Jeremy Clarkson once said that TVR never tested their cars; that was their customers' job.

@elfiesterojr

7 жыл бұрын

do you watch top gear by any chance?

@elfiesterojr

7 жыл бұрын

Correct. Have a good day sir

@JCT890

7 жыл бұрын

"I once read"

@martinallenuk

7 жыл бұрын

+SnejaTheKing Clarkson won't that in his column also.

@wordreet

7 жыл бұрын

Heh, not any more.

Italians: nobody makes beautiful, kooky cars with questionable functionality choices better than we do. TVR: Hold my tea.

@Countrysideboy247

5 жыл бұрын

Wooper also Dodge Viper Sr. 2s and c5 corvettes look better than many Italian cars!

@yeahnoway111

5 жыл бұрын

@@Countrysideboy247 yeah but all the features in those cars make sense

@romansoulja1217

5 жыл бұрын

Italian cars still the best ones tho

@Alvaricokemaureira

5 жыл бұрын

@@Countrysideboy247 yeaaaaah sure!!! Maybe you need better glasses

@Countrysideboy247

5 жыл бұрын

alvaro maureira yes because you're an Italian,I can get to know it by your name!

Doug should seriously review this car again. This is one of my favorite reviews he’s ever done in my opinion. I’m sure that there are way more quirks that he didn’t show off that we would like to see!

@andrewm1511

2 жыл бұрын

I liked his more casual demeanor in this as well. In his new videos he seems to fast/excited, and really playing into his own quirks rather then just being casual, which is what I always liked about him.

@EM-yp1cf

Жыл бұрын

Or a Sagaris, the last TVR. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gauFlrKgaKnbiag.html

@tylernail2146

10 ай бұрын

We need a redo

Doug the kinda guy to get locked outta a convertible and call for a tow.

@megaangelic

4 жыл бұрын

He always seems completely oblivious to the obvious. Says its weird the jumper points are on the outside of the car, then wonders how you get in the car if the battery is dead... Its as if he thinks of the dumbest thing to say about every feature.

@timmyy24

4 жыл бұрын

megaangelic didn’t realize this comment blew up thank for bringing to my attention.

@marcusborderlands6177

3 жыл бұрын

@@megaangelic just wanna say that the external jumper points are the dumbest feature of this car hands down. I don't think I've seen many races where a tuscan doesn't burst into flames from them.

@bmcgoo6027

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he's a a m e r i k a n millennial.

@skyscourge5663

3 жыл бұрын

Like this lol kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZul1LiemcbbfM4.html

I remember TVR from my gran turismo days

@Freddy454x72

7 жыл бұрын

and test drive 5,tvr speed 12 i always though it was like a concept

@The513Warning

7 жыл бұрын

Lee Ludtke Lol. Just what I was thinking.

@corybrayshaw9927

7 жыл бұрын

They did make them, not many. It was supposed to be production car but was deemed too dangerous so only racing versions and two prototypes made it onto the roads

@corvettefan9399

7 жыл бұрын

Lee Ludtke same here.

@SNORKYMEDIA

7 жыл бұрын

there are 2 road legal Cerbera Speed 12s

here in the uk, i once pulled up in traffic only to find my car was vibrating badly. this concerned me until the tvr infront pulled away and the vibrating ceased :)

@tonyhaynes9080

5 жыл бұрын

I started my Cerbera up on Norwich marked and some poor girl screamed and nearly wet herself.

@nicklaw3762

4 жыл бұрын

My friend had a TVR and we’d pull up the carpet to read the obscene graffiti from the factory. Then it caught fire.

@BlatentlyFakeName

4 жыл бұрын

TVR just did not give a fuck about EU regulations lol. They are so loud, no safety stuff, no nothing except some seats and a massive engine.

@RetroGamerVX

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlatentlyFakeName that's all you need!

@patricksmith1319

2 жыл бұрын

I had a 400 SE TVR and the v8 could set off car alarms on peoples driveways

TVR: Let’s Make a Car! Also TVR: RANDOMIZE THE PLACES OF EVERYTHING ON OR IN THE CAR!

@nicklaw3762

4 жыл бұрын

Also TVR “ make sure it tries to kill you if it rains. In Britain”

@drakevevo3710

4 жыл бұрын

Lit Fisto they were cheap as hell when they were brand new, basically a poor mans sports car that makes him look cool but they were unsafe etc

@pd4165

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicklaw3762 I once drove a Griffith 500 on ice. On a nearly dry road it'd spin the wheels up in 3rd without much provocation. The heating system was....I never worked it out. The heat soak into the footwell was...top of its league! The chassis was a tubular backbone type, which meant the front could flex in relation to the back - the handling was, therefore, absolutely sublime or unpredictable, according to chassis flex. I didn't like the gearchange into 2 and 4 (couldn't tell if it had gone home). And it broke down a lot. It was BRILLIANT This was my sister's car. I drive an old Porsche on weekends - it's forced me to run out of talent and kill a tree. But if you like your excitement turning up to 12 - go TVR.

@Ari--d

3 жыл бұрын

apparently it was so people couldn't steal the car

@halnwheels

3 жыл бұрын

Let's make a car! But first, let's smoke a lot of pot!

Around 15 years ago, one of my teachers owned this car and drove it to school each day. He was a quirky guy.

@dylanlewis7406

4 жыл бұрын

He was doug...and probably ur fazzza...

@jammy_rex3038

4 жыл бұрын

He sounded like a cool teacher for sure, how awesome pulling up to the car park in this beast! 👍

@genshinpostingch

3 жыл бұрын

Huh, I found one of these in my school’s car park and I was wondering whose car it was.

@friendlyinformer8095

3 жыл бұрын

No chance this car lasted a term of daily driving..

@jakegoodall7276

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I had a mad science teacher that used to own a couple of TVRs and drive them to school now and again, was definitely an eccentric guy

*TVR engineers: We've taken every important thing on a normal car and put them on the most absurd places. We've worked so hard.*

@animealpha4795

6 жыл бұрын

VPL Cuber to make everything so hard.

@dowskivisionmagicaloracle8593

6 жыл бұрын

These engineering & design retardations are a complete turn-off for me. Combine that with this car's anti-maintenance features and I wouldn't take this thing if I was paid to!! It even puts the Italian companies to shame.

@Reonnor

6 жыл бұрын

I will take it (if I have money for it). I like weird things. Why must be all cars responsible and predictable?

@shuhulkaul7146

6 жыл бұрын

Palo K sometimes for safety reasons

@samgamgee3622

5 жыл бұрын

They're hand built so every single one is slightly different because an engineer had an idea while it was being put together. Still one of the best looking, best sounding, best driving cars ever though. I'm surprised Doug didn't mention the looks.

Nothing about a TVR makes sense, and owning one makes even less. But if you are one of a handful of enthusiasts, nothing else would ever do. A TVR is one of those special cars that at the same time is the most stupid, and most wonderful thing ever created. They should have called it the paradox.

@DrVinylBcn

5 жыл бұрын

True 100x100

@lukekelly5097

5 жыл бұрын

The Cerbera speed 8 had 400 bhb though. And had tube chassis for better handling. And made out of fibreglass which in my books means lighter. Mind you some of tvrs creations were a load of rubbish but the cerbera is a good car.

@joebeastyg5686

4 жыл бұрын

I'll go with most stupid.

@jerrywright6137

4 жыл бұрын

That is your opinion

@blakesmith2871

4 жыл бұрын

I love it, but would never drive it on the road, in case you can't tell, I'm an adrenaline junkie

My crazy old school science teacher used to have 1 of these. The car had such a complicated starting procedure he would challenge the class to try and start it. I still see him driving it around now. I remember he once crashed it into a hedge near the school and had to delay his retirement by a year to get if repaired. Very nice car

TVR stands for Trevor. Which is the company’s owners name.

@pd4165

4 жыл бұрын

Founders name. 1946-1965, founder Trevor Wilkinson, who left in 1962 1965-1981, Martin Lilley 1981-2004, Peter Wheeler 2004-2013, Nikolay Smolensky 2013-present, syndicate of British businessmen led by Les Edgar Definitely not called a LES

@phreshxmetal

4 жыл бұрын

According to donut media, it's TreV caR

@Masipasi09

4 жыл бұрын

Uuuuuuhhh..........

@Stanley88845

4 жыл бұрын

Trevor Racing*

@LuckyDT

4 жыл бұрын

No kidding....

When he was about to show the turn signals, I had my eyes on the bottom of the car waiting for one of those 3 to light up and was very surprised to see it at the top.

@LDRfan-lq6hf

5 жыл бұрын

Max i’ve watched this video so many times and yet it still surprises me 😂😂

@prooftanks752

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah same I was so confused I was wondering where tf is the turn singles are?

@alpinaa.B7

2 жыл бұрын

im suprised that car hasnt been rear ended yet

Okay, so here I was, thinking that Doug was going to be overly silly about something from Europe. How wrong I was, the TVR is mental itself.

@DougDeMuro

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't even need to DO anything!

@trialsted

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for spreading the good word about a truly eccentric and excellent piece of automotive history @doug demuro

@phantommedia9964

7 жыл бұрын

TVR isn't mental, they are just efficient at making cars. You see, instead of hiring test engineers they just have their customers test the cars for them!

@FasterThanSoup

7 жыл бұрын

Google what TVR stands for. If I'm correct it has something to do with the makers name...check it out

@timfagan816

7 жыл бұрын

+FasterThanSoup Trevor

5:39 "u cant direct where the air goes"... Then proceeds to change the way air flows😂 its like a jacuzzi jet.. Just angle it lol

Toured the TVR factory in 1998 and was amazed to see so many beautiful cars being hand built including testing on a Speed 12. I was only 13 at the time and was in heaven but at the end of the tour I saw a little TVR Griffth keyring made of left over steel and it was something crazy like £13 or something and I didn't have that kind of money for it and my step dad refused to pay for it but the tour guide gave me one for free :D thanks TVR.

I live about 20 mins from where the factory used to be in Blackpool, England. Went on a tour of said factory when I was 7. There was so much method in the madness! Such a shame my home town car company is no more :-(

@DougDeMuro

7 жыл бұрын

Shame indeed. The Tuscan was a tremendously cool car. As ridiculous as it is, you don't see me driving 9 hours to make a video with an Acura.

@earnestbunbury2103

7 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't drive this car as a matter of principle

@DrDodge24

7 жыл бұрын

I only live 6 hours away. Want to come make a video of my Acura? ;)

@davidboden5486

7 жыл бұрын

you should have lifted up the boot carpet. the workers at TVR had a habit of signing the cars there lol

@Jimbo8012

7 жыл бұрын

+Kienyew 73 - This is a car that makes perfect sense in the flesh. In the right colour combination, the Tuscan is bloody gorgeous and looks way more expensive than it is. Most cars from the late 90's/early 2000's have dated horribly and yet this looks like it rolled off the production line today. In fact, it still looks futuristic today. Yes, the Speed Six had terrible reliability issues back in the day but Powers Performance offers numerous upgrades that have improved the reliability significantly and they include a 4.5 engine that produces 450bhp...which is a lot in a car that weighs 1,100kg. The Tuscan will undoubtedly be a future classic and will rise in price significantly over the next few years. If I could afford to blow 30k on a 3rd car, I'd seriously consider it. With some modifications (engine and suspension) this is easily a 7 min 50 car around the Nurburgring. They're very, very fast.

I was fortunate enough to tour the TVR factory when Tuscans were in production, and it was a fascinating experience. These cars truly were handbuilt... even the engines were developed and built in-house. TVRs were made by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, and their unorthodox nature was part of the TVR experience. Comparing them to other cars isn't really fair. You buy a TVR because you want a TVR.

@domino52o26

5 жыл бұрын

That makes a surprisingly perfect amount of sense.

@Clutch28

5 жыл бұрын

You buy a TVR if you want to waste money on a pile of shit

@domino52o26

5 жыл бұрын

@@Clutch28 You sound like a crying bitch who complains when somebody doesn't agree with your *opinion* and the entirety of your world view.

@mescko

2 жыл бұрын

@@Clutch28 Go away.

@Clutch28

2 жыл бұрын

@@mescko No.

The UK, where this was built and first sold, is in the Western Hemisphere and contains plenty of old TVRs.

@SiamHossain7

5 жыл бұрын

Great but he's in North America.

@fastharri

5 жыл бұрын

Zephyr Skies “this Tuscan is one of only 5 or 6 in the whole of Canada, thus the Western Hemisphere” - Doug As most of the UK is in the Western Hemisphere and there are plenty of TVRs there, DD’s statement is thus wrong. The fact you’ve challenged my post on the basis that “he’s from North America” just demonstrates you wrote your comment without watching the review.

@SiamHossain7

5 жыл бұрын

@@fastharri Western Hemisphere being in reference to the New World, not the Old World which would be, in his perspective, be the Eastern Hemisphere. Telling someone that they didn't watch the video because they dare challenge your almighty, impeccable intellect when you can't even comprehend the idea of context and perspective when someone is talking about something is, to say the least, funny.

@fastharri

5 жыл бұрын

Zephyr Skies the Western Hemisphere is a geographic location, not an historic one. The West starts in Greenwich, East London. Read more, won’t take you long to realise your mistake.

@fastharri

5 жыл бұрын

Zephyr, let me spell this out in words that will draw a close to this ridiculous and pointless discussion. Doug made a statement that this TVR was one of only 4 or 5 in Canada and “thus the WESTERN HEMISPHERE”. I pointed out that geographically the “Western Hemisphere” (in quotes because those are the real words Doug used) starts in Greenwich, East London (in the UK), and since the Blackpool factory where these cars were built in is West of Greenwich that there are therefore plenty of TVRs in the Western Hemisphere outside of North America. Let’s be clear for those too ignorant to realise there is a whole world outside of their national borders, North America is in the “Western Hemisphere” (yes I’m sticking with the quotes as that is was Doug said), it is however not THE “Western Hemisphere” which also includes the likes of Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, and the entire f’ing continent of South America. We that live in the “Western Hemisphere” would prefer not to be relocated by people who have never looked at a map, let alone used a passport.. So I hope that clears this up for you. Thanks.

ask any Tuscan owner why they got a Tuscan.... sensible, economical, safe, reliable are not words you'll hear . but they'll be smiling more than you lol

@VisualiseTheFun

3 жыл бұрын

AlfaMadDog11 Yh, because they're rich.

@icoborg

3 жыл бұрын

@@VisualiseTheFun no because they're high

@ImmortanDan

3 жыл бұрын

They won't be smiling, they'll be dead! ...is what a pussy would say. Any real man knows that the corpse would be smiling as well.

@tomhill2497

3 жыл бұрын

@@VisualiseTheFun Lol tvr’s are not expensive. I own 3

@crazysilly2914

2 жыл бұрын

It looks like a wiesmann….

buying a TVR outside of the UK... that right there is a brave man

Another reason this car is light ... the body is fibreglass. Which has the advantage of not rusting. Trouble is, you put even a modestly powerful engine in something this light, and it has bowel watering acceleration. Which in a car without stability aids, is even more bowel watering. Basically, TVRs were old school sports cars for the sort of people whose idea of dealing with a five o'clock shadow was to reach for a blowtorch. You bought one of these only if you had every last neuron devoted to fear cauterised. Because when this thing moves, it *moves*. In a manner that makes you think you've taken the helm of the Millennium Falcon. Of course, if you want the ultimate TVR, try the Cerbera Speed 12. Which was so brutal (as you'd expect something with a fibreglass body, an aluminium chassis and a 7 litre V12 producing something north of 900 BHP, to be) that the company boss shat himself when he drove it, and in his one act of social responsibility, said "We're not putting this into production". The one example thereof can ONLY be driven, if you sign a special document which effectively says "if the car kills you, tough shit". No one has ever wound that beast up to its top speed, but it's rumoured to be somewhere in the region of 245 mph. Yes, the Cerbera Speed 12 is a car that can give a Veyron a run for its money, for about 12% of the cost. But you need the reactions of a Jedi to control it once it goes over 100 mph.

@dontrustwhiteyevery1

6 жыл бұрын

Calilasseia Gtr nismo is faster and safer.

@mr.american4550

6 жыл бұрын

And also more boring if you want a computer to be basically driving for you.

@CanIbeFrank

6 жыл бұрын

kilamanjaro Mountain so is never having sex and only drinking water

@DLBBALL

6 жыл бұрын

You know a car's ridiculous when a car company dedicated to making ridiculous cars says so.

@peachyosrs8788

6 жыл бұрын

It should also be noted that the owner of tvr when the speed twelve was built was a race driver, had been for years and continued to be until just before he died. If he effectively refused to drive it on a road you can only imagine how crazy it is.

As English as a buttered crumpet - ...and a buttered crumpet doesn't have traction control or antilock brakes either.

@danielmarshall4587

4 жыл бұрын

I always enjoy a bit of English Crumpet.

@Michael-Allen

4 жыл бұрын

As English as a buttered crumpet with a hidden knuckle-duster in it.

@Charliefox71

4 жыл бұрын

An English crumpet with a sweet exhaust note.

@leegould5306

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the Marmite..

I studied engineering 2 miles from where they were made. TVR formerly produced sports cars at its Bispham, Blackpool UK factory. Blackpool was also the original site of Swallow Sidecar Company, forerunner of Jaguar Cars. The public road was their test track and didn't care about the 30mph speed limit. You could hear the engines from miles away. The Tuscan and Griffith could spin their back wheels at start in 4th gear. Amazing, crazy, hair raising cars. Once, when they got a letter from Europe about new safety tech, which were needed on cars, they threw the letter in the bin.

I love all the hate for this, I live about 8 miles from the old factory. If you saw the factory you would understand, this car wasn't built to be perfect, or work properly or be safe. It's just loads of fun (and death), my family friend worked for them and is a main repair mechanic for them he has T350, Tamora, Tuscan etc and they all have their problems but he always says he would never change them. This ain't not German built Merc this is a Blackpool, British built death trap.

@CockatooDude

7 жыл бұрын

And that's the way it should be!

@MrCarGuy

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they were designed and made in what appeared to be a terrible discount store. That's what makes them awesome and each one is unique like the old Ferraris were in the 60s and 70s.

@Arrrbol

7 жыл бұрын

Would be great to see a new factory in Blackpool one day, that town needs something now its lost its holiday appeal.

@corybrayshaw9927

7 жыл бұрын

I have a 1988 350i and its a fantastic car, I don't get why people hate them so much

@simonwatts8338

7 жыл бұрын

Owners enter the purely gates backwards in a ball of fire, but have an amazing time getting there!

wow a Tuscan! man I love TVR's, ever since I first saw them in the first Gran Turismo.

@roodick85

7 жыл бұрын

yes sir!

@dominicancheif117

7 жыл бұрын

Me too

@HarryVerolme

7 жыл бұрын

Same!

@CUZC0M

7 жыл бұрын

i first seen this car in the arcade idk the game though ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

@fawkesypoo

7 жыл бұрын

Thought i was the only one

Interesting little brag from me, I actually just got to detail this car yesterday! Owner is a great guy, im good buddies with his sons!

As an Alfa owner, I completely approve. Might have to import one.

@AB-80X

5 жыл бұрын

Even if you lived in Alaska and had an original Alfa Spider as your daily commute, you're not even close to the level of commitment and lunacy TVR ownership demands. I've never owned one, but I've driven a few. They are absolutely nuts. A Ceberra 4.5 will make an original Shelby Cobra seem like a sensible and safe driving car. The level of instant death factor is just through the roof on the big V8 Ceberra. Fun cars for sure.

@PaulKing1

5 жыл бұрын

@@AB-80X sounds perfect!

@BlatentlyFakeName

4 жыл бұрын

Yea they are so quick, very light and loads of power, but nothing in the way of safety equipment. They are quicker than most of the supercars of the time, by some margin to.

@pauljackson112

4 жыл бұрын

Fellow Alfa owner here. Would also quite enjoy one of these things 😂 I missed out the first time around because I was still in school / college when they launched. Just a broke ass teenager. But I bought my first Alfa at 22 so can't complain 🤷🏻‍♂️

@WymiataczPlays

3 жыл бұрын

@@AB-80X And now imagine the Speed 12 on full blast. Jeeeez

So much hate on this car. This is not a serious car, it's designed from the top down to be bat shit crazy.

@sean_4404

7 жыл бұрын

+James Stevick Don't forget sharp handling, a sorted chassis and a torquey engine with a fat torque curve and excellent response. They may not have been built to the best standards but these cars were innovative, mad and brilliant, and on a dry track would happily keep up with a 996 Porsche.

@user-xh3wr1do7k

7 жыл бұрын

Driven one have you?

@jesf2

5 жыл бұрын

I sprint the predecessor a griff 500. they handle well if a little lairy. I compete with 911 GT3's and beat them... oh and for those who say they are a handful in the wet - yes they are but they can be pushed even in a monsoon! - see here me at angleesy. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gH-Mlbaif8m0ZNI.html

@tonyhaynes9080

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-xh3wr1do7k Had two Cerberas if that counts for anything?

@AB-80X

5 жыл бұрын

I don't see much hate. Just people unsure of what to think. That being said, it's a serious car, VERY serious. This car demands so much from you, that you have to live and breathe TVR ownership to enjoy it. That's a very serious drivers car in my book.

I used to have one! A Tamora though, not a Tuscan. Owned it a year and a half with no problems. My favourite out of all the cars I’ve owned

@AB-80X

5 жыл бұрын

Was it a kit car in reverse?

@combatspace1881

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but how many more years did you own the car for?

This car always reminded me of Swordfish.

@zabercrombie24

4 жыл бұрын

I went looking for this comment lol

This is the most mental sounding inline 6 I've ever heard!

The TVR Tuscan, an exercise in impracticality.

@TheAngry1

7 жыл бұрын

With flawless execution.

@SuperSuperAllons93

7 жыл бұрын

A chap at work owns a Tuscan much like this one. He's had it for 6 years (bought with a FSH) and in that time he's replaced tires, brakes, a battery and an electric window mechanism. Even though it obviously does less miles it's been as reliable as his girlfriend's Micra.

@damefaso

7 жыл бұрын

That's because it has almost nothing to break

@tonypate9174

7 жыл бұрын

Any T V R needs to owned by a "chap" not called Trevor for nothing !

@EssexTuscan

7 жыл бұрын

a sports car that can go around corners! British designers have made some the of the best sports cars of all time. The Mclaren F1 for example, voted car of the century.

To change the battery you take the wheel off. I guess they took that from 90s Chrysler.

@BornToBeFamed

6 жыл бұрын

WhatUpDicknose yep similar to the viper lol

@colbyholland5704

6 жыл бұрын

Nope. The Chrysler 200 is still the same. They're really sticking to that dumb design choice.

@gunterweniger8019

6 жыл бұрын

every heavy object in a car should be placed liw - if you aim is low center of gravity for good road stability .. and how often does someone change a battery, as even maintenance is nowadays rare ..? The point to discuss would be jump start, as this could be a lot of trouble with the only access from below .. especially as on a passenger car the jumpstart without to get access to the battery or to opennup the engine hood would to contact the chassis earth strap on engine block and contact positive terminal on the starter magnet actuator ..so you would have to crawl under the car anyway

@runsolomon

6 жыл бұрын

The charge post is on the bottom so you can charge it and that fire comment is absurd these cars have not been known to spontaneously combust. The Corvette also had the battery behind the passenger wheel

@christierney1252

5 жыл бұрын

And Ferrari's

I had a 2001 TVR Tuscan S with 390 hp. Most thrilling riding experience ever. But you have to be focused, there are no safety devices between you and the engine. This is the purest way of driving a sportscar. Loved it very much. After two years of ownership I had no issues at all. Know your car, warm up the car properly and then enjoy it. Neglect and abuse at cold engines is the main reason for reliability issues.

i so much love tvr since i was a passenger one time in a chimera... one of the few companies who knew how to build real puristic cars who let you feel EVERYTHING

I remember driving very quickly behind someone in a Tuscan on a deserted country road in England in my STi. I had absolutely no trouble keeping up but I didn't quite have the speed to overtake. We had a chat about our respective cars later and he said that he had plenty of power in reserve (which I hadn't) but that he was terrified that he would immediately end upside down in a ditch if he floored it. I was fine in my STi. This is a scary car.

This car doesn't want you to get out it wants you to keep driving until it can consume your soul!

@wartits

6 жыл бұрын

Best comment yet!

@leonlalo31

6 жыл бұрын

mugensamurai Dont worry its NOT.

@dheryatailor1180

6 жыл бұрын

F

@forrest9193

6 жыл бұрын

Yep

@nialli2000

6 жыл бұрын

Or until you crash which, if you’re driving a TVR, you will!

I know it's been a few years but I keep coming back to this video because I absolutely love this car. I so want one. If I ever win the lottery 🤞

It just looks so darn cool! Hard to believe it's 18 years old now!

I have owned a TVR Tuscan for nearly 16 years and I drive it every day. I am cursed as there is no other car as beautiful, as individual and as fun to drive so I am stuck in car heaven. If you want logical get a prius.

@luclapierre7621

5 жыл бұрын

Nothing worse than getting your perfect car too soon!

@Zankaroo

5 жыл бұрын

Actually I would say getting a Prius is illogical if you are trying to help the planet. There is plenty of old cars from the 70's and 80's that were far cleaner to produce that today's cars specially the ones with electronic drive systems and lots of batteries on top of all of the plastics in vehicles now. My brothers 86 Chevy Chevette gets 40mph highway and 30 something city. And was far cheaper pollution wise to make than including all the material processing to make its parts. By this point it has amortized its manufacturing pollution. It is more logical to buy an older car and resto-mod it with a modern brake system, and anything that would make it more fuel efficient. You can even go with a less practical body style than the old economy hatch backs and get a I4 Fiero so you look cool but your just as slow as every other 80's economy car with 90hp. Basically think of it as a slower MX-5. 86 I4 Fiero w/5 speed got 21mpg city 32mpg highway.

@mikecharnecke3087

5 жыл бұрын

Danny Hampton cleaner to produce maybe but most would fail to meat air pollution standers of today by a long-shot not to mention fuel economy being junk and no safety features

@Zankaroo

5 жыл бұрын

Um I think you missed the part were the '86 Chevette gets 40 hwy 30something city. Several of the 80s economy cars got upwards of 40mpg. That's why I laugh when I see car adds boasting about cars getting 35-40mpg, seriously 40 years later and they are just now getting back to having 40mpg, by now they should be at 60-80mpg in economy cars but they didn't want to spend the money to engineer it to be so because the oil crisis of the 70s-80s was over.

@mikecharnecke3087

5 жыл бұрын

Danny Hampton your right i did not know that very impressive! However fuel efficiency also doesn’t mean it doesn’t pollute air. Idk for sure tbh but for example myth busters tested it and even tho motorcycles burn less gas they produce far greater levels of greenhouse gas due to there exhaust methods and engine being different or something and assuming regulations were less strict back then, it should be a similar story. But if you know more let me know

Is it just me or is this car really really badass?

@sinisterhates8870

5 жыл бұрын

Harvey Barton it’s just you.

@harveybarton1612

5 жыл бұрын

21 likes shows

@andrewlaw

5 жыл бұрын

No they are genuinely badass and scary as hell to drive!

@thunderkat9503

5 жыл бұрын

Does the movie Swordfish come to mind.......

@redcanoe14

5 жыл бұрын

Badass as it gets...'raw meat' kind of car....looks...engine....handling YES!....safety...ABSOLUTELY NOT!. A friend of mine had a TVR Griffin. Also check the TVR Sagaris

Doug, I love all these TVRs they sound amazing. But breakdown alot, but I'd still have one in a heart beat right after completing my mechanic training, having known someone who owned one. Great review as always.

I love reading the article, including the part about how the owner knew car quite a bit better, being the owner and all and every time he asked it to something it rewarded him well. I would have however loved to have seen a video of the drive.

What do they smoke at TVR, so many weird things with so many great things

@TheLaXandro

7 жыл бұрын

Resin fumes from fiberglass production, obviously. And loadsa beer at local pub.

@tnexus13

7 жыл бұрын

+TheLaXandro Nearest pub to the old factory is probably The Squirrel, which does a mean carvery with all you can eat trimmings. They where probably suffering food comas most afternoons too.

@tonyhaynes9080

7 жыл бұрын

If you think TVR are weird, try having a look at Marcos

@tonypate9174

7 жыл бұрын

Tony Haynes Don't over power our colonial cousins with to many home made cars to ponder on . As many over heat when (think) can do "stick" ! Best keep s(h)tum on Ginetta and Bond etc ,and give them Piers Morgan fatty boy James Corden far from funny Ricky Gervais to amuse them ! While keeping Dr Lucy Worsley and you tuber JESS GREENBERG safe at home for the Marmite folk to enjoy, Ps are you a fan you tuber PETROLICIOUS ?

@deadlycucumberplants

7 жыл бұрын

Tony Haynes, what did I ever do to you? :P hahaha

*TVR design lab, 2001* "How can we make this the best sports car ever?" "Let's make it as unorthodox and useless as possible"

@renatoclark1977

7 жыл бұрын

"Shut up and take my money"

@nyckae8587

6 жыл бұрын

Renato Depaula helsing ultimate abridged?

Love it! A friend had one of these in London and it was scary fast

I've always wanted a Cebera. TVR made cool cars

@mrtom2854

2 жыл бұрын

The Cerbera 4.5 is one of my dream cars - everything about it is perfectly imperfect and the engine note is sublime

TVR just released their first car after more than 11 years. Looks awesome!

@nessuno5403

6 жыл бұрын

TheFunkhouser the Griffith www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/news/tvr-unveil-new-model-goodwood-revival-prices-specs-everything/

No word about the engine ! Not even a shoot !!

@A-Gut-of-the-Past

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah...big fail.

@trippydrew8492

5 жыл бұрын

He said at the start of the video if you want to hear his thoughts on that click the link in the description.

@eal1

5 жыл бұрын

Straight 6. Needed to warm it up idling as some were prone to bent finger followers if hit it hard from cold. Neighbours didn't love me having it grumbling in the driveway with optional sports exhausts that set alarms off on parked cars as drove past.

@quakec4233

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah this was a half-assed video, probably due to lack of interest which is a shame. Do it again properly Doug!!!

@aravindhkumar3976

4 жыл бұрын

@@quakec4233 if he didn't have interest,why would he drive 9hrs to review it?

Bristol cars also had the battery in the same place, but a flap could be opened to access it for a key. There was also a flap on the other side in the same location (behind the front wheel) where the spare wheel was stowed.

0:40 ooooooh he said a bad worddd

The windows drop when opening the door because the windows fit into a slot on the roof when it's on...I had a 2002 Tuscan S ...it was mental!

@benbyronn

5 жыл бұрын

Have you sold it yet? Just wondering

Had one of these (same colour, same age, same non air-con model) as a daily driver. It worked quite well, I could fit kite surfing stuff in the boot and still have the roof down. It did gentle destroy itself when you drove it. Stone chips were a major pain partly due to the aerodynamics, each stone would hit 3 times instead of just once! nose, bonnet, roof! However, I never regretted putting fuel in it, it was fun. The speedo would dance around anything north of 110mph - I'm doing 90 or 160 or somewhere in between. It would pop and gurgle on the over run, tunnels were hilarious. The windscreen wipers were a token gesture. Fun car.

I like how you can watch Doug's old videos and new videos and there wouldn't be any difference

Here in the UK we used to see a fair few TVRs in the 80s and 90s. A local prestige car dealer used to have TVRs on display alongside Ferraris and Porches. All TVRs are insane and thunderously loud - you can hear them a mile away (literally)

First time I ever seen or heard of this car was on that movie Swordfish with john travolta

the reason why the back window comes out is because they found that if you have the roof on and the windows down the rear window will explode

@stampedex2

7 жыл бұрын

why not just put vents ,because tvr

@fatmikecj

7 жыл бұрын

That is fantastic. I have always loved TVR. They're just so utterly bonkers.

@MrLolx2u

7 жыл бұрын

Another point is that the car lacked traction for drivers who really don't have the best driving skills and by having the windows removed, it sort of created downforce for the entire car thus it kinda helps in that sense that TVR themselves did not know about as they always say "TVR makes car but doesn't tests them. That's the owner's job".

@alexthompson8504

7 жыл бұрын

That is completely false. If the rear window is fitted properly into the rear window clips and the clips are in good condition it will not blow out. I've had one up to 125mph and had no issues

@luciapayne9021

7 жыл бұрын

Lost the back window at 150 in my Mk2 2 Tuscan 'S'

I watched this video brand spanking new 🤣 4 years later and it's insane and awesome how far Doug has gone!

I had a Tuscan as a daily driver for 5 years many years back, did over 30k miles, it was the 4 litre red rose in cascade blue, it had straight through pipes and decatted, on overrun flames used to come out the back. It even set fire to it's air filter once! Great car, used it in all weather conditions even snow and ice, never let me down. The boot space was very practical, I even helped an ex-girlfriend move house using it, but getting it serviced every 3000 miles was very expensive, in total on maintenance alone I spent £25k in 5 years, the joys of having it as a daily driver. I had to carry weights in the boot because in the rain if I was too aggressive with the throttle I could spin up the tyres at 80 mph on the motorway. With the straight through pipes the ground would vibrate behind the car and driving past a neighbour's house I would set off her house alarm, she was fine with this because she loved the car. At sunset the colour changed to a shimmer pink and blue around the edges so side on the car looked like it was lit up, I've got people taking videos of me on the motorway, it was a great car, regret selling it but so so expensive to run.

@igorsandor9626

3 жыл бұрын

Damn, would have never thought someone had a reliable TVR Tuscan.

I wonder why they went out off busyness loll

@LoderryPlaysPVP

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah...I wonder.....

@alexwager5037

7 жыл бұрын

in 2008 chrysler and GM went out of business, US goverment bailed them out with 18billion dollars,, uk dont have that privilege,,,

@barksinternally4175

7 жыл бұрын

Alex Wager lol how are you comparing Chrysler to some startup that failed to provide basic amenities to its drivers to when Chrysler was a major factor in the US for years as a constant military provider becoming renown for their ability to produce cheap and efficient military vehicles. Chrysler also created the rocket that launched the first astronauts into space, losing a lot of key engineers to the space program for a greater good. The government bailed out a long time friend, not some crappy car company

@hanniballecter4283

7 жыл бұрын

Anthony Picky The last CEO was nuts with his incredibly impractical designs which I need mention were also quite dangerous.

@hanniballecter4283

7 жыл бұрын

Inertia Gaming Actually, TVR has been around since the 60s.

Doug needs to learn where the Greenwich meridian is!

@ffsmikey

6 жыл бұрын

I logged in just to comment about the Western Hemisphere thing.

@adventure_F0x

5 жыл бұрын

Keith Laws what

@normanjames4867

5 жыл бұрын

@@adventure_F0x www.thegreenwichmeridian.org/tgm/articles.php?article=0

@mescko

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he knows how to pronounce 'Greenwich'? Any bets?

One of my favorite cars from the OG Gran Turismo!

@ScottEDawg

4 жыл бұрын

The Cerbera and the Speed 12! Two awesome cars! The Cerbera was my favourite in the first GT and one came to the Adelaide Auto Show in '99 (I got a photo of me sitting in it)!!

HE DIDNT START WITH "THIS IS A.... "

@godzilla3249

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr XD

@aegiseurobeat4559

4 жыл бұрын

"THIS IS A 2001 TVR TUSCAN AND.....it's absolutely insane"

My Uncle's mate had one back in about 2002/3. We were all staying at my Aunt's house and my brother was staying in a tent in the garden because we'd run out of space in the house. My Uncle's mate decided to take my cousin (then 13) out for a spin in the country lanes. My brother's head in the tent was about 8 inches from the exhaust when he started it up and then immediately revved it. To say my brother was pissed off with how he'd been woken up would be the understatement of the century.

@manitoba-op4jx

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe the couch was taken, he did say they ran out of room.

@NoahStephens

5 жыл бұрын

What a shitty car.

@adalwolfhelthon749

5 жыл бұрын

Haha Haha!

@mescko

2 жыл бұрын

@@NoahStephens Go away.

Just returning from a 1500 mile roundtrip from the UK to the Nurburgring in a Tuscan. Swallowed 2 people's luggage for a week's trip along with the roof in it's practical boot. Handled faultlessly in hard rain and waterlogged Belgian motorways, scared some very expensive machinery on the Nordschliefe and stole their thunder and lens time in the paddock. But hey, reputations are made by kids on KZread with no practical experience to base their opinions... what do I know?

@StevieeG

7 жыл бұрын

Terrible design surely means missing it's design brief? The design brief was to carry two people and their luggage on a Grand Tour at speed in comfort, so please elaborate on what part of that brief any of these quirks cause it to fall short of? Ever experienced one in real life before?

@StevieeG

7 жыл бұрын

Erm... no I prefer the questions and facts route. Cognitive Dissonance.... Pfft. You've been watching too many conspiracy videos mate. I repeat: Ever experienced one of these cars in person? I have, and I'm challenging your expressed views.

@pauldeverill926

7 жыл бұрын

These morons care more about window switches and battery connectors than actually driving. Smh..

@StevieeG

7 жыл бұрын

You may be suffering cognitive dissonance if you think there is no need to defend my point of view, compadre... Your dismissive tone and unwillingness to back up assertions of terrible design with reasoning justify why I put my point across robustly. This car is designed to be a GT, look good and go fast. It achieves those design aims by compromising in other areas, but none of these compromises represent "terrible" design. Some quirks mentioned in this video are undoubtedly compromises to fulfil the main design briefs (It's exterior light setup places form dramatically over function, as does the lack of mechanical door handles) but some are endearing eccentricities dressed up as flaws (e.g. the "disappearing" fuel gauge which is an adornment on an exquisite Art Deco instrument cluster... and is augmented by a digital readout of fuel level) and others are not really quirks as they are found in many designs (wheel arch battery). Again: is this video the sole basis of your assessment?

@StevieeG

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks gorgeous, you have such a sweet way with words xx

one of your best videos! great to revisit it!

I love the styling. Its unusual and gorgeous at the same time.

Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear said of the TVR when he was test driving it "It's constantly trying to kill you"

@pd4165

4 жыл бұрын

They are. 'Too much' power, no driver aids and not a lot between you and the nearest tree. Trees are a TVRs natural enemy. TVRs are what you drive if you can't ride a motorbike any more due to broken bones, after too many smashes. Sports bikes and TVRs have a very similar clientele.

Oh my God! This car is simply INSANE!!!! It's awesome! So happy you we're able to make a video of it, Doug!

When I was a kid walking to school (close to 30 years ago) a man used to daily a tvr cerbera. It was an oily effect pearlescent paint and if I was lucky I get to hear him start it up and reverse it out his garage. It was before I really knew what cars were truly about and I loved it

I just saw one today, had no idea it was a TVR, only when Doug showed the back. Oh am I excited to think I’d seen one of these

One of my favorites, after the Speed 12 and Sagaris that is... I'm totally gonna own a Sagaris at some point in life, totally!

@TheLaXandro

7 жыл бұрын

There are literally less Sagarises in the world than Zondas, though. Good luck finding someone willing to part with such a treasure.

@TAVIII

7 жыл бұрын

+TheLaXandro money

@pauldeverill926

7 жыл бұрын

I was just about to prove you wrong, but there's only one on Pistonheads and it's £77500!

@pauldeverill926

7 жыл бұрын

Do you mean the CWR Titan? I know the guy who made that.

@pauldeverill926

7 жыл бұрын

Jeepers! 1050lbs/ft of torque. Did not know about that one - thanks

The windows are moving at a very precise pace and only through steps, I actually love this because instead of having to do the silly up and down typical of all other cars with electric windows when you want to open it just a bit, you can decide precisely how much you want it open with a single precise command.

Thanx Doug, I now love these cars even more than since the 1st time I saw them in Forza ;)

Gran Turismo brought me here.

Any members of the engineering and design team willing to admit taking part in these design choices? Would be awesome to get them to explain the logic behind it all

@Phos9

7 жыл бұрын

They wanted it to look cool.

@alkoyyy

7 жыл бұрын

explain the what?

@lejink

7 жыл бұрын

"explain the what?" Was my original comment really that unclear?

@DRRAGE6488

7 жыл бұрын

You mean amazingly flawless design choices right?

@trialsted

7 жыл бұрын

You're not really firing on all cylinders are you? I think @matthias was making a joke. Why do you need logic? Why does everything have to be conventional(ly shit)?

I hope the owner was okay with you bashing on his special car.

@HipsterEstonian

7 жыл бұрын

He didnt really bash on it, just pointed out the quirks. The owner must know them all as well and it must'v been one of the reasons for getting it, to be different and to have a good conversation starter, just something cool.

@DougDeMuro

7 жыл бұрын

The owner filmed most of this!!!

@kenormsby6702

7 жыл бұрын

Totally fine with it, no bashing, a TVR is what it is, and they don't care. If one does not like the quirks, buy a Honda

@dedelabinouze5110

7 жыл бұрын

When you buy a TVR, you're ironic. So i suppose he was okay with that.

@madfiat8932

7 жыл бұрын

TVR owners are a special breed. They basically hate life, and want to die. How do I know this? Because a TVR's only goal in existing is to kill you. And what better way to go than at 120 mph, sideways, in a roar of exhaust and tire smoke? So a few "quirks" don't bother them.

After 5 mins of this video fell in love with it. After watching Jag get more and more corporate it's so nice to see a car with some character. I got bored with my XF. Loved my S-Type way more. No way I would get this though, living outside of the UK getting parts would be a nightmare. Phillip.

@edmundscycles1

4 жыл бұрын

You'd be surprised. It uses a lot of stock ford parts , it's a body on frame design not a monocque so the fibre glass can be repaired .

@mescko

2 жыл бұрын

@@edmundscycles1 Most Americans don't understand the commonality of parts among British cars, particularly the small manufacturers who raided the larger companies' parts bins. When I got my Rover P6 the clutch slave was leaking. I knew my local British parts place wouldn't stock a 'Rover' part so a little parts number crunching turned up same as Austin Mini. Had the part in 2 days.

This is one of your best Mr. Doug.

Does anyone else remember this car from Gran Turismo 4??

@belmont4511

6 жыл бұрын

Swordfish movie

@Vlamyncksken

6 жыл бұрын

Sod off you made me try to remove a hair from my screen lmao

@sagersound

6 жыл бұрын

Nah. Gran Turismo 2!

@Jotta33334

6 жыл бұрын

You made my try to remove hair from my screen lol

@AnmlPeeweeIsHere

6 жыл бұрын

Gaming Culture Me

if only Doug could get his hands on a cerbera speed 12....

TVRs are sheer lunacy but being from the country that built them - I love em. My friend from work back in the 90s had a TVR Griffith 500 which I barely fitted in the passenger seat. It was wild and amazing. A death trap as well if you didn't respect that power and tiny cabin space. Game over.

Such an oddly gorgeous car. I saw two (two!!!) in one weekend in London in 2005. I also saw a Mirua and a Caterham Seven that weekend, so I was prepared for more craziness.

I remember this from the movie Swordfish Gran Turismo and I always thought it was bad ass. It seems to be a lot quirkier than I imagined, but I like quirky and the style is on point.

@Jordanectomy

5 жыл бұрын

Yeaaaah Gran Turismo!!

@nicklaw3762

4 жыл бұрын

Didn’t John Travolta insist that the TVR was in the film? Sure I heard that back in the day.

@scorpionwins6378

4 жыл бұрын

The car was also an Easter egg in the film XXX with Vin Diesel, although very brief.

this seems like a concept car, that should've never made production

@wartits

6 жыл бұрын

They're like a stolen prototype that's escaped it's R&D lab. Amazing cars, I used to own one... Will buy a Sagaris before I die.

@TeamCGS2005

6 жыл бұрын

you should see the TVR Speed 12 then. it was insanity.

@LordSandwichII

6 жыл бұрын

+Mainframe I had that car on ToCa World Touring Cars for the PS1, and it handled like greasy weasel.

@thelonelywolf88

6 жыл бұрын

TVRs are known for their crazy designs

@toby9310

6 жыл бұрын

all TVR's are like that!

Well this is cool. Realized you were in Collingwood, Ontario when you filmed this. Ive seen this car around haha. Recognized scenic cave road on Blue Mountain

Had a drive in a friends TVR 420 SEAC way back in the 90's. Absolute animal of a car, and never gave him any problems whatsoever

Some of the most amazing cars have the most illogical features. That's part of what makes them so special.

I absolutely love TVR, really hope to import one some day!!

Luv the exhaust notes!!

Saw a Tuscan yesterday in the green / purple flip paint they did , looked ,sounded and felt amazing . I think I weed myself just a little .

7m25s - "One of the only TVR Tuscans in this hemisphere" Erm...

@teamEP789

7 жыл бұрын

what do you expect from a country that has their own "world cup"

@biffodio

6 жыл бұрын

The term refers to any even division of the planet.

I love mental cars and this one is totally bonkers. Would definitely own one.

2:23 Don't worry if you don't know why it didn't come with that option. No one from the factory would have known either.

TVRs are quirky. But they go like heck. In 1974 a friend of mine in the Navy had a TVR 2500. It was a go getter for sure (for back then)!

The UK is in both western and eastern hemispheres, as the prime meriian runs through Greenwich. So actually, every single TVR made, was built in the western hemisphere.

@noxious89123

7 жыл бұрын

Oh balls... It should say prime meridian. It's 0° longitude, which is kinda the divide between east and west.

I hate the fact that you make us go to a column to read the rest of your thoughts, your choice to do so, so fine lol but at least I want to say thank you for driving it and letting us hear it in the video. that was quite generous of you.

I like how in between each stupid, nonsensical feature that Doug tells you about, he throws in a clip of the car driving by, as if to say "yeah, it doesn't make any sense, but it sounds like THIS."

@igorsandor9626

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the point.

They (apparently) used to play rather dangerous pranks on each other in the TVR factory such as throwing red hot bolts at each other. There's an opera singer Russell something (I'm an old git and can't remember his name) and he has plenty of stories about working there.