« previous next »
Pages: 1 2 [3]   Go Down

Author Topic: Veyron - 246mph, great video  (Read 1540 times)

Offline skorpx1

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1130
Re: Veyron - 246mph, great video
« Reply #30 on: August 10, 2014, 01:21:08 PM »
Quote from: icepac on August 10, 2014, 10:57:35 AM
So how many Venoms will Hennessey have to sell to become a "production car".




It's not about how many you sell, it's about how many you produce, hence the term "production car." AFAIK it was 30 cars in the course of a year to be considered a production car.
Logged

Offline GScholz

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 8910
Re: Veyron - 246mph, great video
« Reply #31 on: August 10, 2014, 01:41:48 PM »
I guess that's why Hennessey is only making 29... All those pesky safety and environmental regulations that production cars like the Veyron has to satisfy.
Logged
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."

Offline GScholz

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 8910
Re: Veyron - 246mph, great video
« Reply #32 on: August 11, 2014, 12:47:27 PM »
When aftermarket modified cars are considered anything goes. Until recently the fastest road legal car in Europe was a 1400 horsepower 252 mph 1987 Pontiac Trans-Am...

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/22/europes-fastest-street-legal-car-is-a-252-mph-pontiac-trans/
Logged
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censored, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
Pages: 1 2 [3]   Go Up
« previous next »