{"id":546237,"date":"2010-04-28T16:51:12","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T20:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/?p=55937"},"modified":"2010-04-28T16:51:12","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T20:51:12","slug":"tvr-to-come-back-with-new-corvette-engined-roadster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/546237","title":{"rendered":"TVR to come back with new Corvette-engined roadster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_55938\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 573px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-55938\" title=\"TVR Tuscan S\" src=\"http:\/\/www.egmcartech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/tvr_tuscan_s_main_a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">TVR Tuscan S<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Russian owner of TVR, Nikolai Smolenski, has revealed plans to revive the brand with a new Corvette-engined model to be manufactured in Germany. The new model is likely to be built by Gullwing, which currently produces the AC MkVI.<\/p>\n<p>Smolenski bought TVR from its long-time owner, the late Peter Wheeler, in 2004 but was unable to keep production going and the company fell-apart in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>AutoCar<\/em> Smolenski said that he is working on a new model that will have a modified version of the traditional steel backbone chassis and independent suspension used on original TVR models.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-55937\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe looked at every engine available \u2014 including making our own \u2014 and decided that the Corvette was the most powerful off-the-shelf design going,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Fitting it to our chassis allows us to meet all current regulations and is not too big a step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smolenski said that the first new-generation TVR models will be convertibles. TVR also has plans to build a hybrid concept.<\/p>\n<p><em> &#8211; By: Kap Shah<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autocar.co.uk\/News\/NewsArticle.aspx?AR=249122\">AutoCar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/N8NHffLGvMSE090GHBjw3ovwt3o\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/N8NHffLGvMSE090GHBjw3ovwt3o\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/N8NHffLGvMSE090GHBjw3ovwt3o\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/N8NHffLGvMSE090GHBjw3ovwt3o\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=e_Fiqis5E6Y:O5zsEaRPhhw:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=e_Fiqis5E6Y:O5zsEaRPhhw:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=e_Fiqis5E6Y:O5zsEaRPhhw:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=e_Fiqis5E6Y:O5zsEaRPhhw:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?i=e_Fiqis5E6Y:O5zsEaRPhhw:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=e_Fiqis5E6Y:O5zsEaRPhhw:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?a=e_Fiqis5E6Y:O5zsEaRPhhw:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/egmcartech?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TVR Tuscan S The Russian owner of TVR, Nikolai Smolenski, has revealed plans to revive the brand with a new Corvette-engined model to be manufactured in Germany. 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