There aren’t many alternatives to buy a novel supercar, however Silverstone Auctions is providing the one road-legal TVR Cerbera Pace 12 on the market on Saturday, Could 20.
The itemizing photographs showcase the aggressive physique. The rear has a tall wing and a bumper design that extends the car’s size. A outstanding diffuser is beneath the machine. It appears like a race automotive that simply occurs to be authorized to drive on the highway.
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The hood comes off as a single panel to disclose the huge engine that sits behind the entrance axle. The V12 has a gargantuan air field.
The cabin is spartan. There are two carbon-fiber seats with a tall console between them. A roll cage takes up lots of inside house. The straightforward devices embody an analog tachometer and a digital show under it.
TVR launched the V8-powered Cerbera in 1996 as a sports activities coupe with 2+2 seating. It was the model’s first mannequin to make use of an in-house developed engine slightly than tuning a powerplant from different automakers.
The corporate additionally started the event of a racing model utilizing a 7.7-liter V12 for the up to date GT1 class, giving the car the Pace 12 moniker. It noticed restricted competitors earlier than the top of this competitors classification. TVR responded by tweaking the automotive to adjust to the GT2 class.
TVR additionally started taking deposits for a road-going model of the Cerbera Pace 12 however finally canceled the mannequin. In 2003, the automaker determined it might construct a single one. That is the automotive that is now up for public sale.
In 2010, the UK’s Evo journal reported on the historical past of this distinctive automotive. It claimed that the present proprietor had the V12’s engine output tuned to 830 horsepower. The car’s weight was allegedly under 2,205 kilos (1,000 kilograms).
TVR is a small British sports activities automotive maker with a historical past that dates again to the late Nineteen Forties. The model modified possession a number of instances since then. The present leaders introduced plans in 2022 to launch an EV by 2024.
