Fighter T

[AlanD]

Hello everyone

First post on this forum.

Has any magazine published a road test of the Fighter T? Or, has anyone on the forum driven one, and if so what was your imprestion?

Regards


AlanD
Sydney

[lansdownplace]

I have driven a prototype Fighter, very easy to drive, buckets of torque and tremendous fun. On the downside as it was a prototype the fit and finish wasn't fully resolved and it tram lined a bit. The niche it occupies is very small with intense competition and new versions of model specials in runs of five or ten are common, look at the Zonda. I am not sure there are any two Foghters the same.

It is a shame the Fighter GT didn't get released before Christmas, that might have changed things. It is a mean machine indeed.

Paul

[Markus Berzborn]

What is a Fighter GT?

Regards,
Markus

[lansdownplace]

Originally Posted by Markus Berzborn

What is a Fighter GT?

Regards,
Markus

It is a standard fighter which is lowered with much wider track, flared arches, side skirts, louvered bonnet and front wings and fancy spoilers. Plus an 8.4 engine. It was to have been ready quite soon so we will need to watch what happens.

[Markus Berzborn]

Doesn't sound good.
Who needs flared arches, side skirts and useless spoilers after getting out of puberty.

Regards,
Markus

[Ronald G. Stephenson]

I have to agree with what was said above. I don't consider a Bristol a muscle car or an exotic car by any stretch of the imagination. There are people out there that hot-rod most anything, and it is not uncommon to put twin turbos or superchargers, and even monstrous engines in just about anything. Can we just leave that stuff to that group? I think any new efforts to change the Bristol, including these latest concoctions is the makings of a disaster for the company. If the new owners don't see that, then I don't think there is any hope for the future. Bristols will go the way of dozens of other makes.

[Ronald G. Stephenson]

Really too bad that the company failed in their efforts to go into the super-car market. What few resources that were available were gobbled up to enter a market already dominated by so many exotic makes. A street and road car with 700 horsepower is absurd,and are best left to sports stars and celebrities. Isn't it interesting that Morgan can still make what their customers want? There are specialists on every continent that can make anything you can imagine, and at a price substantially below what some of these outfits charge for their offerings. People seeking something truly unique will eschew the 'me too' expensive offerings. Taste does not have to carry a high price tag. Intelligent people are not sheep.......There, I said it!

[Markus Berzborn]

I think the Fighter is fantastic.
As to me, it's the most interesting and fascinating supercar available on the market by a wide margin and the only really practical one.
And it's absolutely unique, comparable to nothing else.
I can't afford it, but if I could, I would buy one immediately.

For my taste it's also the most beautiful one, pure and uncluttered technical no-nonsense lines, no "design gimmicks" at all, nothing ostentatious, nothing to impress by-passers. Other cars in these league look ridicuously posh to me.

Regards,
Markus

[Ronald G. Stephenson]

The super-duper dream cars are plastered on the walls of 14-year-olds' bedrooms, and as to them ever achieving the means to have such a car are quite remote. We leave the outrageous to the celebrity-sports stars to show off their wealth, not their taste. In my own case, I have had the good fortune to own a few rather rare and exotic marques and can tell you first hand that most are not what they are cracked up to be. After a few miles behind the wheel, the burning question becomes; 'is that all there is?' The car gets parked until a new victim can come along and buy it, and find out for themselves what the car is not. There are thousands of Chevrolet Corvettes that sit in garages everywhere whose owners finally acquired their 'dream machine', only to be disappointed with the overall driving experience, the discomfort and the expense of owning a full-size toy. There is a Ferrari parked a few miles from my home, and it was offered to me for literally pennies on the dollar. The owner has not driven it in at least ten years. The car is beautiful, but I would suggest that he sell tickets to raffle the car off. I am certain a great many others have been offered the car.

[Markus Berzborn]

I wouldn't agree there.
For example, I think old Ferraris are far from perfect, but really a lot of fun to drive (my personal experience is limited to the Daytona and the early 365 GT4).
Just not practical for everyday life.

Regards,
Markus

[Ronald G. Stephenson]

Yes, I think they are an adventure on wheels. My friend had a 250 California convertible (redundant), and I had the pleasure of adjusting the valves. His parents bought it for him, and he drove it every day. Now, that was a lovely car. My dream car in that decade was the 250Gt Berlinetta short wheelbase, and at a paltry $14,000, it may as well have been a million dollars. Years later, I settled for an E-Type that I could afford. Then on to Aston-Martins, a true disaster. So it goes.........