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Quite out of the blue, Bristol, a usually-conservative manufacturer of discreet cars for exclusive clientele, has launched the Fighter T, the latest version of the Bristol Fighter - already a model quite unlike any Bristol in the past decades.

Bristol is taking a firm jab at the upper echelons of the supercar league with its new Fighter T. Boasting a twin-turbo 8-litre V10, the 1012 bhp (755 kW) Fighter T takes the fight to established supercar leaders such as the Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari Enzo, Koenigsegg CCR, Pagani Zonda and Porsche Carrera GT. Top speed is electronically limited to 362 km/h (225 mph), thanks to an excellent 0.27 drag coefficient, as well as that massive 1012 bhp. Torque is similarly immense, peaking at 1405 Nm (1036 lbft) at 4500 rpm. A six-speed manual gearbox is given the task of coping with all this power. Without the electronic limiter, Bristol estimate the top speed potential to be in the region of 435 km/h (270 mph).

Whilst the numbers are impressive - perhaps even mind-blowing - what makes it all the more remarkable is that Bristol is by any standards a tiny outfit and is likely to produce a mere handful of these machines. Exclusivity is guaranteed - a car for those who consider the Veyron just too common.