BUGATTI VEYRON... Crushes 0-100-0 mph Test Record!
BUGATTI VEYRON... Crushes 0-100-0 mph Test Record!
Simply why this car is ASTONISHING and has NO equal! 
The Bugatti Veyron has wiped the floor with the opposition in Autocar’s annual 0-100-0mph contest, featured in the current issue of the world’s oldest car magazine, even managing to beat a Suzuki GSX-R1000 superbike.
Featuring 25 of the world’s fastest cars, from the 14th placed £79,995 Aston Martin V8 Vantage to the second-placed £34,995 Ariel Atom, the shoot-out pitches the cars against each other in a straight fight to see which is the fastest to 100mph. There’s more to it than just outright speed though – slowing from 100mph to a dead halt is just as important.
The Veyron, with its 987bhp 16-cylinder engine, wasn’t necessarily the favourite to win. "A low weight tends to be the key to a good 0-100-0mph car," said Autocar’s road test editor Adam Towler. "Cars like the Ariel Atom and Caterham Superlight historically dominate this contest."
But the 1890kg £880,000 Bugatti ripped through the gears to hit 60mph in 2.8sec and 100mph in an astonishing 5.5sec. It then stopped in just 3.4sec, giving a 0-100-0mph time of 9.9sec!!!.
Not only is the Bugatti faster than the Suzuki, it creates more g-force at maximum acceleration than you’d experience in an F-16 jet fighter at take off or when skydiving!
But the lightweights still turned in an impressive performance, from the relatively unknown £32k Brooke Double R in fourth place to the £35k Ariel Atom 300 in second.
"Although the Veyron is undoubtedly the quickest road car ever, you can still have nearly as much fun for much less money," said Adam Towler. "It’s good to see British sports cars doing so well against such an impressive machine as the Bugatti."
Autocar also brought along an A1 GP car, driven by Brit Robbie Kerr, to see how a purpose-built race car would compare with road-going machinery. The 550bhp single seater weighs just 695kg, and proved to be the fastest vehicle on the day with a 0-100-0mph time of 8.4sec.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/country/ecf/newsID/2060629.001/bgtti/bugatti-veyron-triumph's-in-0-100-0mph-contest[/QUOTE]
The Bugatti Veyron has wiped the floor with the opposition in Autocar’s annual 0-100-0mph contest, featured in the current issue of the world’s oldest car magazine, even managing to beat a Suzuki GSX-R1000 superbike.
Featuring 25 of the world’s fastest cars, from the 14th placed £79,995 Aston Martin V8 Vantage to the second-placed £34,995 Ariel Atom, the shoot-out pitches the cars against each other in a straight fight to see which is the fastest to 100mph. There’s more to it than just outright speed though – slowing from 100mph to a dead halt is just as important.
The Veyron, with its 987bhp 16-cylinder engine, wasn’t necessarily the favourite to win. "A low weight tends to be the key to a good 0-100-0mph car," said Autocar’s road test editor Adam Towler. "Cars like the Ariel Atom and Caterham Superlight historically dominate this contest."
But the 1890kg £880,000 Bugatti ripped through the gears to hit 60mph in 2.8sec and 100mph in an astonishing 5.5sec. It then stopped in just 3.4sec, giving a 0-100-0mph time of 9.9sec!!!.
Not only is the Bugatti faster than the Suzuki, it creates more g-force at maximum acceleration than you’d experience in an F-16 jet fighter at take off or when skydiving!
But the lightweights still turned in an impressive performance, from the relatively unknown £32k Brooke Double R in fourth place to the £35k Ariel Atom 300 in second.
"Although the Veyron is undoubtedly the quickest road car ever, you can still have nearly as much fun for much less money," said Adam Towler. "It’s good to see British sports cars doing so well against such an impressive machine as the Bugatti."
Autocar also brought along an A1 GP car, driven by Brit Robbie Kerr, to see how a purpose-built race car would compare with road-going machinery. The 550bhp single seater weighs just 695kg, and proved to be the fastest vehicle on the day with a 0-100-0mph time of 8.4sec.
http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/country/ecf/newsID/2060629.001/bgtti/bugatti-veyron-triumph's-in-0-100-0mph-contest[/QUOTE]
if i understand, in skydiving you experience 1g of force, a bit sensationalistic. I bet the atom can beat the vevyron if it gets some stickier and wider tires K24 TSX block + K20 RSX-R head + supercharger. But I guess it was a bone stock shootout
I sitll want to ride one
I sitll want to ride one
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This is one car that does EVERYTHING not only well, but be the best at it. 
I'm kind of dissappointed that the STIG didn't get to push it around the Top Gear lap. It could've been yet another record set by the Veyron.
I'm kind of dissappointed that the STIG didn't get to push it around the Top Gear lap. It could've been yet another record set by the Veyron.
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Yes, it's impressive, but what does that really mean for a street car? Power and brakes like this really are useful only on a dragstrip or racetrack...and a pretty good-sized one at that.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Yes, it's impressive, but what does that really mean for a street car? Power and brakes like this really are useful only on a dragstrip or racetrack...and a pretty good-sized one at that.
It means that this car is not targeted at consumers that think like you.
Now only if they can shave off say..300lbs from that tank (currently around 4300lbs.) Though i'm not sure if 300lbs will have much affect on a car with such strong brakes and power.
It's very impressive the least to say.
It's very impressive the least to say.
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Bugattis competition
Competing Cars 0-100-0 Time (seconds)
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A1 GP 8.40 Bugatti Veyron 9.90 Suzuki GSX-R1000 10.70 Ariel Atom S'Charged 11.00 Ariel Atom 450 11.05 Atom Private Owned 11.05 Caterham CSR260 11.95 Brooke Double R 12.50 Porsche 911 Turbo 12.50 Ford Focus WRC 13.57 Lambo Gallardo 13.65 Ascari KZ1 13.80 Corvette Z06 13.80 Alpina B6 14.80 BMW M6 14.95 TVR Tuscan 2 15.00 BMW M5 15.20 Audi RS4 15.80 Aston V8 Vantage 15.81 BMW Z4M Roadster 15.95 Porsche Cayman S 16.46 Lotus Exige S 16.60 Nissan 350Z 18.80 Vauxhall Astra Sprint 18.85 Vauxhall Astra VXR 19.05 Renault Megane F1 20.55 Mazda 6MPS 21.00 Ford Focus ST 21.35 Vauxhall Vectra VXR 22.35 Vauxhall Astra Thurlby 22.65
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Originally Posted by GSteg
Now only if they can shave off say..300lbs from that tank (currently around 4300lbs.) Though i'm not sure if 300lbs will have much affect on a car with such strong brakes and power.
It's very impressive the least to say.
It's very impressive the least to say.
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Isn't this record kind of the same as the one the Ultima GTR set?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ht=gtr+fastest
Really impressive though how fast the Veyron can stop.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ht=gtr+fastest
Really impressive though how fast the Veyron can stop.