Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Isn't this just the same as the car I designed in 2009?
The simple answer is - yes it is.
There are but a few changes. Externally, the most noticeable is a change to the rear deployable spoiler.
It was a nice model in 2009, and its still a nice model today - nice enough for it to be the centrepiece car of my first Lego instructional book - 'How to Build Brick Cars'
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760352658/creativepubco-20
As far as Lego models go - it has some pretty fancy gear - Lego Technic piston engine, four-wheel-drive, and four-wheel independent suspension.
The car carries two minifigs (though not to 400 km/h).
The real car - much more amazing!
As you can read below:
The Greatest Car Ever – This was the challenge laid down from Volkswagen Group Chief Ferdinand Piech (grandson of Ferry Porsche, and the creator of the mighty Porsche 917 Racer).
The Veyron was to be the most powerful – (1001 hp / 736 kW), the fastest – (253.81 mph / 408.47 km/h), the quickest – (0-62 mph / 100 km/h in 2.46 sec) and to set new benchmarks for almost all performance attributes.
The engine was a mighty 8.0 litres and sixteen cylinders, boosted by four turbochargers. The twin-clutch transmission has 7 speeds, and drives through all four wheels. The car is fitted 10 radiators to cool various systems in the car.
To reach the 408 km/h top speed, a special mode must be entered with the vehicle stationary. This driving mode uses the deployable rear wing from speeds between 220 and 343 km/h to aid stability. Beyond this speed the car lowers closer to the ground and retracts the spoilers to decrease drag – at the expense of downforce! Driving at 400 km/h probably isn’t a good idea on a public road – in fact there are very few places were this can be done safely. BBC Top Gear presenter James May drove a Veyron at 417.61 km/h at Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien high-speed test track. The very steep banking on the track allows the car to run at very high speed without scrubbing the tires through curves and losing speed – though this also pushes the driver down firmly into his or her seat!
All this car doesn’t come cheap, and when sold new, Bugatti Veyron cost about $1.0 Million, though later exclusive versions were sold for more than twice this amount.
In 2016 Bugatti announced the replacement for the Veyron – a very similarly conceived V16 Hypercar named the Chiron.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Isn't this just the same as the car I designed in 2009?
The simple answer is - yes it is.
There are but a few changes. Externally, the most noticeable is a change to the rear deployable spoiler.
It was a nice model in 2009, and its still a nice model today - nice enough for it to be the centrepiece car of my first Lego instructional book - 'How to Build Brick Cars'
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760352658/creativepubco-20
As far as Lego models go - it has some pretty fancy gear - Lego Technic piston engine, four-wheel-drive, and four-wheel independent suspension.
The car carries two minifigs (though not to 400 km/h).
The real car - much more amazing!
As you can read below:
The Greatest Car Ever – This was the challenge laid down from Volkswagen Group Chief Ferdinand Piech (grandson of Ferry Porsche, and the creator of the mighty Porsche 917 Racer).
The Veyron was to be the most powerful – (1001 hp / 736 kW), the fastest – (253.81 mph / 408.47 km/h), the quickest – (0-62 mph / 100 km/h in 2.46 sec) and to set new benchmarks for almost all performance attributes.
The engine was a mighty 8.0 litres and sixteen cylinders, boosted by four turbochargers. The twin-clutch transmission has 7 speeds, and drives through all four wheels. The car is fitted 10 radiators to cool various systems in the car.
To reach the 408 km/h top speed, a special mode must be entered with the vehicle stationary. This driving mode uses the deployable rear wing from speeds between 220 and 343 km/h to aid stability. Beyond this speed the car lowers closer to the ground and retracts the spoilers to decrease drag – at the expense of downforce! Driving at 400 km/h probably isn’t a good idea on a public road – in fact there are very few places were this can be done safely. BBC Top Gear presenter James May drove a Veyron at 417.61 km/h at Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien high-speed test track. The very steep banking on the track allows the car to run at very high speed without scrubbing the tires through curves and losing speed – though this also pushes the driver down firmly into his or her seat!
All this car doesn’t come cheap, and when sold new, Bugatti Veyron cost about $1.0 Million, though later exclusive versions were sold for more than twice this amount.
In 2016 Bugatti announced the replacement for the Veyron – a very similarly conceived V16 Hypercar named the Chiron.