Thursday 14th August 2003

Bugatti Veyron hits the Track

1000bhp road car hits the race track in the USA

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[Apache]

Jesus!!

[Mr E]

"The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 has four turbochargers, and develops 1001 horsepower at 6000 RPM."

And it's *still* ugly as sin. The 2 tone paint job doesn't help though.....

However, one blast throught the gears and I could probably fogive it anything.......

[madmike]

You're drunk. I think it's the best looking car ever made....period.

[Guy Humpage]

Although the rear spoiler looks like something out of The Fast and The Furious

[plucas1]

Is that the one that pops in and out dynamically or have Bugatti bolted an extra big one on for the occasion?

[plucas1]

Is that the one that pops in and out dynamically or have Bugatti bolted an extra big one on for the occasion?

[Apache]

can somebody explain to me htf you cobble together a WW section engine?

[DustyC]

I think its a rubbish.
Looks ugly and would not be a drivers car going on all the "aids" required to drive it.

[jeremyc]

Apache said:

can somebody explain to me htf you cobble together a WW section engine?

I think you must join two W engines longitudinally.

I have enough problems getting my head around what a W engine looks like.

[_Al_]

It's not in the same league as the F1, but I still wouldn't spit at someone who offered me a ride...

[Rich-UK]

While it's not the most beautiful car in the world (that'd be the F1), it does look purposeful, and it bet it goes some too!

But, at the end of the day, it's just a Veyron/Murkylego/VW thing/Audi thing with a couple of passat engines in. Give me a F1/Koenigsegg/Enzo any day.

[tonyhetherington]

does it not make 1001ps, which is equal to 987bhp ?

[_Al_]

tonyhetherington said:

does it not make 1001ps, which is equal to 987bhp ?

Yes. But if you want to drive above 200mph you'll find a 0-60 of about a week. Reason being the bloke has to come out and fit some new tyres for you.

If you're at the lights with an F1 that could be a disadvantage.

[tonyhetherington]

Yup.

186mph is the pre-tyre-change figure. It has an electronic speed limiter on it up until that point. You make a phone call, wherever you are in the world they come to change your tyres, and remove the limiter electronically.

Then you can go and play at 252mph.

Seems quite sensible really I think. The one problem is that if you come across a 186mph+ car at the lights, they know they'll do you. Let's be honest tho....how often's THAT gonna happen, and would you ever accelerate to that speeds from a set of lights anyway!!!

[tvrgaas]

jeremyc said:

Apache said: can somebody explain to me htf you cobble together a WW section engine? I think you must join two W engines longitudinally. I have enough problems getting my head around what a W engine looks like.

A W engine traditionally was banks at *|/, (where * would be a back slash if Ted would let me!) so see here, which is one side of a Napier Lion Aircraft Engine. or [url]here|http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com/town/lane/xvo73/gallery/pres032/pres03206.htm[/url

I think VW use the term for very narrow angle V's or offset Straight engines, ie only one block but barrels are not parallel in that blocks.

Edit to get V formating correct

>> Edited by tvrgaas on Friday 15th August 14:03

[Apache]

now I am
The original W was 2x4 which comes out as a V8 in my book, so whats with the W?

2xW = 2(4+4) which is just plain

>> Edited by Apache on Friday 15th August 15:30

[gary_tholl]

The W-16 is 2 VR8's tacked together. Yes, I know VAG doesn't build VR8s, do you really think that would stop them??

Good descrption at:

[url]http://autozine.kyul.net/technical_school/engine/tech_engine_packaging.htm#W16[/url]

The VR8s are 15 degree seperated banks of 4. The two VR8s are seperated by 72 degrees. Then simply tack a turbo at each corner and, bingo-bango, 1000 HP.

Gary

[Apache]

thanks mate, now it all makes sense, i like the way the cams operate valves in opposite banks, clever stuff indeed

[venom7]

I was there.
It is a beautiful car and crazy fast. What isn't really conveyed in the photos is the size of the rear spoiler. It's freakin' huge.......about the size of the side of a barn.
Oh yes.... and this is something that you won't hear in the VW press; on his second lap the driver locked up th front right going into turn two at 130mph and spun the Bug off into the sand. Just by luck( and maybe driver skill) he saved it and pulled back on the track to do 2 more laps. Now that would have been a sight to see........a million or two dollar prototype biting in the USA....not even on the Nurb. or Silverstone.