Sure, MG could roll out the MGB-GT V8, but those were never officially
imported into the states. So, I'm sticking by my guns, stock for stock,
Triumph beats MG. Now, comparing a TR6 with an MGC, I'd say the MGC would
take it, but then the MGC has a half liter of displacement on the 6.
Comparing the MG V8 with the TR8, I'd still stick with the TR8. The Triumph
has a better chassis to start with, remember, the car was originally
designed for a V8, the MGB started life with a 4, then got the Healey 6
(MGC), and eventually the V8.
I've seen race prepped TR8's clobber the likes of race prepped late 80s
Camaros, so I know a properly prepared TR8 is a force to be reckoned with.
What the MG gains from a lighter weight, the TR8 makes up in handling and
suspension refinements. In hindsight, maybe Triumph did have the right car
in the TR8, but at the wrong time.
Ron and Angie - Dalton, Ga
84 300ZX Turbo 77 Spitfire 92 Tempo GLS 62 Vitesse
IZCC# 4779
"I gotta go, you're killing me!" - Kim Peterson, WGST 105.7, Atlanta
>Ron and Angie write:
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>>Throw in the TR8..... well, ol' Morris Garage just does not have
>>anything..... My money would be on the TRs, especially the 8!
>
>>Ron and Angie - Dalton, Ga
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>But then Morris Garages could roll out their MGB-V8. (same engine
>as the TR8, in an MGB, produced in limited quantities and not
>imported to the US)
>
>But the wedge has a more refined suspension. And looks better than
>the antiquated, tired MGB. And has a nicer ride. And power steering.
>And a better top. And a better lineage!
>
>Dave Massey
>St. Louis, MO USA
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