Wanna Race?

C’mon, if you had a couple of million dollars to spare (ATTN: Celebrities, oil magnates, etc) wouldn’t you make sure you had the absolute fastest car available? I mean, what’s the point of buying a car worth millions of dollars just to see some guy waving while passing you in a faster car? The comfort in buying a supercar lies is knowing that nobody in this planet, save for jet fighters and supersonic aircrafts, can beat you in a race. If that’s your thing then the Bugatti Veyron is the car for you.

In a line: head-spinning, gut-wrenching, blazingly fast. You think a car with a V8 engine is fast? Imagine a car that has 16-cylinders in 4 banks of 4 cylinders, which is roughly the equivalent of two V8s. How’s that for fast? It has over a thousand horses which require a total of 10 radiators to cool it down so it doesn’t explode. It has a mind-numbing speed of roughly about 406 km/h. I don’t think you need to worry about the po-pos, because unless they have jets as their means of transportation, there is no way in hell they could ever catch up to you. They won’t see even your plate numbers. In fact, I don’t think they’ll even notice that you passed them. This is the car’s equivalent to the flash. Do you think the folks with Japanese cars fitted with aftermarket kits too obnoxious? Challenge them to a street race and shut them up for good. Heck, should that race come true, you could reach the finish line, come back and beat your challenger again before he even gets to cross.

The styling isn’t for everybody but I really don’t think that’s the point. While others find the car’s design a bit weird and distasteful, I happen to think it’s a refreshing break from the generic supercar designs that we have become accustomed to. It’s kind of oval in a way, but there’s method to that madness. Air passes smoothly over the curves of the car, adding yet another factor to the Veyron’s top speed. Fast enough to go from 0-60 in about 2.5 seconds. There’s also not one, not two but 4 turbos. I’m not the person that gets scared easily but the thought of that honestly keeps me awake at night. It’s obvious I’ve fallen for the Veyron. In fact if I see one, I would ask it to marry me right away.

The only real problem I see with the Veyron is its fuel economy. How’s 3 miles per gallon sound? 3 miles is all you get per gallon, and that’s not saying much at all, why that’s how far you get from just one burst from the Veyron. That’s the problem I see, but I don’t think that’s really a factor to the person that’s wealthy enough to buy one. Now if you gave away the Veyron to some chap working a 9 to 5 job, he would have problems. But to the rich and famous that bought it, that will never be an issue.

But, for now, the Veyron would have to remain in my dreams and not in my garage. I’m happy with my Japanese model car fitted with aftermarket kits. I’ll let you guys know how good it is to drive an actual Bugatti Veyron in my future posts, though I’m afraid cars will be flying by then.