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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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I'd say that last picture is the only one where the car appealed to me. If I had to sum it up I regretfully would say: "Factory Rice". I can only hope it has the muscle to back all that crap up. I mean how many friggin dodads on the hood does it need? It has heat extractors on the fenders and then hatches/ports on the hood that would make the Shelby Series 1 jelous.
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 06:09 PM
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they look the same to me, just not the same color?
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If the hood just had the extractor in the middle, or over the fenders i'd think it'd be much more appealing. But that exhaust has to go. It looks like its toatin something back there instead of exhaust. Overall, its not a bad package and I agree, it better have the muscle cause that is fugly.

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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 06:57 PM
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someone pooped that out or what???
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 07:39 PM
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Looks stupied
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Pretty badass if you ask me.
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 08:47 PM
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I'll take 2
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 09:59 PM
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It looks like it has gills, some sort of fish. Hey, do fish eat rice? Or do they just go good with a side of rice?
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Originally Posted by monyhunter
It looks like it has gills, some sort of fish. Hey, do fish eat rice? Or do they just go good with a side of rice?
i think the proper term would be sushi
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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TVR has always made cars that don't look like they belong......but they grow on you in the end, plus it always helps when they are an exotic car.
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:15 PM
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as a card carrying member in Anti-Rice Coalition, I must disagree- that thing just FRICKEN MEEEEEEAAANNNN!!!!!!!
sign me up
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:52 PM
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Looks like someone went wild with a can opener.That exhaust is definatly
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:56 PM
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the car in Swordfish is a TVR
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 10:57 PM
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I bet it'd look 100% better with the fins closed on the fenders, someone photo shop and see how it looks
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 11:18 PM
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The exhaust resembles two tampons sticking out of someone's *** horizontally....
The tail lights....Uggh. I think whoever designed the car just sorta went a little too far there.
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Old Nov 2, 2004 | 11:21 PM
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I like the extreme look it has, and I know it will be fast because it's a TVR.
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over done!!!!!!!!!!!
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i like the top one's color. close off some of those gashes in the fenders and hood, point the exhaust out the back, and i might drive it.

i like that spoiler! i like the mounts it has and you can see straight thru the bitch when you look in the rear view mirror!
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Originally Posted by monyhunter
It looks like it has gills, some sort of fish. Hey, do fish eat rice? Or do they just go good with a side of rice?
If you call that rice you have some problems, Thats a TVR!!! It would own you and me both in a race.
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Old Nov 3, 2004 | 09:31 AM
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that is the TVR Sagaris, it is 2513lbs, 400hp, 333tq n/a I6.
not quite supercar power, but because of the superlight weight, its would probably smoke many cars with 50% more power.

now the TVR Speed12 had muscle........it was 2358lbs, 800hp, 650tq n/a V12.
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