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Bristol Brigand

The Bristol Brigand was a sports car of the British car manufacturer Bristol Cars Ltd.. , Which based on the Bristol Britannia and differed from its sister model, mainly by its uprated engine. It was a response to the Bentley Mulsanne.

Model history

The Brigand was presented simultaneously with the Bristol Britannia in October 1982.

Externally corresponded to the Brigand largely to the Britannia. The single optical distinguishing features were a survey on the hood, had the technical causes, and standard alloy wheels from Wolfrace. Both details, however, were delivered in later years upon customer for conventional Britannia.

Drive Technically, the Brigand of the Britannia took off. During the Britannia had a largely standard 5.9 - liter eight- cylinder engine from Chrysler, which had been used in the predecessor model Bristol 603 Brigand received a special edited version of this engine, which was equipped with a turbocharger of Rotomaster. It was here around that engine, which was used in the Bristol Beaufighter Cabriolet for two years.

The powerful engine made ​​from the portly compared to previous models Bristol Saloon a veritable sports car with excellent driving performance. In fact, the Brigand outperformed the identically powered Beaufighter noticeably since the designed in-house body of aerodynamic saloon was significantly cheaper than the fancy square, designed by Zagato design of the Beaufighter.

A test of the British magazine Motor Sport from January 1984 showed the following performance:

  • Acceleration 0-96 km / h: 6,0 seconds
  • Maximum speed: 255 km / h

The purchase price of the Bristol Brigand amounted in 1984 to 49,000 British pounds; so that he was £ 3,000 more expensive than a Britannia. He remained - as its sister model - until the summer of 1993 on offer, it had in recent years, but more and more difficult to find buyers. A key problem was the exhaust performance of a turbocharged engine, which was coupled to the production end with a four -barrel carburetor. This construction could not be combine with a catalyst.

Bristol Brigands are already much sought in the UK classic cars that achieve significantly higher prices than a Britannia.

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The rear end: tail lights from Bedford Van

Car classification Luxury vehicle Curb weight Bristol Type 603 Bristol Type 603#Bristol Blenheim .28603 S4.29 Classic car#Modern classics Bristol 400 Bristol 401 Bristol 403 Bristol 404 and 405 Bristol 406 Bristol 407 Bristol 408 Bristol 409 Bristol 410 Bristol 411 Bristol 412 Bristol 450 Bristol Fighter (automobile) Roadster (automobile)
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