TVR Tuscan Speed Six

At £117 per bhp, the TVR Tuscan Speed Six sits in an interesting place in a 600-car catalogue. Its used price of £42,000 places it at 475th for price, meaning 125 cars in the collection cost more, yet its 360 bhp output gives a different perspective on what that money buys. The answer is that this is not a numbers-first purchase, but it is a compelling one for a collection seeking something distinct.

The Tuscan Speed Six sits in the GT category with a 2-door coupe body style, rear-wheel drive, and a naturally aspirated inline-6 engine. That combination is where its separation from the wider catalogue becomes clearest. Only 33 of the 600 cars use an inline-6 layout, just 23 combine that layout with RWD, and only 7 are naturally aspirated inline-6 cars. The Speed Six is therefore defined less by having the largest figures and more by occupying a narrow technical space.

Its performance provides the evidence for the argument. With 420 Nm of torque and 360 bhp from a 3,996 cc, 4.0-litre engine, it reaches 100 km/h in 4.2 seconds and has a top speed of 290 km/h. Those numbers place it 346th for 0-100 km/h performance, faster than 254 cars in the catalogue, and 313th for top speed. It is not positioned as the quickest car available, but it delivers performance that remains firmly within the range expected of a serious GT.

The question raised by its 475th price position is whether the cost is justified when compared with the rest of the collection. The answer depends on what role the car plays. If the aim is simply to maximise acceleration or outright speed, the catalogue contains other routes. If the aim is to add a naturally aspirated inline-6, RWD GT from the United Kingdom with a clear technical identity, the Tuscan Speed Six offers something far less common.

The opening figure of £117 per bhp looks less like a compromise when viewed through that lens. The £42,000 price is buying a place in one of the catalogue’s smallest mechanical groups, not just a power figure. In a dream garage of 600 choices, the Tuscan Speed Six is the car that shifts the collection away from familiar formulas and towards a more individual selection.