One quickly run out of superlatives when trying to describe the Bugatti Veyron. I'm not even sure if we should use the word "car" to refer to such a monster. Endowed with absolute power and a maximum speed of scary, the Veyron looks and sounds like it just came out of some possible future inhabited by giant gas pump.
50 years after the death of Ettore Bugatti, Volkswagen uses the magic wand to evoke the legendary company, and to say the least, the German car manufacturers do the job mindblowing.
Fan motor will directly take you to the mythical Bugatti Royale from the 1930s, a colossal and majestic work, sold at high prices so that only three people were able to afford it at the time. The Royale turned out to be one of the rarest cars and prestigious of all time, but despite record-breaking appearance, silhouette endless and fairy-like being on top of all the symbols of luxury unequivocable able to make a Rolls Royce look like your everyday sedan. Instead of trying to match the extraordinary legacy with Royale, back Volkswagen decided to seek inspiration in the history of racing Bugatti Veyron to design, the right to use the name of a famous driver who won at Le Mans in 1939 behind the wheel of a Bugatti Type 57.
We have to ride this incredible vehicle for several miles at a country club parking lot of San Diego. It's easy to feel intimidated by this incredible machine, so we carefully and promptly handed back to the official teachers, the French race car driver PierHenri Raphanel.
Veyron is unbeatable. Wide shape and very large sets it apart from other supercars like the Mercedes McLaren SLR lean or angle Ferrari Enzo. But the real thrill comes from unmatched performance Veyron: the engine delivers 1,001 hp and a top speed of 250 mph neighbor, the new Bugatti fly over the road like a rocket in the sky in the morning. Veyron goes from 0 to 62 mph in 2.5 seconds, which is not less than one second faster than the Ferrari Enzo. Pedal to the metal, you can reach 200 mph in less than 15 seconds. This is the first in the field of street-legal vehicles, and you have to steal a car Champ had a chance to catch up with the Veyron. Frankly, at the end of the day, I still would not put a dollar on you.
Revolutionary techniques involved in making Bugatti 21st. To collect 1,001 horsepower necessary to create a new automotive legend, Volkswagen has designed the 8-liter W16 engine by mating two V8s narrow angle. The peak torque of 922 pounds / ft at 2200 rpm No fewer than four turbochargers decoration powerhouse bustle and engineers have to come up with a dual-clutch seven-speed specifically to allow all this wild energy is transferred to the road. Needless to say, fuel efficiency has never been a problem in the process, and you will be pleased to know that the Bugatti Veyron has given new meaning to the term gas-guzzler to settle for a little more than 2 miles per gallon on top speed. In this configuration, the tank will go from full to empty in less than 12 minutes. All kinds of rumors surrounding this incredible ride: to push hard on this monster will make one set of tires lasted about 125 miles.
It took several years of trial and error to achieve the final version of the Bugatti Veyron. Launched by flamboyant CEO Ferdinand Piëch in 1999, the project began with a prototype equipped with a W18 engine (three sides flatV6 by side).
Soon, engineers realized that they needed a more compact structure, and W16 adopted and installed in mid-rear position. Fine tuning of the animals is a long and difficult task, and many incidents occurred during testing. The lack of stability at high speeds even trigger accidents and damage to the prototype. In 2003, Piëch was replaced by Bernd Pischetsrieder at the helm of Volkswagen, and the new leadership took the project back to the drawing board. Under the supervision of the engineer Wolfgang Shreiber, Veyron becomes more stable and drivable. Gordon Murray, the father of the famous and brilliant of astounding McLaren F1 of the early 90's who in the past have strongly criticized the initial concept and prototype Veyron, recently revealed his thoughts on the final version of the Bugatti: "One thing that is really good, and I just never expected this, is that it changed direction. it almost does not feel heavy. Driving on the circuit I expected a sack of cement, but you really can throw it at tight chicanes. "
Only 300 Bugatti Veyrons will be conducted over the next five years. It will cost no less than $ 1.5 million to get your hands on one of them, but apparently, Bugatti has received 70 firm orders. In a classy move, Volkswagen Bugatti moved back to the original headquarters in Saint Jean Castle Ettore in Molsheim, Alsace, and the company raised even have to increase its production in 2006 to meet demand. Believe it or not, all in all, the Veyron is a good bargain: the cost of production far exceeds the sale price. Here are the steps honorable ancestors, this unique car is first and foremost a magnificent study and decadent announced the end of an era. Away from the cockpit of this machine unforgettable, lost in a state of denial, it's almost hard to remember that the days are numbered gasoline engine.
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