Though they’d existed as a company since 1947, TVR really hit their stride when Peter Wheeler took the helm in 1981 and began cranking out the V8-powered, fiberglass bodied, light weight and reportedly hair-raising to drive coupes that the company became synonymous with. When Wheeler sold off TVR to a Russian firm in 2004, a series of logistical missteps would eventually spell the end of the company (at least temporarily), and TVR closed their doors in 2007.
While there is little doubt the BMW Z4 is a capable, enjoyable two-seat sports car, it has typically put more emphasis on grand touring over outright sporty driving dynamics, and not since the Z3 has BMW made a vehicle that tries to purely pursues the “sport” in “sports car.” Rumor is, BMW is planning on changing that.
The world of automobiles is a chaotic one, and the seas of chaos never sleep—they require vigilant and expert navigation in order to stay afloat.
Social and political pressures may be pushing car manufacturers to create ever smaller and ever cleaner vehicles and engines, but it’s usually from under the highest pressure that the best ideas come.
According to Autocar, Jaguar is “seriously considering” the idea of creating an XFR-S, a hotter version of its already hot XFR sedan. This bold move would directly take on Jaguar’s competition from Germany—cars like the BMW M5 and the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, already well-established super sedans.