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The Bugatti Veyron

Posted by michael on from the conspicuous-consumption dept.

An anonymous reader writes "OK, most /.ers cannot afford the Veyron, but reading this article at HowStuffWorks is still fascinating. How do you fit 1,000 horsepower into a compact engine? How do you keep a passenger car on the road at 250+ MPH? The article links to a set of videos on the Veyron engine that are also very good. Are there any cars out there better than this?" There's also a story by Popular Science.

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  1. On the road? by snake_dad · · Score: 5, Funny
    How do you keep a passenger car on the road

    Who cares? I want my flying car!

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  2. W-16? by CptKron · · Score: 5, Funny
    A W-16 engine that can produce 1,001 horsepower
    Every true rice boy knows anything more than four cylinders and a coffee can muffler is a waste.
  3. Re:Ouch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    You have a French tank?

  4. How... by ottffssent · · Score: 5, Funny
    How do you keep a passenger car on the road at 250+ MPH?


    Well, here in the USA, we do use very heavy passengers:)
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  5. So obvious... by Phexro · · Score: 4, Funny

    "How do you keep a passenger car on the road at 250+ MPH?"

    The answer for most people is: you don't.

  6. Shop or compare prices by Rob+Parkhill · · Score: 4, Funny

    I like how the HowStuffWorks article has a "Shop or Compare Prices" link at the very end.

    It doesn't come up with too many matches, though.

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  7. Better way by Jozer99 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can see a better way to get that much power. Make a redundant array of independant cars, or RAIC. Take 10 Kias, and weld them together. You get 1200 hp, plus better mileage. Also, who needs run flat tires, if it breaks down, pry one of the Kias out and drive to get help.

  8. HowStuffWorks is about to learn one more thing... by TV-SET · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and that is "How Slashdot works". :)

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  9. Re:Most of the criticisms... by QuantumRiff · · Score: 4, Funny

    First rule of driving in Southern California. On the highways, cut off the sports cars.. their breaks are better and their owners are more motivated to miss you! ;)

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  10. Re:Random fact... by Danse · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's ok. If you haven't lost the cops within 15 minutes, you're screwed anyway :)

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