Editing Triumph 2000 (section)

== Engine ==
The 2000 used the six-cylinder engine first seen in the [[Standard Vanguard#Vanguard Six|Standard Vanguard]] at the end of 1960.<ref name=PracticalMotorist1960>{{cite journal|journal =Practical Motorist |volume = (nbr 76)|series =7 |title =On the road&nbsp;... Standard's new 'Luxury Six' Vanguard is based on their Michelotti-styled 'Vignale'. The new 1,998 c.c. (74.7 x 76 mm) six-cylinder engine has push-rod o.h. valves and twin down-draught carburetter&nbsp;... |page=7|date=December 1960}}</ref>   However, the last of the six cylinder Vanguards had applied a compression ratio of 8.0:1 which the increasing availability of higher octane fuels enabled the manufacturers to increase to 8.5:1 for the Triumph.<ref name=Autocar197202>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Autocar (magazine)|Autocar]] |volume = (nbr 3958)|series =136 |title =Used Car Test: 1967 Triumph 200 Automatic| pages =  24–25| date = 10 February 1972}}</ref>   This and the fitting of twin Stromberg 150 CD carburettors made for a claimed power output increased to {{Convert|90|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}} from the Vanguard's {{Convert|80|bhp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}.