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Posted by: drew365 Feb 14 2007, 08:14 PM

Some of you may have seen this. It's a video of the Bugatti Veyron being taken up to top speed of 253 mph. Totally amazing how effortless it was on the car and driver.

http://www.glumbert.com/media/bugatti

Posted by: degreeoff Feb 17 2007, 08:46 PM

F*%#&N unbelievable......that is FAST as hell WOW!

Posted by: mrgreenjeans Feb 17 2007, 09:24 PM

And to think this work of art may be on the chopping block, after the big shake-up at top of VW...........these guys that just came over from Audi seem......(you know : the ones that produced , what some have called a "trout-mouth" version of some of the most understated and elegant road cars made today), to have a pretty low grasp of the terms "beauty", exotica, or $PEED. Because they have been power/blinded themselves into believing the only things that count are ultra conservativsm, $afety, and the almighty Euro. Just watch.....these dumb asses will try to resurrect the Phaeton , before they axe the new Scirroco, GTI, or the Bugatti Veyron.
And probably get away with it, because they will reduce the number made even further and charge a lesser number for it.
We live in such a time of mechanical marvel, delightful, and exuberant technology, BUT, its all playing second fiddle to the green.

I say , because its a foregone deal.....history.
I'm gonna archive this vid and watch it when I'm about 90 and see if anything else has come along to compare.

Where's my flux-capacitor ?
Im outa here mrgreenjeans

Posted by: Andyrew Feb 18 2007, 12:47 AM

wow.. thats 100mph+ faster than i've ever been..

I want to drive it...

Posted by: Headrage Feb 18 2007, 02:43 PM

Damn, I'm ordering one Tuesday...

Posted by: DerekKim Feb 18 2007, 03:07 PM

That is wicked fast! How much do those go for... hmmmm. Time for an AX.

Posted by: effutuo101 Feb 19 2007, 12:08 PM

I am torn between and

Does anybody have 800,000 quid I can have for the next 50 years? I will give you the car when I am done with it.

Posted by: biosurfer1 Feb 19 2007, 01:51 PM

pretty amazing car...i love the star wars music in the background:)

Posted by: Michael N Feb 25 2007, 01:41 PM

WOW!!!! now that was exciting to watch.

Posted by: hwgunner Feb 25 2007, 11:12 PM

That was awsome. And to think if the housing market had held out until one of the first 10 were delivered, a good friend of my fathers may have given me a ride in his. He got to the "shoe" stage and ended up canceling. As a developer he saw the end of the housing prices long before many and got out and banked everything. I guess I will just have to settle for the rides I got. Viper, Ferrari(3 different), Lambo, GT40 and scarriest of all---- BMW X5 at full tilt

Posted by: drew365 Mar 2 2007, 05:56 PM

Living in L.A. I see a lot of conspicuous consumption but I never thought I'd see a Veyron on the street. Well I saw one stuck in traffic on Sunset Blvd. today at the light on Sunset Plaza Dr. It was a creme color, driven by a black guy. I was shocked to see the car and didn't pay attention to the driver but it may have been Eddie Murphy. Certainly a waste of 1001 hp sitting in bumper to bumper. It was pretty nice looking even in such a bland color.

Posted by: jgara962 Mar 8 2007, 09:53 PM

Wow, that was great.

On either Youtube or Streetfire.net, there is video of the Veyron drag racing the RUF Yellowbird. The Yellowbird didn't stand a chance.