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10-23-2008, 01:54 PM
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#1 | | Teching In
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|  Bugatti Veyron new Road Test: $25,000 tires, 1010 horsepower, 0-60 in 2.5 sec
Yeah, this is a land missile! This thing should be endorsed by the oil companies though....  Quote: 
Driving a Bugatti Veyron is like carrying a 14.6-foot-long open wallet that is spewing 50-dollar bills. Drivers rush up from behind, tailgating before swerving into either of the Veyron’s rear-three-quarter blind spots, where they hang ape-like out of windows to snap photos with their cell phones. They won’t leave, either, because they know the Bugatti, averaging 11 mpg, can’t go far without refueling and that its driver will soon need to take a minute to compose himself. And when you open the Veyron’s door to exit—a gymnastic feat that requires grabbing one of your own ankles to drag it across that huge, hot sill—you will be greeted by 5 to 15 persons wielding cameras and asking questions. If you’re wearing shorts or a skirt, here’s a tip: Wear underwear.
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10-23-2008, 02:28 PM
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If I had the money I would buy one to park in my livingroom and a button that opened my wall up for me so I could take it to the streets every once in a while
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10-23-2008, 03:13 PM
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I'd love to average 11mpg in a 1000+hp car
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10-23-2008, 05:48 PM
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That thing is hideous. Its like looking at a sexy women with a butt ugly face...total disappointment. | |
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10-23-2008, 06:11 PM
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#5 | | You spin me round round
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I thought it had 1001 Hp...
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10-23-2008, 06:14 PM
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10-23-2008, 06:18 PM
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I watched Top Gear Test it they got it up to 250 mph tires only last 15mins at that speed LOL!
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10-23-2008, 06:26 PM
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10-24-2008, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 1996firebirdformula  I watched Top Gear Test it they got it up to 250 mph tires only last 15mins at that speed LOL! | for safety reasons the gas tank only last 12 minutes at WOT  
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10-24-2008, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by StoleIt I thought it had 1001 Hp... | sae is more like 900 something
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10-24-2008, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Detoxx03 That thing is hideous. Its like looking at a sexy women with a butt ugly face...total disappointment. | MAN O MAN...i wouldnt evin give it that much credit...add in bein drunk to...i have always thought that thing was a ulgy p.o.s.
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10-24-2008, 12:51 PM
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Their driveline loss is ridiculous. IIRC, it makes like 3000 hp at the crank. 1000 at the wheels...33% loss? Understandable because of the massive driveline involved, but fuck. Imagine if it were more efficient.
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10-24-2008, 02:14 PM
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#13 | | 11 Second Club
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Originally Posted by AznMuscle Their driveline loss is ridiculous. IIRC, it makes like 3000 hp at the crank. 1000 at the wheels...33% loss? Understandable because of the massive driveline involved, but fuck. Imagine if it were more efficient. | That would be a 66% loss
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10-24-2008, 02:17 PM
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#14 | | You spin me round round
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Originally Posted by AznMuscle Their driveline loss is ridiculous. IIRC, it makes like 3000 hp at the crank. 1000 at the wheels...33% loss? Understandable because of the massive driveline involved, but fuck. Imagine if it were more efficient. | I believe it would make 3000 if it was frictionless. As in no parsitic loss at all.
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10-25-2008, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Wnts2Go10O sae is more like 900 something | actually bugatti tweaked the car to end all that talk.
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10-26-2008, 12:29 AM
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They have past the line of engineering and gone to complete and brutal force. There are no words for the monster they have created so one must simply push the accelerator and hope not to die.
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10-26-2008, 02:28 PM
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not a bad car, but i still prefer the SSC AERO... made in the states and fast!!! http://www.shelbysupercars.com/  | |
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10-26-2008, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ibanez7 |  i hate the veyron its so fuckin ugly and there are so many lil ricer fanboys hanging on its nuts........id rather have the ssc aero....well in fact id rather be practical and have the ZR1.....dont need to go 250mph.... | |
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10-26-2008, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 89IROC well in fact id rather be practical and have the ZR1.....dont need to go 250mph.... | well for the rest of us that do need to go 250, we'll take a Veyron. F#$% that 205 mph ZR1 shit... lol
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10-26-2008, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ibanez7 | That car is hideous. Its basically a homemade kit car, that doesn't share any of the amenities as the Veyron! Look at the front end. Its disproportional to the rest of the body. | 
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