An Autocar report revealed that TVR’s upcoming model will be equipped with a Corvette engine. The owner of TVR, Nikolai Smolenski, said that the revival vehicle will be built in Germany and that Gullwing, the maker of AC cars, is likely to handle its production.
Last February, TVR had said that its comeback will involve a US crate engine. TVR has decided to use a crate engine to reduce research & development and homologation costs. Smolenski told autocar that the company considered making its own engine as well as examined every engine available out there. TVR concluded that the Corvette was the most powerful off-the-shelf design and that placing in the vehicle’s chassis enables the company to comply with all current regulations. This engine also isn’t seen to be much of a leap. However, Smolenski did not indicate which Corvette powerplant will be used for the new TVR. There are three V8s to choose from –the 430hp LS3, the 505 LS7 and the 638 supercharged LS9. The report also revealed that the upcoming TVR will be a convertible and will boast a design inspired by the Tuscan. This vehicle will have TVR’s famous steel backbone chassis and fully independent suspension. It’s interesting that this vehicle’s price will mean that it will directly compete with the Corvette. TVR also disclosed that it will soon develop a hybrid vehicle concept.
[via autocar]
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