Bugatti Veyron

The Bugatti Veyron. I guess it was only a matter of time before this car showed up on my blog. I am, simply put, in love with this car. It is an engineering marvel. Lets start with the basics. It is a French company that is managed by the Volkswagen Group. Bugatti has been building very fast cars for over 100 years, but the Veyron is the car that has catapulted Bugatti into the spotlight. This car has broken records and holds all accolades related to straight line speed of a production vehicle. It is powered by a quad turbocharged W-16. That is essentially two V-8’s that share a common crank, aka bolted together. This 16 cyclinder, monster of an engine produces a modest 1,001 hp and around 900lb-ft of torque. That power is sent to all four wheels using a system very similar to Quattro, because VW is the parent company. The AWD coupled to this massive engine leads to a 0-60mph time of sub 3 seconds and 0-150mph below 10 seconds. Just to put that in perspective the Honda fit takes almost a full 12 seconds to just reach 60. However, there is quite literally a “key” to unlocking that power. The first key unlocks only 500 horses. In order to use the other 501 you must place a special key on the floor that unleashes the full power of the engine. Most people are put in awe by its top speed. The car has been recorded at a speed of 253 mph. However at that speed, there are a couple things you should probably know. While at top speed the engine consumes 45,000 liters of air per minute. That’s as much as the human body consumes in four days. At top speed the tires will melt/explode at around 15 minutes, but that shouldn’t concern you because the entire gas tank will be drained in 12 minutes, guzzling 2.3 mpg. I’m pretty sure a dump truck is more fuel efficient than that. Overall this is an amazing showing of engineering marvel and if you can afford one I would say this is a must have for any true car enthusiast. One last piece of food for thought is that VW makes every single $1.2 million Bugatti at a loss. Now why would they do a crazy thing like that?

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Batmobile

A Batmobile! A real Batmobile, jet engine and all! This is a one off custom built using the chassis corvette, but as you can see it clearly looks nothing like its original shape. It was just recently completed in 2011. It is powered by a Boing jet engine. A JET ENGINE, in a car. Gone are the days of using pyrotechnics to make it look like a jet blast. The jet engine is a Boing turbo shaft engine producing a modest 365 hp. Now that may seem weak in today’s world where a Ford Taurus produces the same power from a twin-turbo V6. That shouldn’t put you off though, because everyone know a Batmobile is immeasurably cooler than a plain-looking ford. Getting to the practical stuff, it has all the necessary equipment for road use and is DOT approved. It  has disc brakes with fully independent, cockpit adjustable suspension. It also has, most importantly, a dash mounted Ipad with 3G and a stereo system. It runs on both Grade A jet fuel and diesel, which is good because finding Jet fuel can be very frustrating, lets say if your in the middle of suburbia. This would an excellent car for someone who is in the midst of a mid life crisis. It would be fun and exciting while having complete exclusivity. You wouldn’t have to worry about your neighbor across the street one-uping you with the latest Ferrari or Aston Martin. In the end the post comes down to one word, epic. I really don’t have much knowledge on this car to share with the readers but it was just too epic to not bring to peoples attention. 

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Underground Racing LP1000-4 Twin Turbo Spyder

Today’s featured car of the week is a Twin-turbo charged Lamborghini Gallardo spyder by Underground Racing. Why would one twin-turbo charge a Lamborghini Gallardo? Because sometimes 560 horses galloping to all four wheels isn’t enough. The Underground Racing edition Gallardo is outfitted with a Stage 3 turbo kit, and some engine modifications. This increases power to 1000whp on pump fuel and 1250whp on race fuel.  This practically doubles the output of the engine and it can all be yours for a measly $94,000…on top of the $232,000 base price. For all you non-mathematicians out there that brings the grand total to a whopping  $326,000, and that’s with no options. Lets suppose you want a matte paint job $26,000. How about automatic transmission? $10,000 or carbon ceramic brakes? $16,450. One could see how quickly that base price could spike out of control. All that said lets get back to this specific car. Benefits? Well first of all you won’t be needing coffee in the morning because this goes 0-60 sub 3 seconds, that should be enough adrenaline to get you through the morning. Ladies, you wont be needing that hairdryer anymore either. This is the spyder which is car speak for convertible. At the top speed of 210+ this will definitely dry your hair; gentlemen with toupees be warned. Downsides? Well shopping will become a little difficult, you might fit 1 gallon of milk and a loaf of bread in the trunk, and you’ll go through gas and tires so fast you might want to buy stock in Pirelli and Mobil. All that said this is a beautiful machine, made better right here in the U.S.A and while it may have a few flaws it can easily put a smile on your face, bigger than the new hole in your wallet. 

If you are interested,

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