Fastest Acceleration Triumph Cars

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The Fastest Acceleration Triumph Cars Ever

By David ChappleRevised May 25, 2026

These are the quickest accelerating production Triumphs ever to be allowed on the public roads.

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1968 Triumph TR6 2.5 PI (CP)
0-62 mph: 8.2 seconds
1^st

(1968 - 1972)
...R6 2.5 PI

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2.5 L Inline 6

119 mph

8.2 seconds

150 hp

16.7 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

5.8 ft³

2,491 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 8.2 seconds, the Triumph TR6 2.5 PI takes first place.
It's a 2 door RWD Roadster with 2 seats and was sold from 1968 to 1972.
It is also joint 1st in The Highest Torque Triumph Cars Ever.
1967 Triumph TR5
0-62 mph: 8.8 seconds
2^nd

(1967 - 1968)
...TR5

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2.5 L Inline 6

119 mph

8.8 seconds

150 hp

20 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

5.7 ft³

2,282 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 8.8 seconds, the Triumph TR5 takes second place.
It's a 2 door RWD Roadster with 2 seats and was sold from 1967 to 1968.
It is also 1st in The Highest Power / Weight Triumph Cars Ever.
1976 Triumph Dolomite Sprint
0-62 mph: 9.2 seconds
3^rd

(1976 - 1980)
...te Sprint

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2 L Inline 4

116 mph

9.2 seconds

127 hp

20 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

13.5 ft³

2,304 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 9.2 seconds, the Triumph Dolomite Sprint takes joint third place.
It's a 4 door RWD Sedan with 5 seats and was sold from 1976 to 1980.
It is also joint 1st in The Highest Power / Cubic Capacity Triumph Cars Ever.
1973 Triumph Dolomite Sprint
0-62 mph: 9.2 seconds
4^th

(1973 - 1976)
...te Sprint

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2 L Inline 4

116 mph

9.2 seconds

127 hp

20 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

13.5 ft³

2,282 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 9.2 seconds, the Triumph Dolomite Sprint takes joint third place.
It's a 4 door RWD Sedan with 5 seats and was sold from 1973 to 1976.
It is also joint 1st in The Highest Power / Cubic Capacity Triumph Cars Ever.
1980 Triumph TR7 Coupé
0-62 mph: 9.5 seconds
5^th

(1980 - 1981)
...R7 Coupé

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2 L Inline 4

110 mph

9.5 seconds

105 hp

22.9 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

9.9 ft³

2,337 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 9.5 seconds, the Triumph TR7 Coupé takes joint fifth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Coupé with 2 seats and was sold from 1980 to 1981.
It is also joint 7th in The Most Powerful Triumph Cars Ever.
1977 Triumph TR7 Coupé
0-62 mph: 9.5 seconds
6^th

(1977 - 1980)
...R7 Coupé

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2 L Inline 4

110 mph

9.5 seconds

105 hp

22.6 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

9.9 ft³

2,293 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 9.5 seconds, the Triumph TR7 Coupé takes joint fifth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Coupé with 2 seats and was sold from 1977 to 1980.
It is also joint 8th in The Fastest Triumph Cars Ever.
1973 Triumph TR6 2.5 PI (CR)
0-62 mph: 9.5 seconds
7^th

(1973 - 1975)
...R6 2.5 PI

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2.5 L Inline 6

113 mph

9.5 seconds

125 hp

20 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

5.8 ft³

2,491 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 9.5 seconds, the Triumph TR6 2.5 PI takes joint fifth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Roadster with 2 seats and was sold from 1973 to 1975.
It is also 4th in The Highest Torque Triumph Cars Ever.
1975 Triumph TR7 Coupé
0-62 mph: 9.6 seconds
8^th

(1975 - 1977)
...R7 Coupé

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2 L Inline 4

109 mph

9.6 seconds

105 hp

22 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

9.9 ft³

2,205 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 9.6 seconds, the Triumph TR7 Coupé takes eighth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Coupé with 2 seats and was sold from 1975 to 1977.
It is also joint 8th in The Highest Power / Cubic Capacity Triumph Cars Ever.
1979 Triumph TR7 Convertible
0-62 mph: 9.8 seconds
9^th

(1979 - 1981)
...nvertible

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2 L Inline 4

108 mph

9.8 seconds

105 hp

22.4 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

8.5 ft³

2,359 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 9.8 seconds, the Triumph TR7 Convertible takes ninth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Convertible with 2 seats and was sold from 1979 to 1981.
It is also joint 7th in The Most Powerful Triumph Cars Ever.
1962 Triumph TR3B
0-62 mph: 9.9 seconds
10^th

(1962)
...TR3B

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2.1 L Inline 4

110 mph

9.9 seconds

105 hp

20.8 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

5.1 ft³

2,072 lbs
Front Mid - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 9.9 seconds, the Triumph TR3B takes tenth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Roadster with 2 seats and was sold during 1962.
It is also 7th in The Highest Power / Weight Triumph Cars Ever.
1972 Triumph TR6 2.5 Carburettor (CF)
0-62 mph: 10.5 seconds
11^th

(1972 - 1976)
...rburettor

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2.5 L Inline 6

110 mph

10.5 seconds

106 hp

18.3 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

5.8 ft³

2,469 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 10.5 seconds, the Triumph TR6 2.5 Carburettor takes joint eleventh place.
It's a 2 door RWD Roadster with 2 seats and was sold from 1972 to 1976.
It is also 5th in The Highest Torque Triumph Cars Ever.
1970 Triumph GT6 (Mk III)
0-62 mph: 10.5 seconds
12^th

(1970 - 1973)
...GT6

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2 L Inline 6

112 mph

10.5 seconds

104 hp

23.3 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

7.1 ft³

2,028 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 10.5 seconds, the Triumph GT6 takes joint eleventh place.
It's a 2 door RWD Coupé with 2 seats and was sold from 1970 to 1973.
It is also 6th in The Highest Power / Weight Triumph Cars Ever.
1968 Triumph GT6+ (Mk II)
0-62 mph: 10.5 seconds
13^th

(1968 - 1970)
...GT6+

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2 L Inline 6

112 mph

10.5 seconds

104 hp

23.3 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

7.1 ft³

2,015 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 10.5 seconds, the Triumph GT6+ takes joint eleventh place.
It's a 2 door RWD Coupé with 2 seats and was sold from 1968 to 1970.
It is also 5th in The Highest Power / Weight Triumph Cars Ever.
1965 Triumph TR4A Live Axle
0-62 mph: 10.5 seconds
14^th

(1965 - 1967)
...Live Axle

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2.1 L Inline 4

110 mph

10.5 seconds

104 hp

22.5 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

5.8 ft³

2,238 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 10.5 seconds, the Triumph TR4A Live Axle takes joint eleventh place.
It's a 2 door RWD Roadster with 2 seats and was sold from 1965 to 1967.
It is also joint 6th in The Highest Torque Triumph Cars Ever.
1957 Triumph TR3A
0-62 mph: 10.5 seconds
15^th

(1957 - 1962)
...TR3A

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2 L Inline 4

106 mph

10.5 seconds

100 hp

22.5 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

5.1 ft³

2,072 lbs
Front Mid - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 10.5 seconds, the Triumph TR3A takes joint eleventh place.
It's a 2 door RWD Roadster with 2 seats and was sold from 1957 to 1962.
It is also joint 10th in The Highest Power / Weight Triumph Cars Ever.
1969 Triumph TR6 2.5 Carburettor (CC)
0-62 mph: 10.7 seconds
16^th

(1969 - 1971)
...rburettor

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2.5 L Inline 6

109 mph

10.7 seconds

104 hp

18.3 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

5.8 ft³

2,392 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 10.7 seconds, the Triumph TR6 2.5 Carburettor takes joint sixteenth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Roadster with 2 seats and was sold from 1969 to 1971.
It is also 3rd in The Highest Torque Triumph Cars Ever.
1965 Triumph TR4A IRS
0-62 mph: 10.7 seconds
17^th

(1965 - 1967)
...TR4A IRS

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2.1 L Inline 4

109 mph

10.7 seconds

104 hp

22.5 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

5.8 ft³

2,282 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 10.7 seconds, the Triumph TR4A IRS takes joint sixteenth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Roadster with 2 seats and was sold from 1965 to 1967.
It is also joint 6th in The Highest Torque Triumph Cars Ever.
1955 Triumph TR3
0-62 mph: 10.8 seconds
18^th

(1955 - 1957)
...TR3

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2 L Inline 4

105 mph

10.8 seconds

95 hp

23.3 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

5.1 ft³

1,993 lbs
Front Mid - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 10.8 seconds, the Triumph TR3 takes eighteenth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Roadster with 2 seats and was sold from 1955 to 1957.
It is also joint 12th in The Highest Power / Weight Triumph Cars Ever.
1961 Triumph TR4
0-62 mph: 11.2 seconds
19^th

(1961 - 1965)
...TR4

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2.1 L Inline 4

110 mph

11.2 seconds

100 hp

23.7 mpg

2 Doors

2 Seats

5.8 ft³

2,072 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 11.2 seconds, the Triumph TR4 takes nineteenth place.
It's a 2 door RWD Roadster with 2 seats and was sold from 1961 to 1965.
It is also 7th in The Best MPG Triumph Cars Ever.
1976 Triumph Dolomite 1850HL
0-62 mph: 11.5 seconds
20^th

(1976 - 1980)
...te 1850HL

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1.9 L Inline 4

100 mph

11.5 seconds

91 hp

23.3 mpg

4 Doors

5 Seats

13.5 ft³

2,227 lbs
Front - RWD
All Specs
With a 0-62 mph acceleration of 11.5 seconds, the Triumph Dolomite 1850HL takes joint twentieth place.
It's a 4 door RWD Sedan with 5 seats and was sold from 1976 to 1980.
It is also joint 10th in The Best MPG Triumph Cars Ever.

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Fastest Acceleration Triumph Cars

The Fastest Acceleration Triumph Cars Ever

1968 Triumph TR6 2.5 PI (CP)

1967 Triumph TR5

1976 Triumph Dolomite Sprint

1973 Triumph Dolomite Sprint

1980 Triumph TR7 Coupé

1977 Triumph TR7 Coupé

1973 Triumph TR6 2.5 PI (CR)

1975 Triumph TR7 Coupé

1979 Triumph TR7 Convertible

1962 Triumph TR3B

1972 Triumph TR6 2.5 Carburettor (CF)

1970 Triumph GT6 (Mk III)

1968 Triumph GT6+ (Mk II)

1965 Triumph TR4A Live Axle

1957 Triumph TR3A

1969 Triumph TR6 2.5 Carburettor (CC)

1965 Triumph TR4A IRS

1955 Triumph TR3

1961 Triumph TR4

1976 Triumph Dolomite 1850HL

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