Is the Bugatti Veyron too slow for you?

[TheIntrepid]

252+ mph not good enough?




Bugatti's got your car!!!

[Secret Chimp]

I'm sure every guy that can afford this car also happens to be an excellent driver :P

[Eye of the Tiger]

Like I always say, if it doesn't go 300mph, it's junk! Bugatti needs to buckle down and get with the program!

[the Teuton]

How many of these things have they sold, and will a 20 mph top speed increase really help things any in the sales department?  Also, is the 1200 hp model going to be an option or standard across the board?

[giant_mtb]

How many of these things have they sold, and will a 20 mph top speed increase really help things any in the sales department?  Also, is the 1200 hp model going to be an option or standard across the board?

Veyron - 987 bhp
Veyron GT - 1232 bhp

They're different.

[TheIntrepid]

Normal Veyron

+

Cayman 2.7

= Super Veyron

[SVT666]

This is most likely in response to the Saleen S7 TT with 1000 hp that is coming out in the first half of this year.  Steve Saleen is saying 270 mph for that car.

[r0tor]

that car is so rediculous i don't even care about it

[TBR]

^^ditto^^

[Raghavan]

Who cares?
Overweight bullet.

[AKL]

Wonder what it's like to drive this 

[Michael Estorol]

This is most likely in response to the Saleen S7 TT with 1000 hp that is coming out in the first half of this year.? Steve Saleen is saying 270 mph for that car.

I've asked this before -- what street-legal tyres does Saleen use that are certified as safe by the manufacturer at 250mph+ ?

The Bug uses specially developed michelins which took years (and a LOT of money) to develop; they cost about $5000 each; plus another $10000 each for the special wheelrims incorporating the pressure monitoring & run-flat systems.  Even so, michelin would not guarantee their safety above 255mph which is why the veyron's top speed is electronically limited.  I guess the new GT will be getting an upgrade if it really is going to go faster.

Production capacity is about 70 cars per year and they have a year's worth of advance orders. I heard that if they sell 250 total (projected target was always 300), VWAG will have made a loss on each car of $3 million approx.  Say what you like about the looks, the weight and the 4mpg, this is a VERY thoroughly engineered car.  Gordon Murray hated the idea, then drove one, then bought one.  That's good enough for me.  I hope Mr Saleen has plenty of public liability insurance.

[giant_mtb]

Who cares?
Overweight bullet.

You obviously don't know how well this car stops AND handles, do you? 

[Submariner]

You obviously don't know how well this car stops AND handles, do you?

There was a video a while back of one of these going against an elise.

needless to say, power was a deciding factor.

[TheIntrepid]

Who cares?
Overweight bullet.

More like the perfect combination of speed, handling, braking, and weight. The Veyron is the 'ultimate car'.

[gasoline]

Why yes. Mine was a dog straight from the factory. I was sorely disappointed.

rotor shares my sentiment. It's just crass to me--like it was purpose-built to brag. Not very good-looking or emotionally involving. Additionally, not many people have driven or seen one.
Kind of like an Enzo--after while, what's the point?
It's a pure, soulless engineering exercise.

Give me a Vanquish:





Now that is a car you can love!

[giant_mtb]

One of the braking wings (pops up when you hit the brakes) alone can supply up to .6 g of braking force. 

In handling mode, which is good for up to 233 mph, the corresponding figures are 331 pounds on the front axle and 441 pounds on the rear end. Like the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, the Veyron is equipped with an air brake. In the Bugatti, however, rear visibility remains intact even when the flap is up. "When you hit the pedal hard at 126 mph plus, the air brake gives 0.6 g of additional deceleration. At the same time, the downforce increases by up to 662 pounds. As a result, the rear wheels can brake harder without approaching lockup," says the chief engineer.


Jeremy Clarkson: "I expected this road rocket to be absolutely useless in the bends but it felt like a big Lotus Elise."

[heelntoe]

even still, it does nothing for me. i have a poster of it but i would never put it up on my wall next to me McLaren F1 and lambo miura and paul smart replica.

[TheIntrepid]

even still, it does nothing for me. i have a poster of it but i would never put it up on my wall next to me McLaren F1 and lambo miura and paul smart replica.

Can I have it?

[Raza]

There was a video a while back of one of these going against an elise.

needless to say, power was a deciding factor.

As I recall, the Elise was all over the Veyron in the corners.

[JYODER240]

I saw a review of the Veyron where they pulled .93g's on a skidpad. Thats horrendus for a car like that. Give me a Carrera GT it's all the supercar I need.

[Raghavan]

You obviously don't know how well this car stops AND handles, do you?

I couldn't care less. I want a simple car, like the Elise, not a 4WD Quad Turbo complicated as hell car. Keep it simple and lower the weight. That's also why i like the S7 better than the Veyron. That's a pretty light car (below 3,000) and doesn't have so much crap loaded into it.

[heelntoe]

As I recall, the Elise was all over the Veyron in the corners.

and the driver was laughing, too.

[heelntoe]

I saw a review of the Veyron where they pulled .93g's on a skidpad. Thats horrendus for a car like that. Give me a Carrera GT it's all the supercar I need.

amen to that.
the CGT and the zonda are my favourite supercars.

[heelntoe]

Can I have it?

too late, i threw it out.[j/k, you can have it]

[giant_mtb]

I couldn't care less. I want a simple car, like the Elise, not a 4WD Quad Turbo complicated as hell car. Keep it simple and lower the weight. That's also why i like the S7 better than the Veyron. That's a pretty light car (below 3,000) and doesn't have so much crap loaded into it.

Every car has it's purpose.

[TheIntrepid]

amen to that.
the CGT and the zonda are my favourite supercars.

Enzo ftw.

[gasoline]

I like the Zonda myself, because it's so "out there".

[TheIntrepid]

I like the Zonda myself, because it's so "out there".

and the interior looks like a vagina

[SVT666]

More like the perfect combination of speed, handling, braking, and weight. The Veyron is the 'ultimate car'.

The McLaren F1 is the ultimate car...this is not.