The safety of TVRs is often a question raised by buyers of the marque. Due to the high performance of the cars, we unfortunately see a higher proportion of these cars involved in accidents. Stepping from a Metro into a Porsche or TVR will be reflected in the premium. With a chassis made from tubular steel, and bodywork from glass fibre, a TVR's deformation in an accident is very different to that of a conventional monocoque car.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that TVRs are very strong in frontal impacts.
Steve Barber crashed his Cerbera back in January. As soon as the car started moving I just seemed to lose all control. After a few yards the nearside front caught a telegraph pole which sent us sideways. We then proceeded in a sideways direction performing a very neat 30m hedge clearance until the rear three quarter struck a fence post and the driver's door struck a small tree. Unfortunately my side was now full of prickly hedge, but at least we were relatively unharmed.