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Mar 29th, 2012 at 2:37pm

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World record broken today. A standing start over 1 mile. Speed reached, 257 mph. Funny thing is, it cost a quarter of the price of a Vayron and does it in a quarter of the distance a Vayron needs  Grin



 

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Reply #1 - Mar 29th, 2012 at 4:21pm

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Well, if you have the money a Veyron you can buy... that car, not really.

You should buy a same kind of Ford first, then modify it yourself (illegal where I live, by the way) and hope it will not leave you afoot because you messed up something in the powering-up.

A non-mass produced car not really for everyone, that. Hope they'll talk about it in the next season if Top Gear, though. Those Brits really know how to make a car show. Smiley
 

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Reply #2 - Mar 29th, 2012 at 5:35pm

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Pah! You can get a Skoda Octavia that does 216mph! Who needs an impacticable 2 seater!
 
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Reply #3 - Mar 29th, 2012 at 7:49pm

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Reply #4 - Mar 29th, 2012 at 8:40pm

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Well, there's a limit to how much power he can add to the car. The best thing he should do now is tweak the aerodynamics. It would be more cost effective than buying custom built driveshafts, brakes, suspension kits and wheels.
And expat, it's Veyron, not Vayron!  Grin Grin Wink
 

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Reply #5 - Mar 30th, 2012 at 4:25am

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Xpand wrote on Mar 29th, 2012 at 8:40pm:
.And expat, it's Veyron, not Vayron!  Grin Grin Wink



Have you seen the size of my fingers............. Grin

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Reply #6 - Apr 1st, 2012 at 11:34am

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2inches? Grin
 
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Reply #7 - Apr 2nd, 2012 at 5:37pm

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Who needs that much speed?
You'll probably never go that fast!
150MPH volvo c70 will do fine,and its a CONVERTABLE! Smiley
 

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Reply #8 - Apr 2nd, 2012 at 6:17pm

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jetprop wrote on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 5:37pm:
Who needs that much speed?
You'll probably never go that fast!
150MPH volvo c70 will do fine,and its a CONVERTABLE! Smiley



Unless you live where I do, then neither will you. 150mph BMW 530D and from time to time I do Smiley Smiley Smiley

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Reply #9 - Apr 2nd, 2012 at 8:05pm

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Wait, didn't the Veyron supersport do 267mph? So technically they have not broken the record yet.
But anyway just put a bus driver here in any car and I can bet you my house he'll get there before the fancy ford  Cheesy. I'm sure Christian's engineers are already plotting the next car to annihilate the Ford gt. Grin
 

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Reply #10 - Apr 11th, 2012 at 9:53pm

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hyperpep111 wrote on Apr 2nd, 2012 at 8:05pm:
Wait, didn't the Veyron supersport do 267mph? So technically they have not broken the record yet.
But anyway just put a bus driver here in any car and I can bet you my house he'll get there before the fancy ford  Cheesy. I'm sure Christian's engineers are already plotting the next car to annihilate the Ford gt. Grin

It's a standing start though.

One of the Veyron test runs (as seen on Top Gear) was made on an oval circuit in Ehra-Lessien. It has a straight which is nearly 6 miles long! So to go that fast in just one mile is pretty incredible!
 

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Reply #11 - May 26th, 2012 at 4:31pm

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Veyron is limited by fuel tank and tyre life... both are at zero if you try the top speed
 

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Reply #12 - May 27th, 2012 at 10:22am

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Ivan wrote on May 26th, 2012 at 4:31pm:
Veyron is limited by fuel tank and tyre life... both are at zero if you try the top speed


ONLY the Veyron? Huh

And ALL the other comparable high performance cars? Are they powered by nuclear reactors and travel on an air cushions? Tongue
 

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