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Offline my78k

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Veyron at Top speed
« on: April 09, 2007, 08:25:50 AM »
Sorry if this is a duplicate post as I know we had much discussion a while back about the Veyron...but I don't remember seeing this video of it actually hitting it's top speed....more than a little impressive!!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x157l2_bugatti-veyron-at-top-speed

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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2007, 08:40:50 AM »
I was holding my breath !
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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2007, 09:30:37 AM »
I got one on order in red  :D
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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2007, 09:50:32 AM »
That is wild! 1001 HP!  I loved the choice of music.  I had to watch it twice.
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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2007, 10:27:38 AM »


        Hey Dennis,

                        That was incredible!! 8)  Thanks for posting, I can only imagine that kind of speed. Fastest I've been in a car was 150mph in a 68' Coronet R/T and I was duly impressed! ;)

                                                  Later on, Bill :) ;) 
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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2007, 11:18:41 AM »
awesome  8)
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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2007, 11:22:48 AM »
I hear that it actually takes close to $8,000,000 to build one of these $1,000,000 cars.
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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2007, 12:35:21 PM »
"I hear that it actually takes close to $8,000,000 to build one of these $1,000,000 cars." Sorta like my k8 nut on a very different scale  ;)  ;D

No problem Bill, glad you liked it...I too was impressed by it! Especially the comment about the fuel only lasting something like 12 minutes and the tires only lasting 15 minutes...a sheer waste of money ion the grand scheme of things but it sure would be a fun ride!

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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2007, 03:18:48 PM »
WOW!

That is all I can say... Wow.

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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2007, 04:24:32 PM »
Hey Thanks for that Post. Ain't speed addictive!!
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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2007, 04:58:35 PM »
sorry guys, surely the 231mph of the maclaren f1 15 years ago without any turbochargers is a greater achievment
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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2007, 11:43:14 PM »
Stu does have a point there. Yes, the aerodynamics was for race, but a naturally aspirated engine pushing 231 MPH is phenomenal.
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Re: Veyron at Top speed
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2007, 10:58:04 AM »
Well, but.......

The Bugatti is not a racecar. It's a proper car with a real interior, one that you can drive comfortably the whole day (if you don't miss a petrolstation).
You cannot compare a Mc laren to a Veyron, they're different cars. In fact, here's what Gordon Murray (designer of the McLaren F1) said about the Bugatti:

“It’s a huge achievement.”

Here's a video of a Veyron pulling away from a 350Z:
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/1310668b-6503-4684-9740-983c01302d20.htm
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