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Bugatti Veyron 16.4

The recorded type-approval figure is 407 km/h, both directions, TÜV Süd at Ehra-Lessien. The retrospective does not give a test day.

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0–60 mph

2.50s

Car and Driver instrumented test, 2008 Veyron 16.4, Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 PAX. The results block does not state a rollout subtraction. Sixty mph in 2.5 seconds.

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Why it's so fast

A car is fast when the force pushing it forward still beats the air, and when the tires and the gearing can use that force. A limiter is a different fact from an unlimited run.

  1. Drag and gearing

    Top speed is the balance point: thrust equals aerodynamic drag. The gearing has to still be pulling when the car gets there, or the engine falls off its power.

  2. What the sources signed

    A manufacturer claim, a magazine test and an electronic governor are not interchangeable. The measurement line says which one this page ranked.

A limited example is the Bugatti Chiron.

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Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 407km/h253mph113m/s220knRanked figure

    Top speed. Recorded type-approval figure, both directions, TÜV Süd, Ehra-Lessien. Bugatti says the car exceeded 408 km/h several times; 407 km/h is the recorded figure. The retrospective does not state the test day.

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  2. 2.50sRanked figure

    0–60 mph. Car and Driver instrumented test, 2008 Veyron 16.4, Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 PAX. The results block does not state a rollout subtraction. Sixty mph in 2.5 seconds.

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  3. 10.10sRanked figure

    Quarter mile. Same 2008 Car and Driver test. Quarter mile 10.1 seconds at 142 mph. The brochure's 9.8-second quarter-mile claim is a different figure and is not ranked.

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  4. 2.50sRanked figure

    0–100 km/h time. Bugatti manufacturer claim, 0–100 km/h in 2.5 seconds, with 0–200 km/h in 7.3 seconds and 0–300 km/h in 16.7 seconds in the same performance table. Not the Car and Driver 0–60 mph test, and not the brochure's 9.8-second quarter-mile sentence.

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Reference

Specs

Manufacturer
Bugatti
Timing body
TÜV Süd
Venue
Ehra-Lessien

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