TVR Tuscan S

The TVR Tuscan engenders a sense of occasion like no other car. Its crowning achievement is that every moment in a Tuscan, whether in a traffic jam on the Hammersmith flyover or on a blast across the moors with the roof off, is a unique and memorable experience. Available in two forms, the 3.6 and the mighty 4 litre Tuscan S, TVR's best selling model prompted Evo Magazine to say "Few cars look as spectacular, sound as special or offer so much performance for the money."

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 @ 5250rpmPerformance0 to 60mph 3.8 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
225/35 ZR 18 tyres front
225/35 ZR 18 tyres rear

Honed in the gruelling arena of endurance racing and in production since 1997, TVR's own Speed Six engine forms the heart of the Tuscan and is what gives the car its exceptional character. Autocar Magazine wrote "This engine sounds good enough to have its own recording contract… [and] very few, if any, modern engines feel as crisp as this when you blip the throttle." In the 390 bhp form which propels the 1100 kg Tuscan S, it is sufficient to rocket the car to 60 mph in just 3.8 seconds on its way to a top speed of over 195 mph. The engine is mounted in an extremely stiff race-derived chassis of which Car Magazine wrote, "there’s no doubt careful damper tuning has found more wet traction than a car with this much power, and this little weight over the rear tyres, has a right to expect." The Tuscan's ability to stop has not been left to chance either and, when Autocar tested it, they said "on the track the brakes pulled the car down from 60 mph to rest in 2.5 seconds, as fast as any car we've ever tested."