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Unexpected Greenery: TVR Artemis concept from Niels van Roij

TVR, a British sportscar manufacturer with a troubled past and a very uncertain future, has historically been known for producing brutish performance cars with impossibly curvy bodies molded from fiberglass and powerful inline-six and V8 engines. As such, the idea of an eco-friendly TVR never really crossed our minds until we saw Niels van Roij's TVR Artemis concept. The Dutch designer created the Artemis as his final-year project at the Design Academy Eindhoven in The Netherlands. Theoretically powered by one in-wheel electric motor per ... Read more →

Ex-TVR owner Peter Wheeler: 1944-2009 Chris Paukert

Few car companies have been as gloriously 'off the reservation' crazy for as long as British sportscar maker TVR. And while the status of the dormant manufacturer may not be entirely clear, it has ...

Huzzah! TVR lives... again. Dan Roth

TVR has proven its place as a member of the automotive nosferatu, rising once again and relaunching a revised Sagaris that's being readied for production. Currently a prototype, the Sagaris has ...

Trevor Wilkinson, TVR founder, dead at 85 Alex Nunez

TVR Grantura. Click above for model history and more photos. Trevor Wilkinson, who founded the British sports car marque, TVR, has died at the age of 85 in Minorca, Spain, where he lived in ...

Forgotten Supercar? TVR Speed 12 road car for sale Drew Phillips

Click above to view gallery of the TVR Speed 12 The TVR Speed 12 seems to be the forgotten supercar, although it certainly has the proper credentials to be remembered as one of the best. With a ...

TVR once again ready to get back on track 2 years ago on Autoblog

Earlier this year we reported that TVR had been sold to a pair of Floridian businessmen. In actuality, the sale was never consummated, and the company remains in the hands of Russian billionaire Nikolai Smolenski. Although it is still finding its way out of the woods, the company has laid out a ...

Be afraid -- and very happy -- TVR is returning. 2 years ago on Autoblog

TVR is the formerly Blackpool, England-based maker of fearsome coupes and roadsters not seen in this land (outside of movies like Swordfish) since the 1980s-era TVR Tasmin. Now TVR is owned by an Orlando party planner and a guy who imports Japanese domestic-market cars, who recently held a ...

Straight from the horse's mouth: Here's the deal at TVR 2 years ago on Autoblog

It seems that the never-ending story of TVR has been given a new chapter. Russian Nikolai Smolenski, just days after selling the company, has bought it back for an additional £2 million. This time he has additional backing from two Americans. CAR Magazine interviewed all three of them to get ...

Enough already! Smolenski sells TVR 2 years ago on Autoblog

We'll parrot our friends over at Hemmings Auto Blog when they say, "Now it's just getting ridiculous." After Nikolai Smolenski bought back what assets were left of TVR last week, we're now getting word from Autocar that Adam Burdette and Jean Michel Santacreu, owners of Evolution Imports, have ...

TVR sold again, to Smolenski 2 years ago on Autoblog

The soap opera that has been the recent history of TVR has taken another turn. The administrators of PKF Partners have announced the sale TVR's asset's to none other Nikolai Smolenski, the previous owner who oversaw the failure of the company in the first place. The sale price hasn't been released, ...

Will Al Melling and Nikolai Smolenski start bidding war for TVR? 2 years ago on Autoblog

You may have noticed our post Wednesday about TVR's owner Nikolai Smolenski losing his trademark rights and certain tooling. Yesterday, it was revealed that the entire company is, in fact, for sale. Expected bidders include Al Melling and possibly even Nikolai Smolenski rebidding. Al Melling ...

TVR's trademarks swiped from teenage Russian owner 2 years ago on Autoblog

The iconic British auto brand TVR will almost certainly not be making any more vehicles in the U.K. Instead, as the Independent reports, future models will most likely be built in Asia. Why? Because, Nikolai Smolensky, known as the "Baby oligarch," split off an administration arm from the company ...

TVR Typhoon takes shape 2 years ago on Autoblog

It ain't over till the fat lady sings, and although it promises to be a real screamer, TVR's seductress is anything but fat. We were pleased to bring you earlier information on the upcoming Typhoon, and now more details and computer-generated preview images have surfaced. Once it hits production, ...

FOR SALE: TVR needs new owner to stay alive 2 years ago on Autoblog

A brief report on TopGear.com reveals that the British sports car builder TVR has been "placed in adminitstration," which we believe is Brit for something akin to Chapter 11. The report states that administrators PKF (UK) intends to sell the automaker to keep it alive. TVR was purchased by Russian ...

Owners of TVRs make noise for carmaker 2 years ago on Autoblog

More than 400 TVR owners paraded their steeds through London this past Sunday, in an attempt to kill two pheasants with one (very loud) stone. London Thunder was first an attempt to break the world record for the largest convoy of a single car make. And the second goal was to impress upon the ...

TVR enthusiasts unite to honor idled Bispham factory workers 3 years ago on Autoblog

In a demonstration of support and thanks, TVR owners and enthusiasts from across the UK rallied together to show the workers at the TVR assembly plant on Bristol Avenue that their efforts have not gone unnoticed or unappreciated. As the workers left the plant, a long line of owners and ...

Pissed off TVR owners converge on factory 3 years ago on Autoblog

Our friends at Hemmings came across an article in Blackpool Today that reports about an angry mob of TVR loyalists that are intent on voicing their opinion about the plant's closure en masse. A TVR club is organizing the convergence and is expecting over 7,000 members to show up in Blackpool on ...

TVR taps Bertone in Italy to build lineup? 3 years ago on Autoblog

A new Autocar item is saying that the next-generation of TVRs will be built by Bertone in Italy, using Ricardo-produced engines. This comes on the heels of reports that the tiny manufacturer was leaving the UK. And that announcement followed the initial declaration that the firm would remain ...

TVR calls it quits in UK 3 years ago on Autoblog

Despite having raised the hopes of workers and proud TVR enthusiasts in the UK, Russian owner Nikolai Smolensky has announced that he will be moving production of the niche sportscars out of the UK to another undisclosed European country. The move will result in 250 workers being laid off at the ...

TVR production continues, we hope 3 years ago on Autoblog

Apparently, there are still a few souls stirring at the TVR plant in Blackpool and word is that they'll be producing 60 limited edition Sagaris' in the next six to eight months. The T440R based coupe will benefit from the addition of a supercharger to its 400 hp, 4-liter, straight six and will be ...

Would the sale of Jaguar involve Land Rover, too? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Auto analysts are taking the hiring of Wall Street investment banker Kenneth Leet by Ford as a signal that the automaker is considering some drastic moves to get back in black. Chief among them is possibly selling off Jaguar, which of the four members of Ford's Premier Automotive Group, has shown ...

Last TVR Cerbera on the auction block 3 years ago on Autoblog

TVR has produced one final example of its fine Cerbera 4.5 for a live online auction to see the remarkable sports car off into the annals of automotive history. The final unit is finished in special Pepper White paint with a Prussian Blue leather interior. TVR has set up a website to facilitate the ...

TVR coming to the U.S.? 3 years ago on Autoblog

According to the chairman and owner of British sports car maker TVR, Nikolai Smolenski, the marque could be returning to the U.S. market, once its Speed Six engine is upgraded to meet more stringent emissions standards. Announcing an agreement with powertrain engineering specialists Ricardo plc, ...

TVR doing well, rehires laid-off workers 3 years ago on Autoblog

It appears the on-again, off-again prospect of TVR possibly closing its doors has boosted sales of the British sports car brand. Sales are up so much, in fact, that TVR has rehired the workers it temporarily, then permanently, laid off back in April. TVR says the upsurge in sales occurred when the ...

TVR finds a home 3 years ago on Autoblog

The saga of British sports car manufacturer TVR took another twist this week when the company leased space in an old WWII bomber factory just a short distance away from its shuttered Blackpool factory. According to BBC News, the company will move to its new address on the outskirts of the Blackpool ...

Blackpool makes last-ditch bid to keep TVR 3 years ago on Autoblog

TVR's lineup of sporting machines are known for their ability to give owners the potential of a speedy getaway. But the British automaker's owner, Russian Nikolai Smolenski, is being afforded no such courtesy by Blackpool authorities who remain eager to keep the firm's operations in town. The ...

Forbidden Fruit: Brooke Cars Double R 3 years ago on Autoblog

You're looking at the Brooke Cars Double R, the latest purist roadster to hail from the UK. Powered by either a 2.0-liter or 2.3-liter Ford Duratec mill fettled by the high-performance blokes at Cosworth, the customer's engine of choice is mounted amidships in a steel tube frame that's clothed in ...

TVR plans to double production with entirely new lineup 3 years ago on Autoblog

Color us skeptical, but here's the latest on British sportscar builder TVR. Autocar is reporting that TVR plans to develop three new models, replacing its current Sagaris, Tuscan and Cerbera. The new models will use both TVR's own inline six-cylinder engine and an outsourced V8. In the vaporware ...

TVR Cerbera returns for final curtain call 3 years ago on Autoblog

Despite recent ruminations over the future of TVR, the British supercar builder is planning to produce one final Cerbera for old time's sake. Introduced in 1996, the Cerbera went out of production in 2004 to make way for the Sagaris, Tuscan and Tuscan Targa. The final Cerbera will be built to ...

Top Gear wigs out in convertible test 3 years ago on Autoblog

Perhaps Jeremy Clarkson is feeling the pinch of reaching 'middle age' status. Arguably fearing for the fate of his own curly locks, the host of the UK's wacky and wonderful Top Gear set out to determine the aerodynamic properties (or lack thereof) of three types of wigs, as realized in ...

TVR not dead, merely evolving? 3 years ago on Autoblog

It would appear that the death of British cottage supercar builder TVR has been greatly exaggerated. In an effort to refute word that the minters of the Sagaris and Tamora are going under, the company itself has issued a statement essentially saying that it isn't dead, simply evolving. In the ...

It's lights out for TVR 3 years ago on Autoblog

Well, it looks like Friday's "temporary layoffs" at TVR's Blackpool plant are going to be permanent. Labor union representatives said Monday that they have been told by TVR management that the factory will be shut down in six months, with a permanent loss of 260 jobs. The British ...

TVR in trouble? UK cottage builder undergoes massive layoffs 3 years ago on Autoblog

For those of us hoping to see the brutally purist wares of British sportscar manufacturer TVR on American shores, we have some dispiriting news: the company is laying off nearly half its staff, if only temporarily. A TVR spokesperson has been quoted as saying the job-shedding is the ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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