Saturday, March 31, 2007

Bristol Fighter


The Bristol Fighter is a British supercar manufactured by Bristol Cars in small numbers from 2004. It has a coupe body style with gullwing doors that was designed by Engineer Max Boxstrom. The car has a coefficient of drag of .28 and a maximum speed of 210 mph.

The car features a front mounted V-10 based on a Dodge Viper, but is modified by Bristol to produce 525 horsepower. In the more powerful fighter S version, the engine is tuned to 628 horsepower (using ram air, it's capable of 660 at high speeds.)

The car has the option either a 6 speed manual transmission or a four speed automatic transmission both with rear wheel drive.

In 2006 Bristol announced the Fighter T, a turbocharged version of the Fighter with a modified V-10 engine that produces 1012 horsepower. It will also have a drag coefficient of .27, .1 less than the previous model. Though they say that the car is capable of speeds up to 270, it will be electronically goverened to 225.

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