Coys Auction - Spring Classics
Royal Horticultural Halls
Elverton St
Westminster
London SW1
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Estimate: £12,000 - £15,000
Registration Number: DR02 TVR
Chassis Number: 2B001303
Despite sharing its platform with TVR's Tamora, the 4.2 metre Tuscan S looks a much bigger brute thanks to relatively large overhangs; at the rear is a huge boot and spoiler and at the front a low front splitter that drops the pepperpot nose even closer to the floor. Inside, the interior is a minimalist TVR masterpiece with fluid leather-clad surfaces sweeping through the cockpit, enveloping the driver and housing sparse and distinctive machined aluminium switchgear. As with all current TVRs, every piece of vital information is displayed directly in front of one, including the gear-change lights. It's all designed with sporting intent - one needn't move ones eyes from the road for more than an instant to keep track of the vital signs.
The Tuscan S is a four-litre, 390bhp fire breather, with a