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[ktr]

The 3000hp staticstic i dont believe. I cant find a single source other than a few guys on the internet claiming it on different forums and blogs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W16_engine

However, the theoretical top speed being 257mph is true, i just thought theyd said in top gear that it was capable of more than 260mph on their first review of the car. But nvm.

edit: yep the above claim is purely hearsay

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bugatti_Veyron#The_.223000_horsepower.22_claim

edit2: Okay, i understand this claim now and also how absurd it is. It would be akin to saying my cardboard box has 3000hp because it burns that much chemical energy in petrol per second. However, all of it is lost to thermal dissipation and conversion to light energy. Its a pretty stupid claim.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bugatti_Veyron#3.2C000_HP

in other words, the engine is quite inefficient... according to that article, other cars are around 1/3 loss. PopSci did a review on the car, and it was proven true from the engineers.

I read that article, from Jeremy, and for every "marvel" he stated, it more of a glued up car of multiple design. i can see another car company already having it. For example the Saleen S7, it body design is made in a way in which faster you drive, more down force it gets. This technology is also seen in many topfuel drag cars. Porsche and their retractable spoiler..duh..fuctional maybe not as much but still there, rally cars and their skirts so they dont twist in high speed turns and when in the air. engine...come on, well all know about the suzuki escudo pikes peak with two v6, twin turbo forged to make a nice 1000 bhp w12...

 

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in other words, the engine is quite inefficient... according to that article, other cars are around 1/3 loss. PopSci did a review on the car, and it was proven true from the engineers.

that's proposterous, and completley irrelevant.

THE most efficent piston-based internal combustion engines IN ALL OF EXISTANCE convert about 45% of the TOTAL energy in their fuel to actual motion, and those are DIESEL engines. that's why an average diesel powered car will get more miles to the gallon than an average petrol powered car.

an everage petrol engine converts about a third (33%) of the energy in its fuel to actual motion. its a basic rule of thumb that can be generally applied to almost any and piston based internal combustion engines. petrol or diesel.

stating that the veyron engine is inefficent because is converts two thirds of the energy in its fuel to heat and not to actual motion is exactly the same as stating that ALL piston based internal combustion engines are horribly inefficent. which is true, and science has known that since the honorable karl benz invented his first motorized tricycle...