Two versions of the car are available the T400R which has a
400 bhp 4 litre engine and the ultimate T440R. The engine of
the T440R is a derivative of TVR's own Speed Six engine but
has been extensively developed in order to produce a huge 440
bhp. It is bigger than any other TVR six cylinder
engine at 4.2 litres and has a raft of high tech motorsport
componentry. 60 mph is attained in under 4 seconds but it is
from there to its top speed of 215 mph that the T440R really
leaves the competition standing. To cope with all that power,
the car has not just a new chassis, but a new type of chassis.
Designed from the ground up with the aid of sophisticated CAD/CAM
software, the rigidity of the steel chassis is added to significantly
by the race-type rollcage and the use of aluminium honeycomb
and carbon
fiber for the floor. Also a first for a roadgoing TVR is
to have adjustable dampers whereby customers will be able to
finetune the suspension set up of their T440Rs for road or circuit
use. Brakes are powerful ventilated discs all round with four
piston callipers at the front with a high performance option
of even bigger discs and six piston callipers for even better
stopping ability.
You can count the number of road cars that have had all-carbonfibre
bodywork on the fingers of one hand? Mclaren
F1, Ferrari F40 and now
TVR T440R. More usually found in the aerospace or motorsport
industries, this material is expensive but is extraordinarily
light and strong.
aerodynamics
have played an increasingly significant role in the design of
TVRs over the last few years and the T400R and T440R take this
to the logical next level. A lot of attention has been paid
to drag and lift with the result that its coupe shape owes most
of its form to the demands of the aerodynamicists. A phenomenally
low drag co-efficient of 0.32 is the result of all this attention
to detail and its virtually flat floor, front splitter and rear
diffuser work together
to give it unparalleled high-speed stability.
Similar and related vehicles:
TVR Sagaris
TVR T350
TVR Tuscan 2 S
TVR Tamora
TVR Cerbera Speed Twelve
TVR Chimaera 5.0
TVR Griffith 500
TVR Cerbera Speed Six
TVR Cerbera 4.5
TVR S3C
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