Bugatti Veyron: So this is what a space shuttle launch feels like!

Another cool report about the Bugatti Veyron.

One thousand one horsepower will make anybody smile. Or is that g-forces pulling your cheeks back? Either way, you'll be grinning wide as the Bugatti Veyron's four turbos spool up and unleash nearly 1000 lb-ft of torque.

Pressing the starter button ignites a rumble of thunder from just over your right shoulder. Not a high revving V12 like your "average" exotic, but 8.0 liters of W16 power-that's right, sixteen cylinders-enhanced by the boost from four turbochargers. It burbles like Satan gargling gasoline. All 1001 bhp continues the hunt for traction through a seven-speed sequential manual gearbox that uses Audi's DSG twin-clutch technology that so rocks in the Audi TT. From there, it's on to a sophisticated all-wheel-drive setup. The algorithms needed to manage the throttle, turbos, diffs and transmission must number in the millions.

Pull back on the shifter or the right paddle on the steering column, and then prepare for launch. It won't give you all 1001 hp at take off-that would break $100,000 worth of parts in a heartbeat. But it feeds in power at an alarming rate, and with amazing smoothness. Zero to 60 takes just 2.5 seconds. That's more than a second quicker than an Enzo. And the Bug weighs over 4,000 pounds, equipped with every luxury goodie you can imagine.

GermanCarBlog, Bugatti Veyron

Source: European Car Web

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