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D i m e n s i o n s

7' , 4" 2,240 mm

E n g i n e N u m b e r o f c y l i n d e r s 6 ; B o r e o f c y l i n d e r s7 4 . 7 m m ( 2 . 9 4 i n ) ; P i s t o n a r e a 2 6 3 s q c m . ( 4 O . 7 s q i n . ) ;S t r o k e o f c r a n k 9 5 m m . ( 3 . 7 4 i n . ) ; C a p a c i t y 2 4 9 8 c c .( 1 5 2 c u i n . ) ; F i r i n g o r d e r 1 , 5 , 3 , 6 , 2 , 4 ; C o m p r e s s i o nR a t i o 9 5 : 1 ; C r a n k s h a f t , r o b u s t c o n s t r u c t i o n w i t hi n t e g r a l b a l a n c e w e i g h t s F o u r m a i n b e a r i n g s . C r o s s -d r i l l e d o i l w a y s .

T r a n s m i s s i o n C l u t c h , d i a p h r a g m t y p e 8 + " d i a .hydrau l i ca l l y opera ted ; Gearbox , four fo rward ra t iosand reverse ; Gears , syncromesh on a l l fo rward ra t ios

Top 3rd Znd 1 st Rev.R a t i o s : 1 . 0 0 1 . 3 3 2 . 0 1 3 . 1 4 3 . 2 2O v e r a l l R a t i o s : 3 . 4 5 4 . 5 9 6 . 9 4 1 0 . 8 3 1 1 . 1 1Prope l lo r sha f t , a l l meta l sha f t , need le ro l le r bear ings .S h o r t l e n g t h t o a v o l d w h i p a n d s i m p l i f y f r a m e c o n s t r u c -t r o n .

R e a r A x l e F i n a l d r i v e u n i t r u b b e r m o u n t e d . D r i v e ,h y p o i d b e v e l g e a r s . T a p e r r o l l e r b e a r i n g s . R a t i o , 3 . 4 5 : 1 .

S u s p e n s i o n F R O N T L o w p e r i o d i c i t y i n d e p e n d e n tsys tem, incorpora t ing an t i - ro l l bar . Paten ted bo t tombush and top ba l l jo in t whee l sw ive ls . Co i l spr ingscont ro l led by te lescop ic dampers . Taper ro l le r hubbear i ngs .

R E A R S e m i - t r a i l i n g a r m i n d e p e n d e n t s u s p e n s i o n w i t hc o i l s p r i n g s c o n t r o l l e d b y p i s t o n d a m p e r s . M o u n t e d o nf rame th rough rubber bushed p ivo ts and w i th rubberi n s u l a t i o n o f s p r i n g .

Whee ls S tee l d isc type w i th s imu la ted magnes iumt r ims - 5 | "J r im.

Brakes Ca l iper d isc b rakes on f ron t whee ls ; to ta lswept a rea 233 sq . in . lQZ" d ia . Drum brakes , 9 x 1 f " o fl e a d i n g a n d t r a i l i n g s h o e t y p e o n r e a r w h e e l s ; t o t a lswept a rea 99 sq . in .

Frame B ig id s t ruc tu re . Channe l s tee l p ress ings fo rmbox sec t ion s ide members braced by a c ruc i fo rmmember . Comple te f rame rus tproo fed .

S t e e r i n g R a c k a n d p i n i o n t y p e u n i t . l 5 " d i a m e t e r ( 3 8 1mm.) 3 spoke type s teer ing whee l w i th lea ther coveredr im, and padded boss .

U p h o l s t e r y S u p e r i o r q u a l i t y e x p a n d e d P . V . C . I e a t h e r -c lo th w i th vent i la ted seat fac ings .

l n s t r u m e n t s 5 i n . t a c h o m e t e r , 5 i n . s p e e d o m e t e r w i t ht r ip , pos i t ioned in f ron t o f d r iver . Separa te ins t rumentsfo r ammeter , fue l , water tempera ture and o i l p ressure .R e c e s s e d i n s t r u m e n t s w i t h n o n - g l a r e b e z e l s a n dr h e o s t a t c o n t r o l l e d b l u e i l l u m i n a t i o n . l g n i t i o n a n d h i g hb e a m w a r n i n g l i g h t s . D i r e c t i o n i n d i c a t o r w a r n i n g I i g h t .O i l p r e s s u r e w a r n i n g l i g h t . B r a k e f a i l u r e w a r n l n g l i g h t( l e f t - h a n d d r i v e m o d e l s o n l y ) . H a z a r d w a r n i n g l i g h t .

Cont ro ls Knobs fo r choke. heater . fan and a i r d is t r i -b u t i o n . R o c k e r s w i t c h e s f o r w i n d s c r e e n w i p e r s , w i n d -screen washers and hazard warn ing l igh ts . Rheosta ts w i t c h f o r v a r i a b l e i n t e n s i t y o f i n s t r u m e n t i l l u m i n a t i o n .

Luggage Accommodat ion Enc losed g love lockerw i t h l o c k , L u g g a g e s p a c e b e h i n d s e a t s a n d i n b o o t .Soare whee l housed be low boot f loor .

Heat ing and Vent i la t ion Heater w i th two speedb l o w e r , i n c o r p o r a t i n g w i n d s c r e e n d e m i s t e r a n d d e -f ros te r . Two d i rec t iona l f resh a i r ven ts in fac ia . twod i r e c t i o n a l v e n t s u n d e r f a c i a .

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t n n n { f e n i e l - J n n r : : '

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b e l o w h e a d l a m p s R e , : ' : - ; : ' - : ' , - :i n d i c a t i o n l a m p s R e a r r - ^ - - : ' r r ' : :m ^ r r n t o . l n n h , r m n c . i : - ' -I I I O U t I I e O O n O U t n O A r E : , . - - . ' . : : ' , ' : '

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I n t e r i o r D i m e n s i o n s

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c u s h i o n ; - ' a

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S P E C I A L N O T E T h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n d e t a i l s g i v e ni n t h i s p u b l i c a t i o n a r e n o t a p p l i c a b l e i n N o r t hA m e r i c a , p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e C o n t i n e n t a l U . S . A . , o rto U.S. overseas s ta tes or te r r i to r ies .

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w i t h h e a t e r 1 1 p i n t s 6 . 2 l i t r e s 1 3 2 p i n t s

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1 0 m . o h . 4 7 1 6 2 6 9 4 7 1 4 7 9 1 5 1 61 0 k .o .h , 296 393 595 940 952R o a d s p e e d a t 1 0 0 0 r . p . m . i n t o p g e a r - 2 1 . 2 1 m . p h .Road speed a t 2500 f t lm in . p is ton speed in top gear -8 5 m . o , h .

Max imum Recommended Speeds in

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M a x i m u m p o w e r 1 5 0 b . h . p . a t 5 5 0 0 r p m .M a x i m u m t o r q u e 1 9 0 0 l b . i n . a t 3 0 0 0 r , p . m .( e q u i v a l e n t t o 1 5 7 l b / i n . ' b . m . e . p )

Acce le ra t ion Speed range T ime (secs . )

T o p g e a r 3 0 - 5 0 m p . h . ( 5 0 - 8 0 k . p . h . ) 7 . O

4 0 - 6 0 m . p . h . ( 7 0 - 1 0 0 k . p . h . ) 7 . 0

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S t a n d i n g i m i l e 1 6 f s e c s .

M a x i m u m s p e e d 1 1 5 - 1 2 5 m . p . h . d e p e n d i n g o n s p e c i -f i c a t i o n .

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Al l fussiness has been el iminated. Everyl ine, every curve, every angle earns i tskeep in terms of better motor ing.That sweeping, aerodynamic bonnet, forinstance. l t stretches wal l to wal l andi t 's h inged at the f ront, so i t won' t takeoff when you're real ly f ly ing.

Al l four wings are bol ted on. So i f youdo modify one and don' t l ike the ef fect ,

you can go back to our des ign w i thouthaving to replace hal f the body.Rear lamps, stop lamps, reversing lamps,f lashers and ref lectors-al l these havebeen integrated into two matching uni ts.Easier to see. Easier to see to.Everything is pract ical ; even the namebadge. You' l l never have to scrape dir tand squashed f l ies f rom i ts decorat ivenotches. Because i t hasn' t any decorat ivenotches.Equal ly easy to keep clean are themagnum wheel t r ims. They're made ofpol ished al loy that knows how to takecare of itself.O.K., that 's the sty l ing picture. Now let 'sget wi th the act ion.

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A dr iver 's car Step in to the o f f i ce o f a Tr iumph TRO P. l .and- i f you know motorcars-you' l l knowth is one means bus iness . B ig bus iness .The contoured seat gr ips and supportsyou in al l the r ight p laces, sets you f i rmlyin command o f every d r iv ing s i tua t ion .The pedals feel precise, progressive. Theleatherclad racing wheel is a professionalinv i ta t ion . So is the chunky gearsh i f t .lns t ruments a re qu ick - read, minor con-t ro ls fa l l read i l y and na tura l l y to hand.Every i tem in the cockpi t te l ls you thatthis is a dr iver 's car.Start her up. lnstant act ion. No hesi tat ionor f luf f iness. Let her id le a moment. Thatr i ch , th roa ty burb le i s a b ig -s ix p romise o fpower. Now rev up. That 's the turbo- jetsmoothness of d i rect fuel in ject ion.

Sn ick in to f i rs t and pu l l away. Throughthe gears to f i f ty in 6{ seconds, to s ixtyi n n i n e . T h i s i s r e a l m o t o r i n g ; y o u r s k i l land exper ience mated to the fan tas t icpower po ten t ia l o f the TR6 P. l . Watch tha trev counter ; th is eng ine is so eager ,you're in the red before you know i t .

Fas t Ie f t -hander coming up , c lear road tothe ex i t . L ine her up , change down, easethe whee l , power on . Th is i s the momento f t ru th . Th is i s when i t can happen.

Noth ing . That bend might never have beenthere . Wi th i t s a l l - round independentsuspens ion , p lus w ider t rack , 5 { J r imsand new ant i - ro l l bar , the TRO P. l . beatsany prev ious TR fo r roadho ld ing . Andtha t ' s rea l l y say ing someth ing .

All-round Functional Elegance Everything under instant controt

All-round lndependent Suspension for Vice-free Handling

Repeater Flashers on both front wings

Wrap round Flashers far Extn Safety . . . and a Detachable Hardtop

Cal l i t TR SIX appea lDriver 's car or no, the TRO P. l . leaves alo t o f ch i ch i sa loons s tand ing when i tcomes to looking af ter the ladies.

That deep-sprung, f igure-hugg ing pass-enger seat is every bi t as comfortable asyours. Because i t 's the same as yours.So you' l l have no feminist complaints ofinequa l i t y (o r sadd le soreness) to pu t upwi th .

The tai lored hood is draughtproof, dr ip-proof, waterproof, windproof, weathef-proof, fumbleproof and foolproof. l t can

be swapped for sunshine any t ime youhave a few minutes to spare.Then, whi le you get back to the dr iv ing,your fasc ina t ing compan ion can reve l insunl i t v iews of such lu-xur ies as pi lecarpet ing, a glove locker that unlocks toreveal an automat ical ly operated inter iorl ight , avizor-mounted vani ty mirror and areal ly sensible heat ing/de-mist ing systemwith face- level swivel l ing vents at each endof the facia plus an extra pair underneath.That 's i f she isn' t too busy admir ing yourdr iv ing sk i l l .

Petrol in ject ion is a product of inter-na t iona l motor rac ing . l t was deve loped(by Lucas , in th is count ry ) to p rov ideFormula One cars w i th smoother , evenmore v iv id acce le ra t ion . w i th cons is ten tre l iab i l i t y under the most severe dr iv ingcond i t ions .

Today, near ly a l l the top rac ing cars a ref i t ted w i th fue l in jec t ion . But on ly ahandfu l o f manufac turers o f fe r fue l -in jected cars to pr ivate motor ists.

I n B r i t a i n , T r i u m p h i s t h e f i r s t a n d o n l ymanufac turer to f i t pe t ro l in jec t ion to avo lume produc t ion spor ts car ,

How does the sys tem work ? ln thes imp les t te rms, fue l i s pumped f rom thetank , p ressur ised and accura te ly metered .Measured charges are then in jec ted in to

each por t in tu rn , in the fo rm o f a f inespray . They mix w i th the in take a i r wh ichis then compressed and ign i ted in theusua l way ,

The system is precise, ef f ic ient andeconomica l . There is no h i t and missabout i t ; f la t spo ts a re e l im ina ted andthe eng ine to rque curve is g rea t lyimproved.

Teamed w i th the 2+ l i t re , s ix -cy l inderTRO eng ine , pe t ro l ln jec t ion g ivessmoother low-speed motor ing, wi thinstant throt t le response and sear ingacce le ra t ion , p lus c leaner exhauste m i s s i o n .

The wor ld 's top rac ing dr ivers re ly 'onfuel in ject ion for extra performance andrel iabi l i ty . Now-as al l the best adver-t isements say-you can, too.

A 7 50 b.h.p. P.l. engine calls for brakes like these

For rea l s topp ing power , the TRG P. l . has10+' d iscs up front, 9" drum brakes atthe rear. Both sets are servo assisted, andwi l l opera te independent ly o f each o ther .F ina l l y , look a t tha t s tee l g i rder chass is . l t ' sr ig id. Rustproofed. And very, very strong.

A | 50 b.h.p. P.l. engine calls for brakes like

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Tr iumph TRO P . I .Close-up of semi-trai/ing arm l.R.S. and steel channel chassis