How many Triumph 2.5S are left in New Zealand?
Super rare 1 in 667,839 on the road Built 1978-1979 Sold new in New Zealand
Updated from the NZTA Motor Vehicle Register, counted as at 31 August 2026. Recounted every month.
The last and best-equipped version of Triumph's big six-cylinder saloon. The 2500S arrived in 1975 with twin carburettors in place of the temperamental fuel injection of the 2.5 PI, plus alloy wheels and stiffer suspension. The range ended in 1977, when the Rover SD1 took over.
Still on the road, by model year
6 from 1978 and 1 from 1979.
What Super rare means
Spotto grades every car by how many are still registered in New Zealand. With 7 still registered, the Triumph 2.5S is Super rare: the grade for cars with 5 to 24 left.
By how many are left it ranks 22nd of the 25 Triumph models and equal 2,128th of all 2,903 cars in Spotto's catalogue.
The six grades: Common, 8,000 or more · Uncommon, 1,200 to 7,999 · Scarce, 175 to 1,199 · Rare, 25 to 174 · Super rare, 5 to 24 · Unicorn, fewer than 5.
Seen one?
Spotto grades every car on New Zealand roads by how many are still registered, down to the generation and the badge. Log the ones you spot, build a collection, and see who else has found one.