"The USA appears destined by fate to plague America with misery in the name of liberty." Simon Bolivar, Caracas, 1819
It was promised to be the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car in history. ... After the release of the car, it has become known that while each Veyron is being sold for £840,000, the production costs of the car are approximately £5 million per vehicle. As Bugatti, and therefore Volkswagen, are making such a huge loss, it has been likened by influential journalist Jeremy Clarkson to Concorde; both are largely impractical experiments in technology and ground-breaking performance created just to prove that it could be done. A car the like of the Bugatti Veyron might not be seen in production again for some time to come, if at all. ... However, after the car had made production, Murray went on to write an article for another UK auto magazine, Top Gear conceding alot of his past resentment of the car. " One really good thing, and I simply never expected this, is that it does change direction. It hardly feels its weight. Driving it on a circuit I expected a sack of cement, but you can really throw it at tight chicanes" He also declared in the article that: "The braking is phenomenal," "The primary ride and body control are good too" and "It's a huge achievement." The trend of backtracking on negative comments about the Veyron continued when prominent UK car show host Jeremy Clarkson declared that it was "The best car ever made" after initially saying it was ridiculous and would never exist on motoring show Top Gear. (wiki
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After the release of the car, it has become known that while each Veyron is being sold for £840,000, the production costs of the car are approximately £5 million per vehicle. As Bugatti, and therefore Volkswagen, are making such a huge loss, it has been likened by influential journalist Jeremy Clarkson to Concorde; both are largely impractical experiments in technology and ground-breaking performance created just to prove that it could be done. A car the like of the Bugatti Veyron might not be seen in production again for some time to come, if at all.
However, after the car had made production, Murray went on to write an article for another UK auto magazine, Top Gear conceding alot of his past resentment of the car. " One really good thing, and I simply never expected this, is that it does change direction. It hardly feels its weight. Driving it on a circuit I expected a sack of cement, but you can really throw it at tight chicanes" He also declared in the article that: "The braking is phenomenal," "The primary ride and body control are good too" and "It's a huge achievement."
The trend of backtracking on negative comments about the Veyron continued when prominent UK car show host Jeremy Clarkson declared that it was "The best car ever made" after initially saying it was ridiculous and would never exist on motoring show Top Gear. (wiki
Colour me skeptical. Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
It also consumes more fuel than any other production car, using 40.4 L/100 km (4.82 mpg) in city driving and 24.1 L/100 km (10 mpg) in combined cycle. At full-throttle, it uses more than 180 L/100 km (2.1 mpg)--at full throttle, the Veyron would empty its 100 L fuel tank in just 12.5 minutes.
...gönnen sich sowas:
Richtige Kerle aber brauchen keine fremden Pferdestärken:
*Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
...but revenge is brought by something really strong and fun, another mode of transport:
A commodity is a Veblen good if people's preference for buying it increases as a direct function of its price. ...The Veblen effect is named after the economist Thorstein Veblen, who invented the concepts of conspicuous consumption and status-seeking.
I always learn something new from your comments :-) *Traitor*, n. A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.
Oh, and this is priceless:
Maintenance will be possible at Bentley dealerships, but repair service will require a flown-in mechanic, whom the company promises will be available 24 hours a day.
(There's lot's of big empty houses there. At least that's what the movie told us.) -----sapere aude
