The New TVR's Manual Shifter Looks Pretty Damn Sweet
We still have a month to go until TVR at last reveals its all-new sports car, and until then, it seems like the teasers will continue. The latest one is here, and it, err, doesn’t really show much.
It’s as cheeky as the side exhaust shot the company revealed a couple months back, showing us only a small part of the interior. But, what it does reveal is the coupe’s manual shifter. Isn’t it a glorious little thing? Just imagine using it to row through the gears that are hooked up to the car’s naturally-aspirated, Cosworth-fettled Ford V8. A nice image, I’m sure you’ll agree.
We’re also shown a small section of the slender centre console and its rotary switches, plus some rather lovely looking rocker switches. Let’s hope it looks as good in person.
That aforementioned V8 will power the rear wheels exclusively, and put out 480bhp. Considering the car will only weigh 1200kg, it’s going to be one hell of a potent thing. Unlike TVRs of old however, it won’t be entirely devoid of driver aids.
The car - which effectively relaunches the TVR brand after a fair few years in the wilderness - will be revealed in full at the Goodwood Revival, which runs from 8 - 10 September.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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So we looked at Mc laren and Lamborghini and we found an idea for the interior…
Love the shifter, short and rounded so you don’t have much of a throw and you can get the right angle for each shift…and if you’re lucky, it might be leg height for when you’re just cruising about
All these Old cars coming back and still no Evo :(
metal shifters, they seem good in theory, but when you touch them after your car is left in the sun, you will get burnt
..Or after you left your car out for a night with -28C temperatures in winter time. Don’t ask me how I know..
I used to keep an old piece of hosiery in the cabin to attach to the gear lever in my VX220 when it got too hot or cold. Used the other leg for the heater mod. I used an old glove on my TVR.
The shifter looks magnificent. It certainly has vibes of the models we knew and loved