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WORLD DEBUT OF TVR TUSCAN 2 OPENS SHOW IN STYLE
British specialist sports car manufacturer TVR unveiled a spectacular new model on press day today to ensure that The Sunday Times Motor Show Live opened in fine style.
The world debut of the Tuscan 2 was the first of more than 40 new cars that will be on display to the public when the doors open for Public Preview Day on Thursday 27 May.
TVR anticipate that sales will hit 500 a year for the £39,750 model, and that it will account for around 50 per cent of production at its Blackpool plant, which employs 450 people.
The TVR Tuscan Speed Six originally went in to production early in 2000 and since then TVR have built more than 2,500 of them. The changes to the car are significant, including the availability of three variants, the Targa, new Convertible and S; new evolved styling with aerodynamic package; and new suspension geometry which also features in all T350 and Tamoras.
Also scheduled to be unveiled today are the stunning new Aston Martin DB9 and DB9 Volante, the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, and the world debut of the Porsche 911 Turbo S, which is available as both a coupe and a convertible. Noble are giving a world debut to the M14, M400 derivative and the M12 GTC variant, while certain to make a splash is the Gibbs Technologies ‘humdinga’, a four-wheel-drive utility vehicle that is the second in the company’s range of amphibious cars.
Show president Tod Evans says: ‘Manufacturers have really got behind the show this year. They recognise that the new interactive format will draw in the crowds and they have responded by putting together a great line-up of cars that will really capture the imagination of the British public.’
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