Bristol Fighter S is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Powering the Bristol Fighter S is an overhead valve, 8 litre naturally aspirated 10 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 660 bhp (669 PS/492 kW) at 5900 rpm and 787 N·m (580 lb·ft/80.3 kgm) at 3900 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
It weighs a quoted 1540 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2750 mm | 108.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1470 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Length | 4420 mm | 174 inches | |
| Width | 1795 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1345 mm | 53 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1540 kg | 3395 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chrysler | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 10 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 8 litre 7994 cc (487.824 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 98.6 mm
4 × 3.88 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 20 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 669 PS (660 bhp) (492 kW) at 5900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 787 Nm (580 ft·lb) (80.3 kgm) at 3900 rpm |
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| Specific output | 61.6 kW/litre 83.7 ps/litre 82.6 bhp/litre 1.35 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.45 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | Aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1237.1 kPa (179.4 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 799.4 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 434.53 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.43 PS/kg 319.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.32 kW/kg 428.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.43 bhp/kg 0.19 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.13 kg/kW 5.23 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.DW.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 10 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 10 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 285/40 x 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/40 x 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 343 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 343 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.07 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 122419 | ||
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| RAC rating | 64.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Bristol Fighter S added 2004-10-29. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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