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.
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12/06, 11:43 AM
posted by:
Guy Keele
pocket change
12/06, 11:51 AM
posted by:
Ahamed
Might be cheaper to strap a rocket onto a bicycle. Probably have the same effect.
12/06, 12:02 PM
posted by:
Left Lane News
^ that would be called a Hayabusa
12/06, 12:52 PM
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12/07, 12:34 AM
posted by:
red
except the hayabusa cant go anywhere near 250mph
12/07, 12:45 AM
posted by:
FrancoLA
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.
12/07, 2:31 AM
posted by:
Brian
Re: 2
Can you turn a Hayabusa at 200 MPH?
12/08, 5:39 PM
posted by:
Moomin Papa
Re: 5
On the contrary – if one in 10 million can buy one, the other 999,999 will lust after it.
12/08, 5:40 PM
posted by:
Moomin Papa
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.
12/12, 12:59 AM
posted by:
Dis Funny Girl
This car what u would call SOW!!! Sex On Wheels!!!
12/14, 3:22 PM
posted by:
ECLIPSE
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
12/14, 10:26 PM
posted by:
blackhawk_996
“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
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