Preview: More on Bugatti’s topless Veyron
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Preview: More on Bugatti’s topless Veyron
Preview: More on Bugatti’s topless Veyron
Posted on Monday 16 July 2007
Bugatti recently announced that it was lifting annual production of its Veyron hypercar from the current 60 units per year to 75, but there’s been no word on whether the full run of 300 cars will be changed. We now have news that Bugatti will be adding a topless Targa model to its lineup that will be produced in an ultra exclusive run of 80 cars, according to Autogespot.
As previewed in this rendering, the Veyron Targa won’t be a complete convertible but will instead sport a removable roof design similar to the topless versions of the Porsche Carrera GT or Koenigsegg CCX. The Veyron Targa will likely feature a detachable glass roof that has to be stored away from the car before driving, but if the weather turns nasty a fabric cover would be available that can be pulled into place.
Without the roof the car will require added reinforcements and underbody changes to maintain torsional rigidity. These changes will come at a minor cost to performance, and top speed is said to be limited to 217mph (350kmh).
Posted on Monday 16 July 2007
Bugatti recently announced that it was lifting annual production of its Veyron hypercar from the current 60 units per year to 75, but there’s been no word on whether the full run of 300 cars will be changed. We now have news that Bugatti will be adding a topless Targa model to its lineup that will be produced in an ultra exclusive run of 80 cars, according to Autogespot.
As previewed in this rendering, the Veyron Targa won’t be a complete convertible but will instead sport a removable roof design similar to the topless versions of the Porsche Carrera GT or Koenigsegg CCX. The Veyron Targa will likely feature a detachable glass roof that has to be stored away from the car before driving, but if the weather turns nasty a fabric cover would be available that can be pulled into place.
Without the roof the car will require added reinforcements and underbody changes to maintain torsional rigidity. These changes will come at a minor cost to performance, and top speed is said to be limited to 217mph (350kmh).
http://autogespot.com/index.php?id=382
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I'd like to see an 'xray' of the chassis used on the regular Veyron and this Veyron to see what they did to allow the lack of a top... because with that much power on tap it has to be one hell of a chassis to stay composed at wide open throttle.
I wonder if it's more of a space frame type design like the Vette, or completely unibody, or a hybrid of the two or what...?
I wonder if it's more of a space frame type design like the Vette, or completely unibody, or a hybrid of the two or what...?
hehe looks pretty funny, even more like an egg
i saw my first ever veyron in person last friday. i was in complete awe and almost stopped in the middle of the road admiring that thing -- crazy
i saw my first ever veyron in person last friday. i was in complete awe and almost stopped in the middle of the road admiring that thing -- crazy
much better than the regular version .
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why are they still bothering with this car that is guaranteed to lose money with each on they build?
and wouldnt old ppl get their toupe sucked into the air duct for cooling the turbos?
and wouldnt old ppl get their toupe sucked into the air duct for cooling the turbos?
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And why do it if they'll never break even or profit on it? It's a test bed for R&D and a halo car to put at the top of the brand, kinda like Maybach is to Mercedes, though I think they make money on those...
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