Friday 24 June 2011

Bugatti Veyron


Rarely do we find cars which are capable to hold on to the fastest car in the whole world title, while still looking' meek and not looking' like its just waiting to kill you. That's not to say it doesn't look great. But instead of you being shaking when you approach the car, you feel more like your being invited. And its very damn easy to drive too. You can take it to the track and drive like a maniac and you visit the market to buy vegetables while on your way back home from the track. That's the specialty of this piece of Bugatti's finest. In fact Bugatti's so impressed by this car that it named it after Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of  LeMans, while driving for the original Bugatti company. It also does a 0-62 mph run in 2.5 seconds, which nicely trumps super bikes such as the Yamaha YZF-R1, Firblade and the Ducati 1199 Panigale, which are known for their ferocious acceleration. Even after the passing of several years, it still manages to stave off stiff competition from the likes of cars like the Koenigsegg Agera.

But for all this rich history and tech, you do gotta pay. And by pay, I mean a whole 1,200,000 euros... plus taxes.

Specifications and statistics

Basic stats
Layout and body styleMid-engine, four-wheel drive, two-doorcoupé/targa topBase price€1,225,000 (GB£1,065,000/US$1,700,000)
Super Sport:
€1,912,500 (GB£1,665,000/US$2,700,000)
Internal combustion engine8.0 litre W16, 64v DOHCquad-turbocharged petrol engineEngine displacement
and max. power
7,993 cc (487.8 cu in)
1,001 metric horsepower (736 kW; 987 bhp)
Super Sport:
1,200 metric horsepower (883 kW; 1,184 bhp)
Performance
Top speed408.47 km/h (253.81 mph) (average)
Super Sport:
431.072 km/h (267.856 mph) (average)
0–100 km/h (0–62.1 mph)2.46 seconds0–240 km/h (0–149.1 mph)9.8 seconds
0–300 km/h (0–186.4 mph)14.6 seconds0–400 km/h (0–248.5 mph)50 seconds
Standing quarter-mile (402 m)10.2 seconds at 230 km/h (142.9 mph)
Fuel economy
EPA city driving8 miles per U.S. gallon (29 L/100 km; 9.6 mpg-imp)EPA highway driving13 miles per U.S. gallon (18 L/100 km; 16 mpg-imp)
Top speed fuel economy3 miles per U.S. gallon (78 L/100 km; 3.6 mpg-imp), or 1.4 U.S. gal (5.3 L; 1.2 imp gal) per minute

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