TIL: Triumph made a V8 TR7, called the TR8

by "Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44)
Published 02/22/2017 at 10:18

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Could be yours with three pedals for $6500 Canadian Rupees! Only about 400 made too!

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"PS9" (PS9)
02/22/2017 at 10:25, STARS: 1

I’m tired of Triumph stealing american manufacturing jobs! THAT COMPANY SHOULD BE PUT OUT OF BUSINESS IMMEDIATELY!!!

"McMike" (mcmike)
02/22/2017 at 10:25, STARS: 0

Yup, I think they only made like 3000 of them.

"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44)
02/22/2017 at 10:28, STARS: 0

Ya the Wiki on them was kind of hard to follow on numbers but pretty rare by the look of it!

"McMike" (mcmike)
02/22/2017 at 10:29, STARS: 1

Late 70s/early 80s.. What a time for horsepower.

"fintail" (fintail)
02/22/2017 at 10:30, STARS: 0

NP if you can find a towing policy to cover it. Might be in good shape as these “needed a few things” fresh from the assembly line.

I have a 1981 Consumer Guide that tested one of these, their comments about the car and the possible future state of the British motor industry were pretty accurate.

"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44)
02/22/2017 at 10:32, STARS: 3

V8 with 135hp! The English Corvette!

"McMike" (mcmike)
02/22/2017 at 10:43, STARS: 2

That was actually a very accurate comparison.

The 1980 Corvette got 190 bhp from 5.7l = 33.3 bhp/l

The 1980 TR8 got 135bhp from 3.5l = 38.5 bhp/l

"TheRealBicycleBuck" (therealbicyclebuck)
02/22/2017 at 11:12, STARS: 0

A friend of mine in high school had a gold one just like this:

It was fun for night-time cruises, but this was the car that made me realize that having the top down in the heat of the summer kinda sucks.

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
02/22/2017 at 11:21, STARS: 0

You’d actually be better off swapping in a Miata 1.8l. lol it’s prey bad when you can lose 4 cylinders and not lose HP.

"Tareim - V8 powered" (tareimgaml)
02/22/2017 at 11:40, STARS: 0

even better option, get 2 1.8's and make it a v8 so you don’t lose the sound and gain power

"nermal" (nermal)
02/22/2017 at 16:01, STARS: 0

I think these would be cool with Hayabusa engine swap.

"xyzabc" (stackofoldwood)
03/07/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 0

TR8...not TL8. Featured the Rover ( ...got it from GM / Buick ) Aluminum 3.5L 215CI V8. Set-up right, it goes like stink.

"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44)
03/07/2017 at 13:20, STARS: 1

Just noticed that typo! Thanks!