TVR Sagaris

The Sagaris is an exciting step on from the T350 on which it is based. While motorsport was already uppermost in the designers’ minds with the T350, the styling of the Sagaris is a direct result of the rigorous demands of the endurance motorsport arena. Racing versions will compete in categories where modifications to the road car are limted so the road car carries its aerodynamic advantages as standard. Front splitter and rear diffuser are built into the bodywork and a great deal of attention has been paid to the use and venting of the high pressure air in the wheelarches. The ride height at which road cars have to run limits their aerodynamic efficiency but as the Sagaris has been designed to sit as low as TVR dares, the sophisticated aero package will help considerably.

It has a 2” wider track than the T350 and sits 1” lower to reduce the effective height of the centre of gravity for even greater grip and stability and has spring rates some three times stiffer than that of the T350. It is propelled by the mighty 400bhp TVR Straight Six engine from the Tuscan S and has very big exhaust cans which exit laterally forward of the diffuser to reduce back pressure. Because of this an imaginative solution to a potential heat build up problem has had to be sought which can been seen just above the diffuser, which has changed since the car was first seen last December. With an emphasis in lightweight composites inside, the Sagaris represents the latest in TVR’s thinking on the road racer theme.

Performance Stats 

Engine 4.0 Six cylinder inline alloy engine with four valves per cylinder and dry sump lubrication

Capacity: 3996cc

Max Power 400bhp @ 7000 rpm

Max Torque 310 ft.lbs @ 5250rpm

Performance

0 to 60mph 3.7 secs

0 to 100mph 8.1 secs

Maximum 195mph

Suspension: All round independent – double wishbones and coil over gas dampers with anti-roll bars

Steering: Power assisted rack and pinion

Braking
Front: 322mm ventilated discs with four piston alloy cross drilled callipers
Rear: 298mm ventilated discs with single piston sliding callipers

Wheels and Tyres

18” aluminium alloy wheels
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