THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

You'll need to be quick to catch one of these 200mph supercars, says Mark Pearson

For a company that made some of the most innovative and intelligently designed road cars way back when, it’s sad to think that Bristol will for many people only ever be seen as a maker of rather crusty and fusty and slightly unfashionable cars.

The Fighter tried to change that perception. It was the product of a new broom, whose injection of cash gave the tiny firm the wherewithal to develop a brand-new model.