The Bugatti Veyron

[Ryanswannell]

So on loads of individual threads scattered all over the forum I have noticed there is a lot of hate for the Bugatti Veyron, in particular it's handling. Many people say that it is overpriced (which I agree with, until you take in the costs of parts used to produce it) and ugly (again, I agree) but one complaint I don't get is the handling.
Below is a quote from myself from another thread:

I drove the Veyron on GT6 the other day an it is nowhere near as bad handling wise as people are making it out to be. I get the feeling that people are not taking the cars speed into account when approaching and taking a corner.
For example, a GTR may be doing 120 mph at the end of a straight before braking, whereas a Veyron may be doing 160+ mph at the end of the same straight. Therefore, more time is required to brake for the corner which means you have to brake earlier.

I get the feeling people are not taking this factor into account, also not bearing in mind the car weighs nearly two tons and are experiencing understeer because of the excessive speed at which people are trying to take the corner.
People are then just saying that the car has bad handling and wont touch it again.

So, what do the rest of you think about this car? Is it a terrible car which has only one purpose and that is to reach 250+ mph, or do you have a different view on it?

 

[HBR-Roadhog]

I don't like it at all. It is fast, lots of acceleration and top speed but it handles like a brick, to heavy, to ugly, corners poorly, hard on fuel, hard on tires and poor stopping distance. Result = very expensive car that is not competitive against lesser cars especially when tires and fuel usage are on. It is basically good for those who want to drag race and that is about it.

I do not own one though I will eventually buy them both as I want all the cars but they will likely not be driven and sit in the stockyard.

 

[Skyline_77]

I personally think it is a good looking car. Useful in straights, but that's it.

People say it's not that bad and they have tamed or mastered it, but in the end, it's still a tank. Most cars with the same PP or lower will beat its lap time with ease.

 

[Maurek]

Mines turn perfectly fine, it took me nearly 3 hours man it was hard but you guys can do it mines handle like a AWD, like an R8.

 

[Ferrari458Italia]

I love the Bugatti Veyron. A lot of hate for it on car forums but I think it's the ultimate machine.
the amount of engineering put into this car is something that I really admire and it really is a car that pushes the boundaries to the limit.
I don't think it's ugly at all either. and over priced? that's debatable.

 

[Brutaka]

It's just that its not a car that works well on a circuit, its too heavy, it turns well as in it rarely spins out but it just takes forever to turn. Its highly overrated because its the fastest car in the world. I personally just don't like it.

 

[NICKname]

I like it.

 

[starknight97]

GT6 needs to simulate the Veyron better and allow us to replace and adjust its wing's and add aero parts.. Then it might just handle better and be more fun to drive.

 

[Verbal]

I'm actually beginning to like it. You need to remember it's a road car without much downforce and on road tires. It will go around corners perfectly fine at road car speeds, but because of its power you will arrive there faster than in many of the race cars. So people brake much too late, plow straight on and declare it rubbish...

 

[Conquerer]

It's difficult to drive with its stock sports hard tires, but slip on some sports softs and the handling really opens up... I took it for a spin on Spa, Ascari and even Bathurst and it was incredible to drive.

 

[Confi-User-3]

I remember this car in GT5 being awful to drive whether it was tuned or not. Only stripping it down helped to give it some better handling. Now I had to drive it in Ascari for the last Super Licence stage. Great traction, great acceleration, but really awful in corners. It has so much understeer that I had a really hard time golding that event. Probably it will work better with softer sports or racing tyres, but with sports hards it's really bad.

 

[Cosbuster]

It's not as bad as I once thought. I had trouble at first but once I adjusted my driving to the car, it became a breeze.

 

[nursemorph]

I found it quite easy to adapt to the car...I golded the S-5 mission on my third flying lap. I can understand why people hate it, it isn't the easiest car to drive but I did enjoy driving it round Ascari...even the understeer! It's not the best looking car in the world..but it's certainly not the worst either.

 

[Normalaatsra]

The Veyron handles really nice, thanks to it's power the 4WD drivetrain will deliver to the wheels since the car itself is heavy with luxury, thus preventing wheelspin and helps acceleration. If one is capable of powersliding a 4WD car, the Veyron will be a blast because you can rely on it so much without compromise. That's how a Veyron corners.

 

[Dan]

Not another thread on the Veyron...

 

[Rebornsun]

these kinds of threads are waste of time: X is best looking car, no - Y is, etc.
De gustibus non est disputandum
Or, as the Dude said it: "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."

 

[GTboyz]

I was hoping they would put the Supersport version, i like that one more than the standard.

 

[Islaygaz]

I don't like the Veyron at all! It's ugly and a bit pointless but yea I agree if you drive it properly it handles fine, under steers a bit but definitely manageable.

 

[Ryanswannell]

Not another thread on the Veyron...

I don't see another Veyron thread on the gt6 forums. Anyway, clogging up threads with pointless posts such as yours is just as annoying as repeating threads.

 

[sparkytooth]

I can drive it just fine, and even Ring Lap it. Problem is the car is too fast for it's own good.

 

[Vegard]

I'll just say that my feelings towards this car align perfectly with Gordon Murray's opinion.

 

[acjy1985]

When you see it in real life, it surprised me at how small it actually looks. In my mind it would be enormous. I have just opened up the S licence tests and rattled through 1-4 yesterday. I put in one clean lap with the Veyron as a marker and will get on that tonight perhaps. I am sure by the end of it I will understand the car a bit better! My initial thoughts were it handled ok when you remembered to brake in time but it was an understeery beast on off-camber corners.

 

[NixxxoN]

Few notes:
1) The veyron was built for pure straightline power/acceleration/top speed, NOT for cornering.
2) For me it's not ugly, its beautiful and different. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
3) its overhyped because was the first 1000HP road car, and some people without knowledge think that being so fast its gonna be great on corners aswell, but its not. And weighing about 1900 kg doesnt help.

 

[MrUnknown]

Well, this might help you:

 

[yabiggoose]

I just hate it because it's a blatant ripoff of the Truffade Adder..

 

[EddieJ]

I like it s a good looking car.

 

[MrUnknown]

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I just hate it because it's a blatant ripoff of the Truffade Adder..

 

[yabiggoose]

@MrUnknown

 

[MrUnknown]

@MrUnknown

Oh... Ok.

 

[Dan]

I don't see another Veyron thread on the gt6 forums. Anyway, clogging up threads with pointless posts such as yours is just as annoying as repeating threads.

There actually WAS a thread about the Veyron created a short time ago. I don't know where it is, so I can't link it. But it DID exist.

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I just hate it because it's a blatant ripoff of the Truffade Adder..

That actually looks better than a real Veyron IMO. The taillights on the Adder are what should have been on the Veyron.