New Veyron basher coming soon!

af_thefragile

SSC is back with a new model and it wants the speed record. This time with 1350bhp...
And this one looks the part too! (unlike the old one that looked like a kit car)...

So do you think SSC will beat the Veyron SS's record?
And how would Bugatti respond to this...?

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/ssc-exclusive-2010-09-06

fonecrusher1

af_thefragile wrote: »

So do you think SSC will beat the Veyron SS's record?

Yeah & then fall apart like a clown car. But sure its all about beating the europeans Veyron so that'll do.:rolleyes:

Absurdum

the Veyron is about so much more than numbers imo

unkel

Agreed and agreed. Bring it on though

Competition is good and I've no doubt one of the reasons VAG created the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (dodgy name ) is to reclaim the title of fastest production car in the world...

pburns

Who over the age of 12 gives a flying fook???

fonecrusher1

pburns wrote: »

Who over the age of 12 gives a flying fook???

Yeah sure whats so exciting about the hyper-cars of america & europe travelling at speeds in excess of 430kph in a duel to see which is the fastest production car on earth?

Who cares? Probably anyone whos ever had a poster of a lamborghini,ferrari or a McClaren f1 on their bedroom wall as a kid. Millions of people i'd say.:)

I care. :pac:

TheRiddler

af_thefragile wrote: »

SSC is back with a new model and it wants the speed record. This time with 1350bhp...
And this one looks the part too! (unlike the old one that looked like a kit car)...

So do you think SSC will beat the Veyron SS's record?
And how would Bugatti respond to this...?

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/ssc-exclusive-2010-09-06

Rather have a Ford Puma to be honest..

Anan1

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Yeah sure whats so exciting about the hyper-cars of america & europe travelling at speeds in excess of 430kph in a duel to see which is the fastest production car on earth?

Who cares? Probably anyone whos ever had a poster of a lamborghini,ferrari or a McClaren f1 on their bedroom wall as a kid. Millions of people i'd say.:)

I care. :pac:

I had the posters and cared very much - when I was 12. Oh, and it's McLaren.;)

Seriously though, i'm very glad such cars exist, but they don't do much for me personally.

fonecrusher1

Anan1 wrote: »

I had the posters and cared very much - when I was 12. Oh, and it's McLaren.;)

Seriously though, i'm very glad such cars exist, but they don't do much for me personally.

Apologies i tend to just fire out posts without pedant-proofing them.:D;)

I think the world would be a very boring place without these machines. I still find it quiet exciting seeing them push ever closer to achieving 300mph.



Go on, you know you want to....

unkel

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

I care. :pac:

Me too! I am about as old (middle age) as those two above nay sayer pensioners but I do care about developments in the automotive world. Especially when they have anything to do with superfast cars with massive petrol engines

PrettyBoy

Full pictures have leaked now. Looks like a mix between the Ferrari P4/5 (same designer actually) and Maserati Birdcage concept. Big improvement over the old design which was a mess. If this car ever goes on sale (which is still uncertain) it will be around $1 Million. I don't think anyone will be jumping at the chance to buy one of these, especially when Ferrari, Pagani and McLaren have their own ~$1M supercars on the way. Unless your a sheik and already have everything else.

Performance figures race is a joke now. Honestly dont care if it goes 0.5 mph faster than a Veyron. Thats what SSC's cars are solely based on, its pretty sad.

fonecrusher1

unkel wrote: »

but I do care about developments in the automotive world.

Exactly. Its these sort of wonder cars with pioneering technology that eventually contribute to the advancement of every day regular cars.

The technology filters down if its successful enough.

And the idea of travelling at 270mph in a car that has aircon & leather seats & the comfort of a sports tourer is just insane.:D

housemap

Saw this on the new top gear magazine, very daft, the motorbike companies were at this years ago but they realised the stupidity and now they all just say they go fast.

I had a look on the bugatti website and saw "the top speed is limited to 415kph (to protect the tyres)"

I'd rather see "the top speed is limited to 200kph (to protect the public)

Plug

housemap wrote: »

Saw this on the new top gear magazine, very daft, the motorbike companies were at this years ago but they realised the stupidity and now they all just say they go fast.

I had a look on the bugatti website and saw "the top speed is limited to 415kph (to protect the tyres)"

I'd rather see "the top speed is limited to 200kph (to protect the public)

Why so if you hit someone at 124mph it will limit some of the damage to some poor fecker.

I wonder when we will see the first car to crack 300mph? Ill give it 5 years.

smash

Well at least it looks better than their last effort, which was a shabby car!

af_thefragile

Does look nice:

Pkiernan

I'd re-map the ECU and get more power and better fuel economy.... :P

Big Nasty

fonecrusher1 wrote: »

Yeah sure whats so exciting about the hyper-cars of america & europe travelling at speeds in excess of 430kph in a duel to see which is the fastest production car on earth?

Who cares? Probably anyone whos ever had a poster of a lamborghini,ferrari or a McClaren f1 on their bedroom wall as a kid. Millions of people i'd say.:)

I care. :pac:

'In My Day' it was the 'Decisions' poster, with a Porsche 959, a Countach and, I think, an F40?

Anyone remember that?

(Also had a Sam Fox poster too, and that was pre-airbag!)

housemap

Plug wrote: »

Why so if you hit someone at 124mph it will limit some of the damage to some poor fecker.

I wonder when we will see the first car to crack 300mph? Ill give it 5 years.

Well it's not a case of if you hit someone at that speed but more of the driver has a chance to react in time.

415kph is 380 feet per second, thats a pretty long road , someone pulls out that far down the road and you have 1 second to impact.

Now I know its unlikely anyone will be heading down to grab a paper at 415kph but the numbers are still pretty incredible.