The TR7 isn't a mid-engine skateboard that rides like garbage. Instead, it's a front-engine, rear-drive sports car that can actually provide some level of comfort. Purists, of course, hate this.

With the introduction of the TR7 five-­speed, however, Triumph's fortunes seem to be once again on the upturn. The 8300 TR7 sales racked up in the first four months of 1977 did much to end the ...