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Postby expat » Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:37 pm

World record broken today. A standing start over 1 mile. Speed reached, 257 mph. Funny thing is, it cost a quarter of the price of a Vayron and does it in a quarter of the distance a Vayron needs
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Re: 257mph!!

Postby Strategic Retreat » Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:21 pm

Well, if you have the money a Veyron you can buy... that car, not really.

You should buy a same kind of Ford first, then modify it yourself (illegal where I live, by the way) and hope it will not leave you afoot because you messed up something in the powering-up.

A non-mass produced car not really for everyone, that. Hope they'll talk about it in the next season if Top Gear, though. Those Brits really know how to make a car show. :)
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Re: 257mph!!

Postby C » Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:35 pm

Pah! You can get a Skoda Octavia that does 216mph! Who needs an impacticable 2 seater!
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Re: 257mph!!

Postby Flying Trucker » Thu Mar 29, 2012 6:49 pm

Bah...Humbug... :P

My 1963 Model 88 Land Rover went faster than both of those... :)

Of course it was in the back of a C130 Herc at the time... ;D
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Re: 257mph!!

Postby Xpand » Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:40 pm

Well, there's a limit to how much power he can add to the car. The best thing he should do now is tweak the aerodynamics. It would be more cost effective than buying custom built driveshafts, brakes, suspension kits and wheels.
And expat, it's Veyron, not Vayron!  ;D ;D ;)
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Re: 257mph!!

Postby expat » Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:25 am

[quote].And expat, it's Veyron, not Vayron!
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Re: 257mph!!

Postby C » Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:34 am

2inches? ;D
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Re: 257mph!!

Postby jetprop » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:37 pm

Who needs that much speed?
You'll probably never go that fast!
150MPH volvo c70 will do fine,and its a CONVERTABLE! [smiley=evil.gif]
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Re: 257mph!!

Postby expat » Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:17 pm

Who needs that much speed?
You'll probably never go that fast!
150MPH volvo c70 will do fine,and its a CONVERTABLE! [smiley=evil.gif]



Unless you live where I do, then neither will you. 150mph BMW 530D and from time to time I do [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=grin.gif] [smiley=grin.gif]

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Re: 257mph!!

Postby hyperpep111 » Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:05 pm

Wait, didn't the Veyron supersport do 267mph? So technically they have not broken the record yet.
But anyway just put a bus driver here in any car and I can bet you my house he'll get there before the fancy ford  :D. I'm sure Christian's engineers are already plotting the next car to annihilate the Ford gt. ;D
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Re: 257mph!!

Postby machineman9 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:53 pm

[quote]Wait, didn't the Veyron supersport do 267mph? So technically they have not broken the record yet.
But anyway just put a bus driver here in any car and I can bet you my house he'll get there before the fancy ford
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Re: 257mph!!

Postby Ivan » Sat May 26, 2012 3:31 pm

Veyron is limited by fuel tank and tyre life... both are at zero if you try the top speed
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Re: 257mph!!

Postby Strategic Retreat » Sun May 27, 2012 9:22 am

Veyron is limited by fuel tank and tyre life... both are at zero if you try the top speed


ONLY the Veyron? :-?

And ALL the other comparable high performance cars? Are they powered by nuclear reactors and travel on an air cushions? :P
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