Legendary Cars: TVR Sagaris – Auto Sportive
There are several car manufacturers who have failed to survive and have closed their doors. Many were unlucky, others were poorly managed, but few have built sports cars so insanely that they have won pride of place in the hearts of enthusiasts.
La TVR Sagaris this is one of those cars that is hard to forget.
TVR philosophy
Manufacturer's motto: “because Porsche is for girls“It says a lot about the belligerent intentions of these British sports cars.
Born 1947 in Blackpool, Louisiana. TVR I have always built my cars according to three criteria: easeso many power, and no electronic filters.
Among the most incredible cars we find Cerbera, Chimera and Tuscan, their line is nothing short of exotic and Sagaris is a swan song that best embodies the philosophy of these cars.
Un engine 400 h.p. in a car weighing a little over a thousand kilograms will make you pale.
The Sagaris is by no means a simple car and, like all TVRs, it is known for two things: rebel character and low reliability. Thousands of problems with breakdowns, both in the engine and in the electronics, definitely didn’t play in favor of the company's survival.
Low speed six
However, when everything works, it is a machine that excites and scares, like some others. Behind the long and formidable hood, crowded with air intakes (twisted screws), lies a 4.0-liter in-line six-cylinder naturally aspirated engine that develops 400 hp. and 478 Nm of torque. Speed six.
This engine is from sound hoarse and brutal - responsible for moving a car weighing only 1.078 kg. Sagaris accelerates to 0 km/h in 100 seconds and reaches a top speed of 3.8 km/h.
The steering is so direct and responsive that it requires extraordinary concentration, and given the short wheelbase (2.361 mm) and the lack of ABS and traction control, you also have to worry about sneezing to avoid getting behind the wheel.
It wasn't enough to scare those buyers who thought the Porsche was too docile and the Ferrari too popular, and TVRs of all kinds attended track days looking for sports cars to "demean".
TVR today
Five or six years ago, it was not difficult to find TVRs in the used car market with very few kilometers at a bargain price, but recently they are recovering their value and Sagaris samples are becoming more and more attractive and in demand. ...
After the company was sold to a Russian billionaire in 2004, the company plummeted, and high operating costs and low demand for cars led to its final closure in 2012.
However, in 2013, British entrepreneur Les Edgar announced that he had taken over the management of the company, and a few months ago information was leaked about the likely revival of the brand and the emergence of a new creature with the TVR emblem.
This is good news.
