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yg60m · 02-17-2005, 08:24 AM

From Thomas Bscher (L'Auto-Journal)
2 : 2 cars every week
3 : 3 seconds for the 0-100 km/h
7 : Ferdinand Pïech put a deposit for the chassis n° 7 (for his wife); his favorite number
17 : the time for the 0-300 km/h.
26 : 26 liters/100 km fuel consumption
50 : number of persons in the Molsheim factory
100 : liters of on-board liquids (oil, water ...) and also 100 liters of fuel
392 : the speed reached by the last prototype.
800 : the weight (in kilos) of the engine-gearbox group
1950 : the weight (in kilos) of the car with a target of 1900.
1.000.000 : € , the definitive price (without VAT).

If I am correct, the 0-300 km/h of the McLaren F1 was 22.3 so 17 s is the number which impress me the most ... with the weight which is absurdly high.
Anyway, I love this car ...

02-17-2005, 08:27 AM

800 : the weight (in kilos) of the engine-gearbox group <-- they're using a couple of truck engines ? LOL

gis · 02-17-2005, 08:29 AM

lol the engine weighs just 135kg less than my whole car,LOL

|Nuno| · 02-17-2005, 08:37 AM

WHAT?? 1950 Kilos! :shock:

I was expecting it to be heavy, but not that much...

Apart from the horsepower and 0-300kmh numbers, this car doesn't impress me at all. Give me an Enzo or a Carrera GT instead.

Useless car IMO...

bmwmpower · 02-17-2005, 08:43 AM

will see,how fast it in real, is brutal fast,but very heavy, but how it can be in corners,

mv · 02-17-2005, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by Dan\/6

800 : the weight (in kilos) of the engine-gearbox group <-- they're using a couple of truck engines ? LOL

The gearbox seems to be the issue...I'm not sure about its weight but it is said to cost roughly 100k pounds ,however, it is capable of handling torque of 1700NM on the other hand hence there is space for additional upgrades.

htfaber · 02-17-2005, 09:48 AM

Dan \/6, how the...? :shock: Haha

sentra_dude · 02-17-2005, 01:41 PM

Fuck! That thing is waaaaay too heavy, that is a boat. I can't believe their target was 1900kg...jeez, talk about aiming high. :roll:

Give me a CGT over this any day...proper gearbox, N/A engine, better looks, will murder it in any corners, not grossly overweight...

Glad to see they have amended the ludicrous 0-300km/h time to something more reasonable.

ikon2003 · 02-17-2005, 04:03 PM

Very interesting figures. Thanks for sharing. The ones that intrigue me are:

17s to 300kph - that's mad quick
50 ppl in Molsheim - how does that compare to, say, pagani, mclaren, koenigsegg (more than koenigsegg i'm pretty sure).
392: kph - that's faaaast. i wonder how fast a production model will be.... (i can't wait for the test....)

antonioledesma · 02-17-2005, 05:04 PM

this car and that weight will not suitable for almost any track. A dull comparison could be with the SLR, too heavy but has the enormous power to be almost as fast as a CGT
the veyron will be a train, high speeds in an interstate highway, but try to stop it

will be a great car, but the single purpouse of the car is speed

mv · 02-17-2005, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by everso

hmmm....the numbers i know are NOT 1900kg. I met with someone who works for VAG administration and has been inside the Veyron, and knows details about its testing....and the numbers he said were around 1500-1600 KG for the current prototype. His information is very up to date.

as for the car, it's gonna kick everything's ass...completely. I'm sure of it

Straight from VAG, the price is said to be 1.2 Million Euros, not 1.0m.

I find it possible...The Veyron is definitely going to be relatively heavy but those 1950kg are way too much...And I also agree that it might kick every ass in straight line but I'd still take a Zonda F CS over it.

blah · 02-17-2005, 06:36 PM

Give me the F1 over this, or a Koniegsegg or a Zonda.

Ghostbat · 02-17-2005, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by blah

Give me the F1 over this, or a Koniegsegg or a Zonda.

I'm with you. The Veyron won't have a chance on the track compared to the Zonda, Enzo, CGT etc.

mike_sayer · 02-17-2005, 07:58 PM

Ditto, i don't think that has a chance of hell of being able to lug 1950kg round a corner in any sort of decent manner, and putting the power down can't be easy either. You can't strap a jet engine to a oil tanker and then go "oh look, aren't we clever, look at all our power". Time will tell...but give me a Zonda/Enzo/CGT/CCR over it any day

Mers · 02-17-2005, 08:01 PM

I'd much rather buy one of the wheels and get myself a 993.....

1900+ kilos is just tooooo much....imagine how this will corner...It'll need brakes the size of saturn's rings....