The folks in BBC TopGear do it again. Bugatti claims the Veyron is “the fastest production car in the world”. The basic stats of the car:

• fastest car in production in the world
• 1,001 horsepower
• 8.0L w16 engine (they stuck two v8 engines together!)
• 4 turbochargers
• top speed 253mph / 407kph
• and 10 radiators, to stop it all overheating!
• more specs on wikipedia

So, of course, the folks from TopGear ask the real question: Does it actually go up to that theoretical top speed? To find the answer, watch this! (its ~9mins video clip). Amazing well put together snippet, good camera work, music. Even if you dont care too much about cars, you should watch this because of the production quality. And, well, if you’re interested in cars, its even better! Just dont try this at home!

UPDATE:TopGear and YouTube are playing “whack-a-mole”, taking down different copies of this video clip, but its being reposted by fans as fast as they take them down. Search for “Top Gear Bugatti Veyron”. Its 7min40sec long and starts with a black Veyron on a rainy road with the voiceover saying “Vlad the Impaler is back”! Dont look at any shorter video, as it will ruin the ending!

UPDATE: BBC’s TopGear stopped playing “whack-a-mole” and now have topgear.com, as well as an official TopGear channel on youtube.com, each with great clips from various shows.

(john; 14nov2009)