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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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Bugatti has just added another option to the tiny list of upgrades for the thousand-horse, million-plus motorcar: a targa top. The top will be made of glass and stowed -- manually, we would guess -- somewhere in the car. Word is that if the skies turned sour too quickly, a fabric cover could be "pulled into place," which is a contraption we'd like to see. To prevent flexing at double-ton+ speeds, the car will also be reinforced; instead of 250 mph or so you'll only get to 217. There will be just 80 made, which will make them even more exclusive than the "base" model, and sure to sell out. It's likely that teams of Swiss and Caribbean bankers have already been mobilized by waiting buyers to collect the necessary funds from their offshore accounts, so call yours today.
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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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NEver saw it thanks!
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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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Wha? Thought the Murcielago roadster can go to 217? why does a Veyron with much more power also only does 217?
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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Solo_D33A
Wha? Thought the Murcielago roadster can go to 217? why does a Veyron with much more power also only does 217?
It's probably limited for safety reasons. I've done 140mph with my targa top off and that was a blast
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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 08:57 PM
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Looks rather P-chopish...
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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by thetopdog
It's probably limited for safety reasons. I've done 140mph with my targa top off and that was a blast
Did it in a 85 Porsche targa 911 Turbo =)

I could not imagine 217MPH though

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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Solo_D33A
Wha? Thought the Murcielago roadster can go to 217? why does a Veyron with much more power also only does 217?
i imagine because of the drag coefficient..

btw, who do you think can stay at 217-ish longer? lol
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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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Thats cool. Expected though. There has been rumors for quite sometime about this.
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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Stage3
Looks rather P-chopish...
i unfortunately agree but:

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ME LIKEY
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by lighthalo
i imagine because of the drag coefficient..

btw, who do you think can stay at 217-ish longer? lol
Probably because at 218 is where your scalp starts to peel back and they wanted to limit the number of lawsuits!
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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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Looks very good to me Like this color combo too
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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Taking the phrase, "want to be seen" to a new level. I like targa tops.
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