WOW! What a car!
- An 8 litre W-16 engine that can produce 1,001 bph @ 6000 rpm
- A top speed of 250+ mph (400+ kph)
- A 0-60 time of three seconds
- A 0-180 time of 14 seconds
- A price tag somewhere in the $1 million range.
- 4.5m long and a massive 2.0m wide
"Rather than try and squeeze 16 cylinders into a vee format, Volkswagen came up with a much more compact idea a few years ago - the 'W' configuration. In layman's terms, it's basically two 4.0-litre V8s sharing the same crankshaft, which makes it more compact than similarly sized V12s."
"So, at the end of the day, Volkswagen has not only built one hell of a coupe, but it now also has bragging rights to the world's fastest car - and a direct swipe at the likes of McLaren's F1, Lamborghini's Murcielago and Ford's GT. "
See
here for more information.
The Bugatti website has some fantastic animations of the engine running too,
HERE.
Jon 8)