Triumph 2000, 2.5PI, 2500TC & 2500S | |
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![]() Triumph 2000 Mk 2 Saloon | |
Overview | |
Manufacturer | Triumph Motor Company |
Production | 1963–1977 324,652 produced |
Assembly | United Kingdom Australia[1][2] South Africa[3] New Zealand[4] Belgium[5] |
Designer | Giovanni Michelotti |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Mid-size Executive car |
Body style | 4-door saloon 5-door estate |
Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1,998 cc (121.9 cu in) straight-6 (2000) 2,498 cc (152.4 cu in) straight-6 (2.5 PI, 2500TC & 2500S) |
Transmission | 4-speed manual 4-speed manual with overdrive 3-speed automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 106 in (2,692 mm) |
Length | 174 in (4,420 mm) Mk 1 183 in (4,648 mm) Mk 2 |
Width | 67 in (1,702 mm) |
Height | 56 in (1,422 mm) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Standard Vanguard |
Successor | Rover SD1 |
The Triumph 2000 is a mid-sized, rear wheel drive automobile which was produced in Coventry by the Triumph Motor Company between 1963 and 1977. It was introduced on 15 October 1963.[6] It was styled by Giovanni Michelotti.[7][8][9] [10]
It competed with the contemporary Rover P6 2000, which initially was offered only with a four-cylinder engine. The Rover was also released in October 1963, just one week before the Triumph.[11] Larger-engined models, known as the Triumph 2.5 PI and Triumph 2500 were also produced from 1968.