The 10 Fastest Cars In The World /2010-2011
I just stumbled upon a wonderful article posted earlier today, by the10most, and entitled The 10 Fastest Cars In The World /2010-2011 that I would suggest everyone reads. Here’s a few little excerpts in the hope of whetting your appetites!
4 seconds. F140 Aluminum V12 Engine with 660 hp, base price of $ 670.000. Only 399 of these cars built and the price goes up every time someone has an accident. 7. Jaguar XJ220: 217 mph / 349 km / h, 0-60 (0 to 100) in 3.8 seconds. Twin Turbo V6 engine with 542 hp, base price originally was $ 650.000 dollars. This car was manufactured in 1992 and still holds a place among the 10 fastest cars. 8. 9. 10.
Now then, reading the10most’s article started me thinking so I googled for some other posts on the subject and found some more gems! i.e. Porsche Boxster-based Bugatti Veyron is unreal posted last week, by Shrawan Raja, on a blog called Steering News:
It is pretty crazy how super obsessed enthusiasts (or in some cases wannabees) who cannot afford to buy the world’s fastest car- the Bugatti Veyron, choose to buy a cheaper sports car and then convert it into a Veyron. Last time we showed you a BMW 6 series that had been restyled to look like a Veyron & this time it is a Porsche Boxster! Unlike the Bimmer, this replica has been done very well. Apart from the slightly long tail it is very hard to make out that beneath the body of the Bugatti lies a Porsche! Porsche Boxster-based Bugatti Veyron almost fakes flawlessly The car is up for grabs for a sum of 124,636 Euro in Poland. Bugatti Veyron based on the Porsche Boxster Image Gallery Porsche Boxster-based Bugatti Veyron almost fakes flawlessly Source – Autoblog.nl You might also be interested inBy Blogsdna .
Finally, another fantastic post came from aka on Carzy posted last week, entitled Exploring Bugatti Veyron ? The Fastest Car Produced Ever! which is also definitely worth reading!
0L engine, the Bugatti Veyron is capable of delivering a peak power of 989 hp in combination with a peak torque of 1200Nm. The power-packed engine enables the car to touch a top speed of over 431kph! Impressive, isn’t it? Holding the title of world’s fastest car, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport has been named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron. If none of the above mentioned figures has been able to amaze you enough then take this, owning this speed king in India will be as expensive as Rs 16 crore. Which means it is a car for only elite class of buyers and the remaining ones can just enjoy its crazed statistics. Here is a detailed review of Bugatti Veyron on different aspects including engine & Specifications, features, performance and every thing that a car enthusiast want to know about this car.
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The other worth mentioning safety features of this car include a four-point electronic stability program, the Haldex clutch that distributes the torque to the front and rear axles, electronic stability program and a centrally installed telemetric computer to control all vehicle data. Performance: – Carrying the incredible maximum speed limit of 400 km/h, the Veyron model raises the bars in super sports car category. The speed sensation Veyron model needs only 270-280 HP of power for maintaining a constant speed of 250 km/h. While for ensuring the maneuverability and necessary flexibility at any speed, a highly sophisticated Electronic Stability Program has been mated with the engine of this model. To keep the car gripped on road while driving at high speeds, the car has blessed with a superb aerodynamics. While the car takes just 2.5 seconds to reach the speed of 100km/h from a stand still position, it takes even lesser – only 2.3 seconds – to come back to standstill from 100km/h.