TVR Tamora.

                                               TVR Tamora.

The TVR Tamora is a 2-seater sports car built from 2002 to 2006 by British firm TVR filling the gap left by the company's Chimaera and Griffith models. It was the entry-level model in the TVR range priced at £43,460The Tamora is fitted with a TVR's in-house 'Speed Six' a DOHC 3605 cc six-cylinder engine rated at 350 hp at 7200 rpm and 290 lb·ft of torque at 5500 rpm, mated to a five-speed manual. Brake rotors are 12.0 inches up front and 11.1 inches in the back, both clamped by AP Racing calipers. The suspension is a double wishbone setup at all four corners. Standard wheels are 16×7 inch aluminium, with 225/50ZR-16 Avon ZZ3 tires.

The Tamora is built on a 93-inch wheelbase, and the car's overall profile is 154.5 inches long, 67.5 inches  inches wide and 47.4 inches high. It weighs 2,337 pounds with 58/42 weight distribution. Keeping with the TVR tradition the Tamora lacks driving aids such as traction control and ABS as well as air bags.

The Tamora grew in popularity due to its style, flair performance and affordability. With more conservative styling than the Tuscan and more recognisable TVR styling cues the Tamora had been designed to be less extreme and indeed simpler in some aspects than the Tuscan. For example, the car is a full convertible with the roof mechanism being the acclaimed “stowable” hard-top design from the Griffith and Chimaera. The covered headlights and clean lines have echoes of Griffith and Chimaera but are more modern in their design.
The Tamora features central locking, electric windows, an electrically operated boot release, electrically adjustable door mirrors and an electric alarm system with engine immobiliser. You get a removable face stereo and tinted glass, although luxury touches arent what the Tamora is all about.

As evo reported in 2001 the Tamora was at the time the best-sorted TVR we’d experienced. Yet in a production run that lasted until 2006, it never sold in big numbers (the total produced was only around 350). The slightly awkward looks were partly to blame, as were high running costs and the engine’s reputation for poor reliability. But as we’ll see, the reliability issues have since largely been addressed, making the Tamora a very useable and highly enjoyable TVR. Its time may yet come.