The TVR T350 is a 2-door coupe / 2-door targa top from TVR, built from 2002 to 2006, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids. Under the bonnet: 3.6 . Damian McTaggart drew it.
The story
The TVR T350 is a sports car manufactured by British company TVR from 2002 to 2006. It is based on the Tamora, and is powered by TVR's Speed Six engine displacing 3.6 litre form, rated at 350 hp (261 kW). The T350 was available in coupe and targa versions, the coupe version being known as the T350c, and the targa version the T350t. The T350 later formed the base of the Sagaris.
The smooth frontal nose and the sharp rear cut tail allows the car to be aerodynamically efficient while reducing drag. The sloping rear line of the car ensures that the car generates minimum lift at high speeds. The car takes many components from the entry level Tamora such as the interior, multi-function display and analogue metres. The optional Sport package adds extra options in the multi-functional display such as lap-times, oil temperature and water temperature. The fastback design of the car gives the customer an advantage of increased boot space.
What is underneath
Power comes from 3.6 . It weighs 2617 lb. It shifts through 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 2362 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Its family tree is legible: its successor was the TVR Sagaris; assembly was at Blackpool, England, United Kingdom. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Kia Sorento, the Volvo XC90, the Porsche Cayenne — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the TVR catalogue sit the TVR 3000S and the TVR 350SE.