How long will the tires last going at the Bugatti Veyron's top speed of 254 mph? About 15 minutes

[NNN0LHI]

But not to worry because the gas tank will only last 12 minutes.

http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/autos/news/letters/776810,srch-letters-DJ020608.article

Q. I hear that the Bugatti Veyron has a top speed of 254 mph. How long will tires last at that speed? --R.T., Chicago

A. About 15 minutes, but the Veyron's gas tank will be empty in just 12 minutes, says the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, which is displaying the approximately $1.1 million Veyron through April. The Veyron is portrayed at the Auburn, Ind., museum as "today's ultimate production car" and displayed near a 1931 Duesenberg, which is called "yesteryear's ultimate production car." The Veyron has held the unofficial record as the world's fastest production auto. Its turbocharged 16-cylinder engine produces 1,001 horsepower and the car can do 0-100 mph in 5.5 seconds. It has been made since 2005, but only 300 will be built until production ceases next year.

[LSK]

1. where the hell can you drive at 254mph for 15 minutes???

:shrug:

[NNN0LHI]

2. Indianapolis?

[DS1]

3. 1000 meters away from Rush Limbaugh's ego

in circle, of course

[Bryan]

6. Volkswagen's top-secret test track in Germany

...as this awesome clip from Top Gear demonstrates:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hEZc4JMMsk

[Ikonoklast]

8. I see you've never been to Atlanta n/t

[krispos42]

4. That would make for a most interesting YouTube video

As an aside...

At 254 mph, it lasts 12 minutes on a tank of gas.

That's 4.23 miles per minute, so the car travels 50.76 miles before running dry.

The car has a 26 gallon tank, so that's 1.95 miles per gallon. Makes a Hummer look good...

[MrCoffee]

5. British TV video of the Bugatti topping out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx2rvcT6eOw

[Fire Walk With Me]

10. sex sex sex sex

Anyone got a cigarette?

[NNN0LHI]

12. Watch this Yamaha R1 Turbo

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3563784723686953251

[Redstone]

18. I WANT THAT GUY'S JOB!!!

Redstone

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. "Its turbocharged 16-cylinder engine produces 1,001 horsepower"

jawdrop

[Oeditpus Rex]

14. Top Fuel dragster — 7,000+ HP

Zero to 100 in a scosh under one second.

Terminal velocity about 330 mph, in about 4.5 seconds from zero.



'Course, you can't drive one much more than a quarter of a mile. :)

[Blue_Tires]

9. it still isn't half the car the McLaren F1 was....

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. This one's just a tad bit quicker

http://www.shelbysupercars.com/

[Auggie]

13. Not what I call a family car

[Throd]

15. Cool! I can drive from Sacramento to San Francisco in 15 minutes

My coffee will still be warm, assuming the thing has cupholders.

[Redstone]

16. It's no longer the fastest production car in the world, anyway.

Not that it makes a damn bit of difference to those of us who live in the real world, but there's a new Konigsegg model that beats the Veyron's top speed by a few MPH.

Costs (if I remember right) about twice as much, too. But hey, it is a production car; they're planning on making 14 of them.

Redstone

[MrScorpio]

17. So the tires will only last for 63.5 miles at that speed?

Kind of sounds like a waste to me

[MrCoffee]

19. 3810 miles