Post #225,096
9/16/05 5:36:26 PM
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YGBFKM
[link|http://www.cnn.com/2005/AUTOS/funonwheels/09/16/bugatti_veyron/index.html|1001 Horsepower?!?!]
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Post #225,097
9/16/05 5:38:27 PM
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Yeah, that's what we need - faster way to use gas
And I seriously wonder where they're gonna get tires that can transfer that power.
Then there's the known high speed stability problems.
Might be just the thing to demonstrate natural selection to the elites though.
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Post #225,114
9/16/05 6:47:24 PM
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They're late to the party. (img).
[image|http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/03/cadillacsixteen03.jpg||Cadillac 16|351|468] It's the Cadillac Sixteen. Just a [link|http://www.rsportscars.com/eng/cars/cadillac_sixteen.asp|show car], but it's from 2003. Specifications\nEngine\nType: \tV16\nDisplacement cu in (cc): 830 (13600)\nPower bhp (kW) at RPM: \t 1000(745) / n.a.\nTorque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 1000(1355) / n.a.\nRedline at RPM: n.a.\n\nBrakes & Tires\n\nBrakes F/R: \tABS, vented disc/vented disc\nTires F-R: \t265/40 R24\nExterior Dimensions & Weight\nLength \ufffd Width \ufffd Height in: \t223.3 \ufffd 79.9 \ufffd 54.8\nWeight lb (kg): \t5000 (2270)
The Bugatti is neat though. The have a [link|http://www.bugatti-cars.de/bugatti/flash/index.html?langString=en|Flash] site - note it'll probably resize your browser window. (Grr.) Cheers, Scott.
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Post #225,216
9/17/05 5:25:21 PM
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Not if that counts; the Veyron's been at shows since forever
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Post #225,130
9/17/05 12:07:07 AM
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Dose it come in green?
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Post #225,133
9/17/05 12:33:25 AM
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That's "does", not "dose"
Peter
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Post #225,155
9/17/05 9:01:29 AM
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Depends if you are a Bugs Bunny gangster
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Post #225,132
9/17/05 12:32:41 AM
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A million dollar minger.
Peter
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Post #225,146
9/17/05 6:00:54 AM
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Ditto
buyers will get an all-wheel-drive two-seat sports car
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The company announced that it will build a four-door version of the car in the future Erm... why? More of an audience to brag about how fast you could go if you knew how to drive? -----------------------------------------
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Post #225,150
9/17/05 6:26:10 AM
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"But calm down, don't wet yourself over spotting one!"<-LRPD
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #225,192
9/17/05 12:34:19 PM
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Ettore Bugatti would be . . . .
. . proud. He was very fond of excess.
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Post #225,201
9/17/05 1:06:34 PM
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Yup. You know what the Royale hood ornament was? (img).
[image|http://www.finessefineart.com/Mascots/Pictures/Mascot002a.jpg|0|Standing elephant|350|186]
I got a picture of the ornament on the 1930 Bugatti Royale at the Ford Museum in Michigan when I was there 25 years ago (sheesh, has it been that long?). It was much more refined than the picture above, but the pose is the same.
He liked big stuff. :-)
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #225,203
9/17/05 1:16:49 PM
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Ah, clear case of penis envy, then. ;-)
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Post #225,207
9/17/05 2:10:42 PM
9/17/05 2:26:53 PM
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The reason for the Royale.
At a dinner, a society lady told Mr. Bugatti, "You make very fine automobiles, but for true luxury one must still go to Rolls".
"You justa wait, I'lla fixa dat".
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Post #225,211
9/17/05 3:59:36 PM
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In difesa di Sig. Ettore
Not "big" stuff - it appears to moi (nessun reclamo ad essere un erudito di Bugatti) that he -unlike the Little autistic Twerp- was an actual innovator.
Ex:
In many (most?) of his engine designs as featured 'normal' (not OHC or DOHC) cam + follower: he elected to make the cam-follower SQUARE, not the ever-so-much simpler (and obvious) round - as lends itself to ez hole-drilling for its receptacle.
But when one looks at the actual forces on this part, and examines the wear patterns of the round version: one sees that SQUARE maximizes the resistance-to-wear of this part as is constantly being rubbed-sideways by the cam lobe. More importantly - also minimizes er 'circular aberrant wear?' on the cam lobes themselves.
In an era of seat-of-pants metallurgy and considering the expense of new cams and ancillary parts (and labor) -- the extra time for a competent technician to Just Once (at construction) scrape-square the bore, after its babbit was poured: was a sane engineering decision. A perfectionist decision, but not a gratuitous one.
(Tales of the ~'reason' for La Royale specifically, notwithstanding.)
The Type 57SC (supercharged) most assuredly displayed conoscenza completa ... of the power/weight metric of Going Fast.
(Though he also reputedly said..)
Brakes? What are Those !? I make my cars to GO not to STOP!!!
Carrion
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Post #225,219
9/17/05 6:15:43 PM
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Well, since he wasn't using hydraulics . . .
. . the brakes did need adjustment inconveniently often.
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Post #225,234
9/17/05 11:20:50 PM
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Yep, heard that..
And would love to have heard his objections.
Don't think they'd spawned wire-wrapped rubber hoses yet ?? To play Debbil's advocate.. Imagine trying to make your own.
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Post #225,217
9/17/05 5:32:27 PM
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You guys over there only heard of it now?
Been around the show circuit since... Idunno when exactly, but the years started with a '1' back then.
(BTW, does one get an extra bonus for figuring out that the acronym was for "You Gotta Be Fucking Kidding Me" before ever opening the thread -- if that is what it was?)
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Post #225,227
9/17/05 9:44:20 PM
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Re: does one get an extra bonus?
Only if you do it in under a minute. :) I have to admit to not getting the bonus points.
Alex
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