How many TVR Tuscans are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 389,573 on the road Built 1989-2006 British
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
TVR used the name on a V8 racing car for its own one-make series from 1989, and then on a road car built from 1999 to 2006. The road-going Tuscan had a straight-six of TVR's own design, a lift-out roof panel and colour-shifting paint options. One starred in the 2001 film Swordfish.
Still on the road, by model year
The most are from 2002: 3 still registered. Every year is listed under the chart.
Every model year
| Model year | Still registered |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 |
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 12 still registered, the TVR Tuscan is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 4th of the 11 TVR models and equal 1,896th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.