Did you know the TVR Grantura Mark IIa could be ordered with Lotus Elite power? Its optional Coventry Climax FWA 1.2L engine was the exact same unit fitted to Lotus's featherweight Elite.
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Lead trim: Grantura Mark II 1,588 cc BMC B-series (MGA 1600) I4 · up to 90 hp
TVR Engineering Ltd Grantura Mark II / IIa1960–1962
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FactDid you know the TVR Grantura Mark IIa could be ordered with Lotus Elite power? Its optional Coventry Climax FWA 1.2L engine was the exact same unit fitted to Lotus's featherweight Elite.
The Grantura Mark II had MGA engines as standard, though customers could still pick other power units; the Mark IIa used the 1,622 cc MGA Mark II or a Ford 1,340 cc engine, with the more expensive 1,216 cc Coventry Climax FWA (as in the Lotus Elite) also available, front disc brakes standard and rack-and-pinion steering standardised. The British magazine The Motor tested a 1,600 cc MGA-engined car in 1961 at 98.4 mph with 0–60 mph in twelve seconds and 32.8 mpg (imperial), the test car costing £1,298 with taxes. About 400 Mark II/IIa Granturas were built.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantura Mark II 1,216 cc Coventry Climax FWE I4 | 1960–1962 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grantura Mark II 1,340 cc Ford Kent I4 | 1960–1962 | 1.3 L Inline-4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grantura Mark II 1,588 cc BMC B-series (MGA 1600) I4 | 1960–1962 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 79.5 hp | 87 lb-ft | 12.0 s | — | — | — |
| Grantura Mark IIa 1,622 cc BMC B-series Mk II I4 | 1960–1962 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 90 hp | 97.5 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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The late Grantura's chassis was reworked to also underpin the V8-engined Griffith — TVR's modest sports car and its big-engined sibling shared the same bones.
Did you know the TVR Grantura Mark IIa could be ordered with Lotus Elite power? Its optional Coventry Climax FWA 1.2L engine was the exact same unit fitted to Lotus's featherweight Elite.
The Grantura had no rear trunk opening at all — accessing the boot meant reaching in from inside the car, and pulling the spare wheel out through the front doors.
TVR's very first production car, the Grantura Mark I, ran independent rear suspension cobbled together from a VW Beetle, an MGA differential and Austin-Healey brakes — years before most rivals ditched the solid axle.
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