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TVR Tamora

The TVR Tamora is the next model in the new generation of TVRs. In the same way that the Chimaera was engineered to be a more accessible sister to the Griffith, so the Tamora is based on the Tuscan Speed Six, whose platform it shares.

With more conservative styling than its bigger stablemate and more easily recognisable TVR styling cues, the Tamora has been designed to be less extreme and indeed simpler in some aspects. For example, the car is a full convertible with the roof mechanism being the acclaimed stowable hard-top design from the Griffith and Chimaera. The covered headlights and clean lines have echoes of Griffith and Chimaera but are right up to date.

The engine is a new 3.6 litre version of TVR's own straight six, pushing out 330 bhp at 7200 rpm and 230 ft. Ib. of torque at 5500 rpm which will give the car extremely brisk performance. Maximum revs is at 7500 rpm. It features many new high-tech features such as a drive by wire throttle and variable length induction trumpets as well as a stainless steel and titanium exhaust which will give it a different engine note to the other TVRs with straight sixes. The engine is also wet sump wtth belt driven cams and bucket tappets. The water pump is electric and the engine utilises the latest sequential injection technology. It has coil on plug ignition and knock control to manage the very high 11:1 compression ratio.

Handling will be benign but involving with double wishbones and coil springs over gas filled shock absorbers and tHe ride will make it easy to use every day. Brakes are considerable cross drilled and ventilated discs all round (30dmm front and 282mm rear) with four piston callipers at the front and the front roll cage and door beams are manufactured out of very strong T45 steel. Despite all this hardware, the composite bodywork and weight-saving construction methods means that this car will be the lightest of the current generation of TVRs at 1,000 kg.

It is again the interior where the stylists and engineers have surpassed themselves with a multi-function digital display, shift lights and two analogue dials for quick glance down viewing of speed and engine revs. There are two leather trimmed race-style bucket seats made out of lightweight composites to hold the driver and passenger in place and a floor mounted pedal box which is mounted through to the chassis. The window mechanism is of the Tuscan/Cerbera generation in that the window will slide up into the seal for less wind noise at speed.

The car is named after Tamora, who was a Queen of the Goths.

Year:	2000	Status:	In production
Engine:	3.6 litre straight six	Power:	330 bhp
0-60:	n/a	Top speed:	n/a

Related Links

The TVR website
http://www.tvr-eng.co.uk