The Marcos TSO is a sports car manufactured between 2004 and 2007 by

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. It features a Chevrolet V8 engine in either or versions. The car's components were CAD designed in England, with chassis engineering carried out by

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. In 2004, the 5.7-litre

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(LS1) V8 TSO GT was announced, but solely for the Australian market. It was joined in 2005 by the GT2 for the

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market. The T50 GT2 was tested on British Motoring Show

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by presenter Richard Hammond, the episode airing in December 2005. Hammond broadly praised the car as a mix a of an American muscle car and a traditional British Sports car, though criticised its reliability issues and tendency to oversteer. The car completed a lap of the track in 1:28.2. In 2006 Marcos announced the TSO GTC, a modified version of the current TSO with a racing

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and a rear diffuser. The car still featured a Chevrolet-sourced V8. A Performance Pack was also available. With the extra power from the Performance Pack the TSO GTC accelerated to in 4.1 seconds and to in 8.5 seconds. With the bigger brakes, 340 mm

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brakes, the TSO GTC delivered a 0-100-0 time of 12.9 seconds. With the extra power, its 50 to time was 2.1 seconds. Top speed was over 185 mph (298 km/h). Marcos Engineering Ltd went into administration on 9 October 2007.Marcos Engineering Ltd press release, October 2007 Only 5 or 6 road cars were produced, some incomplete. File:2005 Marcos TSO GT2 Prototype 5.7 Rear.jpg, Rear File:Marcos GT2.jpg, Marcos GT2

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