[s-cars] Audi parent content - Bugatti Veyron test drive Sooperfast250 mph

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I stumbled across 3 of these being tested at the base (10,000ft) of Mt Evans
in Colorado late August. I couldn't believe my eyes. Engineer with strong
German accent, "Ya, ve chust testing dem". Didn't realize I was standing
among $3 mil. worth of autos.

Gary Martin
94 UrS4
91 200 TQA

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Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 9:54 AM
Subject: [s-cars] Audi parent content - Bugatti Veyron test drive
Sooperfast250 mph


> Ok, sorry about the possible repost.  I sent this yesterday, but there
were some smileys in the e-mail and it apparently got held up at the
audifans spam filter or something like that.  Anyhow, about the test drive
of this AWD Wundercar...
>
> No, not me (I wish).  Bernd Ostmann of Autoweek in the Oct 3 issue (just
came out Friday). Autoweek website still has previous issue info.
>
> All I can say is WOW!
>
> A few highlights:
>
> Just got the issue and the EB16.4 Veyron is on the cover -- would love to
post pics, but since it just came out today it won't be on their website
'til this weekend at the earliest.
>
> Stats: 987 HP / 0-62 mph in 2.5 sec / top speed 250 mph
> 0-186 mph in 16.8 seconds vs 34 sec for the Porsche GT
>
> Love this: A gauge indicating Horsepower, three driving settings which
give the cd 0.39 in standard form, downforce-induced 0.42 in handling mode,
and 0.36 in top speed mode
>
> 8 liter W16 engine with four turbos.  (hence 16.4 designation)
>
> They expect to sell 50 units a year at $1.2 million per car.
>
> "This car can't be measured by traditional road-car standards. It's just
too powerful, too extreme, too darn fast. Nothing, and we mean nothing, can
prepare you for the feeling you experience deep within the pit of your
stomach the first time you drive it with real purpose. Comparisons with
other road cars do not apply, for there simply is no parallel." from Bernd
Ostmann
>
> Looks like parent VW pulled it off after all.
>
> A few pics
>
> http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/images/large/2419-4.jpg
>
> http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/images/large/2419-9.jpg
>
> More comparisons for you from the article:
>
> "173 mph: Takeoff speed for a Boeing 737
>
> 229.9 mph: F1 Speed record by Antonio Pizzonia in a Williams-BMW at the
'04 Italian GP
>
> 240 mph: Top Speed of an Andretti Green Indy Racing League car
>
> 241.428 mph: Closed-course speed record set by Gil de Ferran in his
Honda-powered Penske Racing Reynard at California Speedway in 2000
>
> 250 mph: Top speed of the Bugatti Veyron. It goes from standstill to 250
mph in 55 seconds
>
> 11 hours, 9 minutes: Time it would take to get from Los Angeles to New
York City @ 250 mph"
>
> As to that last one -- still need to fuel up on the way, so make that just
under 12 hrs including fuel and bathroom breaks.
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