Bristol returns with new Bullet speedster
Olde-world British sports-car brand returns with BMW V8-powered roadsterBristol has announced it will once again begin car manufacturing in the UK with the launch of an all-new roadster called the Bullet.
Earlier this month the 71-year old car maker entered a running prototype of a camouflaged Bullet at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The manufacturer says the prototype will be the basis for its new production vehicle.
Details are limited on exact specification for the new two-seat speedster, but Bristol has confirmed the lightweight sports car will shun the aluminium favoured by previous models and use even lighter carbon fibre in its construction.
Under the bonnet, the new car will share the 274kW/500Nm naturally-aspirated 4.8-litre V8 BMW engine that's currently used in the Morgan Aero roadster.
With a projected target weight thought to be less than 1200kg, the Bullet should be capable of a 0-100km/h sprint of 4.5 seconds.
Like the Morgan, the Bullet is expected to come with both a six-speed manual and six-speed automatic.
Bristol, originally an airframe manufacturer, celebrated its 70th anniversary as a car manufacturer in 2015, although the company has struggled recently in the automotive world. The last car it made, the 360km/h 736kW Fighter supercar, went out of production in 2011.
Production of the Bullet is expected to start in 2017.
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