The "Best" Triumphs
Discussion
//j17 said:
The all round best car Triumph ever made - easy. It's the Triumph Acclaim.
Not the fastest car they made, or the best looking, nor the most sporty.
It was the best specced, most reliable and best built car to ever roll off the production lines though.
Sad, but true.
That's an interesting perspective. You're right, so long as you put reliability, and build quality above everything else. I don't see a lot of folks rushing to restore them however and so clearly there are qualities in the older Triumphs which transcend mere functional effectiveness. If only they'd been able to bundle all those qualities together.
yertis said:
The all round best car Triumph ever made - easy. It's the Triumph Acclaim.
Not the fastest car they made, or the best looking, nor the most sporty.
It was the best specced, most reliable and best built car to ever roll off the production lines though.
Sad, but true.
That's an interesting perspective. You're right, so long as you put reliability, and build quality above everything else. I don't see a lot of folks rushing to restore them however and so clearly there are qualities in the older Triumphs which transcend mere functional effectiveness. If only they'd been able to bundle all those qualities together.
Like I said - as a car it's the best they made. Won't be swapping my Spitfire (1930's seperate chassis construction & skuttle shake, engine designed in the 1950's with a pully nut that keeps trying to come undone, and about as waterproof as a fish) though ^_^
That said, the Avon Turbo Acclaims were meant to be quite good fun. 0-60 in 9.6s - the fastest accelerating car Triumph ever sold?
God this thread is depressing me
>> Edited by //j17 on Monday 15th May 23:13
//j17 said:
The all round best car Triumph ever made - easy. It's the Triumph Acclaim.
Not the fastest car they made, or the best looking, nor the most sporty.
It was the best specced, most reliable and best built car to ever roll off the production lines though.
Sad, but true.
That's an interesting perspective. You're right, so long as you put reliability, and build quality above everything else. I don't see a lot of folks rushing to restore them however and so clearly there are qualities in the older Triumphs which transcend mere functional effectiveness. If only they'd been able to bundle all those qualities together.
Like I said - as a car it's the best they made. Won't be swapping my Spitfire (1930's seperate chassis construction & skuttle shake, engine designed in the 1950's with a pully nut that keeps trying to come undone, and about as waterproof as a fish) though ^_^
That said, the Avon Turbo Acclaims were meant to be quite good fun. 0-60 in 9.6s - the fastest accelerating car Triumph ever sold?
God this thread is depressing me
>> Edited by //j17 on Monday 15th May 23:13
You sure that's right? 0-60 in 9.6? A TR5 or 6 PI is a lot faster than that straight out of the box.
I reckon the best 2 seater is the TR7 v8. It's the fastest TR, handles the best and was cad designed so is probably the safest. It was over engineered to meet safety legislation that never came into force in the US. Plus it very up upgradeable if you want to go bonkers.
Best looking is the 7/8 convertible but that's a draw with the 4&5. I like the early bonnet lines.
Boosted.
Best looking is the 7/8 convertible but that's a draw with the 4&5. I like the early bonnet lines.
Boosted.
Boosted LS1 said:
I reckon the best 2 seater is the TR7 v8. It's the fastest TR, handles the best and was cad designed so is probably the safest. It was over engineered to meet safety legislation that never came into force in the US. Plus it very up upgradeable if you want to go bonkers.
Best looking is the 7/8 convertible but that's a draw with the 4&5. I like the early bonnet lines.
Boosted.
I agree, plenty of space for a 2 seater, very timeless looks, mine stills looks modern today, excellent seating & handling. Damn safe even when clouted by securicor vans, with side impact protection bars etc. & my V8 is damn quick & handles well, better than a lot of modern warm hatches and regularly pees off BMW drivers who can't work it out! Mine has absolutely no badging yet since it's rebuild!
I've had a GT6 Mk2, 2.5 PI mk2, and currently have a TR7 V8, the GT6 was tiny but so smooth, handled reasonably well, 2.5 PI, Motor road test said, sumptuous family hot rod, a very apt description, Tr7 V8 most smiles per quid I've had for a long time, uprated suspenders, and it handles as well as any car I've had, apart from my Lotus Elan S3, that is.
pdV6 said:
yertis said:
TR2-3 look ugly
I think its the "open mouth" look that grates:
Easily fixed, though, which Triumph did eventually get around to:
Not for nothing are those pics entitled "toad hall cars".
That's where they live. That's their house. I'm big fan of toads, I just prefer my cars not to look like our warty friends.
Loads of character though. I've discovered one of my neighbours has one. When he saw my 6, he ridiculed my roll-bar, and sneered at my seatbelts. Next day I asked his Mrs about this lack of safety features, and she told me that their son has "only gone through the windscreen once".
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