Bugatti Veyron, Most Expensive Car in the World
Sunday, October 7, 2007
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is currently the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive street-legal full production car in the world. It is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm.It still keeps the title of the quickest (0-60mph, 0-100mph, quarter mile, etc.), most expensive street-legal full production car ever made and the fastest accelerating production car in history, with a proven time of 0-60 mph of under 2.5 seconds. It can produce an excess of 1,001 horsepower, in either the metric or SAE scale (see below), and achieve an average top speed of 263.81 mph
Engine
Type: Quad-Turbocharged W16
Displacement cu in (cc): 488 (7993)
Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 1001(736) / 6000
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 923(1250) / 2200-5500
Redline at RPM: 6500
Brakes & Tires
Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/vented disc
Tires F-R: 265-680 ZR500A - 365-710 R540A (PAX System)
Driveline: All Wheel Drive
Exterior Dimensions & Weight
Length × Width × Height in: 174.2 × 77.9 × 47
Weight lb (kg): 4162 (1888)
Performance
Acceleration 0-62 mph s: 2.5
Top Speed mph (km/h): 253 (407)
Fuel Economy EPA city/highway mpg (l/100 km): n.a. (24.1)
Base Price
Approx. $1,700,000 (as of 1/19/2007)
Source: 1, 2
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