Triumph TR5

Infobox Automobile


name=Triumph TR5
production=1967–1968
manufacturer=Triumph Motor Company
class=Sports car
predecessor=Triumph TR4A
successor=Triumph TR6
related=Triumph TR250
engine=2498 cc Straight-6
wheelbase= convert|2.240|m|2|abbr=on
length= convert|3.902|m|2|abbr=on
width= convert|1.470|m|2|abbr=on
height= convert|1.170|m|2|abbr=on
parent_company = Leyland Motors Ltd
aka =
assembly = Coventry, United Kingdom
body_style = Convertible
layout = FR layout
platform =
transmission = 4-speed Manual, optional overdrive
weight = convert|1030|kg|1|abbr=on
fuel_capacity = convert|51|L|1|abbr=on
electric_range =
designer = Giovanni MichelottiThe Triumph TR5 was built for a 13 month period between August 1967 and September 1968 by the Triumph Motor Company in Coventry, United Kingdom.Original Triumph TR, Bill Piggott, ISBN 1-870979-24-9]

Virtually identical to the Michelotti styled TR4TR for Triumph, Chris Harvey, ISBN 0-902280-94-5] , the TR5 hid the main differences under the body, and the most significant of these was the engine. The TR5 boasted a 2.5 litre straight 6 fuel injected engine developing around convert|150|bhp|0|abbr=on. This engine was carried forward to the TR6.

At the time, fuel injection (or petrol injection as it was sometimes called back then) was uncommon in road cars. So much so that Triumph claimed in their sales brochure that it was the "First British production sports car with petrol injection".Original UK sales brochure, 387/168/UK] Motor Magazine, 4 May 1968, Volume 133, Number 3437] This engine could propel the TR5 from 0 to convert|50|mph|0|abbr=on in just 6.5 seconds, and on to a top speed of convert|125|mph|0|abbr=on. It should be noted that road tests at the time got slightly different performance figures:Triumph TR4, TR5, TR250. R.M.Clarke. ISBN 0-948207-53-1]

References

External links

* [http://www.triumphexperience.com The Triumph Experience]