Ian W Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/car_page_content/32868.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 urghghgh http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/editorial_images/non_imported/bristol_fighter_t.jpg bet it shifts thou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 a snip at just over £350k as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psymon Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Its been beaten with the ugly stick though, Veyron is stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Insane in the membrane... Would be good to have a British company produce one though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I've always liked Bristols But seriously, they are the quintessential eccentric British sportscar and i'd have one anyday. Maybe they don't look like a space-age piece of carbon fibre but neither does the Supra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Viper engines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Fighter_%28car%29 Limited to just 225MPH lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittyclaws Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Shame about it's looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted November 8, 2006 Author Share Posted November 8, 2006 Shame about it's looks yeah, totally agree. some angles it doesn't look to bad and then you look at another picture and think wtf is that?! nice to see the merc-style gullwing doors though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 That is hideous!! how does that vertical windscreen have little drag coefficent?! Of the shelf wheels by the look of it! poo!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 How much would it cost to build a decent 1000 - 1200 BHP supra?? What sort of topend would be possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 How much would it cost to build a decent 1000 - 1200 BHP supra?? What sort of topend would be possible? Its not like your 1000-1200 BHP supra is gona be a reliable car tho. The veryron is such a price because it can be thrashed, thrashed again and then then next morning it will turn over again: In the famous words of some guy: "Theres no substitute for cubic capacity" although to help achieve high power from large CC's, a turbo helps P.s there was the top secret Supra that ran something like 250 on the salt flats in Utah i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Its not exactly pretty in the low slung modern day supercar image, but it looks very E type Jaguar in a way (well, the hardtops). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xell Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Looks like a long TVR T350C http://img48.exs.cx/img48/3900/tvr350rear.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Its not like your 1000-1200 BHP supra is gona be a reliable car tho. The veryron is such a price because it can be thrashed, thrashed again and then then next morning it will turn over again: In the famous words of some guy: "Theres no substitute for cubic capacity" although to help achieve high power from large CC's, a turbo helps P.s there was the top secret Supra that ran something like 250 on the salt flats in Utah i think The yellow one with a T88 turbo? but at the end of the day the Bugatti, Koenigg (spelling?) and so on, arent that reliable either. The difference is that you will have a mechnic flown to you as quickly as humanly possible to fix the problem... So build the supra, and then buy a ferrari with the change for when the supra breaks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 The yellow one with a T88 turbo? but at the end of the day the Bugatti, Koenigg (spelling?) and so on, arent that reliable either. The difference is that you will have a mechnic flown to you as quickly as humanly possible to fix the problem... So build the supra, and then buy a ferrari with the change for when the supra breaks!! ferrari? reliable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 In the famous words of some guy: "Theres no substitute for cubic capacity" Don't you mean "There's no replacement for displacement!"? I remember reading about the Heffner Viper at some point, was an interesting read about how you can usually get a certain bhp per CC in an engine, with atmospheric pressure (the 8 litre Viper makes 500BHP), so add some turbos that can efficiently blow 1bar and you get 1000BHP, make 1.5bar and you have 1250BHP etc. etc. So the lump in the Supe is a bit short for high power, it can do it because the block is so strong but it won't be reliable at high figures. I wonder how strong the Veyron engine is! It runs 1 bar normally (8 litre again), whack it up to 28psi and see what happens!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 It's hardly a Veyron beater... It's geared to 270 but they are obviously dubious about it stayingon the road above 225mph hence it's limited....then there is the handling you think it can be as good as the Veyron? no chance.... etc etc... If I stuck a 1,000hp motor on a skateboard would that be a match for a Veyron?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underworld Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 0-60 is pretty shite I think for something of that size and power. Lol what with the 270mph top speed????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Ahh but it's 2wd...hence why the Veyron (again) will murder it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 If I stuck a 1,000hp motor on a skateboard would that be a match for a Veyron?... It should be faster, power to weight and all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 doesnt look that impressive to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 ferrari? reliable? Maybe I should have chosen a GT3 ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 It's hardly a Veyron beater... It's geared to 270 but they are obviously dubious about it stayingon the road above 225mph hence it's limited....then there is the handling you think it can be as good as the Veyron? no chance.... etc etc... If I stuck a 1,000hp motor on a skateboard would that be a match for a Veyron?... I believe the limit will have something to do with the tyres... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I wonder how strong the Veyron engine is! It runs 1 bar normally (8 litre again), whack it up to 28psi and see what happens!!! Who knows, but it must be bloody strong to take 1000bhp anyway. Jesus would you want to tweak the Veyrons turbos? such a master piece of engineering wouldnt take kindly to your average guy even thinking of putting a wrench to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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