Motor Trend: the “ten coolest things” about the Bugatti Veyron

December6

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The January issue of Motor Trend has a first-drive report on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. “As I pilot the 16.4 through of one of Sicily’s mile-long tunnels, and the speedo swings past 280 kilometers per hour (about 174 mph), I now know what it feels like to be a hollow-point slug traveling down the barrel of a long-nose 44 Magnum.” The magazine also has a list of the “ten coolest things” about the Veyron:

  • A second key is required to program the car into its top “speed” mode.
  • How many other cars are ballsy enough to have a horsepower gauge?
  • The top of the engine is exposed; there’s no glass or other cover.
  • It’ll score you the best parking place at any restaurant anywhere in the world.
  • The audio system costs $30,000
  • Switch the stability control off, and it’ll spin all four wheels in third gear.
  • Going 0-to-250 mph takes less than a minute.
  • At full throttle in seventh gear, the Veyron gets less than three mpg.
  • What looks like a secondary rear spoiler is in fact an air brake.
  • Bugatti Requires a deposit of more than $350,000 just to place an order.

[Thanks to MacMan4000 for the tip]




 


13 Comments

  1. pocket change

    Comment by Guy Keele, posted on December6 at 11:43 am
  2. Might be cheaper to strap a rocket onto a bicycle. Probably have the same effect.

    Comment by Ahamed, posted on December6 at 11:51 am
  3. ^ that would be called a Hayabusa :)

    Comment by Left Lane News, posted on December6 at 12:02 pm
  4. [...] Motor Trend: the ā€œten coolest thingsā€? about the Bugatti Veyron [Leftlane] [...]

  5. except the hayabusa cant go anywhere near 250mph :)

    Comment by red, posted on December7 at 12:34 am
  6. It sounds like a nice item to impress others. In reality, how fast can anyone go anywhere? If only one in ten million can buy it, then a high degree of attention will be paid by one in ten million but the rest of the ten million will care less about its existence.

    Comment by FrancoLA, posted on December7 at 12:45 am
  7. Re: 2

    Can you turn a Hayabusa at 200 MPH?

    Comment by Brian, posted on December7 at 2:31 am
  8. Re: 5

    On the contrary - if one in 10 million can buy one, the other 999,999 will lust after it.

    Comment by Moomin Papa, posted on December8 at 5:39 pm
  9. Well, that should have been 9,999,999 but you get my point. I’m sure some people couldn’t care less though, but not me - it’s a stunning car.

    Comment by Moomin Papa, posted on December8 at 5:40 pm
  10. This car what u would call SOW!!! Sex On Wheels!!!

    Comment by Dis Funny Girl, posted on December12 at 12:59 am
  11. This is the best car its worth every penny you will whoop any car with this one even the mcflaren f1 this is the best car you can get if you like speed

    Comment by ECLIPSE, posted on December14 at 3:22 pm
  12. “Except the hayabusa cant go anywhere near 250mph

    Comment by red”

    Guess you’ve never heard of a man named John Noonan?

    259.393mph to be exact…

    http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2005/Noonan.asp

    Comment by blackhawk_996, posted on December14 at 10:26 pm
  13. I AM A ACTOR AND A RAP ARTIST. THEY CALL ME MOCHILL.BRONX..EMCEE… NOW I KNOW WHERE BATMAN GETS THOSE WONDERFUL CARS. CAN YOU SEND ME A BROCHURE ON THIS MAGNIFICENT PIECE OF MACHINERY. I LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES BUT AM PLANNING TO TOUR LONDON VERY SOON. SEND MATERIAL TO: RAMON E. ROSARIO JR. 646 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE. APT.404 NEW YORK, NEW YORK. 10030-1023. THANK YOU AND KEEP UP THE FABULOUS WORK PEOPLE. IT’S TIME FOR MY SPOT OF TEA. CHEERIO CHAPS…….

    SIGN, MOCHILL.BRONX..EMCEE…2006 & BEYOND*

    HAPPY NEW YEAR BUGATTI INC……

    Comment by RAMON E. ROSARIO JR., posted on January19 at 1:01 pm

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