| For many years the Mclaren F1 was the fastest road | | | | background in Formula One like Mclaren and Ferrari |
| car in the world, but changes have been a foot over | | | | and it makes you wonder what they could achieve if |
| the last few years. The latest to challenge this top | | | | they were to enter that field. |
| spot is the Bugatti Veyron. Made by Volkswagen this | | | | The car also looks stunning. Without the badge, you |
| is likely to be the best driving experience from a road | | | | would not be able to tell if it was Italian or German, but |
| car you will get in your lifetime. | | | | you would know it couldn't be anything else but these |
| Ferdinand Piech the boss of VW came up with the | | | | two. At certain angles it looks like a teardrop, with only |
| idea of producing a car with 1000 horsepower that | | | | its open grill that looks like a goldfish's open mouth to |
| could do over 200mph, for those where money was | | | | break that line. I fact if I had anything bad to say about |
| no object. The outrageous price tag of | | | | the car it would be that I am not sure about this front |
| £700,000 or approx $1,100,000, is only | | | | grill. There are some that would say front grill gives it a |
| compounded by the fact it costs considerably more to | | | | "growl", maybe so. But to me the growl is too polite, it |
| make. Yes VW, will be loosing millions of dollars to sell | | | | either shouldn't be there, and had kept more of its lines |
| this car, which is why the opinion is, that no other | | | | or it should have been a "roar"; after all this is the |
| manufacturer would build a road car you could buy, | | | | fastest road car in the world. |
| that would match this performance and style. | | | | The aerofoil at the back, keeps this monster on the |
| Lets look at a few figures then: | | | | road, and automatically raises itself at certain high |
| 1001, Horsepower! | | | | speeds, a bit of a give away if you are speeding |
| 14 radiators, Yes 14!! | | | | down a motorway and the policeman following you |
| $3,200 to make an indicator stalk! | | | | knows you are breaking the speed limit for no other |
| Tyres specially developed by Michelin, $1800 each! | | | | reason than your aerofoil is up. However the good |
| 922lb of torque! | | | | news is there is no police car on earth going to catch |
| 229 miles per hour or 370kph (believe it or not the | | | | you, the bad news is it wouldn't be hard to track down |
| normal configuration is restricted) | | | | the owner. First, there isn't going to be many of these |
| But tweak the engine and you can get: | | | | is any neighborhood and second even your Granny |
| 253mph, which is 407.5mph | | | | would turn her head to see one of these beauties |
| Ten seconds to stop from 250mph! | | | | driving down the road. |
| 100ltr fuel tank that can be emptied at top speeds | | | | This car promises to be one of the most talked about |
| within 12 minutes! | | | | motorcar for a long time to come. And if you can't |
| This is a major achievement in engineering, especially | | | | afford the to buy best driving experience of a lifetime, |
| from a manufacturer that does not have a | | | | you can at least dream. |