Tom Walkinshaw Racing needs no introduction on these pages. Whether for its success on the track or the numerous road cars it helped develop, the firm is rightly regarded as a legendary presence on the British scene in the ‘80s and ‘90s, and it was a sad day when the doors were forced to close following the demise of the Arrows F1 team. Now, a little more than 20 years later, TWR has announced its intention to return to prominence as a ‘world-class constructor’ of low-volume performance cars.
If that prospect is already sufficiently brilliant to brighten up your Monday morning, rest assured there’s more. Part of the new TWR’s mission statement is apparently to ‘preserve and perfect the analogue driving experience’ and to avoid the modern reliance on electronic systems. The firm reckons that by blending modern materials with a traditional engineering approach, it can build innovative cars with ‘a perfect balance of performance, style, functionality and quality’.