Off Topic But Veyron is not the Champ anymore....

First of all the Veryon isn't a production car yet.
Second this Hennessey Viper is a "tuner" car, so it really doesn't matter now does it.

Also, not to burst your bubble, but Hennessey has a BAD rep. A bunch of customers sued them no to long ago.

 

not at all. if you have the money to put down on a bugatti, who cares about a little viper? i would freak if i ever saw a veyron, but i don't even look at a little dodge passing by, nor do i care. roll up in a veyron and you own everything, roll up in a dodge henessey whatever, and you're still a little guy.

by the way, the EVO owns all, every car on the road. on the track, everywhere. lol.

 

Now....

 

I'd sooner turn my first born over to Charles Manson than give my car to Hennessey. They get spectacular power out of those cars but actually getting a car out of their shop is another thing entirely.

C.

 

Hi, I respect your excitement about this new Viper but as someone said here, it still a tuner car. You can't compare a Bugatti with tonnes of History and prestige to a car that uses Lego block plastic to do their interior.

Just my .02

V.

 

The man has a point....

 

Why was Hennessey sued?

 

I agree the EVO is a fantastic car. I wish I had spent a little more money and gotten the EVO instead of a base WRX.

This whole topic should be moved to the cars section though sing we aren't discussing the Enzo or any Ferrari supercar.

 

Who cares it's just another tuned Viper.... Oh and yes the Veyron is in Production as of September this year.

 

He had dozens of cases against him. He was taking people's money and not delivering anything. I thought he was in jail actually?!?!

 

I couldn't see an pittely little Enzo standing up to a modded Evo

 

Really? I think they are. They have been spotted already if I am not mistaken.

V.

 

From what I read he was taking parts off customer cars and selling them to others. At some point his 'shell game' ran out of gas when several clients demanded their cars back at the same time.

C.

 

car to car, viper needs a 100 grand turbo upgrade, the veyron needs a $300 boost controler, crank the boost on it's quad turbos a tad, and I am sure you can put out 1200 or 1300hp easy......

 

What's the displacement of the Bug's motor?

 

8 liters

 

quad turbo W16.
7993 cc's/487.7 cu inches
125.25 hp per liter

edit// wow, it has 7300 more CC's than my bike. that is quite a large motor

 

they just started production, only a few of them hae been made, but if i recall correctly, some of the mules were in fact spotted on the open roads. one in denver/aspen/boulder area, one in riverside or irvine, one in monaco (no surprise), and other places

 

yes that is a fast car, but still a viper. dont they make a minivan too. the styling of a viper could never come close to a ferrari. 255mph is just for the magazine reviews. who is going to go 255mph? going 255mph is sort of like an inexperienced driver switching the control to CST ( traction control off) on a f430. SUICIDE. well, if u had a LONG airport runway i guess you could do it. if you are going too pull a copy of car and driver each time someone asks about your car get drunk and spend 225 on a modded dodge. if u are like the real enthusiasts and driver/owners on this site. no harm intended.

 

How is it a slap in the face when Hennessey spent $0 in the development of the Viper? All they did is buy a Viper and add some bolt-ons and developed from there. Bugatti started from nothing. A large step from just tuning cars to go fast and creating cars.

Anyway what makes Hennessey special, tuners in the drag racing scene with 1000bhp+ motors have been around alot time.

 

hey...i just read the papers, it seems that veyron has already started production, 300 units only, jay leno and schumi as well as david beckham on the buying list...costs at 1 mil euros...

 

You could take a 1985 Minivan and drop a jet engine in it and beat most super cars in a 0-60 or 1/4 mile race..... you have to judge a car by its whole package.

 

VW has tonnes of History and prestige ?

Uhhh....

 

I'm sure you know what I mean as I am sure you are aware that VW has not always owned Bugatti. Its been around for about a century and has a huge racing past. I am not a huge nostalgic and cannot give you exact facts or numbers but I know that much.

There is a couple of guys on the European section that can give you an ear full on Bugatti's History and prestige.

V.