Bugatti Veyron 1st official review
Wish I could own one 
09-06-05 | 03:09 PM
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Saw this review from AMS with translation at my.is. Now whoever that says the Veyron 16.4 is a "pig" of a sportscar can probably show some proper respect. The AMS chief editor was able to corner this near-2-ton "pig" @ 220kmph easily on a wet pavement and finally achieved a 402kmph top speed (breaking Bugatti's own recorded top speed of 400kmph).
BTW, the E39 M5 also has a near-2-ton curb weight and somehow I don't recall anyone calling it a "pig".
BTW, the E39 M5 also has a near-2-ton curb weight and somehow I don't recall anyone calling it a "pig".
AMS chief editor Bernd Ostmann has been the first mag tester that had the pleasure to ride 400+ in the EB 16.4 Bugatti Veyron at VW test course Ehra-Lessien...
some impressions what he said about that day...
the track has been kinda damp in the morning, kinda scary at 400km/h, so 111m/sec without crash barries like in Nardo, well not really, rear wing setup to 2° so 40 to 50kg downforce at rear axle engineers promise that this´ll be enough for a smooth ride even on wet pavement...
through the first corner with 220 easily - absolute brutal accelerating up to 300 within seconds a light left hand bend with 380 - looking into the rear mirror - just an enormous spray but just like they told the EB16.4 is a very smooth car to ride even at that speeds...
the sepcial Michelin tires are working just perfect, they were tested up to 500km/h and before a high speed run they require 3bar pressure - this is one of the points the driver has to go through with a check list and a second car key to unlock the high speed mode - here the two front diffusor flaps are closed, the rear wing selects 2° and the body is lowered to 6.5cm front and 7cm rear a sepecial system is monitoring everything and when only one parameter is not ok the car automatically switches to handling-mode...
the first run ended with "only" 380km/h - the car switched to handling because the exhaust temperatures reached critical 970°C - cooling down the car at 220 or 5000rpm in 4th gear...
the weather gets better, it´s much warmer now and engineers force the AMS team to "act" - next run 398km/h - this time it´s the driver´s fault as he has enabled the A/C on the previous cooling lap costing some km/h on that fast run - so again a cooling lap and then full concentration on the last run with nearly 400 the rpm showed 5800 in 7th gear, now it shows 6200rpm at a speed of 402km/h ...
braking is again a new experience 31.4m (!!!) from 100 to 0 with a 1950kg car...
on the other hand acceleration is also outstanding - measured 25m long black rubber from all four wheels after the standard sprint with launch-control - result: 2.5sec to 100 and 7.3 to 200 :shock:
on a side note - at 400 km/h the EB16.4 needs ONE liter fuel for ONE kilometer so they calculated every 12min a gas station on autobahn when driving 400
some impressions what he said about that day...
the track has been kinda damp in the morning, kinda scary at 400km/h, so 111m/sec without crash barries like in Nardo, well not really, rear wing setup to 2° so 40 to 50kg downforce at rear axle engineers promise that this´ll be enough for a smooth ride even on wet pavement...
through the first corner with 220 easily - absolute brutal accelerating up to 300 within seconds a light left hand bend with 380 - looking into the rear mirror - just an enormous spray but just like they told the EB16.4 is a very smooth car to ride even at that speeds...
the sepcial Michelin tires are working just perfect, they were tested up to 500km/h and before a high speed run they require 3bar pressure - this is one of the points the driver has to go through with a check list and a second car key to unlock the high speed mode - here the two front diffusor flaps are closed, the rear wing selects 2° and the body is lowered to 6.5cm front and 7cm rear a sepecial system is monitoring everything and when only one parameter is not ok the car automatically switches to handling-mode...
the first run ended with "only" 380km/h - the car switched to handling because the exhaust temperatures reached critical 970°C - cooling down the car at 220 or 5000rpm in 4th gear...
the weather gets better, it´s much warmer now and engineers force the AMS team to "act" - next run 398km/h - this time it´s the driver´s fault as he has enabled the A/C on the previous cooling lap costing some km/h on that fast run - so again a cooling lap and then full concentration on the last run with nearly 400 the rpm showed 5800 in 7th gear, now it shows 6200rpm at a speed of 402km/h ...
braking is again a new experience 31.4m (!!!) from 100 to 0 with a 1950kg car...
on the other hand acceleration is also outstanding - measured 25m long black rubber from all four wheels after the standard sprint with launch-control - result: 2.5sec to 100 and 7.3 to 200 :shock:
on a side note - at 400 km/h the EB16.4 needs ONE liter fuel for ONE kilometer so they calculated every 12min a gas station on autobahn when driving 400
Last edited by XeroK00L; 09-06-05 at 03:14 PM.
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09-26-05 | 03:10 AM
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Even though I will never have a chance to own this car, I really think this is one of the ugliest supercars that have ever made.
i will much rather have a F430, 575, 911 turbo S, several lambos, SL65, F50, M5 ,and a tacoma.
i will much rather have a F430, 575, 911 turbo S, several lambos, SL65, F50, M5 ,and a tacoma.
09-26-05 | 11:15 AM
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I was just thinking about this topic. My two friends just got back from a European vacation and took some pics in front of some "cool looking car. I think it was a Bug something." Well, I got one of the pictures and low and behold...
James
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10-03-05 | 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Is it incredible. Yes, no doubting that. But its a sports car, and a PIG at that, over 4,000 LBS!!!
Why is it so easy for people to get excited about HP but not about low weight. Hell we have 1,000 HP Supras running around. When u think of it, its not that big a deal. There are 1,000 HP Sylines and EVOs too.
I would be MUCH MORE impressed if they could have figured how to keep the weight down, instead the PIG got heavier and heavier and they kept adding wings and ducts and more power to compensate.
Why is it so easy for people to get excited about HP but not about low weight. Hell we have 1,000 HP Supras running around. When u think of it, its not that big a deal. There are 1,000 HP Sylines and EVOs too.
I would be MUCH MORE impressed if they could have figured how to keep the weight down, instead the PIG got heavier and heavier and they kept adding wings and ducts and more power to compensate.
12-03-05 | 10:49 PM
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12-03-05 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by AmethySC
Right click & save http://movies.autoexpress.co.uk/evo/261005bugatti.mov
WHAT!!!!!!
The car was still burning out when he said 60mph. Damn thing hit 210 before the end of the straight away.
No wonder Clarkson said the McLaren could be given a headstart to 150 and the Bugatti would still get to 200mph quicker.
That exhaust note sounds tough as hell.
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