A famous name returns - TVR Griffith

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Created on September 8, 2017

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Bruno von Rotz, translated by DeepL

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Daniel Reinhard

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TVR Griffith of the sixties and nineties compared to the modern Griffith in 2017

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TVR Griffith (2017) - designed by Gordon Murray, powered by a Cosworth V8

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TVR Griffith 500 (1996) - still a beautiful car today

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TVR Griffith 500 (1996) - with plastic bodywork

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TVR Griffith 500 (1996) - color "Brooklands Racing Green", interior "Irish Mist"

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TVR Griffith 500 (1996) - five-liter Rover V8

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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 Griffith 500 (1993) - lined up next to an ancestor, the TVR 3000 S from 1978 at the "Fantastic Plastic" meeting in 2013

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TVR Griffith 500 (1993) - at the "Fantastic Plastic" meeting 2013

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TVR Griffith 500 (1996) - beautifully modulated body roundings

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TVR Griffith 200 (1965) - Group 3 - Arosa ClassicCar 2017

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TVR Griffith 200 (1965) - Group 2 - Arosa ClassicCar 2017

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TVR Griffith (1965) - Masters Gentlemen Drivers Pre-66 GT

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Whitaker/Reuben/O'Brien on TVR Griffith (1965) finished fourth in the 2016 Spa Six Hours! (Spa Six Hours Endurance Race)

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TVR Griffith (1965) at the 6-hour race of Spa Six Hours 2016 (Spa Six Hours Endurance Race)

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TVR Griffith (1965) - Stena Line Gentlemen Drivers (GT until 1965) at the AvD OGP 2016

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TVR Griffith (1964) - at the Gentlemen Drivers race (GT to 1965) at the AVD OGP 2014

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TVR Griffith (1965) at the 2013 Spa Six Hours race

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TVR Griffith 200 (1965) - Han In't Veid was unfortunately unable to finish the first race and did not compete in the second race

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TVR Griffith 200 (1965) - a battle worth seeing between Han In't Veid's Griffith and Pieter Boel's Iso A3C

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TVR Griffith 200 (1965) - unfortunately the Griffith did not compete in the second race

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TVR Griffith 200 (1965) - Participant at the Lenzerheide Motor Classics 2013

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TVR Griffith (2017) - gestaltet von Gordon Murray, angetrieben von einem Cosworth-V8

It was in the mid-sixties when the American Jack Griffith came up with the idea of installing a Ford V8 in the front of the small TVR Grantura. The result exceeded all expectations and was hailed as the successor to the Cobra. No wonder, as at least 270 hp was combined with a vehicle weight of well under a ton. The fact that the tubular frame had to be bent slightly to accommodate the wide-bodied V8 was of little consequence.

TVR Griffith 200 (1965) - Group 2 - Arosa ClassicCar 2017

Today, the early Griffiths, which were available as 200 and 400, are very popular in historic racing.

The Griffith for the nineties

At the end of the eighties, Peter Wheeler put a new Griffith on the wheels. He remained true to his usual habits, constructed a tubular frame, designed a plastic body and used the power of the Rover V8.

After the launch, it was many months before TVR customers were allowed to drive a Griffith in the early 1990s.

TVR Griffith 500 (1996) - color "Brooklands Racing Green", interior "Irish Mist"

As the Griffith 500, it developed up to 340 hp and was built for many years until the new generation of sports cars from Blackpool (Tamora, 350C, Tuscan or Sagaris) took over. In the new millennium, things were no longer looking good for TVR, various new beginnings were announced, but it remained on paper.

The new TVR

But all that is about to change, because now, after lengthy preparations and various pre-announcements, the new TVR Griffith has been unveiled.
The technical data already reads impressively: 1250 kg kerb weight, 50:50 weight distribution, V8 engine with a displacement of five liters and around 500 hp, Gordon Murray design with iStream® architecture and ground effect, and and and ...

TVR Griffith (2017) - designed by Gordon Murray, powered by a Cosworth V8

The so-called "Launch Edition" is said to cost around £ 90,000, the equivalent of around EUR 98,000 or CHF 112,000, which is fine for a car that can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in around four seconds and reach 322+ km/h.

TVR Griffith (2017) - designed by Gordon Murray, powered by a Cosworth V8

And because the car meets the usual homologation requirements and is equipped with ABS and traction control, among other things, there should be nothing to stop it being exported from the UK.