The Avenger Tiger was announced in March 1972 and was a limited production model featuring a modified 1599cc 100bhp version of the standard cars engine, which gave a 0-60 time of 8.4 seconds. The initial batch of around two hundred four door cars were built at Chrysler's competition centre, under Des O'Dell's leadership and were paraded around dealers and the media as a PR exercise. These cars featured distinctive side striping, a rear wing, a matt black bonnet bulge and Restall reclining seats. A second run of around four hundred production Tiger's was built from October 1972 using the four headlight Avenger GL bodyshell.