The son of famed racing and automotive engineer Tom Walkinshaw has set up a new TWR firm that is intended to serve as a “world-class constructor of bespoke high-performance automobiles”.
Launched in Newbury, Berkshire by Fergus Walkinshaw, son of Tom, the new company will aim to channel the spirit, drive and ethos of the original Oxfordshire-based Tom Walkinshaw Racing company.
It’s already working on a new project, previewed below, and has promised to reveal details soon.
According to Walkinshaw, projects from the new TWR will “preserve and protect the analogue driving experience in a world where modern performance cars are governed by electronic systems”.
He also plans to “work with leading brands to help maximise the potential of their own products”.
Walkinshaw said he has already assembled a highly skilled technical team, scouring the performance and motorsport engineering businesses to find the right people, some of whom worked for TWR in its previous incarnation.
He claims “great pride” in bringing back the traditions and objectives espoused by…
