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Return of the speed 12 ?
I know that Jim has already seen this but i thaught id show the rest of you :)
800+bhp and on the prowl!
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[QUOTE]The TVR Cerbera Speed 12 has lived a life in the shadows of late. Although raced in the British GT series for a couple of years, the road car never made it into production. One road going prototype was shown at various meetings and features in TVR publicity shots but with over 800bhp, former owner of TVR felt that it didn't make a viable road car!
After considerable work, the prototype has been brought back to life. The 8 litre, 48 valve V12 engine is running again and is delivering an estimated 880bhp! That gives tyre shredding performance in any gear, [SIZE=6]with the dash to 200mph quoted at just 14 seconds.[/SIZE] Top speed is still a subject of much debate!
To mark its comeback, the Speed 12 is to make a number of high profile appearances, the first of which is at tonight's Gala launch for Sony's Gran Turismo 4.[/QUOTE]
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heya loved the idea of the speed twelve
but if you ever see it go,it really does go;)
you can see top gear try and handle the beast on:
[url]http://www.sleepy-fish.com/video_page.htm[/url]
here you can see the speed twelve in all its glory, and also see biting peoples heads off:)
the speed twelve is amazing and it was so wild it was caged and the
director of tvr decided it was too vicous for lamens on the road;)
TVR rock!
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[QUOTE=matek]heya loved the idea of the speed twelve
but if you ever see it go,it really does go;)
you can see top gear try and handle the beast on:
[url]http://www.sleepy-fish.com/video_page.htm[/url]
here you can see the speed twelve in all its glory, and also see biting peoples heads off:)
the speed twelve is amazing and it was so wild it was caged and the
director of tvr decided it was too vicous for lamens on the road;)
TVR rock![/QUOTE]
damn rite TVR rule, i love them :D possibly one of my top 2 car makers :)
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YES! W00t!!! This is precisely what Ive always wanted :) I think im gonna wet myself with joy .. this'll show the world how to build a brute :D
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Just a bit of info ive compiled :D :
The Speed 12 and the Cerbera Speed Twelve are different cars.
This is the Cerbera Speed Twelve which im presuming is the one theyre making [img]http://www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2004/n02/epist/800/05.jpg[/img]
Not to be mistaken with the Speed 12 which was a race car and concept car
[img]http://www.pistonheads.com/tvr/tvr/images/speed12-21.jpg[/img]
The Cerbera Speed Twelve was originally going to be sold at £120,000 and had a claimed top speed of 240mph+. The idea was scrapped because Peter Wheeler (i think i remembered that rightly) thought it was extremely unsafe. Only one is on the road today which has been modified with racing vents to avoid serious overheating.
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The Tvr cerbera speed 12 was in the british gt champinionship not so long ago.
and here are some images.....
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speed 12 v2.0
will be reliable as a result of the russians handywork, all good as long as the car doesn't lose any of its raw savagness
which is the whole point of a TVR;)
keep fingers crossed and we will see the next british super car roll out of blackpools doors:)
TVR ROCK!!!
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[QUOTE=matek]note
speed 12 v2.0
will be reliable as a result of the russians handywork, all good as long as the car doesn't lose any of its raw savagness
which is the whole point of a TVR;)
keep fingers crossed and we will see the next british super car roll out of blackpools doors:)
TVR ROCK!!![/QUOTE]
either that or the typhon
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typhon is mental seen vids
but still speed twelve is ultimate beast;)
the noise
the smell
its simply TVR
you can't ask for more:)
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[QUOTE=matek]typhon is mental seen vids
but still speed twelve is ultimate beast;)
the noise
the smell
its simply TVR
you can't ask for more:)[/QUOTE]
very very true, where you live BTW ?
[QUOTE]typhon is mental seen vids[/QUOTE]
ive seen it in real life its bloody crazy :D
but then again ive seen the speed 12 nd thats a little bit worse :p mental beast
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there should be a forum dedicated to TVR:)
the noise aaargh need to go and fire up TVR:)
adiction:)
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One of my favourite car makers EVER! GOOOOOOOO TVR!
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well said guys. im going on a factory tour soon :) just need to sort dates out :) but with only living 10 mins from the factory it doesnt matter when i go lol
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There is only the one car btw, they haven't started making them again.
Just the one that has been restored to its full potential.
The car appeared at the "million dollar garage" Gran Turismo launch, Silverstone TVR and has completed a shakedown run at Silverstone and Bruntingthorpe.
It will be appearing in April's Evo, a TV programme, as yet undecided.
There will be some definative performance testing as well.
Spins its rears doing conservative changes from 4th to 5th.
[url]www.Speed12.info[/url]
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[QUOTE=Coventrysucks]
Spins its rears doing conservative changes from 4th to 5th.
[url]www.Speed12.info[/url][/QUOTE]
god that just sounds so damn good :)