what's odd though is that if they have enough trouble managing heat with the standard engine in the current package, how are they going to do that with even more power....
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Well if you can engineer it so that it didn't need the key and I can go 252 mph whenever I damn wanted when I own the car, I'll call you as an amazing engineer.
It's not possible to make it road worthy, 252 mph capable, comfortable, and fast all at the same time. I'm surprised Buggati even pulled it off.
And would you feel safe driving on the highway with random Veyrons blasting by at 252 mph, with the amount of crashed Enzos as it is?
VW, don't pull off another stupid car. Unless you're making stupid amounts of money as it is.
let see it this way: the Bug weights over 2 tons, and can reach 400 kmh.
McLaren F1, Koenigsegg and others, can reach 370/380 kmh, but weight 1,1/1,4 tons. The kinetic energy possessed by the two kind of cars is quite different. so I'm more scared by a Bug even doing 350 kmh (standard limited speed without the second key) than by another of those cars doing its max speed.
btw, the speed aren't "so different" from 370 and 400 kmh , but those cars aren't impossible to drive in the same set up they reach their top speeds at standard speed or even around a track. while the Veyron is impossible to drive in such set up.
the problem isn't developing a car that can reach that speed and being comfy, usable etc, but to do that with a car that weight over 2 tons and has the shape of a wing, and a bodywork/design that prevent the mechanic parts from cool down.
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But you also need to realize that the Bug was designed to be fast and comfortable. While the McLaren F1 and Koenigsegg are not spartan, I'm sure that the Bug is more comfortable by far than the other two and is way more luxurious too.
The Buggati was built (quoting the factory) so that a grandmother can drive it. I doubt the same can be said about the McLaren F1 and less so of the Koenigsegg. They would give the same grandmother a heart attack, a stroke, and broken back all at the same time.
But that grandma could also afford all three at the same time, if she was even interested in buying the Bug in the first place.
You don't express interest in purchasing a car if you certainly know for sure that you can't buy it.
Was VW picky in choosing owners like Ferrari with the Enzo, or was it first come first serve?
I somewhat doubt grannies are typical costumers for supercars...
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And only on certain race tracks at that.
The good thing about old supercars (80's and 90's) was that you could somewhat attempt to achieve their top speeds on the autobahn. But with those 400km/h cars it's simply impossible.
The Veyron is almost ironic. It's a road biased car that can't really be used in the road.
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of course it can. it's a great tourer that can be used either for memorable journeys either for a city (there's one veyron in Poland and the owner is using it as a daily driver - going with it either to work or for bread to supermarket). the point wasn't to prove that owner can make use of all that horsepower - completely the opposite in fact - to offer him endless amounts of it
12 cylinders or walk!
The McLaren F1 that set the speed record had it's rev limiter removed, and as Top Gear proved, you can't drive a CCX to it's limit without a spoiler which will reduce it's top speed, and it's got adjustable suspension that you really need to set for handling or straight line as a few magazines have pointed out.
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adjustable suspensions come standard in almost all supercars, can't remember one since...
the Koenigsegg wing is an optional you can decide, at your risk, to not buy.
for as regards the rev limiter removed on the McLaren F1, I think I already heard something about it. Without it, it managed an average speed of 387 kmh with a peak of 391. with the rev limiter, 372 kmh come very easily and fastly. fair enough for me.
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