| Is this crazy? Or does it make sense?
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| | Bugatti has a special version of this
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| Bugatti, a small car company bankrolled
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| | concept, made by Ricardo, a powertrain
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| by Volkswagen (VW), has brought out the
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| | specialist in the UK.
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| Veyron 16.4 with a top speed of 248 mph -
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| | The Bugatti has a carbon fiber structure,
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| and the car was tested at the speed on
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| | suspension like a racing car, and two
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| the fastest track Volkswagen could find
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| | large air intakes in the roof to keep
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| in Europe!
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| | that huge engine cool. Of course, the
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| Nowhere else would allow the car to get
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| | engine is mounted behind the driver and
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| to that speed and be timed for long
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| | passenger but forward of the rear wheels.
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| enough to say it actually could do this.
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| | Most exotic cars have rear-wheel drive,
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| The previous record for a production car
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| | but the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 has so much
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| was 242 mph round the Nardo track in
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| | power that it has four-wheel drive.
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| Italy - and that required a great deal of
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| | Actually, some Audis, including the 450
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| skill by the driver to keep the car on
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| | bhp RS4, and all Lamborghinis - also in
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| the banked track!
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| | the VW Group - now have four-wheel drive.
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| This sort of speed - and the power to get
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| | Again, the Bugatti is showcasing group
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| there - are pretty much off the planet,
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| | technology
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| but since then, other companies - with a
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| | If you are wondering why four-wheel drive
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| fraction of the resources of Bugatti -
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| | is needed, just think about it. With
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| have decided they should aim for 250 mph.
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| | two-wheel drive there would be 500 bhp
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| 'What for?', you might ask. I guess it is
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| | going through each tire! Most makers of
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| a bit like saying the moon is there so
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| | supercars and exotic cars think that 300
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| let's go there.
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| | bhp per tire is plenty.
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| W-16, 1,001 bhp engine
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| | Ok, so the Bugatti was timed at 248 mph,
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| The Bugatti Veyron is a very impressive
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| | and reaches 60 mph in less than 3
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| car, powered by a W-16-cylinder 8.0 liter
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| | seconds. Did the other makers of exotic
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| engine developing 1,001 bhp. The '4'
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| | cars give up, and say: 'Well, we can't
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| stands for the four turbochargers needed
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| | match that'?
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| to boost the engine to that amount of
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| | No, Pagani, produced the 650 bhp Zonda F
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| power. The whole Bugatti project was the
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| | with an option of 700 bhp. Saleen upped
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| idea of Dr Ferdinand Piech, then chairman
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| | the power output of its S7 to 750 bhp,
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| of the VW Group. He wanted VW to build a
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| | while Ferrari produced a few FXXs with
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| car to showcase technology and to move
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| | 850 bhp, and Maserati also has a version
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| the goal posts so no one could get close.
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| | of the MC-12 developing 750 bhp or so.
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| Evidently, during testing this engine was
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| | On the other hand Koenigsegg decided not
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| proved to be reliable when producing
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| | to pursue the power race for the time
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| 1,200 bhp.
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| | being at least. After all its CCR has a
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| The car does showcase technology. The
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| | 806 bhp engine, and was timed at 242 mph.
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| engine is similar to the W-12 installed
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| | Instead, Koenigsegg has introduced the
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| in the Audi A8 and S8, and in
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| | CCX which is designed to meet US
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| turbocharged form in the Bentley
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| | regulations and is a more practical
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| Continental GT and Flying Spur.
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| | street machine.
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| The gearbox is also based on VW Group
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| | Others have decided to go for maximum
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| technology. It is a seven-speed
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| | power including one of the tuners of
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| sequential box with automatic or manual
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| | Porsche 911s. Then, a small British
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| shifting. It has a dual clutch
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| | company is introducing a car with a
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| arrangement so that when you change gear
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| | turbocharged 7.0 liter V-8 with a power
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| the power continues to be transmitted all
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| | output of 1,000 bhp. They say that the
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| the time, one clutch disengaging exactly
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| | engine could be tuned to 1,200 bhp.
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| at the moment the other engages. Stunning
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| | More will follow down this route to
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| technology that really delivers benefits.
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| | madness. Me? I'd go for the 500 -600 bhp
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| The same concept is available in
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| | myself in a car that really handles and
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| six-speed form in the VW Golf, Audi A3
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| | is very, very responsive. Like a Pagani
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| and S3. It is called DSG. Of course, the
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| | Zonda or an Ascari KZ1.
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