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

[onearmedbandit]

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

The bike would need to be pretty aerodynamic all over, not just between rider and bike.

[smokeyging]

Shit, he said it made his eyes water.... i'm surprized they are'nt in the back of his head.

[deeknow]

I love the way those buggers can still crack jokes and recall stats when theyre screaming along in someone elses horrendously expensive motor-car. The other funny thing was seeing banner-ads on the side of the website hosting that video reading stuff like "Save money on a Veyron" etc... yeah, like there's a discount market for Buggatis

[Edbear]

MMmmm! Iffin I sells da house... I might be ables ta buy a wheel!!!!

[sAsLEX]

MMmmm! Iffin I sells da house... I might be ables ta buy a wheel!!!!

Or maybe the limeted edition Veyron watch.......





Parmigiani Bugatti Type 370 (www.parmigiani.com)
Michel Parmigiani's Type 370 has been in development as long as the 1000-hp Bugatti Veyron that it's supposed to complement. But while the Veyron is still mired in high-speed testing,
the Bugatti watch is now on sale -- for a price almost as outrageous as the million-Euro supercar. For the privilege of strapping one of Parmigiani's 150 Type 370s to your wrist, you'll pay upwards of $200,000. What, exactly, do you get for that? In rational terms, not much. You get a $200,000 watch that you have to wind yourself and that only tells the time. But what's special about the Parmigiani Bugatti piece is that its hand-wound mechanical movement is a complete reimagination of anything before seen in watchmaking.

Most watches feature a face that sits at on your wrist, which is all well and good for normal use, but which means you have to take your hand off the wheel while driving to read the time. So Parmigiani decided on a vertically-oriented face which necessitated a completely new mechanism that's more reminiscent of an automobile engine than any traditional watch movement.


Visible through the eight-piece gold case's six sapphire crystals, the 370's movement allows you to see exactly what's going on, with all of its various pieces in all their gorgeousness laid bare for inspection. Also visible through the top is the 10-day power reserve indicator, telling you how long the watch still has to run before you have to charge it again.

Like everything else about the watch, winding it is something special, and isn't done with a simple crown on the side. Instead, a battery-powered metal pen is inserted into the bottom, which takes care of both winding and time-setting duties.

The first Bugatti watch was delivered to noted car fanatic Ralph Lauren earlier this year. Fifty each will be available in each of three colours.

[Edbear]

Hey! They're cool! I could get two iffin I selled da house!!!

[bane]

US$2 million a pop, and volkswagen is rumoured to lose at least that amount on each one it makes.... hmmm ,almost sounds like a bargain

[Finn]

I went to the first public release of the Bugati a few years back, but they ran into production issues after this. 1001 BHP and shit it sounds fine but boy is it ugly. They more interesting cars where the old Bucati's.

[Mort]

BY the way - the new top gear series is on in the UK on Sunday nights .... kind hearted souls post copies of it on the web for us to view on n you tube and video google on monday night...

Regarding the Veyron.... It does 0 - 186 mph (300kph) in 16.1 seconds

See HERE

[Indiana_Jones]

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

you and me too baby!

Now let Cruise drive it!

-Indy

[dnos]

faaaark that is cool.
Would have made the trip to auckland in the weekend much faster, hell lets buy it!

Oh, wait, I just saw the price tag, a helicopter would probably be a better idea. Fuck it, buy both.

[Finn]

you and me too baby!

Indy, Google "Tom Cruise is gay" then "Rock Hudson is gay". Thomas returns more hits proving he is gayer than Rock Hudson.

Indy, you're in love with a butt muncher.

[Macktheknife]

"I think that is the fastest I will ever go in a car"..... no really? lol
Great clip.

[onearmedbandit]

Indy, Google "Tom Cruise is gay" then "Rock Hudson is gay". Thomas returns more hits proving he is gayer than Rock Hudson.

Indy, you're in love with a butt muncher.

He's right you know. About 1.28 million results for Rock, 1.38 million for Tom, making him officially gay.

[N4CR]

and every single production bike or car ever. this is a production vehicle, available to the public. it's not an lsr vehicle.

later maclarens did over 420, koenigseggsegegegegegegege, saleen, sledgehammer, lingenfelter, etc... dunno if all of them can be considered 'production eg saleen/lingenfelter vettes etc' but they go a tad faster than 407kmh/250mph. they also mention a lambo diablo vttt, never heard of it but it did 255 apparently. old link though.

as for really modified and only semi-production, those cars are american as well. the 900 horse callaway sledgehammer corvette drivnen by john lingenfelter whipped at 254.76 mph, setting the official street legal record.

edit here is link http://www.a-car.com/fastn/fastn.html