TVR Tasmin (1981 to 1987)

The TVR Tasmin, later known as the TVR 280i, was a series of sports cars that was introduced for the 1981 model year. The Tasmin is considered to be the first model from what would become TVR's "Wedge-Series," which was a range of TVR offerings that featured a distinctive angular wedge shape. Offered as a two door roadster, the Tasmin was available with a carbureted 2.0L inline four (Tasmin 200), or a fuel-injected 2.8L V6 (Tasmin 280i) engine, both of which were offered with manual or automatic transmission options. In 1984, after poor sales from the Tasmin 200, the Tasmin dropped the smaller engine option, and became known as the TVR 280i. Production of the TVR Tasmin/280i lasted until 1987, with a total of 1,428 examples built.