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| 01-04-2013, 01:20 PM | #1 |
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Hennessey VenomGT ups the ante, too....
...nice to see you can get 2 of these for the price of one of the special edition Veyrons....even better to know that if you have engine trouble, it's essential a Chevy engine in there
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| 01-04-2013, 02:57 PM | #3 |
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Top Gear needs to run the Hennessey on the VW track they topped out the Veyron, and on their test track. Need to get some real numbers on this thing!
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| 01-07-2013, 11:19 PM | #5 | |
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The Veyron was engineered to keep you alive at those incredible speeds, and I would just not trust my life doing 250mph in a tuner frankenstein special. Ask yourself this, in which one would you rather crash, if your luck runs out at some point?
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| 01-08-2013, 08:59 AM | #7 | |
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So both get to extreme speeds. But only one was carefully engineered to work safely at that speed, with practically an unlimited budget. It has active aero and suspension, tires are a special recipe rated for that speed, as well as the wheels - and Bugatti makes you refresh both periodically. The core of the car - the carbon tub - is bespoke and didn't start life as some Lotus. 
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| 01-08-2013, 09:17 AM | #8 | |
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At 250+ mph you might as well not wear a seatbelt. It doesn't matter if the body of the car survives, your brain will be slushed around your skull into liquid jelly... along side your other organs. But yeah, if I had to choose which car to crash, I'd crash the veyron as well though.
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| 01-08-2013, 10:19 AM | #10 | |
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 That's definitely the way to go out, or having a heart attack banging a supermodel when you are 80.
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| 01-08-2013, 12:18 PM | #11 | |
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I preface my comments with the following disclaimer: I've never been a fan of Hennessey. I remember the days of him screwing over many a Viper owner in his early days as a tuner, and that has never sat well with me, so I'm still a bit prejudiced against him. That being said, 1) Both cars have active aero and suspension and have been engineered to work safely @ speed http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/01/e...m-gt-supercar/ 2) the Bugatti has a c/f tub, the Lotus has a bonded aluminum tub. I don't think it's fair to compare this car to a Veyron. This car, to me, slots in w/an SSC or Zonda, as they are all low volume, coach built cars, whereas the Veyron is backed by VW's deep pockets. Is the VenomGT as well-built as the Veryon? Probably not. But I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it, either. For purist, it is a low weight, high HP machine, that has a few creature comforts. As for the comment regarding the tires and wheels, other car in that class of speed (read: SSC), doesn't require a wheel change, and it runs on PS2s, as well. Last edited by whats77inaname; 01-08-2013 at 12:26 PM. |
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| 01-08-2013, 10:34 PM | #14 | |
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| 01-12-2013, 01:17 AM | #16 | |
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| 01-12-2013, 01:29 AM | #17 |
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i think the veyron is butt ugly. neither is worth the money.
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