TVR Cerbera Speed 12 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | TVR |
Also called | TVR Project 7/12 |
Production | 1996–1998 (3 produced) |
Assembly | Blackpool, England |
Designer | Chris Stallard, Darren Hobbs[1] |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Sports car (S) |
Body style | 2-door coupe |
Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
Related | TVR Cerbera |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 7,730 cc (7.73 L) Speed 12 V12 |
Transmission | 6-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,640 mm (103.9 in)[2] |
Length | 4,360 mm (171.7 in)[2] |
Width | 1,960 mm (77.2 in)[2] |
Height | 1,130 mm (44.5 in)[2] |
Kerb weight | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)[2] |
The TVR Cerbera Speed 12, originally known as the Project 7/12, is a sports car designed by TVR in 1997. Based on the TVR Cerbera, the vehicle was intended to be both the world's fastest road car and the basis for a GT1 class endurance racer. However, problems during its development, changing GT1 class regulations and the eventual decision that it was simply incapable of being used as a road car forced TVR executives to abandon its development.
The engine, displacing 7.7 L (469.9 cu in) and having twelve cylinders, was reportedly capable of producing nearly 1,000 hp (746 kW), although an exact measurement was never made. Nonetheless, it was claimed to have a top speed greater than that of the McLaren F1.[3]
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