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The new TVR Griffith has been held up by European Union rules regarding factory construction, according to a new report from Europe. With three per cent of the company owned by the Welsh government, which also pitched in with a £2 million loan, Autocar reports TVR is subject to EU rules around state funding...
The TVR Griffith was first revealed over a year ago, timed in line with the British sports car maker's 70th anniversary, but production isn't scheduled to commence until late this year. Now, the company has let one of the first examples loose on a race track in the UK, giving us another look at the reborn nameplate in a dynamic setting, following its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed...
People often say “don’t forget where you came from”. Although we’re focused on every new car, every last detail here at CarAdvice, we have an extensive back-catalogue of news stories, lifestyle yarns and reviews. Here’s a look at what happened on the week of July 17 in years past...
TVR will continue its return to relevance in the 2018-19 World Endurance Championship, teaming up with the veteran Rebellion Racing team. The pairing will be racing in the Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) class, meaning Toyota won't be racing itself after Audi and Porsche left the once-hotly contested segment...
Italian marque Ferrari isn't the only brand celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, with iconic British sports car maker TVR marking 70 years with the unveiling of its all-new 2017 TVR Griffith. Make no mistake, revealed at the Goodwood Revival Earls Court motor show in Sussex in the UK, the much anticipated 2017 TVR Griffith is drop-dead gorgeous...
After 12 years of dormancy, reborn British company TVR is closer than ever to releasing its all new car, with yet another teaser photo (above) released on the company's social media over the weekend. The new sports car, which the company claims is more alongside what Aston Martin offers with the Vantage, rather than what Porsche offer with the 911, is likely to resurrect the 'Griffith' or Grif name when it gets its official unveiling at this year’s Goodwood Revival event on September 8...
The upcoming sports car from reborn British company TVR has been teased again, ahead of its reveal at this year's Goodwood Revival event in September. Scheduled to be unveiled on September 8, the new TVR will be displayed alongside a range of historic models from the British sports car firm, who is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year...
The upcoming sports car from British manufacturer TVR could revive the iconic Griffith name, after the badge trademark was recently renewed. Set to make its debut in September, the new TVR will be the brand's first new model since it was revived in 2013, and will feature a Cosworth-developed naturally-aspirated dry sump V8 engine...
Often when people fondly reminisce about 'the good old days', the truth is, they were never really that great. But in this instance, they bloody well were. Fast cars. I mean, really fast cars. Properly fast cars. They used to be called supercars. And guess what? They were properly scary. I’m not quite old enough to be losing my mind just yet, but I’m certainly old enough to remember them...
British sports-car brand TVR is edging closer to its rebirth, previewing its new coupe with the lightweight carbon-fibre chassis that will underpin it. The new two-door hero is scheduled for a public debut sometime next year, more than a decade after the company ceased production in 2006...
British specialty car maker TVR has released the first teasers for its new coupe, expected to make its official debut in 2017. These new teasers, in the form of a shadowy side-profile image and an artwork, suggest the British marque is moving closer to revealing its first offering in 10 years, after production on the unique sports cars seized in 2006...
TVR has reportedly selected a site in Wales for its new factory and official confirmation is due soon. According to Autocar, Carwyn Jones, the first minister of Wales, has confirmed that TVR will build a new plant at or near the Circuit of Wales track that's due to open later this year...
Even in absence of official renderings and specifications, TVR claims that it already has buyers lined up for its entire 2017 production run. In June, TVR announced that it will begin designing a new range of affordable performance coupes and convertibles in collaboration with Cosworth and Gordon Murray Design...
British specialty automaker TVR has announced that it will be designing and engineering a new sports car in collaboration with Gordon Murray Design and Cosworth. TVR has publicly confirmed that it is working on an all-new coupe and convertible, with design and engineering being done in partnership with Gordon Murray, designer of the McLaren F1, and Cosworth...
Defunct sports car brand TVR is set to make comeback, with the first model believed to be ready in two years time. Computer game millionaire and ex-Aston Martin racer Les Edgar has led a group of like-minded investors and car enthusiasts to buy TVR’s name, design rights and assets, and he now asserts that a new TVR model will be built, confirming rumours reported on CarAdvice last month that TVR will be revived...
TVR is on the verge of making an unlikely comeback, with the new owner of the British sports car brand confirming its revival. Speculation of a comeback was rife last week when news broke that the homepage of TVR's UK website had been updated with an image of the car maker's badge accompanied by the words 'Never say never'...
Fans of defunct British sports car manufacturer TVR may feel heartened by the latest update to the brand’s website. The homepage of TVR.co.uk now features the car maker's badge alongside the words 'Never say never', potentially providing a glimmer of hope for a revival – unlikely as it may seem. Belgian enthusiast website Autofans...
