05-10-2005, 09:02 AM
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Veyron beat 400 km/hour
Ehra-Lessien > veyron goes 405-407 under eyes of TUV
Ehra lessine is VW oficial test track 20 km long
i cant find link in english
czech > http://4men.cz/index.php4?page=clanek&cid=686
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05-10-2005, 09:06 AM
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05-10-2005, 09:42 AM
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It will be interesting to see if Koenigsegg can react on this.... I spoke with them at the Geneva salon ( christian's father and a salesman) and the father told me that the car still has some reserve ( " 400km/h should be possible easy with better weather conditions") ...
May the force be with them 
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05-10-2005, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
And remember that Ehra-Lessien is a straight line... while Nardo is an oval, which is not exactly the same!  I'm sure Koenigsegg has something to say... |
mclaren record ride was on Ehra -Lessien i think
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05-10-2005, 10:22 AM
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It's an amazing car, can't wait to see a televised review!
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05-10-2005, 10:51 AM
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LOl...first we had the McLaren beating and holding on to the record for 10 years. Then the tuned Porsche held it for a month or so, then the Koenigsegg. And now this...and I don't see any new car on the horizon which would be capable of cracking the 400km/h barrier.
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
And remember that Ehra-Lessien is a straight line... while Nardo is an oval, which is not exactly the same! I'm sure Koenigsegg has something to say... |
Specialists claim that the Vmax of a car on a straight is only up to 5 km/h faster than on the Nardo test circuit.
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05-10-2005, 11:32 AM
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I don't think it'll be official until they sell a car, since it's technically not a production car yet. Have all of the cars been accounted for or are they still trying to sell? Either way this is good for the Veyron since too many people (especially in JW) doubted the beast.
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05-10-2005, 11:41 AM
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I am sure it will be a great car. Can't wait to read reports in the magazines
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05-10-2005, 01:29 PM
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Then the tuned Porsche held it for a month or so
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I thought this was strictly production cars were talking? If not the fastest streetlegal car that im aware of was that 1988 Corvette sledgehammer at 254.7mph/409.9kmh
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05-10-2005, 02:07 PM
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I am glad to see it has beaten the koenigsegg's record. Hopefully it will urge other manufacturers to step up and try and beat it. A top Speed war would be great!
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05-10-2005, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by gtx28
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Then the tuned Porsche held it for a month or so
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I thought this was strictly production cars were talking? If not the fastest streetlegal car that im aware of was that 1988 Corvette sledgehammer at 254.7mph/409.9kmh |
Well, if that's the case, then I believe that the Gemballa Diablo Lotec held the record at some 410km/h.
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05-10-2005, 02:25 PM
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Damn thats quite fast 
But i wanted the Koenigsegg to be the fastest cause its a smaller and therefore not as rich as Volkswagen (owner of Bugatti), so they could be proud of a record such as top speed.
Volks is well know, they didn´t need this.
Anyways gratz to Bugatti and Volks.
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05-10-2005, 04:15 PM
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I heard that the Veyron cracked the speed record while trying to run away from a corner...
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05-10-2005, 05:54 PM
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Often you hear people say: 'what's the use of a car that can do over 120 km/h. You're not allowed to go faster?'. We all know this is bullshit. :roll:
But I ask you: 'what's the use of a car capable of over 400 km/h, when there's only two tracks in the world (and some salty desert) where you can reach that speed (if the conditions are ok?' 
These places are miles away from where I live, so I'd rather have a car that is agile, takes corners quickly and accelerates fast. :fist:
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05-10-2005, 06:14 PM
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Will the Veyron be able to perform on a track with turns? (400 km/h in straight line, 50km/h in the turn...
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