TVR 350i

TVR 350i
Overview
Manufacturer	TVR
Also called	TVR Tasmin 350i TVR 350SX
Production	1983.08–1989
Designer	Oliver Winterbottom
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car
Body style	2-dr coupé 2-dr convertible
Layout	FR layout
Platform	TVR Wedge
Related	TVR 390SE
Powertrain
Engine	3.5 L Rover V8
Transmission	5-spd MT
Chronology
Predecessor	TVR Tasmin 280i

In 1982 TVR's then new owner Peter Wheeler found himself wanting more power than the Cologne V6-equipped Tasmin 280i could offer. Thus, based on the existing car the Tasmin 350i appeared in August 1983.^[1] Using the same chassis and body (with some minor changes), a 3.5-litre Rover V8 was installed. After a year, the "Tasmin" part of the name was dropped and the car became plain TVR 350i.^[2]

Development

The 190 hp (142 kW) V8 propelled the 350i to 130 mph (209 km/h), while 60 mph came up in 6.3 seconds. The Rover-engined 350i provided the added benefit of being marketable in Arab countries, where there was a certain political resistance to buying Ford products because of Ford's close dealings with Israel.^[2] The 350i also provided the basis for the 390SE first seen at the Birmingham Motor Show in October 1984,^[1] as well as the extreme 420/450 SEAC and other future developments. A modified form of the 350i's chassis, itself a stretched version of the chassis used for the old M-series, also underpinned the S-series as well as the later Griffith. There was a short run of non-factory Sprintex supercharged 350SX (and the bigger hearted 400SX) made by the Northern TVR Centre in the mid-1980s. Nine and two of the respective versions are thought to have been built. Power is not certain, but 260 bhp (194 kW) for the 350SX is commonly cited.^[3]

By 1989, after the introduction of the 400/450SE and 420/450 SEAC, the lineup was rationalized and the by now least powerful 350i was dropped.^[2] Over 1,000 350i's were built. The end of the run was marked by the limited edition (25 examples only) 3.9-litre TVR 350SE of 1990-91.

References

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v t e TVR road car timeline, 1956–present
Type	1950s				1960s										1970s										1980s										1990s										2000s										2010s
	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3
Owner	Trevor Wilkinson										Martin Lilley																	Peter Wheeler																					Nikolai Smolenski									Les Edgar
2 seat coupé	Coupe		Grantura									Tuscan					1600M/2500M/3000M/3000S																																Typhon	Sagaris
	Jomar								Trident			Vixen																																Tuscan/T400
																																															T350
2+2 coupé																																									Cerbera
convertible / sports car	Open Sports								Trident								1600M/2500M/3000M/3000S																			Griffith											Tamora
	Jomar																														S/S2/S3(C)/S4C/V8S							Chimaera
TVR Wedges																									Tasmin/280i							420SEAC		400SX/400SE/450SE
																												350i/350SX
																													390SE/420SE				450SEAC		350SE
Speciality/Racing Cars	Cerbera Speed 12 · Tuscan Speed 12 · Tuscan Challenge · T400R · Typhon GT