AutoBild: Veyron 0-100 km/h in 2,84 s

[DeDe]

It's worse than factory's claim (2,5 s), but still a brutal time!
0-100 km/h: 2,84 s
0-160 km/h: 5,5 s
On a grippier surface 2,4 s is possible...

I'm still waiting for AMuS to repeat their acceleration-test (High Speed test 2006)


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[ree]

2,84 seconds...it is still unbelievable!!!

When you read this line...the Veyron is going 100 km/h!!!

 

[Bruce]

Amazing figures as per usual.. 0-160 km/h in 5.5 is unbelievable!

Kick ass car

 

[Deleted member 25]

What's the time of Ariel Atom ?

 

[DeDe]

What's the time of Ariel Atom ?

Don't know. Is it so fast?

 

[ree]

The Winding Road Magazine said 3,3 seconds from 0 - 60mp/h!!!

So it isn't that fast...

 

[Kowalski]

2.84 seconds from 0 to 100 Km/h, it's not entirely bad when you consider how heavy the Veyron is; 4160 Pounds equals to 1890 Kilograms.

Most of the reason why it is so heavy is due to the four-wheel-drive.

 

[DeDe]

The Winding Road Magazine said 3,3 seconds from 0 - 60mp/h!!!

So it isn't that fast...

Hmmm...that's around 3,5 s to 100 kph.

 

[Yperion]

Most of the reason why it is so heavy is due to the four-wheel-drive.

If i didn't had AWD noone would accept to drive it.

 

[rev]

It's still very fast!

 

[Kowalski]

If i didn't had AWD noone would accept to drive it.

Exactly!

 

[bmer]

If i didn't had AWD noone would accept to drive it.

Yup, I think it would be like a helicopter without the rear propeller.

 

[Matt]

Just imagine how much power it takes to propel 4000 pound machine to 100km/h in 2.8 seconds-sounds like a physics question-but just thinking about that is mind boggling.

 

[Gullwing]

Most of the reason why it is so heavy is due to the four-wheel-drive.

S550 with 4Matic is 200 pounds heavier then the rear wheel drive version.

 

[LaArtist]

i wonder what times the gemballa CGT would get

 

[lambornima]

i wonder what times the gemballa CGT would get

likely no better than its stock counter part. the CGT is already a hard enough car to launch and adding power makes it harder.


and just to confirm, the majority of the Veyron's weigh it likely in its engine. awd adds significant weight but only up to 200 lbs, no more. a gallardo would weigh as much as an F430 without the awd and the Murcielago as much as a SLR. the Veyron's weight is also likely to be in the frame. it needs to be able to handle 1000 hp and 900+ ft-lbs of torque. many cars get modified to 1000+ hp (supras and vipers) but their frames would not be able to handle the forces the way the Veyron's does.

 

[DeDe]

And here's the article (thanks to Ajzahn on supercars.net):
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[El Zorro]

A mind-blowing car... I don't like the ash grey interior of the test car however...