Thread: Fastest Car On The Planet

Bugatti today announced that it has reclaimed the crown with the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, which has been bumped to 1200 bhp and 1106 pound-feet of torque. In two runs, it reached 265.9 mph and 269.8 mph in a Guinness world record attempt. The average came in put at 267.9 mph, a bit higher than the expected 264 mph. The Bugatti team said that near perfect conditions allowed the car to exceed its expectations. The car is still rated at a 0-62 mph acceleration of 2.5 seconds. 0-124 mph now arrives in just 7.3 seconds and 186 mph passes in 15 seconds.

pretty heavy duty looking.

The infamous Top Gear race across Europe.

Jeremy Twatson in the Veyron.

The other two in a little cesna plane.

Fastest 'production' car.........big difference

The fastest car on the planet




The fastest car in OZs

Nonsense, I see minivans driving faster than that around the Bkk ringroads everyday...

Of course Thelma and Louise achieved terminal velocity,in fact there were 37 when the bed collapsed

Originally Posted by The Master Cool

The infamous Top Gear race across Europe. Jeremy Twatson in the Veyron. The other two in a little cesna plane.

I watched that programme re-run on BBC Knowledge recently. The most impressive thing about it was the total control and lack of fuss, as the car reached 250MPH+ on the test track. Very smart piece of engineering.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Nonsense, I see minivans driving faster than that around the Bkk ringroads everyday...

No kidding!!!

^See Goat Thread for more "info"...

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What a waste of time, effort and money.

Money and expertise would have been better spent on developing a better fuel efficient people mover.