Editing Triumph TR8 (section)

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{{Infobox automobile
| image = Joes8Coupe.jpg
| name              = Triumph TR8
| production        = 1978&ndash;1981
| manufacturer      = [[Triumph Motor Company]]
| designer          = [[Harris Mann]]
| class             = [[Sports car]]
| body_style        = 2-door [[convertible (car)|convertible]] [[coupe]]
| predecessor       = [[Triumph TR7]]
| related           = [[Triumph TR7]]
| engine            = {{convert|3528|cc|L|1|abbr=on}} [[V8 engine|V8]]
| layout            = [[FR layout]]
| assembly          = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Speke]], [[Merseyside]], England
  | [[Coventry]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], England
  | [[Solihull, West Midlands]], England
  }}
| transmission      = 5-speed [[manual transmission|manual]]<ref name="carfolio.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=16863|title=1979 Triumph TR8|access-date=2008-01-01|work=carfolio.com}}</ref>
| wheelbase         = {{convert|2160|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="carfolio.com"/>
| length            = {{convert|4067|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="carfolio.com"/>
| width             = {{convert|1681|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="carfolio.com"/>
| height            = {{convert|1267|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="carfolio.com"/>
| weight            = {{convert|1203.9|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="conceptcarz.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z4713/Triumph_TR8/default.aspx|title=1980 Triumph TR8 DHC|access-date=2008-01-01|work=conceptcarz.com}}</ref>
}}
[[File:'80 Triumph TR8 (Hudson).JPG|250px|thumb|right|Triumph TR8]]

The '''Triumph TR8''' is a [[sports car]] built by the British [[Triumph Motor Company]] from 1978 until 1981. It is an eight-cylinder version of the "wedge-shaped" [[Triumph TR7]] which was designed by [[Harris Mann]] and manufactured by [[British Leyland]] (BL), through its Jaguar/Rover/Triumph (JRT) division. The majority of TR8s were sold in the United States and Canada.