TVR Tuscan S - not just for bad guys at all

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TVR Tuscan S - not just for bad guys at all

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Created on October 25, 2020

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Bruno von Rotz

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - a super sports car for the price of a well-equipped mid-range BMW

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - less than two dozen left-hand drive cars of this model were built

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - according to the factory the "S" ran 290 km/h

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - arouses surprisingly little disfavor among passers-by

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - still looks futuristic today, 15 years after it was built

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - surprisingly civilized to drive

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - also an attractive sight from behind

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - most people saw it from this perspective

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - with a width of 1.8 meters, the car is almost compact

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - only the "S" had the rear spoiler

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - in contrast to the Mk 1, the MK2 has only two front lights each

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - the shape of the doors is typical

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - classic two-seater with long hood and short rear end

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - a sculpture of a car

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - View of the interior

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - View into the cockpit

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - elegantly designed interior

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - the leather steering wheel is comfortable to grip, but the shape is not entirely convincing

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - the main instrument is very small

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - two-tone leather, fine carpets - a feel-good environment

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - hardly any part comes from the large series

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - Center console with self-made switches

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - even the adjustment of the exterior mirrors is a small work of art

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - upright pedals, milled from solid material

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - fine aluminum parts inside

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - fits perfectly under the tight-fitting skin

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - beautiful engine construction was still possible in the new millennium

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - Six-cylinder engine installed as front mid-engine

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - the slanted in-line six-cylinder engine with a displacement of four liters and two overhead camshafts

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - to see this beautiful engine, you have to do some work first

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - an in-line six-cylinder with racing genes

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - two large fans provide cooling for the high-revving engine with almost 100 hp per liter of displacement

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - the service hatch, the hood is normally closed

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - there are no straight lines on the Tuscan

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - TVR sign on the nose

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - the TVR badge as it was used in the nineties

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - Elipsoid headlights

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - the engine is hidden under the rear flap

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - under the front bulges are the fans for the engine

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - the rear-view mirror also contains the door opener (below)

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - the outside door opener is hidden under the rear-view mirror

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - multiple curved surfaces, a TVR specialty

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - the splitter on the "S" only came with the MK2 2

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - filigree alloy wheels

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - massive brakes

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - Glass from Pilkington

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - the silencers are reminiscent of a motorcycle

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TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 (2005) - rear "air deflector", made of plastic of course

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In addition to "Swordfish", the TVR Tuscan also appeared in various other films

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TVR Tuscan Racer (1989) - Lignières Historique 2015

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TVR Griffith 500 - the factory also used this color in advertising shots - Dolder Classics September 2015

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TVR Chimaera 5.0 - The "Chim" is slightly longer than the Griffith, but they share the same technology

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TVR Tuscan S Mk II (2005) - the second edition

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TVR Tuscan Mk II (2005) - the second edition

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TVR Tuscan (2006) - at the "Fantastic Plastic" meeting 2013

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TVR Tuscan (2000) - the color changes depending on the incidence of light - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2020

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TVR Tuscan (2000) - with TVR's own in-line six-cylinder engine (with a wonderful sound) - Classic Gala Schwetzingen 2020

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TVR Tuscan (2000) - a similar model was driven by Travolta in the movie Swordfish - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2020

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TVR Tuscan (2000) - interesting shape and color scheme - Classic-Gala Schwetzingen 2020

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Summary

If a car manufacturer with four model series and self-developed engines builds 500 cars a year, they should actually be very expensive. But a TVR cost just over EUR 100,000 and so it was not surprising that the company could not be successful in the long term with this strategy. But with the Tuscan, TVR succeeded in creating a final bouquet that many a competitor could take a leaf out of their book. This driving report is dedicated to the TVR Tuscan S Mk 2 and shows it in many pictures, including sales brochures and a sound sample.

This article contains the following chapters

The roots: The Tuscan of the sixties
From the Griffith to the Cerbera to the second Tuscan
New paths in design
Not for everyone
First edition with a "bad boy" image
Caesura
Refined and improved
A true Granturismo ...
... with many special features

Estimated reading time: 11min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Very few people can imagine a TVR Tuscan in modern times, even though the car is less than 20 years old. But if you mention the films Password: Swordfish or Looney Tunes, then the picture becomes more concrete, because the TVR Tuscan played important roles in these films (and others). But let's go back to the beginning ... There was already a TVR Tuscan in the sixties. As a replacement for the TVR Griffith 400, the Tuscan V8 was built from 1967, the chassis of which was based on the Grantura with a four-cylinder engine. With an American V8 engine from Ford, it was a real spectacle. Three series were produced, a total of just 58 vehicles.

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