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253 MPH and Still a Little Late
Los Angeles Times ^
Posted on 12/10/2005 9:10:44 AM PST by liberallarry
A superlative on four wheels, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is not only the world's fastest production car but also the most expensive: $1.25 million before taxes and richly deserved gas-guzzler penalties. Also, the most powerful: Its 8.0-liter 16-cylinder quad-turbo engine produces about 1,000 horsepower and churns it through a high-tech all-wheel-drive system and gob-smacking foot-wide tires. Also, the quickest: The Veyron accelerates to 60 mph in 2.1 seconds, faster than a Formula 1 car, but then it's just getting started. In 20 seconds — about the time it takes a fast reader to get through this paragraph — it reaches 200 mph. In 53 mind-blowing seconds, the Veyron reaches its marquee speed: 253 mph.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: automakers; bugatti; bugattiveyron; fun; photosdummy; suvtarget; uselesswithoutpix
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To: liberallarry
I've read that it handles poorly. Sort of like Lamborghini, they make extreme looking, outrageously expensive pieces of **** because they have no racing heritage to back it up. Stick with the prancing horse for supercars.
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:25:30 AM PST
by
rattrap
To: stephenjohnbanker
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:25:44 AM PST
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: raybbr
Why spoil the beauty of the thing, with legality.
2 second to 60? lol. How is it on snow? lol.
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:28:29 AM PST
by
JasonC
To: billhilly
How are the brakes?
Commander Cody says
The brakes are good, tires fair
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:28:46 AM PST
by
grjr21
To: stephenjohnbanker
How much dough?If you have to axe, you caint' afford it. :o)
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:28:53 AM PST
by
GaltMeister
(“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”)
To: RandallFlagg
To: RandallFlagg
Shouldn't they have named it the ME-2?
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:30:05 AM PST
by
JasonC
To: JasonC
How is it on snow? lol.It depends. Is it front wheel drive? Or, when will the SUV version come out? :)
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:30:37 AM PST
by
raybbr
To: GaltMeister
To: raybbr
Big deal. Where can you legally drive this thing?
Anywhere....just not at top speed.
To: JasonC
ME = Mid Engine
4 = Four turbochargers
12 = Cylinders
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:33:22 AM PST
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: Alas Babylon!
Graphic? I expected to see body parts, squished brains and blood. But it only shows the smashed up cars after they were carted away. Not very graphic. But thanks for the warning, I guess...
Graphic for car lovers.
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To: liberallarry
That's a baaaaaaaaad mama-jama!
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:35:39 AM PST
by
Jackknife
( "I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father'." —Will Rogers)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
ya know, after seeing those photos, one can only cry...
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:36:09 AM PST
by
Andonius_99
(They [liberals] aren't humans, but rather a species of hairless retarded ape.)
To: liberallarry
A heckuva ride, but the "grille" detracts. Looks like a urinal is meant to go there.
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:42:31 AM PST
by
JoJo Gunn
(Help control the Leftist population. Have them spayed or neutered. ©)
To: Sally'sConcerns
At 253 MPH I don't want my brakes taking 10 seconds to stop me. Thats another zip code. It looks like I'll have to keep shopping.
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:42:49 AM PST
by
billhilly
(Demo cammo is yellow and white)
To: RandallFlagg
Half mil.
Half a million would make a nice deposit on this car. It costs well over one million dollars. This won't be a car for the sort of riff-raff that drives Ferrari F430s and Lamborghini Gallardos :-).
To: AnotherUnixGeek
Last I checked, the Chrysler was $500,000. If it's gone up since then, I wouldn't know as I'll never drive something worth more than my house.
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:46:53 AM PST
by
RandallFlagg
(Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
To: liberallarry
The real question are...
Does it float??????? and Can it drive across a bridge???? Because
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posted on
12/10/2005 9:52:29 AM PST
by
rawcatslyentist
(Why waste time learning when ignorance is instantaneous---Hobbes the Tiger)
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