The Bristol Bullet is a two-seat, open-top

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produced by

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. Originally announced under the working title of "Project Pinnacle" in 2015, it was first shown to the public under camouflage at the 2016

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. The Bullet commemorates Bristol's 70th anniversary, and is the company's first all-new car since the Bristol Fighter, which was produced between 2004 and 2011, as well as the first Bristol car to utilize a carbon fibre body and a

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chassis. Power is sourced from a

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4.8-litre BMW V8 producing , but will be the last Bristol to do so before switching to

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engines. The retro design was a homage of the Bristol 405 Drophead coupé. The Bullet was officially revealed on 26 July 2016; hand-built production was due to start in Chichester in 2017, but Bristol cars was liquidated in 2020 with no cars produced. However, there are at least 8 completed chassis with BMW V8 running gear clearly visible in an urban explorer's video of the site before the liquidation auction, but which do not appear to have been part of the liquidation auction.

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* {{Bristol Cars

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