SPEED 12
TOP GEAR                                         February '98
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ac231096.JPG (559220 bytes) 23rd Oct. '96
Speed 12  24 8 / 6
Cerbera 4.2   26  8 / 6
ae151196.JPG (671777 bytes) 15th Nov. '96
Speed 12  24 8 / 6
Cerbera GT  26  8 / 6
pc1296.JPG (538594 bytes) December '96
TVR UNLEASHES THE BEAST

An excellent 4 page review with 15 colour pictures.

How does 240 mph, 0 to 60 in less than 3 seconds, 800 bhp @ 7,250 & 882 Nm of torque @ 5,750 sound ?  Well it's a bit over the top for popping to Tesco or collecting the kid from school but then it was hardly designed for that, was it.

Surprisingly, with a price tag in excess of £150,000, the order books are beginning to bulge.  Well they're into double figures.   As I reported in a recent bulletin, members of The Prodigy have paid their deposit as has the Sultan of Brunei.  Mind you, £150k to him is like us fumbling in our pockets for 23p for a packet of Rollos.

As is the norm with cars of this magnitude, Peter will have to vet potential customers on the track.

Climbing in is difficult enough but the production models will have an additional side impact bar making things even harder.   No short skirts in this one boys er... girls.

The choice of gearbox is a secret at the moment.  To me, this means they have finally sorted out their 6 speed sequential jobbie.

To be built at a rate of one a month from January 1998, the first offerings will be for the International GT championship with poor punters having to to wait for their road versions.

18  4 / 12
ae031297.JPG (573724 bytes) 3rd - 9th Dec. '97  
( Issue 477 )
MAXIMUM SPEED 12

An excellent article spread over 6 pages, each double spread having a front, 3/4 & rear shot.  3 smaller pictures show the interior, a door & a front wheel.  A table gives some specifications.  The article is part of a TVR 50 Years celebratory issue.

 
tg0298.JPG (540866 bytes) February '98
15th AUGUST

SUPERCAR WARS - 12th August '98

A 1 page review with 3 colour pictures.  It is part of a comparative test which includes the Porsche 911 Turbo, Lamborghini Canto, Ferrari F131, Maserati Coupe & the Mercedes Benz supercar.

 


SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES - 10th December '97

An excellent 6 page review with 10 colour pictures.

 

AUTOCAR First Look - 10th Dec. '97  
Supercar Wars - 12th Aug. '98
SPEED SIX
ac101297.JPG (606182 bytes) 10th December '97
CAR jan 99 front cover.JPG (480250 bytes) Comparison with BMW M coupe
AUTOCAR On the road with the Speed 6
8 pages 16 pictures 6th January '99
tg0198.JPG (483419 bytes) January '98
PERFORMANCE CAR January 1998 - 1 page, 2 pictures
  ac060199.JPG (575597 bytes) 6th January '99
  evo0299.jpg (593873 bytes) 19th January '99

 


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