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02-11-2002, 06:34 PM | #1 | |
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Bristol Fighter
British auto maker Bristol Cars usually offer cars that are rare alternatives to Bentleys and Rolls Royces. The Bristol Fighter, however, is a 200+mph supercar that is set to be unleashed onto the motoring world later this year. The Fighter has been in development for well over 2 years now. The Fighter, an odd-looking curvy vehicle will be powered by a Chrysler 8l V10 Viper engine tuned to 525bhp and 550lbft@3500RPM. When the car nears its top speed the ram effect takes the power to 550bhp. Target power to weight ratio is a staggering 440bhp/ton, which should be achieved as no expense is spared in manufacturing this car. Dimensions are nearly the same as those of a 911 (current model, 996). The car will cost upwards of £200,000 and only 12 a year will be built. My neighbour has an old Bristol Brigand, which is a very cool car, real classic, and im lucky enough to live 2 mins away from the Bristol showroom which has a few cars on display. There had been (and there still is) a small scale Fighter model on show there for years and i never thought they'd get round to building it, so im pleasantly surprised. Here are the links
http://www.pistonheads.com/fastcars/bristol.htm http://www.21stcentury.co.uk/cars/bristol_fighter.asp cheers, jay |
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02-12-2002, 12:51 PM | #2 | |
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I've heard of Bristols and their new supercar. But the originals (current) ones are neat in their own way. Big American engines thrusting them along, a neat alternative to Bentley. They have one of the most loyal followings, too. I would go for the Bentley, but these cars have me intrigued. Maybe I'll buy one someday
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02-12-2002, 06:15 PM | #3 | |
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Because Bentleys are obviously much more famous than Bristol's, Bristol's are more exclusive and IMO much cooler. I agree that theyre not for everyone, but those cars have serious attitude and arent as pompous as Bentleys or Rolls. I'd take one anyday.
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