Friday, February 09, 2007

Bugatti Veyron - Fastest production car in the world

Some of you may recall the days when the McLaren F1 was the fastest production car in the world. But now that title belongs to the Bugatti Veyron, which I also like to call the Bugatti Sexerosa! This is one slick automobile which has a top speed of 253 miles per hour, or 407 kilometer per hour. It has 1001 horsepower, 60 cylinders, 4 turbos, 10 radiators, and one heck of a price tag.

The TV show Top Gear has done a few specials on this car, and in one particular episode they take the Veyron out to a test track with a 5 mile straight to attempt to get the top speed out of it. It is quite the achievement!

I've only done 205 km/hr on the ground, 460 km/hr close to the ground, and 960 km/hr at 40,000 ft. And none of that compares to what this test driver must have experienced during his test drive. WOW.

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