Found myself at the Barnet TVR centre.

Was very taken by the fully converible version.

They have come on a long way recently.

Fit n' finish is much better, no more squeaks and rattles.

You still can't see the instruments & mirrors, but never mind.

The engine makes a beautiful noise at idle & max revs and everywhere in between. Exhausts are a bit loud, but that seems appropriate, somehow.

The car feels very much like a grown-up S2000. Doesn't have the RWS, but you can still balance it very nicely on the torque.

The chassis tends slightly to corksrew similarly in very high speed corners, as does the S.

Excellent steering feel, quick turn-in & there is no lost motion in any of the controls. My, how ABS soggies-up brake feel. Gearchange is very good, considering the capacity of the box.

The ride is superb for such a lightweight and does not have the embarrassing diuretic effect of the S2K.

It's similarly cramped to the S2K, which helps one feel part of the machine, etc.

It hardly needs saying that the overall performance is a league or three higher, but the car rapidly inspires confidence, which TVRs didn't used to do.

In summary, I'd say it's a very similar sort of car, only much more so. It's not that draughty either.

I can really see why some have defected. The Tuscan S seems to have regained a lot of the charm of the Griffith, yet with a new level of user-friendliness. The car isn't a Honda, obviously, but it's very close in the feeling of rawness and occasion.

The wackiness of some of the switchgear, etc is also delightful. They've got past that '50s Vauxhall school of dash design, which is a good thing.

I also like the attitude of the dealership. Very small garage feeling & customer-friendly, relaxed attitude.

Have to say, I could be quite tempted...

 

Excellent car...I'm not sure if its still true but the dealers used to be so nice, because you tend to see them more than you see your family

 

I bought my S2000 from there, very friendly place

 

EVO article here -

http://www.tvr.co.uk/files/evo_tuscan_convertible.pdf

Nice car

 

What he said.

Apart from the fact that you are likely to lose random chunks of car every journey I like them. They are never going to be anything other than a Sunday/track toy IMO.

Its nice that someone can still make bizzare cars in this world of dreary diesels and 4x4's

 

Yes, the first line of their folder reads, "(Our) philosophy is, 'Service first, sales second".

The irony wasn't wasted on me.

 

Now that they have a 3 year warranty they are much more tempting prospect. I could see myself in a reflex charcoal Sagaris in a year or two

 

Reg,

:I agree:

I called in at a Porsche dealer on the way back because I felt I had to.

Dreeeeeearyyyyyyy.

Did see an F430 convertible in the car park, which wasn't. Wouldn't fit in the space, though!

 

Not really true anymore. Last year I saw more stranded Loti than anything else, certainly not Tivs, and there are a lot in that part of the world over the weekend.

The key thing to remember is that one way or the other, ownership is unlikely to be cheap. Nick's loaded though, so not a concern to him.

Par for the course for any car with a very high new price and super-performance.

 

I guess.

Servicing isn't that big a deal as every other one a new engine is fitted

Anything that has a dirty great engine, makes such a ridiculous noise and upsets the PC brigade is fine by me. Next door has a 430 which is nice but not as vocal as the 360 he used to have. Sometimes a Chimera visits and honestly it is the cheaper TVR that makes me laugh more which is what life is all about!