407km/h in a production car (albeit a $3,000,000 car)

[onearmedbandit]

http://www.shoutfile.com/v/zDNn7qyU/...kmh_In_Germany

Amazing watching the way it accelerates from 200 to 300km/h, and then pushes on to 407km/h. Yeah it's expensive, yeah it's impractical, yeah it's cage, yadda yadda yadda, it's still an amazing feat of engineering. Apparently when searching for the extra top speed they took the wing mirrors off, and got the extra speed they were looking for. However, without the wing mirrors the car would lose too much downforce and become undriveable. How's that, at that speed your wing mirrors are helping to keep you on terra firma.

[Scouse]

Shame my broadband is'nt as fast

[onearmedbandit]

LOL, I was just about to add it's probably not dial-up friendly, but upon consideration it's probably not NZ Broadband friendly either! About 7mins long but worth the short wait if your connection isn't the best.

[Two Smoker]

Thats absolutely amazing... crazy fast....

[Crasherfromwayback]

http://www.shoutfile.com/v/zDNn7qyU/...kmh_In_Germany

Amazing watching the way it accelerates from 200 to 300km/h, and then pushes on to 407km/h. Yeah it's expensive, yeah it's impractical, yeah it's cage, yadda yadda yadda, it's still an amazing feat of engineering. Apparently when searching for the extra top speed they took the wing mirrors off, and got the extra speed they were looking for. However, without the wing mirrors the car would lose too much downforce and become undriveable. How's that, at that speed your wing mirrors are helping to keep you on terra firma.

Yep......no matter how many wheels it's got.....it's still fucking out there!
Nice clip

[bane]

do ya think they choose "Captain Slow" to do it, to prove a point?

I like the bit about how it takes 300bhp to hit 150mph, and the other 700+bhp, (apparently at sea level the Veyron makes ~1080bhp), to get up to 250mph!

also the fact at top speed Veyron can drain 100L fuel tank in 12mins - almost as quick as a vtr1000!

[Scouse]

Veyron can drain 100L fuel tank in 12mins - almost as quick as a vtr1000!

Nah Speed Triple drains a tank faster than that it's their biggest short coming, eh Dooly. But they have many more redeming features

[avgas]

Wow it beat a 1920's indian scout

[onearmedbandit]

And every single production bike or car ever. This is a production vehicle, available to the public. It's not an LSR vehicle.

[_Gina_]

Well, where the fuck do I sign up for one.....

*stops in reality for a moment*

Where the fuck do I get the money for one......


Hmmmmm, I feel a need - a need for speed baby.

[avgas]

And every single production* bike or car ever. This is a production vehicle, available to the public. It's not an LSR vehicle.

* you forgot limited - its not a quad turbo beetle or anything

[nodrog:Me]

right, off to geneva finance tommorow!

[Switch]

I'm Gona get me one of them.

[sAsLEX]

Wonder wha t a bike could get........ with a semi flexible membrane between rider and fairing to clean the lines up and reduce drag.........

[onearmedbandit]

* you forgot limited - its not a quad turbo beetle or anything

Whether limited or not, it's still how it rolled off the factory floor with factory warranty. You wouldn't expect a Toyota Corolla to make such headlines would you? At the end of the day, it's a fucking quick vehicle, no two-ways about it.