I drive a 1985 Bitter SC, a very rare coachbuilt German performance GT that I have been fascinated with since childhood. It's based on the Opel Monza/Senator/Vauxhall Royale platform, one of which I own, and was/is a rival for the Jaguar XJ-S which I also own. Would I swap either or both for the Bitter? Hmm...
Massive thanks to the Bitter's owner for letting me drive it, truly one of my dream cars, and for a really interesting and fun day.
00:00 Introduction
00:19 A little Bitter history repeating
02:52 Driving: Bitter experience
05:00 Power and performance
05:58 Ride comfort and handling
06:40 Styling
07:23 XJ-S comparisons: is the Bitter better?
07:51 Italian coachbuilding, Austro-German engineering
08:52 You’re not in Rüsselsheim now, Dorothy
10:28 Make mine a Bitter
Still image credits:
Bitter CD:
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Bitter SC Sedan:
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Bitter SC engine:
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Abarth 1000TC
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Intermeccanica Italia
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Intermeccanica Indra
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Craig Howell from San Carlos, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
MG EX-E
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Bitter SC show car
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Bitter SC interior red
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Opel Monza dashboard
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Opel Manta 400
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