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The Bugatti Veyron
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.
They gold plate their engines. The produce only 50 a year. It has 1001 HP and 922 ft-lbs of torque. Who would buy shit that you can't use.
...until he is risen...
The reason VW doesnt make SUVs in large numbers yet is because the MK4 golf and jetta already weigh 4000 lbs lol garbage scow.
If they were to make SUVs, they would probably 8000 lbs and have great dashboards but poor reliability and lackluster performance lol redundant in a VW.
VW probably doesnt have enough steel yet to go ahead with their SUV plan. They could probably subtitute lead, but that just wouldnt be in keeping with the fuhrers vision.