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    Anyone else notice the profile similarities to the P4/5?
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    This car looks MUCH better than the old one, thanks to that Saab dude.

    Hopefully, it'll handle as well as the Veyron, rather than just be fast in a straight line... like all American cars...
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    Quote Originally Posted by RacingManiac View Post
    Veyron also weighs a lot.....I don't know how much this or the first one weighs, but its certainly not impossible if it is not burden like the the Veyron is. Much like Gordan Murray said about the Veyron. You can build a car that has the capability of the Veyron if you do it smarter. You don't need the quad turbo W16 with 1200 bhp to go that fast if you have better aero. VW engineers did a great job with Veyron, but a majority of their effort went into problem solving their design limitation based on the original concept. If they started with their performance target and clean slate to achieve that, the car likely would be a lot different....
    This. The originaly weighs a Caterham 7 less than the Veyron, and made its top speed run on off the shelf Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s, with no problems. With decent aero and power I don't see them having any trouble meeting the target, aside from a venue. Speaking of bonneville, it would be pretty epic to run it there.

    I imagine it will see as much use as most of it's compettitors...

    Quote Originally Posted by Roentgen View Post
    This car looks MUCH better than the old one, thanks to that Saab dude.

    Hopefully, it'll handle as well as the Veyron, rather than just be fast in a straight line... like all American cars...
    It probably will, I don't see any reason to backslide.
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    lol top speed- are we caring about this still?
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    Quote Originally Posted by clutch-monkey View Post
    lol top speed- are we caring about this still?
    I think it's pretty stupid since it tends to undermine the aspects of performance that I value more, but other than our own Napolis, how many people actually drive their super cars? Is this really any worse than handling, braking, or laptimes when none of them ever get used?
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    Even those who chose to drive fast arent' going to reach the maximum speed of any of these vehicles.
    There just isnt the clear roads to achieve it.
    Perhaps in an arab state, but then you're fighting air temps and sand ingestion

    So it really does become mine is bigger than yours.
    For circuit, then it's acceleration and handling
    Just these are harder to measure OBjectively.

    PS: handling braking and laptimes are key to me and many others who compete !!
    Just with the normal club track circuits a refinement of a 50 year old Colin Chapman design with a bike engine pretty much makes it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Roentgen View Post
    This car looks MUCH better than the old one, thanks to that Saab dude.

    Hopefully, it'll handle as well as the Veyron, rather than just be fast in a straight line... like all American cars...
    original SSC weighs 1350 kg

    original Veyron weighs over 2000 kg

    i dont think veyron owners are going to be matching koeinseggs or shelbys in the twistys

    Veyron is a numbers car , an engineering status symbol - rather than a drivers car

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    Quote Originally Posted by Badsight View Post
    original SSC weighs 1350 kg

    original Veyron weighs over 2000 kg

    i dont think veyron owners are going to be matching koeinseggs or shelbys in the twistys

    Veyron is a numbers car , an engineering status symbol - rather than a drivers car
    It can't be too bad.. the new one topped the TG lap board after all. Sure it's no super time attack beast, but it won't be all speed and no cornering.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Badsight View Post
    original Veyron weighs over 2000 kg is a numbers car , an engineering status symbol - rather than a drivers car
    You'd think someone who'd driven one would know more about it's figures: 2005 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 - Images, Specifications and Information
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    The frontal picture reminds of the Lola T70 Mk3B for some reason.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wwgkd View Post
    This. The originaly weighs a Caterham 7 less than the Veyron, and made its top speed run on off the shelf Michelin Pilot Sport PS2s, with no problems. With decent aero and power I don't see them having any trouble meeting the target, aside from a venue. Speaking of bonneville, it would be pretty epic to run it there.

    I imagine it will see as much use as most of it's compettitors...



    It probably will, I don't see any reason to backslide.

    The car will hit less top speed on Bonneville, just because of the traction issue, and they do it in a measured distance. Track like Ehra-Lessien lets a car to have faster head start over a longer, paved straight....

    For land speed car its different since they need the extra space to stop.....
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    Record breaker or not, I'm sure the early adopters of this brand are annoyed that their cars looked like crap.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NSXType-R View Post
    Record breaker or not, I'm sure the early adopters of this brand are annoyed that their cars looked like crap.
    LOL....that is for sure compare to this...lol
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    New SSC: a TopGear world exclusive



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    Quote Originally Posted by NSXType-R View Post
    Record breaker or not, I'm sure the early adopters of this brand are annoyed that their cars looked like crap.
    I bet you'll see these lined up on eBay Motors.
    How much would the old one go for?
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