Bugatti Veyron 16.4

[|Banchi1O5|]

ok that makes since

[Hudson]

Originally posted by v10_viper
...and the paint scheme, hudson thinks they look like bugs of the past, well thats partly to that Volkswagon owns Bugatti...

Owning Bugatti means nothing in this case. Volkswagen bought Bugatti from Bugatti International a few years back. All they got in the transaction was the name. Bugatti International acquired the name from Hispano-Suiza in the late 1980s. The only connection between any of these incarnations of Bugatti and the Bugattis of old is the name.

[|Banchi1O5|]

vw did bump production from 50 to 150

bastards

[|Banchi1O5|]

even tho 253mph is insane
it kinda seems to me that the buggati should be able to hit the 60's?

the f1 could do 241 with 650hp
but the buggatti does 253 with 1000hp?

i know the drag effeciency at this speed is an absolutely huge factor - but shouldnt 400hp be enough to push past just 10mph faster?

[YellowMaranello]

The Veyron might be heavier then the McLaren. I can't find the weight of the Veyron anywhere, so I'm not sure on it, but thats my guess.

[v10_viper]

The engine wouldn't be 2 V-8's stacked it is two V-8 cylinder banks at a 90-degree included angle. If u want the full of this car just ask and I'll tell ya the website.

[|Banchi1O5|]

yep and quad turbo'd as well

[v10_viper]

along with all wheel drive and a 7 speed paddle shift transmission

[|Banchi1O5|]

and big pimpin rimz

[Chris]

Originally posted by v10_viper
The engine wouldn't be 2 V-8's stacked it is two V-8 cylinder banks at a 90-degree included angle. If u want the full of this car just ask and I'll tell ya the website.

a 90-degree included angle ???????? I don't quite understand what you mean. The W-16 is like a large-angle V8 with a narrow-angle V8 stacked on top of it, shifted slightly to allow its cylinders to fit on top and between the wide angle V8.

Here is a quote from Car and Driver to support my statement of an engine on top of an engine: The angle between the outer bore centers of the left bank and the outer bores on the right is 72 degrees. The inner bore angle is 42 degrees,

And here is a picture from Road and Track:

[v10_viper]

Originally posted by Chris


a 90-degree included angle ???????? I don't quite understand what you mean. The W-16 is like a large-angle V8 with a narrow-angle V8 stacked on top of it, shifted slightly to allow its cylinders to fit on top and between the wide angle V8.

Here is a quote from Car and Driver to support my statement of an engine on top of an engine: The angle between the outer bore centers of the left bank and the outer bores on the right is 72 degrees. The inner bore angle is 42 degrees,

And here is a picture from Road and Track:

a 90-degree included angle ???????? I don't quite understand what you mean. The W-16 is like a large-angle V8 with a narrow-angle V8 stacked on top of it, shifted slightly to allow its cylinders to fit on top and between the wide angle V8.

Here is a quote from Car and Driver to support my statement of an engine on top of an engine: The angle between the outer bore centers of the left bank and the outer bores on the right is 72 degrees. The inner bore angle is 42 degrees,

And here is a picture from Road and Track:
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But if they were stacked then why would the call it a "W" configuration? [i]Two exceptionally narrow V8 cylinder blocks using the VR principle are combined at an included angle of 90 degrees.[i] I believe that that means two narrow V-8 blocks each at a 45º angle are put by each other for that included angle of 90º. So that would make the engine a "W" configuration, the cylinders would be like this \ | | /.

[|Banchi1O5|]

maybe it was so they could put the 'w' in "vw"

because they already have a v6 right?

now where do the inline engines fit in

[Chris]

a 'V' designation does not quite fit, as it is shaped like this: (with the ones in the middle up a bit)

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Kinda like a W, huh

[YJHeD]

Wow, that's one ugly car.

[Chris]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
And it is quite attractive, IMO.