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THAT! THAT IS WHAT MAKES THE VEYRON, YESSS!?!?"
Loris Bicocchi's tan, cherubic face leers at me from the passenger seat, his eyes wide behind Prada shades. It is the most animated I've seen my oh-so-cool Italian co-pilote since our drive began.
"VOW! From this seat, it just feels... so different. So AMAZING!"
And to think, all I had to do was pass a slow-moving farm truck in the most modest way possible. Rather than toggling the lever from Drive to Sport, or clicking the downshift paddle back in a come-hither motion, I overtake the truck the old-fashioned way: by burying my right foot.
For half a beat, nothing happens. Then there is an explosive lurch from the hindquarters, as the 20-inch tall, 365 rears engage in a brief, but victorious, battle for traction. All four wheels hook, leaving our stomachs and the Spanish countryside behind us in a hot wake of exhaust gas. I lift my foot and the wastegates reply with a full-bodied belch as we coast back down to a high-double-digit cruising speed.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Submerged Bugatti Recovered After 74 Years Goes To Auction
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An original 1925 Bugatti Brescia Type 22 Roadster, submerged in a lake for over 70 years, is expected to fetch at least €70,000 when it hits the auction block later this month. The car had been in Switzerland's Lake Maggiore since 1936 following an argument between the car's owner and a government official.
Roughly 20% of the car is reusable, including the aluminum, brass, rubber, and wood used in its original assembly. The car suffered more damage on its right-hand side due to its position in the lake. Evidence of early tuning work shows a car with "a simple racing body lacking electrics," two-piece valances under the bonnet, and flared rear mudguards. The car's identity was tracked through its chassis number, 2461, engine number, 879, and gearbox number, 964. It carries a Chausson radiator, Zenith carburetor, and a twin ignition from SEV.
Proceeds from the car's auction will benifit the Fondazione Damiano Tamagni charity, which works to reduce levels of violent crimes amongst juveniles. The foundation was named for Damiano Tamagni, a young man killed in February 2008 after being severely beaten by three others in Locarno, Switzerland. Tamagni was a member of a diving club which frequently toured the car underwater. His father Maurizio is still a member of the club, and worked with them to rescue the vehicle.
The last owner of the car is believed to be Marco Schmuklerski, an architect who's buildings are still dotted around the country. Rumors in Switzerland suggest that an official, upset that import taxes were never paid on the car, demanded the car´s destruction. The official´s underlings complied by dumping the car in the water, where it was forgotten until 1967 when a local diver found the car half-buried on the lakebed.
As a group the diving club worked to surface the car, an event witnessed by Bugatti Club Suisse members last July. Estimates suggest the auction value of the car could top €90,000. The vehicle could potentially be restored, or it could be prepared as a display piece.
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The Bugatti Veyron 2009 - The Most Expensive Fastest Car In The World
Wow.. Look at the speedometer.. 1000km per hour???
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Top 5 Most Expensive Cars
1. Bugatti Veyron $1,700,000
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the most powerful, most expensive,
and fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a
proven top speed of over 400 km/h (407 km/h or 253 mph). It
reached full production in September 2005. The car is built
by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS and is
sold under the legendary Bugatti marque. It is named after
racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans
in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm. The Veyron
features a W16 engine—16 cylinders in 4 banks of 4 cylinders.
2. Ferrari Enzo $1,000,000
The Enzo Ferrari, sometimes referred to as the the Ferrari
Enzo and also F60 is a 12-cylinder Ferrari supercar named
after the company's founder, Enzo Ferrari. It was built in
2003 using Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fiber
body, F1-style sequential shift transmission, and carbon-ceramic
brake discs. Also used are technologies not allowed in F1
such as active aerodynamics. After a maximum downforce of
1709 pounds (775 kg) is reached at 186 mph (301 km/h) the
rear spoiler is actuated by computer to maintain that downforce.
3. Pagani Zonda C12 F $741,000
The Zonda C12 F debuted at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. It is
the most extensive reengineering of the Pagani car yet, though
it shares much with its predecessors including the 7.3 L V12.
Power is increased to 602 PS (443 kW/594 hp) with a special
clubsport model producing 650 PS (478 kW/641 hp). The company
promises a 3.2 second sprint to 60 mph (97 km/h, a top speed
over 374 km/h (225 mph) and it will be the queen in braking
from 300 km/h to 0 (186 mph to 0). The Zonda F clubsport has
a power to weight ratio of 521 bhp/ton (384 W/kg) . Compare,
for example, the Enzo Ferrari which has a power to weight
ratio of 483 bhp/ton (356 W/kg).
4. Koenigsegg CCX $600,910
The Koenigsegg CCX is the latest supercar from Koenigsegg.
CCX is an abbreviation for Competition Coupe X. The
X commemorates the 10th anniversary of the completion and
test drive of the first CC vehicle in 1996. The CCX is
intended to be more suitable for the U.S. market and
thus engineered to comply with US regulations. The
CCX is powered by a Koenigsegg designed and assembled,
all aluminium, 4700 cm³ DOHC 32-valve V8 based on the
Ford Modular engine architecture enhanced with
twin Rotrex centrifugal superchargers with response system,
1.2 bar boost pressure and an 8.2:1 compression ratio. The
engine produces 806 hp (601 kW) and 678 lbf.ft (920 Nm) on 91
octane (U.S. rating) gasoline, 850 hp (634 kW) on 96 octane
(Euro rating) gasoline and 900 hp (671 kW) on biofuel.
5. Porsche Carrera GT $484,000
The Porsche Carrera GT is a supercar, manufactured by Porsche
of Germany. The Carrera GT is powered by an all-new 5.7 litre
V10 engine producing 612 SAE horsepower (450 kW). Porsche
claims it will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h (62.5 mph) in 3.9
seconds and has a maximum speed of 330 km/h (206 mph), although
road tests indicated that in actuality the car could accelerate
from 0-60 in under 3.5 seconds and to 0-100 in 6.8 seconds and
has a top speed of 335-340km/h (209-212.5mph).
