The Triumph Vitesse 2-Litre Mk II is a 2 door saloon (sedan) style road car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 2 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 95 bhp (96 PS/71 kW) at 5000 rpm and 156 Nm (115 lbft/15.9 kgm) at 3000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted kerb weight is 927 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 161 km/h (100 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2324 mm | 91.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1245 mm | 49 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Length | 3886 mm | 153 inches | |
| Width | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Height | 1321 mm | 52 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Kerb weight | 927 kg | 2044 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 39.8 litres | 8.8 [10.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Triumph | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 74.7 × 76 mm
2.94 × 2.99 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Net) |
96 PS (95 bhp) (71 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Net) |
156 Nm (115 ft·lb) (15.9 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (Net) |
35.5 kW/litre 48.2 ps/litre 47.5 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Net) |
78.08 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 2 St carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 981.2 kPa (142.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 333 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 103.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 76.42 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 102.48 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.09 kg/kW 21.86 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TL. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55803 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 20.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Triumph Vitesse 2-Litre Mk II added before December 1995. Last modified 2016-05-28. |
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