- TVR’s long-delayed Griffith may reach production after new ownership.
- Charge Holdings, parent of Charge Cars, has officially acquired TVR.
- The company says TVR will expand into electrified platforms soon.
It’s been eight long years since TVR first pulled the covers off the Griffith, the 5.0-liter V8 sports car that was supposed to reach customers in early 2019. Instead, a mix of financial setbacks and corporate uncertainty left it stranded far from the production line. Now, though, the tide may finally be turning. Well, sort of.
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It’s been revealed that TVR will soon become a subsidiary of Charge Holdings, the parent company behind Charge Cars which burst onto the scene in 2018 with an all-electric 1967 Ford Mustang.
That venture hit turbulence of its own last year, briefly entering administration before being rescued by private investors and rebooted in January. The newly revived company now wants to inject fresh energy into TVR and, at long last, bring the long-promised Griffith to life.
Customers Could Finally Get Their TVR
According to Auto Express, Charge Holdings plans a “multi-phased restructuring of TVR” aimed at producing “a new generation of high-performance British luxury vehicles.”
The immediate goal is to complete development of the internal-combustion Griffith and get it into the garages of the remarkably patient customers who placed their orders many years ago.
Charge Holdings hasn’t specified whether the Griffith will be updated from its original 2017 specification. The original car featured a Ford-sourced 5.0-liter Coyote V8, tuned by Cosworth to deliver 500 hp. Fortunately, securing that powertrain shouldn’t pose much of a challenge.
What About The Chassis?
The biggest challenge could lie in the car’s architecture. When the Griffith was unveiled, it was built around Gordon Murray’s iStream chassis technology.
However, the rights to this platform are now owned by Forseven, the firm that recently merged with McLaren. That shift likely leaves Charge with a choice: either develop a new platform from scratch or adapt one from an existing model.
According to Charge Holdings chief executive Paul Abercrombie, “Charge Holdings’ mission is to bring together iconic performance brands and world-class manufacturing expertise. This strategic merger with TVR is set to unite heritage with innovation, creating a new leader in the low-volume luxury automotive sector. More details will be announced in early 2026.”
Sources: AutoExpress, TopGear
