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Encyclopedia > Triumph 2000
Triumph 2000, 2.5PI & 2500
Triumph 2500
Manufacturer Triumph Motor Company
Production 1963-1977
Predecessor Standard Vanguard
Successor Rover SD1
Body style(s) 4 door saloon
5 door estate
Engine(s) 1998 cc Straight-6
Transmission(s) manual, manual with overdrive, automatic
Length 183 inches (4654 mm)
Width 67 inches (1714 mm)
Height 56 inches (1435 mm)
Designer Michelotti
Triumph 2000 Mark 1
Production 1963-1969
120,645 made
Engine(s) 1998 cc Straight-6
Transmission(s) manual 4-speed gearbox or automatic Borg-Warner Type 35
Triumph 2000 Mark 2
Production 1969-1977
104,580 made
Engine(s) 1998 cc Straight-6
Triumph 2.5 PI Mark 1
Production 1968-1969
9029 made
Engine(s) 2498 cc Straight-6
Triumph 2.5 PI Mark 2
Production 1969-1975
49,742 made
Engine(s) 2498 cc Straight-6
Triumph 2500TC
Production 1974-1977
32,492 made
Engine(s) 2498 cc Straight-6
Triumph 2500S
Production 1975-1977
8164 made
Engine(s) 2498 cc Straight-6

The Triumph 2000 was a mid-sized automobile produced in Coventry by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3456 × 2304 pixel, file size: 4. ... Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... Triumph Logo (1978 version) 1934 Triumph Gloria Six 1937 Triumph Dolomite Roadster 1974 Triumph GT6 Coupé The Triumph Motor Company had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann (1863-1951) and Moritz (Maurice) Schulte founded Bettmann & Co and started selling Triumph bicycles, from premises in London and from 1889 started... The Standard Vanguard was a car produced by the British Standard Motor Company from 1947 to 1963. ... Rover SD1 is the code name given to a series of large executive cars made by British Leyland and Austin Rover Group from 1976 to 1987. ... Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... “Gearbox” redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Automotive design. ... Giovanni Michelotti (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the 20th century. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... “Gearbox” redirects here. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... The straight-6 (also inline 6, I-6, or I6) is an internal combustion engine with six cylinders aligned in a single row. ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ... Triumph Logo (1978 version) 1934 Triumph Gloria Six 1937 Triumph Dolomite Roadster 1974 Triumph GT6 Coupé The Triumph Motor Company had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann (1863-1951) and Moritz (Maurice) Schulte founded Bettmann & Co and started selling Triumph bicycles, from premises in London and from 1889 started...


Using the six cylinder engine first seen in the Standard Vanguard in 1961 and 4 speed manual gearbox (overdrive and 3 speed automatic were options), the monocoque body had independent suspension all round using coil springs. The servo assisted brakes were disc at the front and drums at the rear. Triumph's 2000 competed with the contemporary iconic Rover P6/2000, which initially was offered only with a four cylinder engine. An overdrive is sometimes a separate unit that fits into the back of a gearbox, as with this Fairey unit. ... Monocoque (French for single shell) is a construction technique that uses the external skin of an object to support some or most of the load on the structure. ... The Rover P6 series (named 2000, 2200, and 3500 for their engine displacement) was a group of saloon cars produced from 1963 to 1977 in Solihull, West Midlands, England. ...

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Triumph 2000 MkI

The 'Mark I' was built between 1963 and 1969; a substantial facelift styled by Michelotti came in 1969, updating the car for the 1970s. It came in saloon and estate forms. The estate, launched in 1965 with body shell partly built by Carbodies, was actually 5 inches (125 mm) shorter than the saloon. Giovanni Michelotti (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the 20th century. ... A notchback full-size luxury sedan. ... Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ... Carbodies is a British company based in Holyhead Road, Coventry, that started as a coachbuilder but is now best known for its Taxicab production business. ...


In 1968 the 2.5  PI Mark  I was launched, fitted with a Lucas Automotive mechanical fuel injection system. Performance was very good, but the PI models gained a reputation for unreliability and poor fuel economy. In Australia these models suffered badly because of the summer heat. The electric fuel pump commonly overheated causing fuel to vapourise and render the engine inoperable until it cooled down. Because of the launch late in the Mark I's life, there are relatively few PIs in the original shape. Lucas Automotive was a famous manufacturer of automotive components for the motor industry. ... // Fuel injection is a means of metering fuel into an internal combustion engine. ... Fuel efficiency, sometimes also referred to as fuel economy and commonly gas mileage in the United States, is a numeric measure often used to describe the amount of fuel consumed with regard to the distance travelled in a transportation vehicle, such as an automobile. ...


Triumph 2000 MkII

In 1969, the Mark II range was launched, aping the look of the then-upcoming Triumph Stag grand tourer. There were entry-level 2000 models, which were the most plentiful, but the remainder of the range consisted of 2500, 2500 TC and 2500 PI models. Apart from the PI models, all Triumph 2000 and 2500s had twin Stromberg or SU carburettors, hence the twin carbureted configurations of these cars were designated with the prefix 'TC'. In 1975 the 2500S model, with 14 inch (356 mm) wheels and anti-roll bar, was added and replaced the PI models. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Zenith Carburetters was a British company making carburetors. ... SU carburetteurs (named for Skinners Union, the company which produced them) were a brand of sidedraft carburetor widely used in British (Triumph, MG) and Swedish (Volvo, Saab 99) automobiles for much of the twentieth century. ... The carburetor (or carburettor, carb for short) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal_combustion engine. ...


The Mark II, the last big Triumph car, ceased production in 1977, supplanted by BL's corporate executive car, the Rover SD1: Six cylinder 2300 and 2600 versions of the new Rover would nonetheless be powered by engines derived from the Triumph 2000. A few Triumph 2000s were still being registered in New Zealand as late as 1979, and many were still on the road in the 1990s. Sir Robert Muldoon, New Zealand's then-Prime Minister, privately owned a 2500S and had been known to drive to work in it. Rover SD1 is the code name given to a series of large executive cars made by British Leyland and Austin Rover Group from 1976 to 1987. ... The Right Honourable Sir Robert David (Rob) Muldoon GCMG CH (25 September 1921–5 August 1992) served as Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...


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Triumph GT6: Information from Answers.com (1101 words)
Triumph found an alternative, however; the 1998cc six-cylinder from the large Triumph 2000 saloon was about to be fitted to the Triumph Vitesse, and the engine developed more than enough power to endow the 'Spitfire coupé' with decent performance.
Triumph had done nothing to improve the system for the GT6, and the tendency to break away if the driver lifted off the power mid-corner was not helped at all by the increased weight at the front of the car.
Triumph always refused to release a convertible version of the GT6, and this may be partly responsible; the only likely explanation for this is their reluctance to offer any competition for their TR6 roadster, a strong seller in the USA.
Triumph 2000 development story (3249 words)
The Triumph 2000 was officially unveiled in October 1963 and the press and public, alike took it to their hearts in a big way.
The Triumph 2000 estate had one undoubted advantage on the marketplace: Rover did not produce an official estate version of the P6, the only way buyers could get hold of a P6 estate was via the Crayford engineered version.
The Triumph 2000 was a case of being the perfect product at the right time, and its 13-year life demonstrated perfectly, the way that the British could build a car of enduring quality and timeless style in a package that customers actually wanted.
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