Saturday 22 October 2011

Car Factfile: Buggati Veyron 16.4 Super Sport


The Buggati Veryon was listed as the "Car Of The Decade" from 'Top Gear' one of the best car shows in the world. Then we saw the Buggati Veryon 16.4 being released to the world. Now we have the fastest and meanest car in the world, the Buggati Veryon 16.4 topping a speed of a whopping 268 miles an hour ( 431 km/h)
Jump the break to read more about this beast of a car!



The Bugatti Veyron Series is designed and developed by Volkswagen Group (based on the Bentley Hunaudieres concept) and produced by Bugatti Automobiles SAS at their headquarters in Château Saint Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France), the Veyron's chief designer was Hartmut Warkuss, and the exterior was designed by Jozef Kabaň of Volkswagen, with much of the engineering work being conducted under the guidance of former Peterbilt Trucks engineer and now Bugatti Engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber.

A number of special variants have been produced, including two targa tops. In December 2010, Bugatti began offering prospective buyers the ability to customize exterior and interiors colours by using the Veyron 16.4 Configurator application on the marque's official website.

Where did the name Bugatti Veyron come from?

The car is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti company. The 16.4 refers to 16 cylinders and 4 turbochargers.

What engine does the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport posses?

  The Veyron features a 16 cylinder engine, equivalent to two narrow-angle V8 engines mated in a W configuration. Each cylinder has four valves for a total of sixty four.  The engine is fed by four turbochargers.

The Bugatti 16.4 Massive 16 cylinder engine with an amazing 4 turbochargers
 How many radiators does the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport posses?

The Super Sport has 12 radiators and they all do different jobs:
  • 3 heat exchangers for the air-to-liquid intercoolers.
  • 3 engine radiators.
  • 1 for the air conditioning system.
  • 1 transmission oil radiator.
  • 1 differential oil radiator.
  • 1 engine oil radiator.
How much horsepower can the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport pull out?

1,200 metric horsepower (883 kW; 1,184 bhp) and torque of 1,500 N·m (1,100 ft·lbf) and a revised aerodynamic package. It was shown publicly for the first time at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in August 2010. 

 What is the exact top speed of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport?

  • On the first test run, the Bugatti achieved 427.93 km/h (265.90 mph)
  • On the second test run, the Bugatti achieved 434.20 km/h (269.80 mph)
  • The average of the two test times, is 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph)
What is the pricing of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport?

The Bugatti 16.4 Super Sport is one of the most expensive cars. The pricing is below:

  • Euros: €1,912,500 
  • Great Britain Pound £1,665,000
  • American Dollar $2,700,000
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

good work done on the info on bugatti. keep it up

Anonymous said...

i am from Swisarland and have given your website a car star before and here is another one but you have to update your other cars info or you may not get any more car stars in future but you do get this one.

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