The Bugatti Veyron - 267mph - WTF???

nuffingman

I watched Top Gear last night and they showed a test for the Bugatti Veyron. A test driver achieved 267mph. It will hit 62mph in 2.5 seconds, 0-124mph in 7.3 and 0-186mph in 15.0 seconds. A set of tyres for this beast will cost £20,000. Peanuts for someone who can afford this car at a price tag of £1,600,000.

With oil spills and environmental concern should we really be allowed to own cars like this?

Any chance of letting me have a go though?

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/veyr ... 2010-07-06

FrankieG

267 :shock:

chadwick

most ppl alive couldn't even drive this car without killing themselves.

Dissidentman

nuffingman wrote:

I watched Top Gear last night and they showed a test for the Bugatti Veyron. A test driver achieved 267mph. It will hit 62mph in 2.5 seconds, 0-124mph in 7.3 and 0-186mph in 15.0 seconds. A set of tyres for this beast will cost £20,000. Peanuts for someone who can afford this car at a price tag of £1,600,000.

With oil spills and environmental concern should we really be allowed to own cars like this?

Any chance of letting me have a go though?

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/veyr ... 2010-07-06

Doesn't Simon Cowell own one? Ask him for the keys.

Jukee

Wow that's just unimaginable why the hell would you need to go that fast?!

Got a hard hard head

Hideous looking thing. A rich man's toy to cover up for his..shall we say....other male deficiencies!

Can you imagine how much fuel that thing needs? :shock:

Pearl Drummer

I would die in 10 min if i bought this car

mickeyrat

Jukee wrote:

Wow that's just unimaginable why the hell would you need to go that fast?!

need? I think not. Want, on the other hand?

Car maker" if we build it , they will drive"

Man with obscene amount of money " Oooh , I want that!!!"

There are no roads that can handle what that car is built for. That doesn't take into account the other drivers who would be on the same road. Think they should have called it Bugati Death Machine. Not as sexy a moniker but more accurate.

81

that's a bad ass car. if i had the money, i'd buy one.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/ ... yron.shtml

it gets 8 in city, 14 on the highway. if you are doing 200+, i'd guess it would be around 4

evenflow

Some cool Veyron facts:


-The engine is hand-assembled by two technicians in Germany and makes a minimum of 987 horsepower, even at high altitude or in high temperatures. In perfect conditions its output is closer to 1050 horses.
-With 12 radiators required to cool that monstrous engine and the other systems, the Veyron carries 26 gallons in fluids, excluding fuel.
-The Veyron might do 253 mph, but it can't cover 253 miles in an hour because at that speed its 26-gallon tank will run dry after about 50 miles.
- With a tread depth of just 4 mm, the tires need to be replaced every 10,000 miles and the wheels every 30,000 miles. Total cost? Around $73,000.- The seven-speed twin-clutch gearbox is made by Ricardo in the UK, shifts in less than 150m/s, and costs $172,000.
- The front grilles are made of titanium to withstand bird strikes at 253 mph. "At that speed, the effect could be disastrous," says an engineer. "We need them to arrive as French fries."
- The ultra-lightweight titanium bolts used to secure major components cost $85 each, and are thrown away if they are tightened or have to be removed for any reason.
- The paintwork is done by the same German company that worked on the BMW Z8 and Porsche Carrera GT, and takes two days to examine in a light tunnel.
- Only one piece of glass in 30 is deemed good enough to be fitted to the car; the rest are stored for spares and future restorations.
- For its 60,000-mile service, the Veyron must be split in half. The work can be carried out in just five locations, or a mobile workshop can be flown to your car. No Veyron has yet done more than about 30,000 miles.
- Three Veyrons have been terminally damaged in accidents: two in the UK, and one in Japan. Another was destroyed in the U.S. when the truck delivering it was involved in an accident. At least one has been repossessed by a finance company in the recession.

Say whatever you want, this machine is a marvel of engineering, and the coolest exotic ever built.

Dissidentman

evenflow wrote:

Some cool Veyron facts:


-The engine is hand-assembled by two technicians in Germany and makes a minimum of 987 horsepower, even at high altitude or in high temperatures. In perfect conditions its output is closer to 1050 horses.
-With 12 radiators required to cool that monstrous engine and the other systems, the Veyron carries 26 gallons in fluids, excluding fuel.
-The Veyron might do 253 mph, but it can't cover 253 miles in an hour because at that speed its 26-gallon tank will run dry after about 50 miles.
- With a tread depth of just 4 mm, the tires need to be replaced every 10,000 miles and the wheels every 30,000 miles. Total cost? Around $73,000.- The seven-speed twin-clutch gearbox is made by Ricardo in the UK, shifts in less than 150m/s, and costs $172,000.
- The front grilles are made of titanium to withstand bird strikes at 253 mph. "At that speed, the effect could be disastrous," says an engineer. "We need them to arrive as French fries."
- The ultra-lightweight titanium bolts used to secure major components cost $85 each, and are thrown away if they are tightened or have to be removed for any reason.
- The paintwork is done by the same German company that worked on the BMW Z8 and Porsche Carrera GT, and takes two days to examine in a light tunnel.
- Only one piece of glass in 30 is deemed good enough to be fitted to the car; the rest are stored for spares and future restorations.
- For its 60,000-mile service, the Veyron must be split in half. The work can be carried out in just five locations, or a mobile workshop can be flown to your car. No Veyron has yet done more than about 30,000 miles.
- Three Veyrons have been terminally damaged in accidents: two in the UK, and one in Japan. Another was destroyed in the U.S. when the truck delivering it was involved in an accident. At least one has been repossessed by a finance company in the recession.

Say whatever you want, this machine is a marvel of engineering, and the coolest exotic ever built.

Sounds lame.

nuffingman

evenflow wrote:

Some cool Veyron facts:


-The engine is hand-assembled by two technicians in Germany and makes a minimum of 987 horsepower, even at high altitude or in high temperatures. In perfect conditions its output is closer to 1050 horses.
-With 12 radiators required to cool that monstrous engine and the other systems, the Veyron carries 26 gallons in fluids, excluding fuel.
-The Veyron might do 253 mph, but it can't cover 253 miles in an hour because at that speed its 26-gallon tank will run dry after about 50 miles.
- With a tread depth of just 4 mm, the tires need to be replaced every 10,000 miles and the wheels every 30,000 miles. Total cost? Around $73,000.- The seven-speed twin-clutch gearbox is made by Ricardo in the UK, shifts in less than 150m/s, and costs $172,000.
- The front grilles are made of titanium to withstand bird strikes at 253 mph. "At that speed, the effect could be disastrous," says an engineer. "We need them to arrive as French fries."
- The ultra-lightweight titanium bolts used to secure major components cost $85 each, and are thrown away if they are tightened or have to be removed for any reason.
- The paintwork is done by the same German company that worked on the BMW Z8 and Porsche Carrera GT, and takes two days to examine in a light tunnel.
- Only one piece of glass in 30 is deemed good enough to be fitted to the car; the rest are stored for spares and future restorations.
- For its 60,000-mile service, the Veyron must be split in half. The work can be carried out in just five locations, or a mobile workshop can be flown to your car. No Veyron has yet done more than about 30,000 miles.
- Three Veyrons have been terminally damaged in accidents: two in the UK, and one in Japan. Another was destroyed in the U.S. when the truck delivering it was involved in an accident. At least one has been repossessed by a finance company in the recession.

Say whatever you want, this machine is a marvel of engineering, and the coolest exotic ever built.

Sounds like my Skoda.

Apparently the latest version the SuperSport has a maximum power output of 1200bhp. Insane!!!!

FrankieG

evenflow wrote:

-The Veyron might do 253 mph, but it can't cover 253 miles in an hour because at that speed its 26-gallon tank will run dry after about 50 miles.

So you will burn through 26 gallons of fuel in a little less than 12 minutes going 253 mph.. :shock:
:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

Dissidentman

FrankieG wrote:

evenflow wrote:

-The Veyron might do 253 mph, but it can't cover 253 miles in an hour because at that speed its 26-gallon tank will run dry after about 50 miles.

So you will burn through 26 gallons of fuel in a little less than 12 minutes going 253 mph.. :shock:
:wtf: :wtf: :wtf: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

I have a bumper sticker on my car that reads "My other car is a Veyron". In honor of the Veyron I have to replace it every 5k miles and it costs $500,000USD