Listen to TVR's new Griffith V8 fly past

TVR has released a new video of its all-new Griffith supercar carrying out high-speed testing in the UK.

The short 19-second clip, filmed at the Top Gear Dunsfold track, features a single pass of the Ford-Cosworth V8-powered coupe and is worth a watch, as it's the first time we can hear the TVR being driven in anger.

The test, overseen by engineers from Cosworth, is believed to have been carried out as part of engine durability testing.

Marking a return to car manufacturing after a break of more than a decade, the small powerful rear-wheel drive coupe was unveiled back in September and will be released in early 2019.

Priced from around $135,000, the Griffith has been designed and engineered under the watchful eye of Kiwi ex-Formula 1 legend, Gordon Murray.

Created to be a 'British muscle car", the Griffith will square-up to coupes like the Porsche 911 and fellow Brit, the all-new Aston Martin Vantage.

Measuring in at 4314mm long, 1850mm wide and standing 1239mm tall, the Brit coupe is a considerable 214mm shorter and some 45mm lower than the current Porsche 911 GTS while, thanks to a carbon-fibre composite-rich structure, the TVR weighs less than 1250kg – an incredible 250kg-plus lighter than the German.

That impossibly low kerb weight – around the same weight as Holden’s Barina – means the Griffith comes with a mighty power-to-weight ratio of around 298kW (400hp) per tonne.

Even the entry-level 5.0-litre V8 that’s been developed by Cosworth produces around 370kW. This ensures performance that is among the best in its class.

TVR claims the Griffith will hit 100km/h in less than four seconds, with a top speed in excess of 200mph (322km/h).

Instead of a complex dual-clutch transmission, the TVR sticks to a traditional Tremec-sourced six-speed manual gearbox.

Placing the engine behind the front axle, TVR says it has achieved a perfect 50/50 front/rear weight distribution. Combine that with all-round double-wishbone suspension and adjustable coil-over dampers, and the new Griffith promises to be among the best to drive in its class.

Boosting stability at high speeds, the new TVR Griffith also gets advanced aerodynamic features that includes the usual front splitter and larger rear spoiler, plus a racecar-like completely flat floor that’s claimed to produce a ‘ground-effect’ downforce.

It will be the first TVR to come with electronic driver aids that include anti-lock brakes and configurable traction control.

Inside, the Griffith comes with an interior that features plenty of leather but there’s also hints at modernity with a large portrait-mounted infotainment system.

Production is set to begin in late 2018 and the British car-maker eventually hopes to manufacture 1000 cars a year.

A second model, likely to be a convertible based on the Griffith, plus higher-power variants of the coupe, will finally push the total number of cars made at the new Welsh factory to around 2200 cars per year.

Early on, the priority will be fulfilling orders for the UK market before expanding into Europe.

So far there’s no word on whether the reborn British car-maker has any plans to export to Australia.