Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR) was a British motorsport and engineering company known for its successes in Formula 1 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The company, which was also involved in the development of several road cars, went under in 2002 due to mounting debts linked to its takeover of the Arrows F1 team six years earlier.
Fast forward to today, Fergus Walkinshaw, the son of TWR founder Tom Walkinshaw, is working on a new performance car marque operating as TWR. A teaser shot of its first project has been released, and more details are expected to follow shortly, the company announced this week.
The company is based in Newbury, U.K., and already has a sizable team of engineers. Their goal will be to deliver bespoke vehicles that focus on combining modern materials with an analog driving experience, possibly hinting that some models may still offer a manual transmission.
Like the original Tom Walkinshaw Racing, TWR will also collaborate with established car companies on performance-related projects. Some projects from the predecessor company included the early line of HSV-tuned Holden Commodores, the Aston Martin DB7, and Jaguar's XJS, XJR-15, and XJ220.
