The Triumph Motor Company was an automobile manufacturer in the 19th
and 20th century, currently the trade -name is owned by BMW. The
company faced financial issues and hence sold the bicycle and motor cycle
division. Standard Triumph was later on purchased by British Leyland.
History of the TR6 (1969-1972)
The Triumph TR6 was sold originally as an affordable two-seat sports car
that featured a squared and box like design, when all the other cars in its
class featured sleek and aero dynamic design. But the main let down for the TR5
was its reliability, it faced what is called “British Reliability” a common
term used for cars built by the British as they often featured bad engineering.
However the TR6 which was now a reliable sports car.
The TR6 was an affordable sports car that was a convertible with an
optional hardtop from factory. For braking the TR6 featured disc breaks in the
front and drum in the rear. The car featured a 125hp fuel injected 2.5l V6 that
produced 150hp in the UK market. Things were not so good for the TR6 fans in the
US market, as it was a carbureted version that produced 104hp. It had a 4
speed manual transmission with an optional overdrive. Overall the car managed
to reach speeds of 192km/h (119mph) and 0-60mph was achieved in 8.2sec.
The major downfall for enthusiasts looking at the TR6s in the UK market
would be rust, and the US version had the Zenith Stromberg carburetors instead
of the Lucas petrol injectors that reduced the power output. However the TR6 is
ease to maintain when it comes to body repairs or interiors as the can be
removed easily.
The TR6 is easily an amazing inexpensive roadster and in my opinion the
modern replace meant for it would be the Mazda Miata, yes I know it’s from
another company that has no connection with the Triumph, but both are ease to
maintain and can be modified for improvised handling for less money . The two cars are meant to have less power but
this is what helps them in having the ability to be pushed to the absolute limit.
On track days these cars if fitted with some good rubber and suspension can
compete if not outperform other sports cars.
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