TVR does not build many cars like the TVR 350i: a 2-door coupé / 2-door convertible with 3.5 , built from 1983 to 1989 in the age of turbocharging and the first electronic engine management. Its designer of record is Oliver Winterbottom.
The background
The TVR 350i is a sports car built by British company TVR from 1983 until 1989. In 1982 TVR's then new owner Peter Wheeler found himself wanting more power than the Cologne V6-equipped Tasmin 280i could offer. Thus, based on the existing car the TVR Tasmin 350i appeared in August 1983. Using the same chassis and body (with some minor changes), a 3.5-litre Rover V8 was installed. After a year, the "Tasmin" part of the name was dropped and the car became just TVR 350i.
The engineering
Under the skin sits 3.5 . Kerb weight is 2209-2213 lb. The gearbox is a 5-speed manual. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 94 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in TVR's history is not in doubt: the TVR Tasmin 280i came before it; it was built at Blackpool, England, United Kingdom. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Fiat Uno, the Peugeot 205, the Honda Civic. Its TVR stablemates include the TVR 3000S and the TVR 350SE.
The money
There is no federal ownership record for the TVR 350i — it predates the complaint database or was never sold in the United States — so MotorJury publishes no running-cost figure for it. For a car of this age the price is set by the collector market and the condition of the individual example, not by a formula.