TVR Speed 12
May 24th, 2009 |
The TVR Speed 12 was a concept car which was engineered with the aim of being the fastest road car, and lay the way for a GT racing car. The project was known under other aliases, including project 7/12, speed 12, and Cerbera. The project began in the year nineteen ninety seven, by the British car manufacture TVR which is based in Blackpool. Unfortunately for TVR the project was never completed, with the team deciding the car was unsuitable for road use, as well as the specifications for the GT1 class being suddenly altered (which is the class the TVR team was hoping the new project).
The initial reports of the performance of the car were exciting for a road car of its era. The twelve cylinder, seven point seven litre engine, would be capable of an output of one thousand horse power, whilst propelling the car from zero to sixty miles per hour in the low three seconds. Top speed was to be close to that of the McLaren F1, the car which became the fastest ever road car when it was manufactured and still remains the fastest naturally aspirated production car, as well as one of the world's fastest cars.
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The project began as the 7/12 concept, with the seven relating to the engine capacity, and the twelve relating to the number of cylinders. Nineteen ninety six saw the car displayed at the Birmingham Motor show, proving extremely popular. TVR stated the car was capable of a top speed greater than that of the McLaren F1, and had an output of eight hundred horse power. In truth, however, the statistics for the output were never recorded.
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The project was renamed the Speed 12, and the GTS variation managed to put in a performance at the GT Championships. The rules for the race changed however, leaving TVR with a real headache, with the Speed 12 unsuitable for the race specifications. TVR then decided to focus on a road Speed 12, which they stated would beat the two hundred and forty miles per hour top speed of the McLaren.��
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One Response to “TVR Speed 12”
By B M on May 30, 2009 | Reply
TVR keeps surprising. It’s a very niche producer with a marketing low profile. Recently bought by Russians, stays respected in sport car world.
Did You ever see one on the street?