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Offline crowMAW

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As fast as a Hawker Hurricane!
« on: December 02, 2005, 09:50:28 PM »
Big deal, right?  But it's a car!

Jeremy Clarkson

Bugatti Veyron

"It makes even the Enzo and the Porsche Carrera GT feel slow and pointless."

Model  Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Engine 7993cc, 16 cylinders in a W
Power  1001bhp @ 6000rpm
Torque 922 lb ft @ 2200rpm
Transmission  7-speed DSG, manual and auto
Fuel 11.7mpg (combined)
Acceleration 0-62mph: 2.5sec
Top speed 253mph
Price £810,345
Rating Five stars
Verdict Deserves 12 stars. Simply as good — and as fast — as it gets

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Offline Dago

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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2005, 09:59:14 PM »
That's some serious power, but that is also some serious money.
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Offline Geary420

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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2005, 10:03:10 PM »
R.I.P.  Here lies the McLaren F1

Clarkson though I hate that guy.
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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2005, 10:06:53 PM »
Clarkson is ass, and that whale is overrated.  Laughed my bellybutton off watching it spin at 120mph at Laguna Seca.  McLaren would make short work of it on a race track.
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Offline Bluedog

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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2005, 10:24:45 PM »
250 mph !   I hit 280 KM/H once in a big Ford Cobra on a long ,straight, flat stretch of road.
Front end got all light and floaty, steering allmost non existant.
Nearly had to change shorts.....I cant imagine what 250 Mile an hour would be like on wheels.
Whats that? 420 odd km/h?




good excuse to throw in a piccie of my favourite Aussie muscle car.
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Offline OOZ662

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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2005, 10:25:36 PM »
Laguna Seca is one horrid track...
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Offline Geary420

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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2005, 11:10:07 PM »
I would love to drive a few laps at Laguna, I think the corkscrew would be wild :)
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« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2005, 11:24:35 PM »
Was a good show on Speed about the making of the car. The technology involved, stuff like panels opening and closing to allow not overheating from citydriving to less drag for high speed.
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Re: As fast as a Hawker Hurricane!
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2005, 11:37:43 PM »
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fun to drive but I'd be crying at the pumps.

no carb, no injection- just a monkey under the hood, throwing buckets of gas into the engine.
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Offline crowMAW

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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2005, 11:55:01 PM »
Clarkson is funny as hell!  This is one of his better articles too.
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Offline StarOfAfrica2

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« Reply #10 on: December 03, 2005, 01:10:11 AM »
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250 mph !   I hit 280 KM/H once in a big Ford Cobra on a long ,straight, flat stretch of road.
Front end got all light and floaty, steering allmost non existant.
Nearly had to change shorts.....I cant imagine what 250 Mile an hour would be like on wheels.
Whats that? 420 odd km/h?




good excuse to throw in a piccie of my favourite Aussie muscle car.


My SVO felt very comfortable at 140 mph, and a friend's car with a hotter engine and modified turbo topped out at around 190 and was very pleasant to handle.  Of course thats in a long straightaway with very little to worry about running into, but it did involve some curves and construction areas.  :)  The steering was also very mulish at low speeds due to the front wheel settings.  I could take my hands off the wheel at 140 and the car would fly straight and true.  God  I loved driving that thing.  

Hated working on it.  Expensive b****.
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It's a piece of crap
« Reply #11 on: December 03, 2005, 01:42:18 AM »
922 lb ft @ 2200rpm
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Re: It's a piece of crap
« Reply #12 on: December 03, 2005, 02:08:12 AM »
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922 lb ft @ 2200rpm


It probably weighs less than your computer monitor, knowing these guys...
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« Reply #13 on: December 03, 2005, 04:08:33 AM »
hate to pee in your cheerios here... but since when did the hurricane have a max speed of <253 mph?
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« Reply #14 on: December 03, 2005, 05:24:49 AM »
This is from Sodas Aircraft page on behalf of the fine Hurricane Mk1....

"Top speed at sea-level is only 253mph (261mph with WEP), increasing to ~320mph @ 16K."

And i can vouch for lots of GVs timidly running instead of staying to fight!! Dweebs :).


Edit: just did some testing in TA: Top speed at sea level 252 mph, 260 mph(with WEP).


A quick google showed no info on top speed at sea level. Maybe someone can dig up reliable sources?
« Last Edit: December 03, 2005, 05:45:09 AM by Schatzi »
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