| Triumph TR5 Triumph TR250 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Triumph Motor Company |
| Production | 1967–1968 |
| Assembly | Coventry, England |
| Designer | Giovanni Michelotti |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | Open two-seater |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.5-litre straight-6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual, optional overdrive |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,240 mm (88.2 in) |
| Length | 3,902 mm (153.6 in) |
| Width | 1,470 mm (57.9 in) |
| Height | 1,170 mm (46.1 in) |
| Kerb weight | 1,030 kg (2,271 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Triumph TR4A |
| Successor | Triumph TR6 |
The Triumph TR5 is a sports car built by the Triumph Motor Company in Coventry, England, between August 1967 and September 1968.[1]
Visually similar to the Michelotti-designed TR4 open two-seater it was derived from,[2] the TR5 replaced Triumph's 105 bhp (78 kW) SAE Standard inline-four engine with the much more powerful Lucas mechanical fuel-injected 150 bhp (110 kW) Triumph 2.5-litre straight-6. Price pressures and tighter emissions standards in the U.S. resulted in a much less powerful carburetted version, the TR250, being sold on the North American market.
At the time, fuel injection was uncommon in road cars. Triumph claimed in their sales brochure that it was the "First British production sports car with petrol injection".[3][4]
- ^ Piggott, Bill (1991). Original Triumph TR. ISBN 1-870979-24-9.
- ^ TR for Triumph, Chris Harvey, ISBN 0-902280-94-5
- ^ Original UK sales brochure, 387/168/UK
- ^ "Motor Magazine". Vol. 133, no. 3437. 4 May 1968.
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