BUGATTI VEYRON 16.

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Price
(AS TESTED)

MFRS SPECS

C/D RESULTS

Vehicle type: mid-engine, 4-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door coupe Options: none Standard: power windows and locks, remote locking, cruise control, tilting and telescoping steering wheel

Fuel Capacity
EPA CITY MPG HWY

26.4 gal
OBSERVED

$1,657,700
INTERIOR

C/D

BASE: $1,657,700 AV system: Burmester; AM, FM radio; CD player; 8 speakers

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DIMENSIONS
W E I GH T: Curb: 4486 lb Per horsepower: 4.5 lb D I S T R I BU T I O N: Front: 44.6% Rear: 55.4% Width: 78.7 in T O W I N G C A PA C I T Y: 0 lb G V W R : 4850 lb Drag area: Cd (0.39) x frontal area (22.3 sq ft) = 8.7 sq ft

VEHICLE

RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

Front: manual 3-point belts, driver and passenger

front airbags

SEAT ADJUSTMENTS

Front: fore-and-aft, seatback angle

MEASUREMENTS (in) Head
FRONT

36.0*
Front

Leg

44.0*
Cargo

Shoulder

54.5*

Height:

SAE VOLUME *C/D EST

50 cu ft*

1 cu ft

45.1 47.4 in

Ground clearance:

2.64.9 in
Front track: Wheelbase: 106.7 in Length: 175.7 in

Chassis type: center section of aluminum

honeycomb and carbon-ber-reinforced plastic with an aluminum-tube front and steel-tube rear space frames Body material: welded aluminum stampings and carbon-ber-reinforced plastic STEERING Rack-and-pinion with hydraulic power assist
Steering ratio:

67.5 in Rear track: 67.5 in ENGINE Quad-turbocharged and twin-intercooled W-16, aluminum block and heads Bore x stroke: 3.39 x 3.39 in, 86.0 x 86.1mm Displacement: 488 cu in, 7998cc Compression ratio: 9.0:1 Fuel-delivery system: port injection Turbochargers: MPE MP70 Maximum boost pressure: 18.1 psi Valve gear: chain-driven double overhead cams, 4 valves per cylinder, hydraulic lifters, variable intake- and exhaust-valve timing Power (SAE net): 1001 bhp @ 6000 rpm Torque (SAE net): 922 lb-ft @ 2200 rpm Redline: 6600 rpm

DRIVETRAIN
Transmission: 7-speed manual with automated shifting and clutch Final-drive ratio: 3.64:1, limited slip 4-wheel-drive system: full time with automatic front-

POWERTRAIN

17.2:1

Turns lockto-lock: 2.5

Turning circle curb-to-curb: 39.3 ft

axle engagement and an open front and limited-slip rear differential Transfer-gear ratio: 0.71:1
MPH PER GEAR RATIO 1000 RPM I 3.18 10.1 II 2.26 14.2 III 1.67 19.3 IV 1.29 24.9 V 1.06 30.4 VI 0.88 36.6 VII 0.80 40.4

SUSPENSION

SPEED IN GEAR
67 mph (6600 rpm) 94 mph (6600 rpm) 127 mph (6600 rpm) 164 mph (6600 rpm) 201 mph (6600 rpm) 242 mph (6600 rpm) 253 mph (6250 rpm)

CHASSIS

Front: ind, unequal-length control arms, coil springs,

anti-roll bar Rear: ind, unequal-length control arms with a toecontrol link, coil springs, anti-roll bar WHEELS+TIRES

Wheel size/type: F: 255 x 500mm, R: 355 x 540mm/

forged aluminum Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 PAX; F: 265-680ZR500A (99Y), R: 365-710ZR-540A (108Y) Spare: none BRAKES Hydraulic with vacuum power assist, anti-lock control, and electronic panic assist F: 15.7 x 1.5-in vented, drilled ceramic disc R: 15.0 x 1.3-in vented, drilled ceramic disc
Traction Control
YES NO Defeatable YES

TEST RESULTS
HANDLING
ROADHOLDING UNDERSTEER

NOTES
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IDLE

INTERIOR SOUND (dBA)

FULL THROTTLE

1.00 g
300-ft-dia skidpad

MINIMAL MODERATE EXCESSIVE

83
70-MPH CRUISING

Stability Control
YES NO Defeatable YES

Out-of-this-world thrust shoves you with more than 1 g up to 50 mph. Resolutely stable, even at 200 mph. Surprisingly pure steering and handling for an AWD car.
WEATHER Temperature: 72F Humidity: 54%
Barometric pressure: 29.05 in Hg

ACCELERATION

-mile: 10.1 sec @ 142

TOP SPEED

SEC MPH

1.1

1.6

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.7

4.5

5.3

6.2

7.2

8.5

9.8

11.3

13.1 15.3 17.8 21.0 25.5

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ODOMETER
Test-vehicle mileage: 2241

20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200
Top gear, 3050: 1.8 sec Top gear, 5070: 2.3 sec

560 street start: 3.2 sec

BRAKING 700 MPH

TIRE INFLATION
140

20

40

60

80

100

120

158 ft

Test pressures:

Front

44 psi

Rear

44 psi