Bugatti Veyron Top Speed
In the auction world, cars are regularly seek are seven digits from race, celebrity association or mere scarcity can and frequently push the value of a vehicle well into the stratosphere But the notion of a production car commanding a price normally associated with motor yachts and villas on the C te d Azur seems in some disturbing way and the new Bugatti Chiron, the French car manufacturer's successor hypercoupe Veyron, today unveiled the lounge of Geneva motor, a September 1 m 2 approximately 6m price tag is presented without shame to the contrary Bugatti and its elite clientele, the price is a point of pride superlative nonetheless dazzling quote worthy specifications beating the world of the car.
In the fall of 2017, when the first of 500 planned Chirons leave the factory in Molsheim, buyers will be able to say three things they command the most power, they can go faster than anything else on four wheels and they spent the most for the privilege and that works very well Bugatti.
Prodigious is the power of the turbo engine quadruple W16 8 liters Chiron and so great is the gauge Chiron 4.400 sec books; approximately 4,550lbs with a full fuel tank, the top speed is electronically limited to a mere 261 mph 420kph car to preserve the special Michelin tires Three air ducts per wheel provide cooling for the brakes every corner of the car structure redefines too rigid; 50,000 Newton meters per degree of puts torsional flex is roughly the same league as LMP1 Le Mans Chiron prototype also uses all-wheel drive as its Veyron predecessor, but now, sir, it comes with a fashion drift really, c is Don Quixote exotic.
This exercise exotic glut named after Louis Chiron, the My gasque racing driver who competed in the Grand Prix sports car races and rallies and has been famous for five wins Grand Prix of France in 1949, was a pilot favorite of the Bugatti factory.
It's been about 90 years since the French brand made its name the giant type design died 35 large machinery price Bugatti, now part of the Volkswagen group, not only the cost, weight and managing the beautifully amok technology in modern times, thus the irony the evolution of light and nimble competition models of the 1920s and 30s cars with only 130 horsepower naturally aspirated two tons and more technology smashing road full of power in 1500 and 1180 lb-ft of torque itself is epic.
And the numbers keep rolling in as Bugatti boasts a sub-2-5-second blast from zero to 100kph 62-mph shattered spleen, or 13 five seconds from zero to 300kph 186 mph with the speed limiter off as Bugatti will when he attempts a world-record attempt enormous Volkswagen Ehra-Lessien test track Chiron probably pierce the mark of 270 mph.
It took a decade to produce Bugatti his pre-planned 450 Veyrons race, which included the original coupe and convertible 1000hp Grand Sport and Super Sport models 1200hp and Grand Sport Vitesse is safe to expect Chiron to follow the same script, with convertible versions 1700hp join the range not to mention a series of ever more gaudy special editions by the year 2027.
the fact of the Volkswagen group need a car halo 1 9m And what the world needs a production car with such incredible performance as Chiron For Volkswagen, Bugatti is a glamorous alternative consumers face a program Formula 1 dear Chiron and the Veyron before it, the company a highly visible platform to explore and evaluate advanced materials and technology, while advanced tire technology strategies and fuel management and aerodynamics changes in occupant protection systems that run off to future generations of consumer cars it is certainly true that Bugatti cars directly relate to only an incredibly small percentage of potential buyers, but their influence on the world automotive in general will be considerable.
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