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Another veyron?
I'm not quite sure the engineers were always having fun trying to get the thing up to speed. The shape of the car was locked in before it was optimized right? Then it has an overly complex 16 cylinder engine. I'm sure engineers like a good challenge, but the hallmark of engineering is simplicity, where possible.
Personally, I'd rather work on something like a Radical than a Veyron.
Well, as someone who would like to become an automotive engineer, it would be my dream to work on something like the Veryron, something so extreme that it creates interesting problems and requires creative solutions. Maybe I'm just nerdy.
Well, as someone who would like to become an automotive engineer, it would be my dream to work on something like the Veryron, something so extreme that it creates interesting problems and requires creative solutions. Maybe I'm just nerdy.
Um... that was taken into account in the original news story...Official statement from Bugatti is that they stopped make it Veyron because they already reach 300 cars, that's the number they wanted to make.
And their next car is Caliber. The big Limo, so i don't have a clue where are you getting such weird news. Bugatti already reach they potential with Super Sport by adding another 200hp and make it slightly faster, to stay in the king of speed chair. And beat some American car who toked that crown.
Bugatti next car is Caliber.
I corrected it to what I think you meant.Volkswagen loses money whenever someone buys one of these.
Why do they continue? Why don't they charge $4,800,000 for one?
Volkswagen loses money whenever someone buys one of these.
Why do they continue? Why don't they charge $4,800,000 for one?
A delivery-mileage Veyron sold for £517,000 at auction last night. That car lost more money than my house is worth, and the owner didn't even drive it. Veyrons are an irrelevance, even in an entirely irrelevant market segment.
Organ-DonorSuper Supercar: Rumored 1600-HP Bugatti SuperVeyron Could Reach 288 MPH: http://bit.ly/TQaBwX
Volkswagen decided to just push things to the limit with the Veyron. Now they are just exploring the limits. For those saying it's not an engineering challenge, well, it is simply because they don't know what will happen beyond those speeds. The tyres might disintegrate, the aerodynamics might not be good enough, what will happen then? And you can't really compare race cars to the Veyron, as the Veyron is pure luxury, weighing at almost 2 tonnes, yet able to achieve very high speeds. And I'm blaming the depreciation on it's hype and image among car enthusiasts.
Now, with this supposedly upcoming SuperVeyron, why? The car is just like an experiment, trying to see how far a production road car can go. That's why they loss money with every Veyron they sold. They are not trying to make a profit, they are just trying to prove they can do and it's possible in a road car. They are going into a very dangerous territory here.
And again, we're talking "horrendous amounts" for people who are used to the fact that a Ferrari 599 drops twenty five grand a year in depreciation and costs a pound a mile to run.
Wow
i've seen them regularly advertised at the £750k mark, but £517k is ridiculous. Especially when Enzos are now creeping up towards the £1m mark and Mclaren F1's are reportedly now nudging £2m or more.
I suppose it just goes to show that as with all used cars, the price you see them advertised at is rarely what they'll eventually sell for.
amogst modern supercars, F1s are a rare exception to the depreciation rule.
For those saying it's not an engineering challenge, well, it is simply because they don't know what will happen beyond those speeds. The tyres might disintegrate, the aerodynamics might not be good enough, what will happen then?
That's not all that remarkable. The weight won't do anything to lower the top speed, and with 1000 hp and AWD, good acceleration should come pretty easily.And you can't really compare race cars to the Veyron, as the Veyron is pure luxury, weighing at almost 2 tonnes, yet able to achieve very high speeds.
Personally, I would have to re-evaluate any decision to buy a road car from a company that would do something so stupid and wasteful. You would think that they could get a whole lot of press, good press, by tearing up the racetrack instead. Which, given the amount this is costing them and their racing heritage they could probably easily accomplish.
Yeah, we heard you the first time. Have you actually read the article in the OP yet? Because you still aren't saying anything that the article didn't take into account.And those news about Super Veyon make me laugh, those are just some made up rumor not news people.
I don't follow.Personally, I would have to re-evaluate any decision to buy a road car from a company that would do something so stupid and wasteful. You would think that they could get a whole lot of press, good press, by tearing up the racetrack instead. Which, given the amount this is costing them and their racing heritage they could probably easily accomplish.
MustangManiacPersonally, I would have to re-evaluate any decision to buy a road car from a company that would do something so stupid and wasteful. You would think that they could get a whole lot of press, good press, by tearing up the racetrack instead. Which, given the amount this is costing them and their racing heritage they could probably easily accomplish.