2011 New Bugatti Veyron

One quickly runs out of superlatives when trying to describe the Bugatti Veyron. I'm not even sure whether one should use the word "car" to refer to such a giant. Endowed with absolute power and maximum speed of scary, the Veyron looks and sounds like new out of the future that can not be inhabited by a giant gas station.

50 years after the death of Ettore Bugatti's, Volkswagen uses a wand to awaken the legendary company, and to say the least, the German car manufacturers do the work mindblowing.

Motorsports fans will immediately refer you to the Bugatti Royale myth of the 1930s, a colossal and majestic work, selling for an expensive that only three people could afford to buy it at the time. The Royale turned out to be one of the most rare and prestigious cars of all time, but despite record-breaking performances, the silhouette of the endless and fairy-like being above all a symbol of luxury unequivocable able to make a Rolls Royce look like your everyday sedan. Instead of trying to match an extraordinary legacy in the Royale, Volkswagen again decided to seek inspiration in the history of racing to design the Bugatti Veyron, is entitled to use the name of the famous drivers who won at Le Mans in 1939 behind the wheel of the Bugatti Type 57.

We must drive this amazing vehicle for several miles in the parking lot of a San Diego country club. It's easy to feel intimidated by this machine is incredible, so we carefully and immediately handed back to the official tutor, French race car driver PierHenri Raphanel.

Veyron is unbeatable. The shape is wide and large set aside from other supercars like the McLaren Mercedes SLR or Ferrari Enzo lean angle. But the real thrill comes from the performances unparalleled Veyron's: with 1001 hp engines and provide a top speed of 250 mph neighbor, the new Bugatti flies over the road like a rocket in the sky in the morning. Veyron goes 0-62 mph in 2.5 seconds, which is not less than one second faster than the Enzo Ferrari. Pedal to the metal, you can reach 200 mph in slightly more than 15 seconds. This is the first in the field of road-legal vehicle, and you must steal the Champ Car has the opportunity to catch up with the Veyron. Frankly, at the end of the day, I still will not put a dollar on you.


Revolutionary techniques involved in making this Bugatti 21. In order to collect the 1001 horsepower needed to establish a new automotive legend, Volkswagen has designed an 8-liter W16 engine by mating two narrow angle V8S. Peak torque is 922 pounds / ft at 2200 rpm No fewer than four turbochargers this decorative locomotive engineers must come excitement and dual-clutch transmission with seven speeds specific to enable all this wild energy will be transferred to the road. Needless to say, fuel efficiency has never been a problem in the process, and you'll be pleased to learn that the Bugatti Veyron has given new meaning to the long gas-guzzler by settling for slightly more than 2 miles per gallon on top speed. In this configuration, the tank will go from full to empty in less than 12 minutes. All kinds of rumors about this incredible ride: push hard this monster will create a set of tires last about 125 miles.


It took several years of trial and error to achieve the final version of the Bugatti Veyron's. Launched by the flamboyant chief executive Ferdinand Piech in 1999, the project began with a prototype equipped with a W18 engine (this flatV6 three sides by side).


Soon, engineers realized that they needed a more compact structure, and W16 was adopted and installed in the rear middle position. Fine tuning the beast is a long and difficult task, and many incidents occur during the test. Lack of stability at high speeds even cause harm and destruction prototype. In 2003, Piech was replaced by Bernd Pischetsrieder at the helm of Volkswagen, and new leadership to take the project back to the drawing board. Under the supervision of engineer Wolfgang Shreiber, Veyron become more stable and drivable. Gordon Murray, the father of the famous and fabulous McLaren F1 brilliant early 90s who had in the past condemned the initial concept and prototype Veyron, recently revealed his thoughts on the final version of the Bugatti was: "One really good thing, and I just never expected this, is that it changes direction it does not feel heavy .. Driving in my circuit expects sack of cement, but you really can throw it at tight chicanes. "

Only 300 Bugatti Veyrons will be conducted during the next five years. It will cost not less than $ 1.5 million to get your hands on one of them, but apparently, Bugatti has received 70 orders. In a classy move, Volkswagen Bugatti moved back to the original headquarters in Saint Jean Ettore Castle in Molsheim, Alsace, and the company raised even have to increase its production in 2006 to meet demand. Believe it or not, all in all, the Veyron is a good offer: manufacturing cost far exceeds the selling price. Following the steps honorable ancestors, this unique car is first and foremost stately study and decadent announced the end of an era. Stepping away from the cockpit of the machine is not forgotten, lost in a state of denial, it's almost hard to remember that the days of petrol engines are numbered.