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The Bristol Fighter is a sports car produced by Bristol Cars in small numbers from 2004 until the company suspended manufacturing in 2011. It is generally classed as a supercar. The coupé body, which has gullwing doors, was designed by former Brabham Formula One engineer Max Boxstrom and gives the car a Cd of 0.28. The car uses a front-mounted V10 engine of 7,996 cc (487.9 ci) based on that of the Dodge Viper and the Dodge Ram SRT-10 pick up (it was originally based on the Chrysler LA engine), but modified by Bristol to produce at 5,600 rpm and of torque at 4,200 rpm. This is in keeping with 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). The car's weight is .〔 The car has a six-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission, and is rear-wheel drive. It can achieve the sprint in 4.0 seconds (claimed), and enjoys a power-to-weight ratio of 267.8 kW/ton (362 bhp/ton). The car has a claimed top speed of and the driver can be tall at maximum. Although sketches and models had been publicised 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. It is claimed that only 13 Bristol Fighters were ever manufactured. ==Fighter T== In 2006, Bristol announced the Fighter T, a turbocharged version of the Fighter. This had a modified version of the Chrysler V10 producing and of torque at 4,500 rpm. This also makes it the first turbocharged petrol-powered V10 production car. The Fighter T also benefited from an improved drag coefficient of 0.27. Bristol claimed that the car was capable of more than ; however it was be electronically limited to a "more than adequate" . When the Fighter T went into production, it was more powerful than the Bugatti Veyron, which was advertised as having , but still less powerful than the SSC Ultimate Aero TT. The first production cars were delivered in September 2007. The Bristol Cars website now admits that in fact, no Bristol Fighter T's were ever produced "... (the planned turbo version with 1050bhp never did make it to production)... " () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bristol Fighter (automobile)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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