RE: Bugatti Chiron goes 304 mph!
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mylesmcd said:
Harry_523 said:
Chestrockwell said:
sc0tt said:
Would still be overtaken by a Mercedes Sprinter
That’s made me laugh out loud 
Sprinters and transits, quickest on the road
With him still living at home at 35 years old, the EVO doubles as a passion wagon, or it least it, once.
Well the Chiron is already in production. All Bugatti have to do if offer a tick box option... "300" pack, or whatever.
To piss on the chips is a bit down beat. I say congratulations.
It's not even my sort of ethos in car. But fair play. Its a moment in history. Marked by a lot of moaning.
To piss on the chips is a bit down beat. I say congratulations.
It's not even my sort of ethos in car. But fair play. Its a moment in history. Marked by a lot of moaning.
Max_Torque said:
Sounds impressive, till you realise that Malcolm Campbell did that speed way back in 1935 in his Blue Bird...........
Isn't that a bit like saying "the Chiron is slow, Thrust SSC is much faster"?I don't think Bluebird was road legal, could perform in a huge range of environments, be reliable, be used daily of required, and take you to the shops for a pint of milk. The Chiron is an engineering masterpiece.
the_hood said:
Max_Torque said:
Sounds impressive, till you realise that Malcolm Campbell did that speed way back in 1935 in his Blue Bird...........
If he did it in a Nissan that would be one thing, but it was a purpose built 'vehicle' to go for the land speed record. Still, both are impressive.
t! As bragging rights go you're pretty much untouchable I guess!E65Ross said:
Max_Torque said:
Sounds impressive, till you realise that Malcolm Campbell did that speed way back in 1935 in his Blue Bird...........
Isn't that a bit like saying "the Chiron is slow, Thrust SSC is much faster"?I don't think Bluebird was road legal, could perform in a huge range of environments, be reliable, be used daily of required, and take you to the shops for a pint of milk. The Chiron is an engineering masterpiece.
markcoznottz said:
[According to Chris Harris the F1 supplied to autocar for the times was not standard, it had the cats removed and who knows what else.
Do you mean when Autocar performance-tested the F1 back in the day,0-100mph in 6.3s etc?I think that was the XP5 car that McLaren used for their world record as well!anonymous said:
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If you actually read the article you will find that Bugatti _do_ say "nearly a prod car". Direct quote:The Fricking Article said:
The car used for the record was in what is described by Bugatti as "near production" spec [...].
I hate to piss on _your_ chips, but it appears to be Pistonheads' shoddy journalism that is calling this a "production car", so take it up with them, not Bugatti.If any of you actually did any basic research you'll find that Bugatti are _actually_ calling this "a pre-production vehicle of a Bugatti Chiron derivative":
https://newsroom.bugatti/en/feature-stories/bugatt...
...which does not "prove" but strongly suggests that yes, it is going into production. It doesn't take a genius to look at the effort involved in doing such a piece of design work and actually getting it all done, and the timing with Frankfurt, to strongly *suspect* that they'll have the record-breaking car on their stand there and an open order book. Anything else would be a big waste of money.
I second others' sentiments that this has brought back fond memories of F40s topping 200mph, decatted XJ220s at Nardo and a general feeling of giddy schoolboy toptrumpness. Which can surely only be a good thing. Bravo, I say.
Edited by herebebeasties on Monday 2nd September 23:36
Plenty a production record has been broken with a pre-production car in what a little bit later would be production spec.
It certainly isn't a land speed record vehicle, those have broken the speed of sound already, or a tuner special running the engine within at a hair of it blowing up with straight pipes. No this car has aircon and a cosy interior, 'normal' michelin tyres, will pass a full WLTP emissions test and run at peak power all day long if it were possible. And as basically a promise, you will be able to buy it soon and drive it without a racing license to the shops and buy milk, fill it up at the local fuel station, let your grandma drive it etc.
It certainly isn't a land speed record vehicle, those have broken the speed of sound already, or a tuner special running the engine within at a hair of it blowing up with straight pipes. No this car has aircon and a cosy interior, 'normal' michelin tyres, will pass a full WLTP emissions test and run at peak power all day long if it were possible. And as basically a promise, you will be able to buy it soon and drive it without a racing license to the shops and buy milk, fill it up at the local fuel station, let your grandma drive it etc.
Edited by Onehp on Tuesday 3rd September 06:48
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