Again in 1998, TVR was dreaming. They needed to create a quicker and extra outrageous supercar than the mighty McLaren F1. Whereas they didn’t succeed with the previous, TVR undoubtedly created a beast, one which appeared prefer it needed to eat Mini Coopers for brunch. When it was made, the Velocity 12 was a departure from TVR’s ordinary methods. It didn’t share a lot with any current fashions, and positively didn’t seem like them both.
This automotive gots its title and from an idea engine which was so looney, TVR won’t ever attempt it once more. They determined to mate two of their potent Velocity Six engines to a standard crank and modify the every to full race specification.
The ensuing 7.7 liter, 1000+ bhp V12 was so highly effective, it broke TVR’s dyno. This immense energy, and the costly prices to put it to use, was the principle cause why solely only a few automobiles have been constructed. As little as 5 engines have been created!
The unique intention of the Velocity 12 was to contest the GT1 class of FIA GT motor sport and go to LeMans. Sadly, earlier than the Velocity 12 was sufficiently developed to win races, the rules modified and made the few race automobiles out of date.
As a substitute, they contested the British GT championship with an enormous rectrictors that restricted energy to round 700 bhp. Regardless of this, the drivers had nonetheless had bother preserving energy to trace and any unrestricted automotive would have been even worse.
In 2000, TVR was decided to maintain the undertaking going and launched a road-going model referred to as the Cerbera Velocity 12. A single instance was proven for the British Motor Present that 12 months, constructed from the racing automobiles however with with an unrestricted engine and big Goodyear Fioranos.
Orders have been taken for a 160,000 GBP, ”McLaren-beating supercar” that was going to be TVRs costliest up to now. Peter Wheeler who owned TVR on the time, took the prototype for a drive hime and he ”concluded that the automotive was unusable on the street”- all orders have been cancelled.
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