| Triumph 2000, 2.5PI, 2500TC & 2500S | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Triumph 2000 Mk 2 Saloon | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Triumph Motor Company |
| Production | 1963–1977 324,652 produced |
| Assembly | United Kingdom Australia[1][2] South Africa[3] New Zealand[4] Belgium[5] |
| Designer | Giovanni Michelotti |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size executive car |
| Body style | 4-door saloon 5-door estate |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1,998 cc (121.9 cu in) straight-6 (2000) 2,498 cc (152.4 cu in) straight-6 (2.5 PI, 2500TC & 2500S) |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual 4-speed manual with overdrive 3-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 106 in (2,692 mm) |
| Length | 174 in (4,420 mm) Mk 1 183 in (4,648 mm) Mk 2 |
| Width | 67 in (1,702 mm) |
| Height | 56 in (1,422 mm) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Standard Vanguard |
| Successor | Rover SD1 |
The Triumph 2000 is a mid-sized, rear wheel drive automobile which was produced in Coventry by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. It was introduced on 15 October 1963.[6] It was styled by Giovanni Michelotti.[7][8][9] [10]
It competed with the contemporary Rover P6 2000, which initially was offered only with a four-cylinder engine. The Rover was also released in October 1963, just one week before the Triumph.[11] Larger-engined models, known as the Triumph 2.5 PI and Triumph 2500 were also produced from 1968.
- ^ Triumph 2000/2500/2.5 Historical Page Retrieved on 29 March 2012
- ^ Australian Motor Industries (AMI) The Start Retrieved on 30 March 2012
- ^ Class Acts, Part 2: Triumph 2000, 2.5 PI, and 2500 Mk 2, ateupwithmotor.com Retrieved on 10 April 2014
- ^ "Motor Assembly Plant Officially Opened - Nelson Photo News - No 67 : May 28, 1966". photonews.org.nz. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Malines (Belgium) factory Leyland-Triumph 1972". www.motorgraphs.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ New Triumph marks the End of an Era. The Times, Tuesday, 15 October 1963; pg. 16; Issue 55832
- ^ Bill Boddy (November 1963). "Driving the new Triumph 2000". Motor Sport. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Dave Moss (4 December 2015). "Michelotti (and the Triumph Stag) – 'A free pencil…'". 2015 marks the 45th anniversary of the launch of the Triumph Stag. Dave Moss looks back at the car and its talented instigator, Giovanni Michelotti…. Kim Henson, "Wheels Alive". Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Rover P6". Classic Cars. "Classic Cars", Brentwood, Essex. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Jonathan Lewis (2010). "The Triumph 2000 Story – The Final Years: 'TC' and 'S' Models, 1974-1977". The Triumph 2000 Register, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Buying Secondhand: Rover 2000/2200". Autocar. 144. Vol. nbr 4155. 26 June 1976. pp. 62–64.