Two recent Bugatti Veyron pictures
02-10-2005, 12:44 PM
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Same reason the Carrera GT got driven around in Death Valley a lot. Testing. In order to avoid pissed off customers when the car breaks down in freezing weather because it was never tested in those conditions.
02-10-2005, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by dcak' date='Feb 10 2005, 01:14 PM
Why drive it in those conditions?!?
02-10-2005, 05:28 PM
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wow, I really like how it looks on the road, all ugly with lights and 100mph tape holding the end of the lp. From debut to production, it has grown to look "built" rahter than "styled," and I mean that in a good way - like a weightlifter vs. a set designer's idea of what a weightlifter looks like.
Good job, Bugatti
Good job, Bugatti
02-11-2005, 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by MulderATO' date='Feb 7 2005, 02:02 AM
Can I ask something,
Why has it taken SOOOOOOOOO da** long to actually build this car? It seems like i first saw this thing back in 98 or 99? Someone correct me on this but i swear it has been a very long time for this car to develop. Can anyone tell me when the first pics of it started popping up?
Why has it taken SOOOOOOOOO da** long to actually build this car? It seems like i first saw this thing back in 98 or 99? Someone correct me on this but i swear it has been a very long time for this car to develop. Can anyone tell me when the first pics of it started popping up?
They also kept having problems building a transmission to handle the prodigous amounts of torque the engine provides. Basically, they kept shattering parts of the drivetrain. 1001 hp is nothing to sneeze at on a stock vehicle...
02-11-2005, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rjk3' date='Feb 11 2005, 05:15 PM
thats awsome, if i am correct it is also the first car to have a 7 Speed Manual Transmission.
02-11-2005, 02:15 PM
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I think it should be a DSG transmission, it's using wet clutch, so technically that's automatic.
also why it took them so long is it was originally designed as a W18.
did VW actually hit 252mph on their test car? I remember reading somewhere in EVO it says that VW never actually achieved 252mph, and the chief designer of this car has already left VW.