am vazut acum prezentarea de la top gear(emisiunea din 11.decembrie).. am ramas asa: :eek: :eek:


The Bugatti brand is one of the automotive industry's oldest marque's, and it has plans to make a public and very loud comeback with what could well be the fastest production car to ever hit the blacktop.

After what seems like years of teasing us with prototypes, mock sketches and the odd mention of a 1001 brake horsepower engine, the Bugatti Veyron is finally finished and will be sold to European markets late in 2003, and America and Asia Pacific territories after that.

While the Bugatti name is essentially Italian, Carlo Bugatti (father of Ettore Buggati) left Milan for France in 1904, and the marque has since built its cars in Molsheim, France.

Today, the Bugatti name is owned by Volkswagen, and the new Veyron supercar has also been styled by the Germans, yet despite this many of the die-hard Bugatti fans are still pleased with the car's appearance.

The Bugatti Veyron was formally announced as ready-to-go by Volkswagen in Monte Carlo recently.

The automaker also released offical images of the production car (pictured right), which is slightly different from the Veyron shown at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show.

To start with, the long bodied Bugatti - which measures a 4.5 metres from grille to 'zorst, and a massive 2.0 metres wide - gets slightly re-jigged headlights and a few extra air intake apertures, such as those located just behind the front wheels.

As it stands however, the Bugatti behemoth is one very exotic proposition, both in terms of styling and performance.

The twin intake snorkels mounted on the roof help funnel cool air to the mid-mounted engine, and while practical, they add a great deal of visual impact too.

Volkswagen's goal was create the world's fastest production vehicle, something that could be driven on the road smoothly, or right-royally thrashed.

As such, one of the first hurdles the company faced, after developing a killer 16-cylinder engine, was to make sure it was aerodynamically sound.

To be able to reach speeds of more than 400km/h and still provide linear handling characteristics, the Veyron's body had to be sleek, but under the car and out of sight are the kind of ground effects more commonly seen on Formula One cars.

Volkswagen paid lots of attention to the front and rear spoilers, and the company reckons that the new Veyron will hold higher corner speeds, be able to more effectively get power to the ground while exiting corners and also decelerate more rapidly under brakes thanks to all the painstaking work they've carried out in the wind tunnel.

The most impressive aspect of the new Bugatti supercar has to be the 16-cylinder engine, which is located behind the driver (mid-mount) for a low centre of gravity, ergo improved turn-in and general handling characteristics.

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.

This gargantuan 8.0-litre W16 has four valves per cylinder - for a total of 64 valves - and together with a supremely sophisticated forced induction system, it belts out 1001 horsepower, or 736kW @ 6000rpm.

Just to put that in perspective, the Veyron generates more power than four of Subaru's potent WRXs put together.

Made of aluminium and magnesium (to keep weight down), the 7993cc W16 powerplant has four turbochargers and four camshafts, one for each bank of four cylinders respectively.

With a 9.0:1 compression ratio and variable valve timing, the quad-turbo system helps boost the car's low end, while providing a fatter torque curve at the same time: 1250Nm of torque @ 2200-5500rpm. The closest any other production car comes to this staggering figure is Mercedes' CL 65 AMG, which pumps out 1000Nm from its 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12.

The new Bugatti is fitted with a brand-spanking new 7-speed semi-manual transmission, which is operated by paddle shifters located behind the tanned leather steering wheel. On average, the twin-clutch system takes just 0.2 seconds to change gears, which is quicker (on average) than a traditional manual.

In the real world, this 736kW and 1250Nm combines with the 7-speed, all-wheel drive transmission and a 1600kg kerb weight to propel the Bugatti Veyron to 100km/h from rest in 2.9 seconds. That's very quick.

If that isn't enough, the four-wheel drive chunk of exotica will hit 300km/h in 14.0 seconds flat and can cruise at 400km/h with ease. The car is electronically limited to 400km/h (248 mph), though if de-restricted the 8.0-litre coupe would be capable of at least 450km/h, perhaps more if the final-drive ratio and fuel-injection mapping was tweeked.

To safely and reliably accelerate to 400km/h, the Veyron makes use of custom-designed Michelin tyres, which utilise what has termed the Pax system. The tyres are capable of dealing with the stress of 400km/h speeds, and they also have a special pressure monitoring system and run-flat capability, so that even in the event of a high-speed puncture, things won't go all pear shaped.

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.

The Bugatti Veyron is expected to cost roughly €750,000, which is about $1,300,000 in local currency. It is expected that a handful will make their way to Australia, but most will be sold in Europe.

The new all-wheel drive Veyron has more power than the current crop of Formula One cars, and with its massive 8.0-litre, quad turbo engine, carbon fibre-reinforced chassis and aluminium body panels, there are few cars out there today that combine such technical sophistication with a look that's quite unorthodox, yet strangely


in mare: W16, 8000cmc, 4 turbo, 1001cai, 1250Nm, 0-100 2.5s, 0-200 7.3, 0-300 14s.

crezi ca ia 400 pe vacaresti ???

Ce e ceasul din stanga?

HP-meter

N-am mai vazut asa ceva pana acum :eek:

ia de pe dc++ emisiunea aia de care ziceam..
cica la 30mph foloseste 50 de cai.. :unibrow: :unibrow:

imi pun si eu pe trotineta mea HP-meter......dar pana la 100......ca am doar 90Cp........daca ii mai am si pe aia
oricum nu mergi mult cu ea daca are rezervorul mic doar 25l si ceva sau nu o fi litri

galoane probabil..

25 de galoane

cred ca la 400 se aude benzina cum trece prin conducte

am citit intr-o revista ca la forja maxima consuma rezervorul in 12 minute.. :eek:
eu intelesesem ca are 150L rezervorul.. :paranoid:

25 galoane = 94.64 litri

Am vazut si eu emisiunea...ce MONSTRU :eek:

The Bugatti Veyron has a total of 10 radiators

* 3 radiators for the engine cooling system.
* 1 heat exchanger for the air to liquid intercoolers.
* 2 for the air conditioning system.
* 1 transmission oil radiator.
* 1 differential oil radiator.
* 1 engine oil radiator.
* 1 hydraulic oil radiator for the spoiler.

The Veyron is the quickest production car to reach 100 km/h (62 mph) with an estimated time of 2.5 seconds. It also reaches 200 and 300 km/h (124 and 186 mph) in 7.3 and 16.7 seconds respectively.

It also consumes more fuel than any other production car, using 40.4 L/100 km (5.82 mpg) in city driving and 24.1 L/100 km (10 mpg) in combined cycle. At full throttle, it uses more than 125 L/100 km (2.1 mpg), which would empty its 100 L fuel tank in just 12.5 minutes. (125%!!!)

The car's everyday top speed is listed at 234 mph (377 km/h). When the car reaches 137 mph (220 km/h), hydraulics lower the car until it has a ground clearance of about 3 1/2 inches (8.9 cm). At the same time, the wing and spoiler deploy. This is the "handling" mode, in which the wing helps provide 770 pounds (3425 newtons) of downforce, holding the car to the road

The driver must, using the key, toggle the lock to the left of his seat in order to use the maximum speed of 253.2 miles per hour (407.5 km/h). Theoretically it can go faster but it is electronically limited to 253.2 miles per hour (407.5 km/h) to prevent tire damage.

The Veyron's brakes utilize unique cross-drilled and turbine-vented carbon rotors, which draw in cooling air to reduce fade. Each caliper has eight titanium pistons. Bugatti claims maximum deceleration of 1.3 g on road tires. Prototypes have been subjected to repeated 1.0 g braking from 194 to 50 mph (312 to 80 km/h) without fade.

At speeds above 124 mph (200 km/h), the rear wing also acts as an airbrake, snapping to a 70-degree angle in 0.4 seconds once brakes are applied, providing 0.5 g (4.9 m/s²) of deceleration. Bugatti claims the Veyron will brake from 252 mph (406 km/h) to a standstill in less than 10 seconds. The braking is also so evenly applied that the car will not deviate from a straight path if the driver lets go of the steering wheel, even with the brakes fully applied starting from close to top speed.

* Zero to 400m = 7.8seconds
* Zero to 250 mph (402 km/h): 55 s
* Zero to 100 km/h: 2.5 s
* Zero to 200 km/h: 7.3 s
* Zero to 300 km/h: 16.7 s
* Zero to 400 km/h: 55 s

Top speed (Electronically Limited): 253 mph (407.5 km/h)

si pretul e pe masura!!!

Base Price: € 1,127,210 (£757 359, $1,440,800)

cica pe ei ii costa ~5mil sa faca o masina..

mda... si profitul unde e???

pai nu e nici un profit.. ei pierd la fiecare masina produsa..

buey,,, ma lasi sa nu cred asa ceva!!!... mai alea cand e vb de pierdut cateva milioane de EEEEEE$$$$$$ nu de ROLi

peste tot se zice/scrie de faza asta.. si la top gear au zis cand l-au testat au zis.

cica masina nu face nici un fel de zggomot ,e f confortabila si sigura cand rulezi cu 400 de km la ora..... doar la franarea de la 400 de km/h se simte cand se ridica eleronul (un mic balans stanga dreapta si atat)......accelereaza in 9 secunde de la 200 la 300.....si sa luati de pe net ultimul top gear de duminica asta sa vedeti cum urca si de la 300 in sus....pe mine m-a lasat asa

am vazut si eu episodu..
mi-a placut cine face testul.. "slowest man on earth"

eu abia astept test pe circuit.. tare curios sunt cum se comporta

Care e TopGear-ul respectiv?
Eu parca am o emisiune cu masina dar din cate imi amintesc nu o punea serios la munca, sau cel putin nu aratau ei.
Au mai testat-o iar?

Veyron-ul e mai ales o foarte buna publicitate pt VW....chiar daca se pierd milioane pt producerea lui, vanzarile pt alte modele Vw cresc..

da au testat-o iar...sau mai bine au pus-o la probe cu viteza maxima....
cat despre circuit eu cred ca o sa se comporte jalnic,d'asta le-a fost si frica sa o scoata pe circuit, ii lasa sa testeze vmax si nu ii lasa pe circuit intr-un mediu perfect controlat ...VRAJELI un porc de 2.2 tone, vezi sl65 de la brabus 730 de cai in linie dreapta spulbera asfaltul si pe curbe se rastoarna ...parerea mea ...'om trai si 'om vedea

inca ceva, cum se numeste filmuletul?

episodul respectiv e din seria 9 al2lea episod.vezi pe torrente daa nu gasesti pe odc.

Multumesc, ionusunt! O sa caut acum.