for all you speed freaks out there, 400+ kph

[WhaWhaWha]

Not doubting the validity of the demo, but at that speed I expected that the drivers head and face would be pulled back like a pilot. He was leaning forward into the wheel and in comfortable control of his head and neck.

 

[Inferno]

Not doubting the validity of the demo, but at that speed I expected that the drivers head and face would be pulled back like a pilot. He was leaning forward into the wheel and in comfortable control of his head and neck.

The bulk of the G-load you're referring to only occurs under initial acceleration. Once you're underway -- say, over 250 km/h in this car -- the load is greatly diminished.

 

[Aardvark154]

Actually, that's a good point. I will have to see if Top Gear did one of their regular driving reviews on it. I wonder how it corners? I mean, it could be designed just to go FAST like a dragster or a funny car it could corner like a POS (though at 2.9 mill I doubt it DOH).

If you look at the first of the Top Gear 'Car v. Aircraft' videos (on the right side of the youtube video linked at the top of the thread) I believe he talks about how impressive the handling is.

 

[xarir]

I just finished downloading the whole TopGear episode from the torrent. After the initial test track clip they go back to the studio for a wrap. The main guy asked the driver what it was like, noting that in Ferrari and Lamborghini when you max out the cars tend to shake since they are at the edge of their performance envelopes. The driver replied that the Veyron was basically rock solid stable and he noticed no shakes at all and that he basically felt in complete control of the vehicle at all times.

Makes sense to me - the Veyron is not a normal car by any means. Lambo, Ferrari are rather pedestrian by comparison. The Veyron was designed to be ultra high-end and I think they succeeded in every measureable way.

 

[AJstar]

Well, that's 50 mph if they drive legally. With something that fast no cop would be able to come near to catching you because even most helicopters can't reach those speeds.

But at $2.9 million Canadian it is more a status thing than anything else. MaClaren used to hold the record as the fastest road car, then Bugatti took it. I wonder if MaClaren will try and get it back?

One thing about out running cops;their radios are still faster !

 

[tboy]

One thing about out running cops;their radios are still faster !

That is very true and in most cases I'd agee with you but someone STILL has to find you. At 200+ mph, travelling the length of a football field every second, they'd be hard pressed to see you long enough to say "hey, he's going north on.....wait, maybe he's going south, umm west?" lol

It'd take them longer to say it than for the car to go in and out of his FOV.

 

[xarir]

That is very true and in most cases I'd agee with you but someone STILL has to find you. At 200+ mph, travelling the length of a football field every second, they'd be hard pressed to see you long enough to say "hey, he's going north on.....wait, maybe he's going south, umm west?" lol

It'd take them longer to say it than for the car to go in and out of his FOV.

On a related note, I actually wonder if police radar is calibrated for vehicles moving at 400 km/h? The physics is pretty basic but I wonder if a standard unit can accurately decipher the Doppler shift?

 

[tboy]

On a related note, I actually wonder if police radar is calibrated for vehicles moving at 400 km/h? The physics is pretty basic but I wonder if a standard unit can accurately decipher the Doppler shift?

It might even be outside the measureable range scale on the unit......kind of like putting a thermometer that only reads to 100C into a pot that is heated at 120......

 

[Meister]

I wonder if this beast is coming to the Autoshow?