Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Please note that it is not permitted to have referral links posted in your signature. Keep these links contained in the appropriate forum. Thank you.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055940817/signature-rules

Veyron

  • 31-01-2007 9:15am
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭prospect


    The Bugatti Veyron: The most powerful, most expensive production car of all time It's been rumoured for a while, but finally it appears to be about to come to pass - Ireland will see its first Bugatti Veyron early this year.

    Cunningham Higgins Specialist Cars in Galway has confirmed that it has one of the 400km/h machines on order for an - as yet unnamed - Irish customer.

    Niall Cunningham, while insisting it was strictly "unconfirmed" as yet, said he was confident the supercar would be delivered within the next two months. There is no official retail price for the car in Ireland, but it is estimated the buyer will be at least €1.2 million out of pocket.

    It is quite a coup for Cunningham Higgins. Slots on the waiting list for the Veyron, of which only 300 are being built, cost over €400,000. Developed in conjunction with Bugatti's parent company Volkswagen, the all-wheel drive Veyron is the most powerful, most expensive production car of all time. It is also the fastest, with a proven top speed of over 400 km/h.

    Its V16 eight-litre quad-turbocharged engine generates 1,001 horse power, allowing it to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds.

    It reaches 200 and 300 km/h in 7.3 and 16.7 seconds respectively.

    This performance comes at a price - the Veyron is also the thirstiest supercar ever.

    It goes through 40.4 L/100 km (5.82 mpg) in city driving and 24.1 L/100 km (10 mpg) in combined cycle.

    If driven at full speed, its range would be a mere 80 kilometres, with its 100-litre fuel tank emptying in just 12.5 minutes.

    (c) 2007 The Irish Times


«13456712

Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    Clarkson test drove one of these shorty after they started selling them and he described it as the closest thing to a fighter jet without wings.

    If I had the money, a Veyron would definitely be on my shopping list, along with a Marine Technologies Y2K :D


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,590 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Perfect for Irish roads, and handles speed bumps with aplomb :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 394 ✭✭AJ!


    I think the owner of Molloy And Sherry Transport ordered one. I think his son owns Richford Motor Company...we talked about it on the "Here's What I Saw Today" thread

    I'm surprised to hear that Cunningham Higgins have it ordered. I would have thought it would have to go through MSL? €1.2 is a little shy of the €1.9 estimate that Des Cullen Cars came up with last year...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    Can't wait to see one in ireland. Just as AJ said, No way is it going to be 1.2 million in ireland as they are selling abroad for that and then the vrt has to be added and the dealers profit.Also i would have thought Des cullen would have got the order instead of cunningham as cullen is more exclusive.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,027 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    prospect wrote:
    The Bugatti Veyron: The most powerful, most expensive production car of all time.....
    and the most bloated and inefficient.

    Hey I say good luck to the bloke or blokess that's going to get this car. Fair play. As a car though it leaves a lot to be desired in my humble.

    The most impressive thing about it for me is the team of engineers that shoehorned all of that into a car whose outside design was fixed by management and marketing(a design which to my eyes is all over the place. it looks like it's constipated). Kudos to them, but it's more a backward engineering exercise than a car.
    Its V16 eight-litre quad-turbocharged engine generates 1,001 horse power, allowing it to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds.
    And loses something like 2000Bhp through transmission losses and heat. the damn thing has ten radiators. That's just mad and inefficient. The veyron is far too heavy to boot. The 10yr old Mclaren F1 only requires 2 rads and is not that much slower* with a smaller engine and no forced induction. certainly not four turbos. Mclaren had a better design ethos too. They started with the concept and engineered from the tyres up with strict weight/quality/power/handling goals. They almost left the outside design til last and only when it helped the engineering not hindered it like with the bugatti. With the bugatti they had a brief; here's the look of the car and it most do 400kph(in special mode). The fact that they actually did it is impressive.


    *it is I know but you take my point

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users Posts: 1,415 ✭✭✭Gatster


    Orignally posted By KTRIC
    Marine Technologies Y2K
    :D:D:D
    Seeing as we're shopping, I'll have this


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    Gatster wrote:
    :D:D:D
    Seeing as we're shopping, I'll have this
    That looks cool


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,027 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Very cool indeed. The names a bit mad though. Wally power?:D

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,091 ✭✭✭Biro


    Wibbs wrote:
    and the most bloated and inefficient.

    Hey I say good luck to the bloke or blokess that's going to get this car. Fair play. As a car though it leaves a lot to be desired in my humble.

    The most impressive thing about it for me is the team of engineers that shoehorned all of that into a car whose outside design was fixed by management and marketing(a design which to my eyes is all over the place. it looks like it's constipated). Kudos to them, but it's more a backward engineering exercise than a car.

    And loses something like 2000Bhp through transmission losses and heat. the damn thing has ten radiators. That's just mad and inefficient. The veyron is far too heavy to boot. The 10yr old Mclaren F1 only requires 2 rads and is not that much slower* with a smaller engine and no forced induction. certainly not four turbos. Mclaren had a better design ethos too. They started with the concept and engineered from the tyres up with strict weight/quality/power/handling goals. They almost left the outside design til last and only when it helped the engineering not hindered it like with the bugatti. With the bugatti they had a brief; here's the look of the car and it most do 400kph(in special mode). The fact that they actually did it is impressive.


    *it is I know but you take my point
    Ya ya, you're probably right, but thats not the point. The point is that if you want the ultimate drivers machine, then you can have the F40 in the garage for the track. If you just want the ultimate powerhouse aswell and drive it every day (within reason), then the Veyron is serious. In fairness, give the McLaren a 10 second head start (at which point its at 124mph) and then start from standstill in the Veyron and it'll still get to 200mph first. Thats nothing short of incredible in a machine that weight!
    And also no point in saying that the mclaren has a better engine cause it's not turbo charged... sure at 102bhp per litre, Honda have hammered that with the S2000 engine if we're comparing whats' the best N/A. Not really the point in cars like these!


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,027 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Biro wrote:
    Thats nothing short of incredible in a machine that weight!
    Oh I agree with you there.
    And also no point in saying that the mclaren has a better engine cause it's not turbo charged... sure at 102bhp per litre, Honda have hammered that with the S2000 engine if we're comparing whats' the best N/A.
    I didn't I was just pointing out the Mclaren as an example is a better and more efficient engine/power design. The veyron could have been even better given a free rein from the start as opposed to being back engineered. Also as an "everyday" car the Mclaren would likely be the better bet. More seats, bigger storage space, better packaging in general, bigger range and far less to go wrong. I suspect if you found both cars in a shed 50yrs from now the F1 would be easiest to get going. The Veyron while impressive is an (brilliant)engineering solution to a marketing exercise. Oh AFAIR the honda integra was way before the s2000 in beating the Mclaren.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • Advertisement
  • Registered Users Posts: 4,184 ✭✭✭Fey!


    AJ! wrote:
    I'm surprised to hear that Cunningham Higgins have it ordered. I would have thought it would have to go through MSL?

    TBH, I'm not surprised that Cunningham Higgins are ordering it; they do a suprisingly large amount of Aston Martins, Porsches, Ferraris and their ilk. Nice bunch of people to deal with, too.

    Plus they don't look down their noses at people with MUCH lower budgets (sub €10k!). A friend of mine got a great deal there last year on a '01 525 Sport with high spec and low mileage; they were several thousand euros cheaper than any other one we could find.


  • Posts: 3,621 ✭✭✭[Deleted User]


    Wibbs wrote:
    and the most bloated and inefficient.

    Hey I say good luck to the bloke or blokess that's going to get this car. Fair play. As a car though it leaves a lot to be desired in my humble.

    The most impressive thing about it for me is the team of engineers that shoehorned all of that into a car whose outside design was fixed by management and marketing(a design which to my eyes is all over the place. it looks like it's constipated). Kudos to them, but it's more a backward engineering exercise than a car.

    And loses something like 2000Bhp through transmission losses and heat. the damn thing has ten radiators. That's just mad and inefficient. The veyron is far too heavy to boot. The 10yr old Mclaren F1 only requires 2 rads and is not that much slower* with a smaller engine and no forced induction. certainly not four turbos. Mclaren had a better design ethos too. They started with the concept and engineered from the tyres up with strict weight/quality/power/handling goals. They almost left the outside design til last and only when it helped the engineering not hindered it like with the bugatti. With the bugatti they had a brief; here's the look of the car and it most do 400kph(in special mode). The fact that they actually did it is impressive.


    *it is I know but you take my point

    Yes but the shape of the ugly critter means more wind resistance. And also as you get faster and faster more power is needed per mph of top speed. So the extra few mph of the veyon over the F1 might seem little but it corresponds to massive extra power required.


  • Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,406 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    I'll buy a pint to the first person who gets a pic of it on the road for the HWIST thread!


  • Registered Users Posts: 64,542 ✭✭✭✭unkel


    Wibbs wrote:
    and the most bloated and inefficient

    Sure but Ferdi had to put his mark in motoring history somewhere. He did well with the Veyron which of course was a tour de force. Fair play to Ferdi as he wasn't blessed with the same surname as the other Ferdis


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 394 ✭✭AJ!


    kbannon wrote:
    I'll buy a pint to the first person who gets a pic of it on the road for the HWIST thread!
    Me :cool:


  • Registered Users Posts: 570 ✭✭✭stevecrow74


    hummmm.. galway to dublin in under an hour... with every traffic warden gardai and boyracer on its tail :D:D:D :eek: :eek:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 343 ✭✭kaizersoze123


    hummmm.. galway to dublin in under an hour... with every traffic warden gardai and boyracer on its tail :D:D:D :eek: :eek:
    Stopping to refill the 100 litre tank 5 times in that hour though :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭HashSlinging


    So what your trying to say is a passat TDi 130bhp is faster.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭Interceptor


    Cunningham Higgins have used 'unconfirmed' press releases to claim that they were getting an SLR McLaren and various Lamborghinis which never materialised. Me doubt very much they will get a Veyron, but if I get a whiff of it I'll be over in my Cinq to annoy them.

    The Veyron will look well on their forecourt with all the old 9-3's and '99 Honda CR-v's...

    'cptr


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭prospect


    Cunningham Higgins have used 'unconfirmed' press releases to claim that they were getting an SLR McLaren and various Lamborghinis which never materialised. Me doubt very much they will get a Veyron, but if I get a whiff of it I'll be over in my Cinq to annoy them.

    The Veyron will look well on their forecourt with all the old 9-3's and '99 Honda CR-v's...

    'cptr

    I have heard fairly strong reports elsewhere that there is one being imported. I am also surprised it is coming through Galway, as the reports I heard are of a Dublin customer. So my bet is that Ireland will see one, soon.

    KBannon, I reckon I'll be getting that pint off you...


  • Advertisement
  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    prospect wrote:
    I have heard fairly strong reports elsewhere that there is one being imported. I am also surprised it is coming through Galway, as the reports I heard are of a Dublin customer. So my bet is that Ireland will see one, soon.

    KBannon, I reckon I'll be getting that pint off you...

    yeah i think it will be coming through a dublin dealer ,why go to galway to get such an expensive car.I think des cullen or someone like that in dublin will get it.Richford motors have some amazing stock like the f430 :D .I would love to see the veyron in real life.


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,550 Mod ✭✭✭✭Robbo


    Any guesses as to who's the likely purchaser?


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,462 ✭✭✭TheBazman


    How much do you reckon insurance on the Veyron would be?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,413 ✭✭✭HashSlinging


    about 30k I'd say at a guess, I'd say some sort of car club will buy it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    about 30k I'd say at a guess, I'd say some sort of car club will buy it.
    Nah i think the insurance will be well less than 10k as the buyer will be over 25 so insurance will be lower.i know a guy who is around 35 and insurance on a f430 is only 4k.now thats cheap.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭Interceptor


    drdre wrote:
    yeah i think it will be coming through a dublin dealer ,why go to galway to get such an expensive car.
    To avoid knob-end Dublin car dealers...

    'cptr


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    To avoid knob-end Dublin car dealers...

    'cptr
    :D , Does anyone know of a super car club in ireland.i read about it in the sunday business post afew months ago.


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,762 ✭✭✭WizZard


    TheBazman wrote:
    How much do you reckon insurance on the Veyron would be?
    If you have to ask, you can't afford it ;):p


    but seriously, that's a bit of an open ended question. Lots of factors influence insurance premiums, and none are mentioned there


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,173 ✭✭✭overdriver


    drdre wrote:
    yeah i think it will be coming to a dublin drugdealer


    Fixed that for ya, Dre.

    :D


  • Advertisement
  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    overdriver wrote:
    Fixed that for ya, Dre.

    :D
    :D , if a drug dealer gets it he would be stung by the police, so i think they still drive their micras and toyota glanza (no offence to anyone that owns one)to stay out of trouble.


Advertisement