A motoring expert has named the TVR Cerbera his favourite car from the 1990s, praising the British sports car's in-house engine and unfiltered driving experience.
The Cerbera stands out among 1990s icons such as the Lamborghini Diablo, Honda NSX and McLaren F1. The expert's fondness for the brand stems from childhood weekends spent reading TVR's Sprint Magazine and driving in his father's Chimaera.
A bold engineering move
Previously, TVR had bought mass-market engines and tuned them, but for the Cerbera the company engineered its own unit. The AJP8 was constructed alongside F1 engineer Al Melling, a significant undertaking for one of the smallest independent car makers in the country.
The top-end 4.5-litre V8 Cerbera can hit 0-60mph in just under four seconds, with 420bhp and 515Nm of torque, and a top speed of 195mph.
Raw and unfiltered
The Cerbera was also TVR's first hard-top coupe and its first 2+2 grand tourer. TVR intentionally left out ABS, traction control and airbags to offer a pure driving experience.
At launch the car cost just over £40,000, but the top-end model can now be picked up for around £30,000. The 4.2-litre V8 model is available for around £20,000.
TVR's glory days ended when Peter Wheeler's tenure finished in the mid-2000s, but the brand remains a British classic.
