Tuesday, March 20, 2007

1.44 Million Dollar Car

1001 HorsePower
0-60 mph: 2.5 seconds
Top speed (Electronically Limited): 253 mph
EPA city driving: 7 mpg
EPA highway driving: 10 mpg
(I saw some punk on MTV Cribs with this car and didn't believe half the stuff he said it could do until I looked it up, crazy)
Bugatti Veyron

Bugatti Veyron at top speed
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A Little Trivia
~According to Jeremy Clarkson, the host of Top Gear, if the McLaren F1 were allowed to reach 120 mph before the Bugatti started, the Bugatti would still be the first to reach 200 mph.
~At 230 mph the Veyron 'consumes' 10,000 gallons of air per minute, as much as the average person inhales in 4 days.
~Upon reaching the top speed of 407 km/h (253 mph), James May mentioned that he was "covering one football pitch every second" . In the after-comments section he said that the whole experience was rather disorienting, as he thought he had stopped and was ready to open the door when he looked at the speedometer and it was still at 70 mph. It is not known if this was his first test around the track or if he had many beforehand.
~On the same episode James May stated that upon full speed the Veyron's tires would burst after 15 minutes, however this was not an issue because it would go through its entire fuel load within 12 minutes.
~ The driver must, using a special key (the "Top Speed Key"), toggle the lock to the left of his seat in order to use the maximum speed of 253.2 miles per hour. Theoretically it can go faster but it is electronically limited to 253.2 miles per hour to prevent tire damage. The key functions only when the vehicle is at a stop when a checklist then establishes whether the car—and its driver—are ready to enable 'top speed' mode. If all systems are go, the rear spoiler retracts, the front air diffusers close and the ground clearance, normally 4.9 inches, drops to 2.6 inches.
(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron )


1 comment:

Adam said...

Wow!!! That is amazing!