MG....they are doing great in the hands of the Chinese. Making errr not sports cars not in the UK.Jobbo wrote: Mon Jul 02, 2018 9:04 am Generic. Has any reboot of a defunct British sportscar maker name been successful, ever?
20 is probably optimistic I'd say.
Well, Aston-Martin has gone bankrupt seven times, but was always quickly brought back.
Probably. IIRC he kept Rolls Royce afloat in the 80s as well.IanF wrote: Mon Jul 02, 2018 11:49 am
Well, Aston-Martin has gone bankrupt seven times, but was always quickly brought back.
Didn’t the Sultan of Brunei order some custom designs that kept it going through the late Eighties, or is that just folklore?
ETA - wouldn’t buy that TVR, and I paid a deposit on a T350C even after I did a test drive and the door wouldn’t open from the inside!
I just looked at the still picture and didn't press play and thought that it looked ok. After reading this, I actually watched it.mik wrote: Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:08 pm
As per others who responded to that tweet, I think bringing it in behind a Sagaris underlines how epic the Saggy is and how relatively safe (dull?) the new car looks.
Car sounds can be difficult to record, but this (and the last promo vid from tvr) just sound bizarre to my ears. And not in a good way. I am far from convinced that side exits from each bank can possibly sound as good as a rear exhaust with all 8 hammers combined
I saw that. I am sure no fat discount was involved.
He's also buying a Senna, so must be a fan of the 'built in a shed' look.
