Triumph Spitfire (United Kingdom, 1974-1980)

In 1974, a 5th series Triumph Spitfire appeared, although this time it wasn’t called Mk5 as one would expect – this was the Spitfire 1500. This model was actually delivered in the United States earlier than the other countries because of the strict emissions regulations there, thus also receiving less power levels.   The Spitfire 1500 was rather identical to the Mk4, with changes being based on the mechanic features and on almost unnoticeable trim differences. In spite of the mechanic improvements that the Spitfire was given, such as torque increase, the car suffered from quite a few engine deficiencies. The Triumph Spitfire 1500 model stopped being produced in 1981, when 95.829 cars from this model had been built.