2007 Bristol Fighter T - Images, Specifications and Information

Twin turbocharged and intercooled 8 litre V10 engine

1012 bhp at 5600 rpm

1036 lb.ft of torque at 4500 rpm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [wow!]

Bristol quality, exclusivity, practical and tractable as an every-day car and good enough for track days..........

enough said.......

I want one!

To Bruxell

NWO
12-19-2007

Well, you're entitled to your opinion. But just because a car has a big engine doesn't mean the weight distribution will be ruined. Bristol cars are better engineered than you think, obviously.

Bristol claims the Fighter has a 48/52 weight distribution. That's 48% of the car's weight over the front axle line. Can't argue with that. And, as I said, all Bristol cars have been front-mid engined, V8 models included.

I realise Bristol do not have the monopoly on the front-mid engined design. That was not my point.

Uhh...

bruxell
12-07-2006

Even placed in a front midships position a chrysler V8 is going to unbalance a car as small as a Blenheim3; that's all I'm saying. Bristol has a fine history of making well balanced cars. But the heyday for the sporting Bristol, the gentelman's express was in the 50s, with the BMW derived inline6. The Fighter T has the chance to reverse this trend and be a truly high performance Bristol. And by the way TVR has been doing the front mid thing almost as long.

Hey Bruxall...

NWO
12-04-2006

How did you formulate this opinion? It is misplaced. You should look at these cars in more detail, instead of making off-hand comments like you have here.

Unbalanced? Did you know that every Bristol, from the original Type 400 to the current Blenheim III and Fighter, has featured the front-mid engined layout (engine within the wheelbase). Other manufacturers are only recently rediscovering the advantages of this and are making a big noise about it!

There is more to a Bristol Car than meets the eye. Which is something you can't say about a good deal of modern cars.

in regards to the below comment.

bruxell
11-26-2006

Yeah, but they don't really get that right either. Since the 60s Bristol has really struggled to make cars that drive like anything other than small cars made unbalanced by HUGE Chrysler V8s. The Fighter seems to have it's problems too. Besides, they owe it to Britain, to all the Pop-stars who've bought Bristols in the last decade to make the car as fast as it can be. They need to be a little silly with this car.

In regards to the below comment ...

:Exige:
11-21-2006

Because unlike most car brands, Bristol doesn't care about trophies which mean very little in the real world. They strive to make an enjoyable and unique drive out of their cars.

good... but still

car_fiend
11-13-2006

i like the car, its got brute power coming from the viper engine, but why limit the top speed to 225 electronically when it can theoretically (unsure if its been tested) do 270mph. why not take it to beat out the bugatti veyron, unless of course there are stability problems. still, good job for bristol.