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Old 04-15-2010, 11:42 PM
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National Geographic - Bugatti Veryron
Cool NatGeo documentary thing about the making of the Veryron. Mods, feel free to merge this into a pre-existing thread if necessary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6cyk...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhDtF...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bUww...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8rGS...layer_embedded
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That was awesome. That fly by at WOT was freaking so cool.
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Some serious time has gone into the making of that car. The 10 radiators alone is incredible much more so seeing they are hand made
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Like it or not, this beast is sexy as fawk...alas my budget doesn't allow it
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Like it or not, this beast is sexy as fawk...alas my budget doesn't allow it
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I thought that tire testing rig was pretty cool.

I was surprised about the speed it is capable of doing without the limiter (to 253mph). I don't think I had read/seen anything about it being able to go that much faster, and being limited for stability reasons.

Anyway, pretty sweet.
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I can't believe I just watched that whole thing! Very cool, but I still cringe when people say double U engine. It should be double V! You just don't say you have a U-8 engine
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Oh, and the documentary was awesome. Those fly-bys were amazing!
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Awesome watch....Out of everything mentioned about the Veyron, I think the most remarkable aspect is the braking. Jeeeeeezz....it stops faster from 252mph to 0 than most cars do from 120-0...and it weighs a SHIT LOAD!
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wow... i can't believe i actually watched the whole thing...

amazing piece of an art, for sure
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Originally Posted by JJaber06
Awesome watch....Out of everything mentioned about the Veyron, I think the most remarkable aspect is the braking. Jeeeeeezz....it stops faster from 252mph to 0 than most cars do from 120-0...and it weighs a SHIT LOAD!
yea...
0-62mph in 2.5 seconds
62-0mph in 2.2 seconds
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Originally Posted by Gen7Milan
I can't believe I just watched that whole thing! Very cool, but I still cringe when people say double U engine. It should be double V! You just don't say you have a U-8 engine
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I've always heard that it costs more to make this car than they charge for it. Now I know why. I have a newfound respect for this car.

I have watched several Ultimate Factory episodes where they made cars. I was impressed by the methods and procedures used to make cars like the ZR1, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce et. al. but I must say that those meticulous procedures don't hold a candle to what I just saw in these Veyron clips.

One word: Amazing.
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