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2004 Bristol Fighter
2004 Bristol Fighter

The Bristol Fighter is an expensive supercar manufactured by Bristol Cars in very small numbers from 2004. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1023x781, 167 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bristol Fighter (car) ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1023x781, 167 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bristol Fighter (car) ... The Bugatti Veyron 16. ... Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars, based at Filton, near Bristol, England. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The smooth coupé body, which has gullwing doors, was designed by Toby Silverton and gives the car a Cd of 0.28. A maximum speed of 210 mph (337.9 km/h) is claimed. A De Lorean DMC-12 with its doors open A Bricklin SV-1 with its doors open A Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing with its doors open The term gull-wing door is used to describe automobile doors which are hinged at the roof. ... The drag coefficient (Cd or Cx) is a number that describes a characteristic amount of aerodynamic drag caused by fluid flow, used in the drag equation. ...


The car uses a front-mounted V10 engine of 7996 cc (479.7ci) based on that of the Dodge Viper, but modified by Bristol to produce 525 bhp (391 kW) at 5600 rpm and 515 ft.lbf (698 Nm) of torque at 4200 rpm. This is in keeping with the Bristol's use of Chrysler engines since 1961. In the more powerful Fighter S the engine is tuned to give 628 hp (660 hp at high speed using the ram air effect). A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Chrysler Corporation was an American automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ...


The car's weight is 1475 kg. List price is £229,125. An 'S' version is listed that produces between 628 and 660 bhp (468 and 492 kW). Bristol explains that power increases at speed thanks to increased pressure in inlet system. It costs £256,150. (These are 2005 prices.)


The car has a six-speed manual/four speed auto. Rear-wheel drive. 0-60mph: 4.0 sec (claimed) Power to weight ratio: 267.8kW/ton (362bhp/ton)


Although sketches and models had been publicized some time before, a complete car was first shown to the press in May 2003. The first drive by a car magazine appears to be that in the April 2005 issue of Evo Magazine. Evo magazine is a British car magazine dedicated to performance cars, from hot hatches to supercars. ...


Fighter T

In 2006, Bristol announced the Fighter T, a version of the Fighter with a modified V10 producing 1012 bhp and 1036lb ft of torque at 4500 rpm. The Fighter T will also benefit from a drag coefficient of 0.29 thanks to it's sleek, narrow styling. Top speed is electronically limited to 225 mph, however the factory claims that the car can theoretically keep accelerating past 270 mph. When the Fighter T goes into production, it will become the worlds most powerful production car, beating the Bugatti Veyron which produces 1001 bhp. 2006 Bugatti Veyron The Bugatti Veyron 16. ...


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See also

  • New Veyron Slayer! Again?! - First info about the upcoming Fighter T

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