Speed

[Johns]

I just received the current copy of Wheels magazine and was interested to note that a Bugatti Veyron can accelerate to 300 kph in 18.2 seconds, 10.7% less time than my FE takes to get to 100...

It gets to 200kph in 7.4 seconds and maxs at 402 kph.

Have to speak to Jeremy, it would be a fun drag race on Top Gear  ::)

Cheers
John

[Martin]

Hate to tell you this, John, but it seems you've just missed the Top Gear episode with the Bugatti in it.   :P  Last week, I think.  And, yes, it's quite a car.  Jeremy reckons it's the best car that's ever been built.

Martin

[Johns]

Bugger >:(

[RET]

It was on about 3 weeks ago, and reprised in this Monday's "Supercar" episode.  They reckoned it was the supercar equivalent of the Concorde.

They cost £800,000 (if you can get one), but actually cost VW £5,000,000 to build.  They're losing a fortune on every one, but they built it to prove it could be done: the supercar to end all supercars.

W16 engine (two V8s bolted together).  Incredible car.

cheers
RET

[Sheriff]

Yeah, saw both episodes.  Nice enough car, but....it just doesn't have the character of a FE!  Speed isn't everything.      8) ;D

[Shayne]

Great episode to watch.
Plenty of 'facts & figures' on the machine.  The one I remember most (and hopefully correctly) was that from a standing start, the Bugatti Veyron could give a McLaren (previously the world's fastest production car) a 120mph head start, and the Bugatti would be first to 200mph!  Pretty respectable acceleration.  
Jeremy did say in the show that you needed to see about a mile up the road before putting your foot down, because you would be there pretty quickly!

[collecta]

Go to youtube.com
and in the search part type in top gear and you will find a 9min + video of james the king of slow cracking 407KMH in this amazing vehicle on the VW test track, enjoy.....
cheers
Scott

[Shayne]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjZub6AOue8

That's a link to the youtube video collecta has mentioned.

[RET]

Oops...  :o

[fccool59]

thats not speed, this is speed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWhcH43H6fY

[v8 wagon]

English newspapers yesterday, ran a story about the owner of the new bugatti doing 40mph in a 25 mph zone loosing control and hitting a lamp post

the car was written off...


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6423241.stm



That extra 15 mph obviously was just too much!!!!!

[minifcvan]

I THINK SOME PEOPLE HAVE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY TOO MUCH MONEY...... :o :o :o :o :o :o (BUT THEY ARE IMPRESSIVE)