TVR Chimaera

TVR
Chimaera
Production period:	1992-2003
Class :	Sports car
Body versions :	Roadster
Engines:	; Petrol engines: 4.0-5.0 liters ; (176-235 kW)
Length:	3965 mm
Width:	1730 mm
Height:	1223 mm
Wheelbase :	2282 mm
Empty weight :	1060 kg
successor	TVR Tamora

The TVR Chimaera is an open, two-seat sports car , the TVR in Blackpool ( England produced) Regulations 1992 by 2003. The name is derived from the chimera , a monster of Greek mythology, which is composed of parts of different animals.

The car has the same tubular space frame and the same variants of the Rover V8 engine as the Griffith . The Chimaera was supposed to be a touring car and was therefore longer, had more space and a slightly softer set-up than the Griffith.

Data

engine

90 ° -V8, engine block made of aluminum

model	Displacement [cm³]	W × H [mm]	Power kW]	Max. Torque [Nm] [/ min]	Top speed [km / h]	Acceleration, 0–100 km / h [s]	Acceleration, 0–160 km / h [s]
4.0	3950	94 × 71	179	366 at 4000	228	5.3	14.2
4.0 HC ^*	3950		205	414	245	4.7	12.1
4.3	4280		209	414 at 4000	253	4.6	11.3
4.5	4495	94 × 82	213	420	253	4.6	11.2
5.0	4988	94 × 90	254	434	261	4.1	10.5

^* ) High Compression

Suspension

All the wheels were individually suspended on wishbones of unequal length with coil springs and gas pressure shock absorbers. Both axles were provided with stabilizers .

The ground clearance was approx. 127 mm.

Brakes

The front, internally ventilated disc brakes were 260 mm in diameter, the rear disc brakes 273 mm in diameter. It was a two-circuit servo braking system. The handbrake lever acted on the rear wheels via a rope.

steering

The rack and pinion steering with adjustable steering column was available with servo on request .
From right to left stop, the power steering had 2.2 revolutions, and the non-servo-assisted 2.5 revolutions.
The steering wheel had a diameter of 350 mm and was covered with leather, but other steering wheels were also available on request. As with most other TVR models, the steering wheel was supplied by Personal as standard.