GazB Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Spotted this on Pistonheads what a beast only 2 left , this one and another in Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee P Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Very nice, very fast too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 thats as about as much a road car as a WRC rally car is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 It's been on pistonheads before. Think it was 80k odd last time. Great car but a bugger to drive and you cant really take it anywhere to stretch its legs lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Apparently has double the power to weight ratio of a Veyron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 I'm pretty sure i read about that car a couple of years ago in Evo; the story was about how the then owner came to buy it - IIRC it was largely made up of bits of various defunct race examples - the MoT-ing bit was funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Apparently has double the power to weight ratio of a Veyron and then some. However its not hard to do as the veyron only has 500bhp per ton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 However its not hard to do as the veyron only has 500bhp per ton I'm sorry, I could have sworn you just said it's easy to get 1000bhp per ton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 I'm pretty sure i read about that car a couple of years ago in Evo; the story was about how the then owner came to buy it - IIRC it was largely made up of bits of various defunct race examples - the MoT-ing bit was funny. Here we go... http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/55575/this_months_evo.html Meanwhile, John Barker foregoes the appetiser and instead tracks down the only road-registered TVR Speed 12 in the world. This is the car even ex-TVR boss Peter Wheeler described as 'too fast for the road' and with 880bhp he probably had a point. In a world exclusive, Barker experiences its fearsome power on Silverstone race circuit and then heads out onto the road, just to make sure... I've got a better memory for number plates than I thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazB Posted April 27, 2008 Author Share Posted April 27, 2008 For anybody that can't find details on Pistonheads, this is the sales pitch TVR Speed 12 "Road Car" With its awe-inspiring looks and astonishing performance, the Speed 12 is one of the most memorable hyper cars ever produced. Four racecars were built, whilst the road car was always evolving in the background. There were supposed to be a number of road cars built to homologate the racecars and also to sell to the public however this never happened as the car was felt to be far too fast to sell to the general public and hence only one road car was ever built. The car was used very sparingly by TVR as a major PR device (i.e. Goodwood Festival of Speed, etc.), then sold to the current owner in Sept 2003 who then spent 3 years further developing it with TVR. The last iteration of the engine used heads developed by Dallara, full carbon-fibre body work, a brand new latest-spec Hollinger sequential flat-shift gearbox and the whole rear end of the car was rebuilt using all titanium parts. The car has been used about 5 times - The drive through London (where it made the 6 O'clock ITN National news) on the way to the Sony (Polyphony) Gran Turismo 4 launch (Sony based all of the visuals and sound of the car on this Speed 12), the test that was done by EVO magazine, the drive up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with Tiff Needal driving. It is believed that there is one racecar that went directly from the factory to Japan but without an engine. The other three racecars were destroyed. That means there are two cars left, one racecar in Japan and the only road car, which is offered here. Weight 950kg. An under stressed 820bhp and 650 ft lbs of torque. Twice the power to weight ratio of a Bugatti Veyron! British Beef at its best. Only used 5 times like new them for 80k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 I'm sorry, I could have sworn you just said it's easy to get 1000bhp per ton? ahh just re read it..... Yes it would have around 1000 bhp per ton as it weighs around 750kg And yes thats pretty hard to do lol Saw them run in the british GT at castle combe, they just went around everyone else like they were in a seperate class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supraturbochris Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 that is so smart, you dont really hear much about these type of cars as they are only used for one thing.... Racing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Lovely machine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveR Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Yes it would have around 1000 bhp per ton as it weighs around 750kg Wikipedia suggests 1000kg; so 820bhp/tonne using the BHP figure from that advert. Saw them run in the british GT at castle combe, they just went around everyone else like they were in a seperate class The race versions only had 675bhp too THAT car has it's own website: http://www.speed12.info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoSupra Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 What a monster! I remember watching a Clarkson Video (not a dvd, so how old was that) and it had a white one of these on it... I beleive he called it a ThunderStorm on Wheels!!! or Lightning Bolt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 One of my favourite cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bright 1 Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 Correct me if im wrong, didnt the front man of the Prodigy have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_TT Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Correct me if im wrong, didnt the front man of the Prodigy have one? Yeah i heard that too. Think it was Keith Flint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Correct me if im wrong, didnt the front man of the Prodigy have one? He had a Cerbera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlVal Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 anyone considering the speed 12 is a pure loon. awesome to behold, but not something you'd want to own. try getting in it and driving it, and youll know what I mean. on the public road? definite wish for discomfort, to the extent of having to open up the door and keep it open at red traffic lights to let heat out, and possibly death when it spits you into a lamppost because of 3mm too much on the throttle haha keith flint did have a cerbera, as did david beckham, dawn french (?!) etc here's mine, if anyone with a very nice mkiv fancies a swap LINK REMOVED: If you want to advertise then pay the membership fee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2o2 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Nice car bud , wouldnt have thought those wheels would suit it - but they do ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Has one ever actually finished a race? The engine's made up of fabricated plate as they couldn't afford the tooling to have a cast block made. I don't believe there have ever been any independent dyno figures for it either, so any BHP quoted is probably fanciful. If you want a Meccano engine, this is for you Are six and eight cylinder TVR's not unreliable enough for you without doubling your trouble ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlVal Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 dude I'll pay the membership fee and join if someone does swap with me and I end up with a supra! bit of a stretch to do so before then though, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra61 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 dude I'll pay the membership fee and join if someone does swap with me and I end up with a supra! bit of a stretch to do so before then though, no? Bit of a strech come on its only £10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 I thought he meant he was going "inside" for a while..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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