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 01/22/2008 07:16:55 AM · #1
What is this? Im kicking myself for not running to get a better shot, but was hard to do that with a baby stroller

Its sound was not the sound a car makes

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Any guesses? it was awesome
 01/22/2008 07:18:50 AM · #2
Bugatti Veyron



Message edited by author 2008-01-22 07:20:10.
 01/22/2008 07:26:06 AM · #3
Thats the same type of car that they had on Top Gear the other night doing over 400kmh (250mph)!!!!
 01/22/2008 07:32:56 AM · #4
That guy must have a really, really, really small thingy ;)
 01/22/2008 07:56:34 AM · #5
that's very easy

its name is : $500,000

:)
 01/22/2008 08:10:34 AM · #6
Originally posted by GabrielS:
Bugatti Veyron


here

MSRP: $1,400,000

Message edited by author 2008-01-22 08:12:10.
 01/22/2008 08:17:37 AM · #7
So, I could only buy its tires with my price ***LOL***
 01/22/2008 08:22:47 AM · #8
That sound you heard..... well it was two Passat W8's welded together lol. A W16 yes a W it has 4 rows of cylinders making oh what 1000hp?
 01/22/2008 08:27:58 AM · #9
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
That sound you heard..... well it was two Passat W8's welded together lol. A W16 yes a W it has 4 rows of cylinders making oh what 1000hp?


1001 HP exactly....
 01/22/2008 08:41:41 AM · #10
here it is versus a eurofighter! its an insane car! It worries me how someone can spank so much money on a car.

ETA:
another cool video here

Message edited by author 2008-01-22 08:44:51.
 01/22/2008 08:54:04 AM · #11
Too bad it's ugly.
 01/22/2008 09:04:34 AM · #12
Originally posted by Judi:
Thats the same type of car that they had on Top Gear the other night doing over 400kmh (250mph)!!!!


I just saw the top gear episode!

Love the part where hes complaining about how he doesnt want to get to where hes going cause he'll have to give up the car
01/22/2008 09:11:08 AM · #13
Originally posted by NstiG8tr:
Too bad it's ugly.


Bugatti's were never style queens and i think the veyron was long overdue. The EB110 in i believe 91 was the last buggati until VW bought them out. The EB110 was okay from a standpoint cars in the early 90's even exotics where still suffering from the 80's.

But they always were track queens. A Modified EB110 hit an unofficial 250 mph but the company doing the tuning never produced enough.

Message edited by author 2008-01-22 09:12:59.
 01/22/2008 09:31:55 AM · #14
;;

Message edited by author 2008-01-22 09:33:15.
 01/22/2008 09:41:55 AM · #15
I want one.

And ugly - well - not exactly. I think the duo-colored ones look pretty snappy. I wonder what they run used - ha ha ha ha ha...
 01/22/2008 11:12:07 AM · #16
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
Bugatti's were never style queens and i think the veyron was long overdue.


You have got to be kidding. Back in the day, Bugatti practically defined "style". Google "classic Bugatti" for an overview. Here's the Type 57 Bugatti Atlantic:



R.
 01/22/2008 12:02:19 PM · #17
Bear It looks like someone took an old bugatti race car and rear ended it with a Citroen. I hate french cars with a passionand Citroen makes some of the ugliest lol.

You kind of have to have a taste for it i guess?

Message edited by author 2008-01-22 12:03:15.
 01/22/2008 12:05:53 PM · #18
I knew it... aliens have landed :-D
 01/22/2008 12:06:14 PM · #19
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
Bear It looks like someone took an old bugatti race car and rear ended it with a Citroen. I hate french cars with a passionand Citroen makes some of the ugliest lol.

You kind of have to have a taste for it i guess?


Well, you gotta put them in a historical context. They weren't the only ones going over the top in those days :-) My point is, in the days of the great classics, the 20's and 30's, the words "Bugatti" and "style" were pretty much synonymous.

R.
 01/22/2008 12:14:43 PM · #20
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
Originally posted by NstiG8tr:
Too bad it's ugly.


Bugatti's were never style queens and i think the veyron was long overdue. The EB110 in i believe 91 was the last buggati until VW bought them out. The EB110 was okay from a standpoint cars in the early 90's even exotics where still suffering from the 80's.

But they always were track queens. A Modified EB110 hit an unofficial 250 mph but the company doing the tuning never produced enough.


VW bought them out? Bug- atti LOL.
01/22/2008 12:22:39 PM · #21
Originally posted by MelonMusketeer:
VW bought them out? Bug- atti LOL.


I dont have my list anymore so i had to wikipedia this but it shouldnt be too far off its common knowledge to people who have more memory then i do lol.

But VW Auto Group = Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, SEAT, Å koda. ANd some other inactive brands not worth mentioning.

When we order VW body parts the box often has the logo of every company they own on it.

01/22/2008 12:34:18 PM · #22
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
Bugatti's were never style queens and i think the veyron was long overdue.


You have got to be kidding. Back in the day, Bugatti practically defined "style". Google "classic Bugatti" for an overview. Here's the Type 57 Bugatti Atlantic:



R.


I'm with Robert on this.

Oh, and Jeffrey, I drive a Renault, love French cars! ;-)
 01/22/2008 01:55:40 PM · #23
Not only is it the worlds fastest production car right now, but it's probably also the most technologically advanced. It has small vents that open up at a certain speed to cool the brakes and improve downforce. It also lowers itself and deploys a spoiler for even more downforce which, in this car, is a necessary thing. Not to mention that the engine doesn't have a hood, it's open to the air in order to cool it better in addition to the three radiators, two intercoolers, and two AC condensors (to keep you cool). The W16 (an achievement in itself) is blown by four (4!) turbos that pump in 15.8psi of boost to give that magical 1001bhp. All that naturally goes to the ground through all wheel drive cause, lets face it, 1001hp put to the rear wheels alone would more or less roast the tires to nothing pretty quick. The car can also shift 100% (and anything in between) of it's power to the front or rear depending on how much trouble you're in. In between the engine and the AWD system is a 7 speed dual clutch transmission that has, obviously, two clutches that alternate engaging gears (one clutch disengages while the other grabs the next gear at the same time). While going at 253mph is pretty sweet, stopping a car going that fast is also something to consider. This is where the air brake (not a typo) comes into play. Slam on the brakes at high speed and the rear spoiler tips straight up giving you drag that's equivalent to slamming on the brakes in a Porsche 911. This doesn't, of course, include the massive brakes that also clamp down. Going that fast will wear out the tires like crazy, but don't worry, the car will run out of gas (3mpg at 253mph) before that happens. :) All that is just scratching the surface of this car's amazingness and the sheer engineering marvel that it is. I won't even go into the aerodynamics of accomplishing something like this (my specialty). It's safe to say that if I had a spare $1.2mil, this is what I'd buy. It's scary that the only thing they have to compare it to is a fighter jet. If you don't like the colors, you can get an aluminum and carbon fiber (no paint) version for $2mil.
 01/22/2008 02:05:06 PM · #24
Originally posted by SamDoe1:
Not only is it the worlds fastest production car right now, but it's probably also the most technologically advanced. It has small vents that open up at a certain speed to cool the brakes and improve downforce. It also lowers itself and deploys a spoiler for even more downforce which, in this car, is a necessary thing. Not to mention that the engine doesn't have a hood, it's open to the air in order to cool it better in addition to the three radiators, two intercoolers, and two AC condensors (to keep you cool). The W16 (an achievement in itself) is blown by four (4!) turbos that pump in 15.8psi of boost to give that magical 1001bhp. All that naturally goes to the ground through all wheel drive cause, lets face it, 1001hp put to the rear wheels alone would more or less roast the tires to nothing pretty quick. The car can also shift 100% (and anything in between) of it's power to the front or rear depending on how much trouble you're in. In between the engine and the AWD system is a 7 speed dual clutch transmission that has, obviously, two clutches that alternate engaging gears (one clutch disengages while the other grabs the next gear at the same time). While going at 253mph is pretty sweet, stopping a car going that fast is also something to consider. This is where the air brake (not a typo) comes into play. Slam on the brakes at high speed and the rear spoiler tips straight up giving you drag that's equivalent to slamming on the brakes in a Porsche 911. This doesn't, of course, include the massive brakes that also clamp down. Going that fast will wear out the tires like crazy, but don't worry, the car will run out of gas (3mpg at 253mph) before that happens. :) All that is just scratching the surface of this car's amazingness and the sheer engineering marvel that it is. I won't even go into the aerodynamics of accomplishing something like this (my specialty). It's safe to say that if I had a spare $1.2mil, this is what I'd buy. It's scary that the only thing they have to compare it to is a fighter jet. If you don't like the colors, you can get an aluminum and carbon fiber (no paint) version for $2mil.


WOW... all that to drive 65 mph tops ? I mean com'n, it's the low in US isn't it? i think this car only designed for Europe :P
 01/22/2008 02:29:02 PM · #25
Originally posted by SamDoe1:
Not only is it the worlds fastest production car right now, but it's probably also the most technologically advanced. It has small vents that open up at a certain speed to cool the brakes and improve downforce.



Originally posted by SamDoe1:
It also lowers itself and deploys a spoiler for even more downforce which, in this car, is a necessary thing.


Originally posted by SamDoe1:
Not to mention that the engine doesn't have a hood, it's open to the air in order to cool it better in addition to the three radiators, two intercoolers, and two AC condensors (to keep you cool). The W16 (an achievement in itself) is blown by four (4!) turbos that pump in 15.8psi of boost to give that magical 1001bhp. All that naturally goes to the ground through all wheel drive cause, lets face it, 1001hp put to the rear wheels alone would more or less roast the tires to nothing pretty quick.


Originally posted by SamDoe1:
The car can also shift 100% (and anything in between) of it's power to the front or rear depending on how much trouble you're in. In between the engine and the AWD system is a 7 speed dual clutch transmission that has, obviously, two clutches that alternate engaging gears (one clutch disengages while the other grabs the next gear at the same time). While going at 253mph is pretty sweet, stopping a car going that fast is also something to consider. This is where the air brake (not a typo) comes into play. Slam on the brakes at high speed and the rear spoiler tips straight up giving you drag that's equivalent to slamming on the brakes in a Porsche 911. This doesn't, of course, include the massive brakes that also clamp down. Going that fast will wear out the tires like crazy, but don't worry, the car will run out of gas (3mpg at 253mph) before that happens. :) All that is just scratching the surface of this car's amazingness and the sheer engineering marvel that it is. I won't even go into the aerodynamics of accomplishing something like this (my specialty). It's safe to say that if I had a spare $1.2mil, this is what I'd buy. It's scary that the only thing they have to compare it to is a fighter jet. If you don't like the colors, you can get an aluminum and carbon fiber (no paint) version for $2mil.






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