Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4
The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined sports car, designed and developed by the Volkswagen Group and manufactured in Molsheim, France by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
The Super Sport version of the Veyron is the fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph). The original version has a top speed of 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph).
The Veyron features an
8.0-litre, quad-turbocharged, W16 cylinder engine, equivalent to two
narrow-angle V8 engines. Each cylinder has four valves for a
total of 64, but the VR8 configuration of each bank allows two overhead
camshafts to drive two banks of cylinders so only
four camshafts are needed. The engine is fed by four turbochargers and displaces 7,993 cubic
centimetres , with a square 86 by 86 mm bore and stroke. The transmission is a
dual-clutch direct-shift gearbox computer-controlled automatic with
seven gear ratios, with magnesium paddles behind the steering wheel and
a shift time of less than 150 milliseconds, built
by Ricardo of England rather than Borg-Warner, who designed the
six speed DSG used in the mainstream Volkswagen Group marques. The Veyron can
be driven in either semi-automatic or fully automatic mode. A replacement
transmission for the Veyron costs just over US$120,000. It also has
permanent all-wheel drive using the Haldex Traction system. It uses
special Michelin PAX run-flat tyres, designed specifically to
accommodate the Veyron's top speed. The tyres can be mounted on the rims
only in France, a service which costs US$70,000. Kerb weight is
1,888 kilograms (4,162 lb). This gives the car a power-to-weight
ratio, according to Volkswagen Group's figures, of 530 PS (390 kW;
523 bhp) per ton.The car's wheelbase is 2,710 mm (106.7 in).
Overall length is 4,462 mm (175.7 in) which gives 1,752.6 mm
(69.0 in) of overhang. The width is 1,998 mm (78.7 in) and
height 1,204 mm (47.4 in).