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"I cannot think of a more unreliable combination..." The fact that this is recognized and was still done anyway is just one reason why dropping that powerplant was a brilliant idea.
@@CommanderAce77 No disagreements here. What I thought was awesome is that he totally owned up to the fact that he thought the combination was unreliable. I dig that motor and I bet it will be a solid build, but I can also see how the english side could present some.... issues.
It’s a lot like when a certain Texas chicken farmer decided to drop a massive Windsor V-8 into a fragile but agile British sports coupe. When it all went right, legendary performance. When it went wrong, which was not infrequent, death.
@Channy132 "For all the faults of TVR cars". Name them. I've got 2 and I can't think of many. I can think of more with my VW, which is my every day car.
Reading the comments about reliability I have to say that whilst working at dealer for TVR many years ago the most reliable ones were those that were used every day. Cars which were used occasionally or as weekend warriors were the ones we saw the most 🤷
I fully understand where you're coming from. In my opinion all vehicles need to be worked and maintained properly to get the best out of them. This also helps with the life expectancy of vehicles.
Wow , I’ve had this engine for nearly four years now ( M5 ) and it’s been wonderful considering all the comments regarding reliability , I’ve looked after it with preventative maintenance and had it serviced regularly on time this is the key to ownership of this magnificent engine along with warming the engine and gearbox to temperature and keeping below 3k revs in the process. 👍🇬🇧😎 Hats off to that guy. 👌 PS; it’s not a daily runner no matter what people say , weekend toy only.
Yep, my dad had one as his daily about 5 years ago (bought on 20k miles). Stuck 40k miles on it, serviced as and when and had no problems at all in the 3 years he had it
@@papa_pt …that’s true , my car is on 91,000 miles the analysis checks are showing little wear and tear which I know is only a guide but it helps , I’ve changed the throttle actuators for upgraded ones ( not plastic cogs ) including circuit boards which wasn’t expensive ( this is a must because they will go wrong) , I have no desire to sell this car it’s to much fun considering I had the M3 E46 previously that’s a bold statement because those cars are fantastic to drive what a car and I do miss driving that machine , I am going to change the rod bearings , vanos pipe and the engine mounts at the same time in the not to distant future for peace of mind , I would love to drive it everyday but it’s not practical regarding the warming up process if your running late for the train etc or in a rush plus the fuel is horrendous , I’m sticking to taking the cover of the beast every couple of weeks.
More of these private people's dream garage vehicle review and owner interviews please! There are many car lovers in the isles and i'm sure there are plenty of lovely cars to cover!
I literally grew up on the street next to Bristol avenue in bispham / blackpool where the tvr factory was. Used to see some amazing cars like the speed 12 being driven around on test drives.
Never mind the awesome car - why isn’t anyone giving this dude respect for rocking a £10 orange Casio F91W on his wrist when most car car reviewers go for a big blingy watch?
My dad was actually the designer of this car. He also did the first sketches of the TVR Tuscan He’s currently making a fibreglass electric trike so yeah, hasn’t changed much.
A few weeks back I saw a Sagaris for the first time in real in Vancouver B.C. Pictures and videos don't do the car any justice but to see one in real...Wow!!👍
I was expecting a US manual made to work with RHD, but that's a small detail given everything else. This is quite something. It might not exactly be my type of thing, but still very glad it exists. Maybe I just have to see it at full chat and it will sink in. The standard soundtrack being missing might just be the hurdle I couldn't get over this time. :)
If you want to do a bonkers project why not do it with a TVR Sagaris? Always love the shape of those cars. It will be interesting to see how it looks when finished.
A sensible person would never put his hands in such a project. Only a true gearhead would, person who doesn't care about other's opinions and does what he wants to do. What an awesome project. Far more interesting than putting an LS into everything.
W12 mid mounted Mk4 Gulf. I think it was 2009 or 2010 , the video of a W12 mk 5 Gulf was going around the early days of UA-cam and always said I'm going to build one some day, but Mk4
I almost forgot how the S85 sounds. Hearing this, it took me back to the beautiful review that Jeremy Clarkson did on the E60 M5. I love that in the review he refers to the headlights looking like Edna Everage's spectacles, LOL..
Don't think I agree that V10s are always better (sound wise) than V8s. It really depends on the exhaust design and cylinder firing order. Don't get me wrong, most of them sound amazing but some V10s (like the Dodge Viper or dare I say, the later model Gallardos) sounds like just two 5 cylinders (low pitched) compared to a high pitched whaling F1 sound you get from the LFA and Carrera GT. I wouldn't say a Dodge Viper or the later model Gallardos sound as intoxicating as a Ferrari F355, M3 E92, B7 RS4, 2018 Shelby GT350 or the upcoming Corvette Z06 with its flat plane crank V8.
I know what you mean. A quintessential V10 sound that we commonly associate with F1 cars (and Carrera GT + LFA) sound much higher pitched than the Dodge Viper V10. Like an octave higher on the piano keyboard.
My car has a much more advanced gearbox- fore and aft movement of the selector combined with lateral movement allows the driver to manually engage the gear that they want. It really is a fantastic high-tech step in driver to car interaction. I have tried to find where the ECU is (it surely must have one) but have failed so far. It hasn't thrown up any fault codes yet, and it seems to work correctly every time. A real breakthrough.
WHOLLY TVR GRAIL. I AM BOTH DEAD AND ALIVE RIGHT NOW. TVR SAGARIS FOR LIFE. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DRIVERS CAR EVER MADE. EVER. ITS NOT MY DREAM CAR. ITS MY GOAL CAR. From a random dude across the pond. No yelling occurred during this post.
It's cool to hate on it. The V10 is epic. Internet stories and people who have never been in one, let alone owned one, know anything about it in the real world.
Because it's a headache to own that's all, no one's gonna hate anyone for liking it it's usually just fair warning that you'll be dumping money into it. As with any expensive swap or niche swap
Yesterday morning seen lambo Svj and a e60 m5! And the lambo floored it and the m5 was keeping up when I say keeping up I mean (right up his trumpet 🎺) the hounded there way into the sunrise and it made my day 😂😀
i cannot believe that british lads designed this beautiful machine in 2005 or earlier(designing). perfect body lines, futuristic, as a standard an in line 6 engine and the exhaust.. insanely loud.
unreliable maybe, but let's not forget that the engine that was pulled out of this Sagaris was and still is the most powerful N/A straight six ever fitted to a production car! Awful might be a little unfair...
On the proper drive… You better take this on an epic mountain drive. Because how could you not. It will be THE MOST EPIC TVR SAGARIS review on UA-cam if you did. Just think about it. Scratch that. JUST DO IT MAN! TVR SAGARIS + EPIC MOUNTAIN ROAD = LEGENDARY.
The TVR really deserves the V10. A mad engine in a mad car! And that blue is just drop dead gorgeous! As for me I would put a V10 in a 2016 Dodge Dart or a Dodge Neon, just to see the look on peoples faces when you smoke their 911 off the line in a dodge Dart or Neon with a Viper V10 in it would be worth it.
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. " Bundesabgasbespaßungsverbotsverordnung" in German. :-(((((((((
@@tnmoe- yes exactly, sadly China dictates the end of use of all combustion cars worldwide. China told our EU politicians that they wont do any business with underdeveloped countries that still allow CO2 emitting traffic or combustion based industry after 2030...I am sure USA and UK also will be forced by China to 100% electric traffic because today no industrialized country can afford sanctions by China.... China just rules the world...:-(
I am probably of an age or a bit older than this builder and had the same reverence for, specifically, the Sagaris. I always played it in Gran Turismo and Forza. A V10 meetup including the formula Supra would he next level
If they used a Judd engine it would’ve been a worthwhile swap. With that German paperweight under the bonnet it’s no more than an engineering exercise and curiosity.
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Lol , nice video though.
If it's so cool show us using it.
Wonder how it compares to a Viper.
get this. someone thought that a tvr sagaris wasnt crazy enough on its own
A car that appeared to have been designed by an axe murderer.
Sure, put a ticking time bomb under the bonnet.
Haha ikr 😄
t’was already AN insane car
@@Isaackariuki775 it had a ticking time bomb in it previously lol :)
I was thinking maybe a Viper 8.4 liter V10, but maybe that wouldn’t have fit.
Even funnier thinking some hint of Brit engineering would make it MORE RELIABLE
This is the best sounding suicide note I've ever heard.
Probably one of my favourite comments on youtube
Lol funny .
🤣
Agreed. Even better if the music soundtrack was eliminated when the V10 is running: not turned down; muted.
No one is here for the music...
I know right
"I cannot think of a more unreliable combination..." The fact that this is recognized and was still done anyway is just one reason why dropping that powerplant was a brilliant idea.
@@CommanderAce77 No disagreements here. What I thought was awesome is that he totally owned up to the fact that he thought the combination was unreliable. I dig that motor and I bet it will be a solid build, but I can also see how the english side could present some.... issues.
It’s a lot like when a certain Texas chicken farmer decided to drop a massive Windsor V-8 into a fragile but agile British sports coupe. When it all went right, legendary performance. When it went wrong, which was not infrequent, death.
not as reliable as my right arrow key to skip the dull sponsorship segments
@@CommanderAce77 Yeah, it’ll be like fitting an AMG engine into a Lotus! Oh wait….
The man is a BMW specialist, I'm sure he took care of all the issues that can grenade the engine before-hand.
For all the faults of TVR cars, you have to say they some of the best looking cars around
Quite true. Very ahead of their time without being too modern “modern”
What faults? Don’t believe everyone who says “bloke I know had a TVR….”
@Channy132
"For all the faults of TVR cars". Name them. I've got 2 and I can't think of many. I can think of more with my VW, which is my every day car.
This is a car only a skilled mechanic should ever own!
Or atleast be in USA to blast it off
and skilled driver
And lives near a race track and is mates with the owner.
Because it's going to break down a lot? Yep.
even change engine oil is miserable
Reading the comments about reliability I have to say that whilst working at dealer for TVR many years ago the most reliable ones were those that were used every day. Cars which were used occasionally or as weekend warriors were the ones we saw the most 🤷
I fully understand where you're coming from. In my opinion all vehicles need to be worked and maintained properly to get the best out of them. This also helps with the life expectancy of vehicles.
Yeah but using a TVR every day usually means you're gonna die sooner or later
You didn't see the daily drivers again because they all died.
@@dinoboss1948
Sooner or latter we’re all gonna die.
@@thechumpsbeendumped.7797 so why not go out doing what you enjoy..the permanent smile would be epic.
The crank bearings has an aftermarket set that last longer than factory ones.
@Jack Russelle Lewis way
@Jack Russelle Lewis i think the ones from Vac motorsports
I have v10 M5 with original rod bearing that has 150,000 miles.
He should cast a clear bonnet. That looks awesome as is.
That might be pretty cool if the bay is tidied up just a bit. It really does look wicked as is.
Yup
Hard to believe that Sagaris design is over 15 years old now. Talk about a design that aged well.
Wow , I’ve had this engine for nearly four years now ( M5 ) and it’s been wonderful considering all the comments regarding reliability , I’ve looked after it with preventative maintenance and had it serviced regularly on time this is the key to ownership of this magnificent engine along with warming the engine and gearbox to temperature and keeping below 3k revs in the process. 👍🇬🇧😎
Hats off to that guy. 👌
PS; it’s not a daily runner no matter what people say , weekend toy only.
Just you wait until the crank bearings go
@@MrMultiH … what’s your experience with these engines , do you own one or used to own one ?
Yep, my dad had one as his daily about 5 years ago (bought on 20k miles). Stuck 40k miles on it, serviced as and when and had no problems at all in the 3 years he had it
The engine would last longer if you ran it everyday. Like you said, oil changes and warming it up are the most important things for longevity.
@@papa_pt …that’s true , my car is on 91,000 miles the analysis checks are showing little wear and tear which I know is only a guide but it helps , I’ve changed the throttle actuators for upgraded ones ( not plastic cogs ) including circuit boards which wasn’t expensive ( this is a must because they will go wrong) , I have no desire to sell this car it’s to much fun considering I had the M3 E46 previously that’s a bold statement because those cars are fantastic to drive what a car and I do miss driving that machine , I am going to change the rod bearings , vanos pipe and the engine mounts at the same time in the not to distant future for peace of mind , I would love to drive it everyday but it’s not practical regarding the warming up process if your running late for the train etc or in a rush plus the fuel is horrendous , I’m sticking to taking the cover of the beast every couple of weeks.
More of these private people's dream garage vehicle review and owner interviews please! There are many car lovers in the isles and i'm sure there are plenty of lovely cars to cover!
I may be wrong but that BMW at the start may have its tracking slightly out.
Just a little bit yea
Nah, it's just the camera perspective.
Looks spot on to me
Actually I think it’s camber, but I could be wrong.
I think the owner of the Sagaris has his tracking out!
I wonder how many drive shafts are going to snap like carrots?
I just love the TVR sagaris awesome design
Yeah, and the new Griffith too
I have been following this project on instagram for a while. Such an awesome project.
Thank you, it’s taking it’s time to finish but should get there soon!
@@AshSuv you're not the owner. Stop pretending you are.
Haha
Everything should have a V10 in it.
I think that's perfectly reasonable. We need more people like you.
@Pat Fenis how dare youuuuuu
LFA V10 yes!
BMW V10 no!
@@electrikoptik all v10s are built equal
I'd love to put a v10 in my Saab 97x
I literally grew up on the street next to Bristol avenue in bispham / blackpool where the tvr factory was. Used to see some amazing cars like the speed 12 being driven around on test drives.
Never mind the awesome car - why isn’t anyone giving this dude respect for rocking a £10 orange Casio F91W on his wrist when most car car reviewers go for a big blingy watch?
And the £40 Adidas shoes are nice too. usually other reviewers show off more expensive shoes. Love the humble attitude
Don't forget about his dad lovely green Rover.
A person is mad enough to buy a TVR, this lad is more than insane to fit V10 on it.
This v10 is a eargasm, absolutely beautiful!
Design of car is perfect.
TVR's cars were just a work of art visually!
My dad was actually the designer of this car. He also did the first sketches of the TVR Tuscan He’s currently making a fibreglass electric trike so yeah, hasn’t changed much.
Some say they wanna do something "crazy". But very few, actually do.
This is incredible!
I would quite like to see a long-nose TVR Sagaris with a Viper V10.
A few weeks back I saw a Sagaris for the first time in real in Vancouver B.C.
Pictures and videos don't do the car any justice but to see one in real...Wow!!👍
Awesome project, I like the way you respectfully drove this special vehicle.
V10 is an incredible machine
I am following this project on Instagram since months, happy to see a professional video about it
Now that's an amazing project car! He even managed to make the S85 V10 work with the DCT gearbox, instead of the horrendous SMG unit.
I was expecting a US manual made to work with RHD, but that's a small detail given everything else. This is quite something. It might not exactly be my type of thing, but still very glad it exists. Maybe I just have to see it at full chat and it will sink in. The standard soundtrack being missing might just be the hurdle I couldn't get over this time. :)
Since the M5 V10 and M3 V8 engines were essentially the same, the gearboxes from the M3 (manual and DCT) bolt straight up to the V10.
If you want to do a bonkers project why not do it with a TVR Sagaris? Always love the shape of those cars. It will be interesting to see how it looks when finished.
Ahh the Sagaris, my favourite car in TestDriveUnlimited, what a times
A sensible person would never put his hands in such a project. Only a true gearhead would, person who doesn't care about other's opinions and does what he wants to do. What an awesome project. Far more interesting than putting an LS into everything.
one of the best projects I've ever seen what a legendary idea 🔥
Goat project car. Mad respect please give us more!
BMW V10 & TVR really does spell unreliability 😂
the TVR Sagaris is an underrated gem
Aaah! My two favourite things TVR's and BMW engines
The look on your face when it lost DRIVE, great video lol, cheers.
Long live TVR.. Wish they were properly back, as they were
We all need TVR in the industry... Absolute Mad Lads of car makers.
W12 mid mounted Mk4 Gulf. I think it was 2009 or 2010 , the video of a W12 mk 5 Gulf was going around the early days of UA-cam and always said I'm going to build one some day, but Mk4
TVR's look sick af though... Pretty much any model would do.... That colour though! I approve! Well done that man 👏🏻
Mega , still one of the best sounding engines ever 🙌 . TVR’s were always beautiful looking cars
I almost forgot how the S85 sounds. Hearing this, it took me back to the beautiful review that Jeremy Clarkson did on the E60 M5. I love that in the review he refers to the headlights looking like Edna Everage's spectacles, LOL..
The blue paint is gorgeous
Don't think I agree that V10s are always better (sound wise) than V8s. It really depends on the exhaust design and cylinder firing order. Don't get me wrong, most of them sound amazing but some V10s (like the Dodge Viper or dare I say, the later model Gallardos) sounds like just two 5 cylinders (low pitched) compared to a high pitched whaling F1 sound you get from the LFA and Carrera GT. I wouldn't say a Dodge Viper or the later model Gallardos sound as intoxicating as a Ferrari F355, M3 E92, B7 RS4, 2018 Shelby GT350 or the upcoming Corvette Z06 with its flat plane crank V8.
I know what you mean. A quintessential V10 sound that we commonly associate with F1 cars (and Carrera GT + LFA) sound much higher pitched than the Dodge Viper V10. Like an octave higher on the piano keyboard.
That looks absolutely awesome. I notice the wing vents are as the prototype.
So sweet. Respect from New Zealand.
Madman, more like a genius. Its like it belongs there
I'm a sucker for tempestuous combinations like this. Love it.
This would look superb with a clear perspex bonnet to match the spoiler.
I bet he gets some serious offers on that thing if he finishes it and gets it running smooth. Weapon
This care is BEAUTIFUL. UNDOUBTEDLY.
My car has a much more advanced gearbox- fore and aft movement of the selector combined with lateral movement allows the driver to manually engage the gear that they want. It really is a fantastic high-tech step in driver to car interaction. I have tried to find where the ECU is (it surely must have one) but have failed so far.
It hasn't thrown up any fault codes yet, and it seems to work correctly every time. A real breakthrough.
That is disgustingly beautiful.
WHOLLY TVR GRAIL. I AM BOTH DEAD AND ALIVE RIGHT NOW. TVR SAGARIS FOR LIFE. THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DRIVERS CAR EVER MADE. EVER. ITS NOT MY DREAM CAR. ITS MY GOAL CAR.
From a random dude across the pond. No yelling occurred during this post.
The V10 has 3 mayor issues, which when all sorted out make the car bulletproof for 10 years and more. I don't get the hate
It's cool to hate on it. The V10 is epic. Internet stories and people who have never been in one, let alone owned one, know anything about it in the real world.
Because it's a headache to own that's all, no one's gonna hate anyone for liking it it's usually just fair warning that you'll be dumping money into it. As with any expensive swap or niche swap
Need this done to my Cerbera.
Yesterday morning seen lambo Svj and a e60 m5! And the lambo floored it and the m5 was keeping up when I say keeping up I mean (right up his trumpet 🎺) the hounded there way into the sunrise and it made my day 😂😀
i cannot believe that british lads designed this beautiful machine in 2005 or earlier(designing).
perfect body lines, futuristic, as a standard an in line 6 engine and the exhaust.. insanely loud.
V10s just hit different!
Can't wait for the follow up to this vid! It's gonna be epic! 😁
Loving your work Fella !
The only logical next step is "mad man puts Cerbera Speed 12 engine into a Suzuki Swift". Looking forward to that so, uh... get to it guys!
Soooo niceeeee ! Thank you! Masive 😎
That is absolutely mad genius! I love everything about this crazy thing.
BMW did make a manual for the E60 but only for the US market.
The Sagaris is for me, to this day, one of the most beautiful cars ever made... Simply breathing
Holy cow!
When the owner gets behind the wheel 😁
Now that's a driver!
It looks beautiful in there.
nice job;)
wait for updates
Now this is a interesting combo
I like the exhaust windows in the bumper😁
That V10 meet-up definitely needs to happen! 👌
My favourite British car off all time, my third car I'm ever gona own. Pure Madness in ride and style
Best sounding BMW engine for sure, shame about all the maintenance required for ownership.
It’s bit like putting tabasco on a ghost pepper 😂😂
"The factory TVR engines were awful and unreliable"
*Replaced with a BMW V10
The irony
What about Honda J swapped TVR?
unreliable maybe, but let's not forget that the engine that was pulled out of this Sagaris was and still is the most powerful N/A straight six ever fitted to a production car! Awful might be a little unfair...
Awesome video Mike!
On the proper drive… You better take this on an epic mountain drive. Because how could you not. It will be THE MOST EPIC TVR SAGARIS review on UA-cam if you did. Just think about it. Scratch that. JUST DO IT MAN! TVR SAGARIS + EPIC MOUNTAIN ROAD = LEGENDARY.
Sagaris is one of the best looking cars ever, love this !
The TVR really deserves the V10. A mad engine in a mad car! And that blue is just drop dead gorgeous! As for me I would put a V10 in a 2016 Dodge Dart or a Dodge Neon, just to see the look on peoples faces when you smoke their 911 off the line in a dodge Dart or Neon with a Viper V10 in it would be worth it.
Mr. Ashley Sutherland... Sir, I salute you.
BMW V10 into a TVR was a cool combination but Mike's denim with denim was a bit too much for me 😂
I never thought I would need subtitles for English
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. " Bundesabgasbespaßungsverbotsverordnung" in German. :-(((((((((
So if they have to suffer with bs electric cars everyone has to suffer?
@@tnmoe- yes exactly, sadly China dictates the end of use of all combustion cars worldwide. China told our EU politicians that they wont do any business with underdeveloped countries that still allow CO2 emitting traffic or combustion based industry after 2030...I am sure USA and UK also will be forced by China to 100% electric traffic because today no industrialized country can afford sanctions by China.... China just rules the world...:-(
@@Schlipperschlopper China doesn’t force America buddy lol if anything it’ll be the other way round. China is the largest producer of Co2
The sagaris was just beautiful
A wonderful insane car,super !
I love TVR's
I am probably of an age or a bit older than this builder and had the same reverence for, specifically, the Sagaris. I always played it in Gran Turismo and Forza. A V10 meetup including the formula Supra would he next level
The sagaris is literally one of my bucket list cars that and the cerbera speed 12... you can keep your aventadors and hybrid stuff
The Sagaris is my favourite car ever. It was also my poster car. This is just nuts😂
I only ever saw one Sagaris in the wild, and it had a babyseat in the back. That is dedication.
This is the most near European car to a Dodge Viper
If they used a Judd engine it would’ve been a worthwhile swap.
With that German paperweight under the bonnet it’s no more than an engineering exercise and curiosity.
And to top it off he’s used a DCT instead of a Drenth sequential.
Not cool enough.
That's brave driving it with no air filters on!
This thing is DOPE. Absolutely love it.
What a perfect combination.
sweet sound