How good is the Veyron?

[Barkingeddie]

Originally Posted by RC45 Interestingly Bugatti's websit quote their power output as 1001hp or 736kW rather than 1001PS. 736kW is 987bhp - 746kW would be 1001bhp. Seems they just prefer the moniker "hp" vs PS

hp ≠ bhp.

[RC45]

Originally Posted by Barkingeddie hp ≠ bhp.

Uhm - I am well aware of that - seriously - I am - which is why if you read my post again, you will see I indicate as such by way of mathematiocal calculation.

Even offering up examples of each power rating in kW, PS, hp and bhp.

[nthfinity]

Can we have Gross hp again?

[Barkingeddie]

Originally Posted by RC45 Uhm - I am well aware of that - seriously - I am - which is why if you read my post again, you will see I indicate as such by way of mathematiocal calculation. Even offering up examples of each power rating in kW, PS, hp and bhp.

And what I mean is that although bhp ≠ hp, hp = PS. In a direct translation, that is.

So "Seems they just prefer the moniker "hp" vs PS" would depend on the language in which the power rating is given. The Germans will always use PS, or the SI unit kW, other languages may vary but generally the term hp is merely generic and not a specifically defined unit or is used a tax rating as in French and early British designations like the Citroën 2CV or the Rolls Royce 20HP.

[RC45]

Originally Posted by Barkingeddie And what I mean is that although bhp ≠ hp, hp = PS. In a direct translation, that is. So "Seems they just prefer the moniker "hp" vs PS" would depend on the language in which the power rating is given. The Germans will always use PS, or the SI unit kW, other languages may vary but generally the term hp is merely generic and not a specifically defined unit or is used a tax rating as in French and early British designations like the Citroën 2CV or the Rolls Royce 20HP.

****whooooosh****

The sound of my point whizzing by unseen.

MY point was that the BUGATTI website chose to advertise the rating as 1001hp/736kW, not as 1001PS/736kW.

In other words... the marketing and promotional cache of "1001hp" is far more powerful than 1001PS - no matter what language you use.

Anyway, this is getting almost as silly as all the "GT-R is the messiah" threads

[Barkingeddie]

Originally Posted by RC45 Anyway, this is getting almost as silly as all the "GT-R is the messiah" threads

I believe in the G-TR!

Then again, I also believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

[Barkingeddie]

Originally Posted by nthfinity Can we have Gross hp again?

A large bottle?

[10000rpmlover]

suddenly, horsepower in a bottle ends the discussion, who cares what the rated figure is on a car that only filthy rich bastages will get to play with

[dfarah]

Originally Posted by nthfinity Veyrons are generally priced around 1.4-1.5mm lately. It may just be "passively" for sale like Kaufman's cars have been listed for the last 2-3 years. He's not really interested in selling. Then again, maybe not. Where would one drive a 1000 hp car in the UK?

Just see the veyron & the jet duel.