Well there's faster car then the Veyron now...

[ironchef]

You know whats sad? The car has about 200 more horsepower than the veyron, and it weighs close to 2000 lbs less, yet is only 4 mph faster. Thats where the engineering of the veyron really shines.

[Clegger]

You know whats sad? The car has about 200 more horsepower than the veyron, and it weighs close to 2000 lbs less, yet is only 4 mph faster. Thats where the engineering of the veyron really shines.

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also the veyron is faster from 0-60 by .2 seconds

[iloveboost]

You know whats sad? The car has about 200 more horsepower than the veyron, and it weighs close to 2000 lbs less, yet is only 4 mph faster. Thats where the engineering of the veyron really shines.

200 more HP, 2,000lbs less, 1,000,000x better looking than the Veyron.

[ironchef]

200 more HP, 2,000lbs less, 1,000,000x better looking than the Veyron.

Looks are subjective, performance figures are fact. To have such a small disparity in performance vs such high power and weight differences is a testament to the Veyron's engineering, which should be highly respected. Personally, I think the veyron looks dope, and the interior is flat out gorgeous. Anyone can go and make what basically amounts to a kit car that puts out silly ass numbers like these, but too pull it off in such an amazing overall package like the veyron isn't an easy task.

[tron]

Looks are subjective, performance figures are fact. To have such a small disparity in performance vs such high power and weight differences is a testament to the Veyron's engineering, which should be highly respected. Personally, I think the veyron looks dope, and the interior is flat out gorgeous. Anyone can go and make what basically amounts to a kit car that puts out silly ass numbers like these, but too pull it off in such an amazing overall package like the veyron isn't an easy task.

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[iloveboost]

Looks are subjective, performance figures are fact. To have such a small disparity in performance vs such high power and weight differences is a testament to the Veyron's engineering, which should be highly respected. Personally, I think the veyron looks dope, and the interior is flat out gorgeous. Anyone can go and make what basically amounts to a kit car that puts out silly ass numbers like these, but too pull it off in such an amazing overall package like the veyron isn't an easy task.

That's why you have half a million dollars left over to customize it however you'd like.

[man]

You know whats sad? The car has about 200 more horsepower than the veyron, and it weighs close to 2000 lbs less, yet is only 4 mph faster. Thats where the engineering of the veyron really shines.

Untrue, this is a huge feat both from an aerodynamics and a horsepower standpoint. 4mph is quite significant. Weight has nothing to do with top speed, just acceleration. The only things that matter are power and CoD. So, once again, this is an enormous feat especially considering the budget comparisons. And the 0-60, it's barely slower and the Veyron has AWD.

[DinanM3atl]

Untrue, this is a huge feat both from an aerodynamics and a horsepower standpoint. 4mph is quite significant. Weight has nothing to do with top speed, just acceleration. The only things that matter are power and CoD. So, once again, this is an enormous feat especially considering the budget comparisons. And the 0-60, it's barely slower and the Veyron has AWD.

At 250MPH 4 mph is significant. Watch the veyron top speed run... the acceleration almost comes to a crawl at the top end!

[iloveboost]

At 250MPH 4 mph is significant. Watch the veyron top speed run... the acceleration almost comes to a crawl at the top end!

Let me know the next time you're driving 250mph and you need that extra 4mph to do what you set out to accomplish.

Keep your 4mph and I'll keep the $500,000.00++.

[man]

At 250MPH 4 mph is significant. Watch the veyron top speed run... the acceleration almost comes to a crawl at the top end!

Exactly.

[VteckTuna]

Untrue, this is a huge feat both from an aerodynamics and a horsepower standpoint. 4mph is quite significant. Weight has nothing to do with top speed, just acceleration. The only things that matter are power and CoD. So, once again, this is an enormous feat especially considering the budget comparisons. And the 0-60, it's barely slower and the Veyron has AWD.

You also need frontal area so that you can use the cD to find the total amount of drag.

[man]

You also need frontal area so that you can use the cD to find the total amount of drag.

Yes, true. However, this is what wind tunnels are for (i've watched the one a Ga Tech run before, cool as shit)

But you also have to remember that the Cd and Cl both matter here.

[VooDooXII]

You know whats sad? The car has about 200 more horsepower than the veyron, and it weighs close to 2000 lbs less, yet is only 4 mph faster. Thats where the engineering of the veyron really shines.

Even getting 1 mph faster is impressive at such a high speed. You have to realize the amount of power it takes to overcome the drag at that speed. For example, it takes about 500 hp to overcome the drag at 185 mph...so if you've got a 510 hp car doing 185...you've only got 10 hp left over to propel the car any further.

Anyway...kudos to SSC, but I think the car looks terrible. I'm also curious as to how composed the SSC feels at it's top speed. That is where the engineering of the Veyron shines. I want to do a top speed run in a Veyron before I die.

I bet the SSC sounds wicked though.