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Description
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 does not merely overtake the competition, it
whizzes by at such a speed youd be lucky to catch more than a
nanosecond-glimpse of its taillights. With 987 SAE-net horsepower (1001
horses on the European ECE scale) and 922 pound-feet of torque produced
by a 16-cylinder engine, the Veyron is not a not-to-be-trifled-with
machine.
It conquers the reign of former super car greats like the Lamborghini
Diablo, with about 570 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque, and the
McLaren F1, with nearly 630 horsepower and 479 pound-feet. Even the
recently unveiled 660 horsepower Ferrari Enzo seems paltry in
comparison.
Bugatti,
one of the greatest makes of the 1930s, disappeared after 1956, with
the failure of its Type 101 luxury car. In 1987, Romano Artioli, a
wealthy Italian car dealer, acquired the rights to the Bugatti name and
built a factory in Italy. In 1991, he resurrected Bugatti with the
release of the EB110. The EB stood for Ettore Bugatti, the companys
founder, and the 110 commemorated the 110th anniversary of his birth.
Despite initial exuberance over the new Bugatti, it sold poorly due to
tightening economic conditions.
In 1995, production of the EB110 stopped and the company again lay
dormant. Several years later, Volkswagen acquired Bugatti. This came at
a time just after Volkswagen had lost its bid for Rolls-Royce to BMW; a
time when VW wanted to augment its high-end lineup, which consisted of
just Bentley. And so, at the 1999 Toyko Auto Show, VW unveiled the
Veyron, named after Bugatti driver Pierre Veyron, who won Le Mans in
1939. It was designed in the Volkswagen studio headed by Hartmut
Warkuss and assembled in a factory near Bugattis ancestral home of
Molsheim, France. When first presented, the Veyrons
carbon-fiber-and-aluminum body held an 18-cylinder version of one of
VWs modular engines. But, the production model will use the mammoth
64-valve W-16 first seen in the Bentley Hunaudieres concept.
To produce the 987 horsepower, VW fitted the 8.0 liter W-16 with four
turbochargers, variable valve timing, and a direct-injection system.
The seven-speed sequential manual transmission transmits enough power
to launch the Veyron to 60 mph in just less than three seconds. Its top
speed is reportedly a record-breaking 252 mph. Not surprisingly, the
Veyrons price tag is a high as its specs.Type: W16, Quad-Turbocharged
Displacement cu in (cc): 488 (7993) Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 1001(736) /
6000 Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 923(1250) / 2200-5500 Redline at RPM:
n.a. Brakes & Tires Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/vented disc Tires
F-R: 245/690 R520 - 335/710 R540 (PAX System) Driveline: All Wheel
Drive Exterior Dimensions & Weight Length Width Height in: 174.2
77.9 47 Weight lb (kg): 4162 (1890) Performance Top Speed mph (km/h):
253 (406)
