This same Triumph Slant-4 engine manufactured by StanPart was initially used in the Saab 99.
However the cylinder heads of the two engines do not share the same footprint on their respective engine blocks. The Triumph Slant-4 engine shared the same basic design as the Triumph V8, consisting of a single overhead cam cast iron block with aluminium heads. Under the direction of Harry's replacement, Spen King in 1968, the new Triumph OHC 2.5 PI V8 was enlarged to 2997 cc (3.0 litre) to increase torque and the troublesome fuel injection dropped in favour of dual Zenith-Stromberg 175 CDSE carburetors to meet emission standards of the target market - USA. The vision was to allow Triumph to compete in the highly desired V8 marketplace. Besides, Harry Webster had already started development and testing of a new unique, all Triumph designed overhead cam (OHC) 2.5 litre fuel injected (PI) V8 to be used in the Stag, large saloons and estate cars. Rover, also owned by British Leyland, simply could not supply the numbers of aluminium V8 engines to match the anticipated production of the Stag. It has been alleged that internal politics meant that Triumph intended, but were unable, to use the proven but old technology General Motors designed all aluminium Rover V8. Triumph liked the Michelotti design so much that they propagated the styling lines of the Stag into the new T2000/T2500 saloon and estate model lines of the 1970's. The end result, a two door drop head (convertible) had little in common with the styling of its progenitor 2000, but retained the suspension and drive line. Harry, who was a long time friend of Giovanni who he called "Micho", absolutely loved the design and spirited the prototype back to England. Their agreement was under the premise that if Harry liked the design, Triumph could use the prototype as the basis of a new Triumph model. The car started as a styling experiment literally cut and shaped from a 1963-4 Triumph 2000 pre-production saloon, which had also been styled by Michelotti, and loaned to him by Harry Webster, Director of Triumph Engineering from the early to late 1960's. A removable hardtop was a popular factory option for the early Stags, and was later supplied as a standard fitment. All Stags were four-seater convertible coupés for structural rigidity, the Stag required a B-pillar " roll bar" hoop connected to the windscreen frame by a T-bar. If there are hybrid versions of this vehicle manufactured, then please elaborate a little bit on it here.Įnvisioned as a luxury sports car, the Triumph Stag was designed to be a gentleman's sports tourer, to compete directly with the Mercedes-Benz SL class models. List the colors that the particular is offered in.Ĭreate links to other pages in this section. Please make sure not to use copyrighted photos. This section should reference points on safety ratings and features of the vehicle. Warranty options and scheduled maintainance information should be mentioned here. If using information gathered from Road Test articles from a reputable automotive source, then please make sure to cite the quote.
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