Showing posts with label Veyron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Veyron. Show all posts

Friday, October 30, 2009

bugatti veyron


Apologies to those of you who aren't interested in cars. I spotted this during a walk in the 16th. This is one of those crazy super cars - it costs about $1.5 million. It's more exotic than most Ferrari's or Lamborghini's. It boasts 1000 horsepower from an 8L, 16 cylinder engine in a W configuration (W16). I think it's a Volkswagen design (VW owns Bugatti). It's got 4 turbochargers, is mid-engine, and has 4 wheel drive. Full throttle will bring the car over 250 mph, and James May said on Top Gear that "the tires will only last for about fifteen minutes, but it's okay because the fuel runs out in twelve minutes". Read more about it on the wikipedia entry.