TVR is gearing up to release a brand-new model, but until then, we’re left with the car maker’s past creations, which are utterly bonkers.
Small automakers are often bound to use “borrowed” parts (from other cars) in order to reduce manufacturing costs and make their products easier to live with. But not TVR.
No, the British car manufacturer had a habit of doing things a bit different, overcomplicating each model by trying to reinvent the wheel – metaphorically speaking; although they would’ve probably reinvented it, given the chance.
Anyway, the Tuscan is as TVR as it gets, being packed of little quirks that make life more interesting. Or unbearable, because why shouldn’t there be a car with door release buttons located under the side mirrors? In one of Top Gear’s episodes, Jeremy Clarkson challenged a group of workers to get in a Tuscan, start its engine and then get out – all under a minute. Nobody was able to complete the challenge, which begs the question: is the Tuscan that complicated to handle?
The simple answer would be yes. The long answer can be seen in Doug DeMuro’s latest video, which presents some (with emphasis on some) of the vehicle’s oddities. On the plus side, as he points out, it’s just one out of five or six examples in North America. Suddenly its idiosyncrasies seem a bit less dissuading, no?