Torino101 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Suspect this has probably been posted before - but here it is, one of the first "tuned" Veyrons - now up to 1200bhp! Love the comment in here: "...we guess it's important for Russian oil barons to set themselves apart from the rest of the mere "filthy rich," and show the world they're actually part of the "ridiculously rich" club." http://jalopnik.com/cars/booyah-bugatti/...ough-285512.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 [ QUOTE ] "...we guess it's important for Russian oil barons to set themselves apart from the rest of the mere "filthy rich," and show the world they're actually part of the "ridiculously rich" club." [/ QUOTE ] ....The words "obscenely rich" come to mind. Russia seems to be a world of hideous extremes - I guess it always has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rothwell Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 I would at least have put a couple of superchargers on it for good measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winrya Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 I read an article recently where a veyron engineer commented that 1000bhp was very conservative, apparently they produce closer to 1150bhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_ Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 Money obviously can't buy taste, yuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted August 3, 2007 Report Share Posted August 3, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I read an article recently where a veyron engineer commented that 1000bhp was very conservative, apparently they produce closer to 1150bhp [/ QUOTE ] In which case, 50 BHP is nothing in the grand scheme of things, but those buying it think they're getting an extra 200 BHP. It's all about perceptions at that end of the market! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Nice plate - good for when the Officer asks you for it, not too hard to remember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1MAC Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] I read an article recently where a veyron engineer commented that 1000bhp was very conservative, apparently they produce closer to 1150bhp [/ QUOTE ] In which case, 50 BHP is nothing in the grand scheme of things, but those buying it think they're getting an extra 200 BHP. It's all about perceptions at that end of the market! [/ QUOTE ] Thought it was meant to be nearer 1050 ps myself, just to be safe on the 1000 claim. Of course it's actually a lot more than that given all the associated stuff the engine has to power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 No more daft than the orignial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted August 5, 2007 Report Share Posted August 5, 2007 I was just wondering if Superchips did a chip for the veyron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snail Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 What annoys me, is that site has no stats on the new car, other than it having an extra couple of horses. Id want to know the different performance figures. How much quicker is it to 100/200 how much faster is the top end, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 [ QUOTE ] What annoys me, is that site has no stats on the new car, other than it having an extra couple of horses. Id want to know the different performance figures. How much quicker is it to 100/200 how much faster is the top end, etc. [/ QUOTE ] Maybe they let the customer draw their own conclusions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S3Rob Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Another 200hp - so that's about 5mph faster top end then! I thought they had serious heat issues with the original, don't know what 1200hp would do. Still, why not eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 [ QUOTE ] I would at least have put a couple of superchargers on it for good measure. [/ QUOTE ] Agreed on that. Having thirteen turbos on it already just isn't enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted August 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 However according to the useful (but probably wildly inaccurate), tool on "Lets Torque" - It would alter the Veyrons 0-100mph time from around 5.4 seconds to 4.8 seconds...... plus also dip it's quarter mile time from 10.5 to 9.9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 From what I heard the car can easily make more power (1000bhp cars have been round for quite some time) but the difficutly is making them drivable and able to operate under the range of conditions expected (ie caned through Saudi in 40C heat). If Bristol can produce 1100 odd with the special edition Fighter and any number of US based tuners can extract 1000bhp from tuned Corvette engines I'd want a bit more than an extra 100-200 bhp for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 [ QUOTE ] 1000bhp cars have been round for quite some time [/ QUOTE ] IIRC, the Veyron is the first production road car to produce 1000 bhp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] 1000bhp cars have been round for quite some time [/ QUOTE ] IIRC, the Veyron is the first production road car to produce 1000 bhp [/ QUOTE ] He didnt say production. I cant say why a remap couldnt get alot more out reliably... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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