardo has a superb reputation and if it is developing the TVR-designed engines it can only be good news for customers and the future of TVR alike – warranty claims have been a thorn in TVR's side since the AJP engines were introduced in ’96. TVR is set to announce its final plans on January 17 at a press conference in London. However, even with technical partners as respected as Ricardo and Bertone (assuming it will build the cars) sales success could yet hinge on whether potential customers will want to buy a specialist British sports car that isn’t built in Britain… For the full story see Evo Magazine and go to: www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/204588/ Or to subscribe to Evo go to: www.evo.co.uk/subsmarketing/XWEB




Edited by tvr keith on Thursday 18th January 17:04



It has to be the ugliest TVR ever, what a great future.

tvrbob

11,197 posts

285 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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Uncle Bulgaria said:
It has to be the ugliest TVR ever.
yes

Fly Boy

1,282 posts

271 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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vomit
nuff said....

Al Up North

155 posts

246 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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UGH!!! Repulsive!!! hurl What are they on??

shadowninja

80,099 posts

312 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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Did a Fiat Coupe crash into the back of a Tuscan?

Anyway, it does look bad... even worse than the Sagaris.

bjwoods

5,018 posts

314 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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tvr keith said:
Just saw this on Dream Machines web site...



TVR...The Future
Reports of TVR’s death have been greatly exaggerated, and these are the first pictures of its new carbonfibre-bodied supercar, the Typhoon. (THE PIC DIDN'T COME OVER WITH THE COPY & PASTE, GO TO THEIR WEB SITE TO VIEW IT. PS I'M NOT SHOUTING)

TVR's future is still up in the air - a statement from the company released after Christmas indicates that the UK manufacturing arm, Blackpool Automotive, is to be sold off. It is unclear whether any deal will exclude rights to the TVR name and brand, so although we can tell you all the juicy details of the Typhoon we can’t actually reveal where it – and future TVRs – will be built, or even whether the cars produced by Nikolai Smolensky will still bear the TVR moniker. Piecing together all the leaks and rumours, it looks almost certain that the manufacture of TVRs in Blackpool is finished, and increasingly likely that the Typhoon – and the T350, Sagaris, Tuscan and Tamora – will be built in Europe, with Italy's Bertone heavily tipped as a partner. Ricardo Engineering was announced as a technical partner back in November (it has been developing the Speed Six engine to comply with Euro V emissions legislation), so we’d expect it to be charged with building the drivetrain, which will then be shipped out to the manufacturing facility and mated to the chassis/body. Ricardo has a superb reputation and if it is developing the TVR-designed engines it can only be good news for customers and the future of TVR alike – warranty claims have been a thorn in TVR's side since the AJP engines were introduced in ’96. TVR is set to announce its final plans on January 17 at a press conference in London. However, even with technical partners as respected as Ricardo and Bertone (assuming it will build the cars) sales success could yet hinge on whether potential customers will want to buy a specialist British sports car that isn’t built in Britain… For the full story see Evo Magazine and go to: www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/204588/ Or to subscribe to Evo go to: www.evo.co.uk/subsmarketing/XWEB




Edited by tvr keith on Thursday 18th January 17:04


someone needs to tell dream machines that tvr have dropped the t350 and tamora. ie no longer on tvr website

byker28i

92,331 posts

247 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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Just a rehash of the autocar story isn't it...

rev-erend

21,623 posts

314 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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I think they are just trying to be positive and up-beat.

Beat's all the general doom and gloom on TVR General gassing.

I'm off back to the wedge forum - as you just don't get all this rubbish there..

Ribol

11,995 posts

288 months

Thursday 18th January 2007
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tvr keith said:
TVR is set to announce its final plans on January 17 at a press conference in London.

Did it happen?

Daftlad

3,324 posts

271 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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bjwoods said:
tvr keith said:
Just saw this on Dream Machines web site...



TVR...The Future
Reports of TVR’s death have been greatly exaggerated, and these are the first pictures of its new carbonfibre-bodied supercar, the Typhoon. (THE PIC DIDN'T COME OVER WITH THE COPY & PASTE, GO TO THEIR WEB SITE TO VIEW IT. PS I'M NOT SHOUTING)

TVR's future is still up in the air - a statement from the company released after Christmas indicates that the UK manufacturing arm, Blackpool Automotive, is to be sold off. It is unclear whether any deal will exclude rights to the TVR name and brand, so although we can tell you all the juicy details of the Typhoon we can’t actually reveal where it – and future TVRs – will be built, or even whether the cars produced by Nikolai Smolensky will still bear the TVR moniker. Piecing together all the leaks and rumours, it looks almost certain that the manufacture of TVRs in Blackpool is finished, and increasingly likely that the Typhoon – and the T350, Sagaris, Tuscan and Tamora – will be built in Europe, with Italy's Bertone heavily tipped as a partner. Ricardo Engineering was announced as a technical partner back in November (it has been developing the Speed Six engine to comply with Euro V emissions legislation), so we’d expect it to be charged with building the drivetrain, which will then be shipped out to the manufacturing facility and mated to the chassis/body. Ricardo has a superb reputation and if it is developing the TVR-designed engines it can only be good news for customers and the future of TVR alike – warranty claims have been a thorn in TVR's side since the AJP engines were introduced in ’96. TVR is set to announce its final plans on January 17 at a press conference in London. However, even with technical partners as respected as Ricardo and Bertone (assuming it will build the cars) sales success could yet hinge on whether potential customers will want to buy a specialist British sports car that isn’t built in Britain… For the full story see Evo Magazine and go to: www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/204588/ Or to subscribe to Evo go to: www.evo.co.uk/subsmarketing/XWEB




Edited by tvr keith on Thursday 18th January 17:04


someone needs to tell dream machines that tvr have dropped the t350 and tamora. ie no longer on tvr website

Someone also needs to tell them that's not what the Typhoon will look like either. Its bad when Motor Mags print aload of bollox, for a dealer just to copy it suggests the dealer is out of touch - not very impressive at all.

Wildfire

9,949 posts

282 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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Terrible looking car! Terrible 3D model!

CiderwithCerbie

1,420 posts

297 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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Ribol said:
tvr keith said:
TVR is set to announce its final plans on January 17 at a press conference in London.

Did it happen?


NO

That Daddy

19,456 posts

251 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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Tvr meets Buck rogers.what a nasty looking car.

SwanJack

1,956 posts

302 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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Don't know if its been mentioned before but it looks as if the badge now incorporates a union jack.

getsis

1,550 posts

246 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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If that's CAD then bring back Pen and ink!

c6erb

650 posts

264 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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shadowninja said:
Did a Fiat Coupe crash into the back of a Tuscan?

Anyway, it does look bad... even worse than the Sagaris.
I like the Sagaris

chimi500

307 posts

289 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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Are they takin the piss with the union jack style tvr badge! furious

chim666

2,337 posts

295 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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That Daddy said:
Tvr meets Buck rogers.what a nasty looking car.

I assume that 'cos it wasn't created by Damian McTaggart, unlike all current models.

(He could [and still can] create a really beautiful design),

(I sincerely hope I'm correct in this assumption!)


Edited by chim666 on Friday 19th January 14:10

Fire99

9,868 posts

259 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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chim666 said:
That Daddy said:
Tvr meets Buck rogers.what a nasty looking car.

I assume that 'cos it wasn't created by Damian McTaggart, unlike all current models.

(He could [and still can] create a really beautiful design),

(I sincerely hope I'm correct in this assumption!)


Edited by chim666 on Friday 19th January 14:10


What does Damian McTaggart do now? (if its shareable of course ) I'm sure his talents would be in great demand..

On that note, who was responsible for the interior designs? I can name a good number of car manufacturers who would benefit from that persons wisdom.