The Veyron successor won't fight for top speed!?

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09/13/2013 at 11:58 • Filed to: None

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http://www.gtspirit.com/2013/09/13/bug…

So a similar approach that Mclaren took. I am very OK with this.


DISCUSSION (13)


Kinja'd!!! Joe_Limon > HMMMA
09/13/2013 at 11:59

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Bigger question, will the Veyron successor weigh less then a full sized truck?


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > HMMMA
09/13/2013 at 12:02

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I think gtspitit is making the assumption that this new car Bugatti is working will be a replacement for the Veyron; I don't think that's the case at all. I suspect it will be a smaller, lighter more track focused car to compete with the 458, mp4-12c, and so on.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Joe_Limon
09/13/2013 at 12:03

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full size truck...from the 80's? Have you weighed a full size truck lately? they are a full ton more than the veyron, but I see your point about the lardyness of the veyron.


Kinja'd!!! Goshen, formerly Darkcode > HammerheadFistpunch
09/13/2013 at 12:14

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Wouldn't that compete with the Gallardo?


Kinja'd!!! Joe_Limon > HammerheadFistpunch
09/13/2013 at 12:15

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2014 Silverado 1500 short bed reg cab curb weight: 4387lbs

Veyron curb weight: 4160lbs

I hardly count that as a full ton.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Goshen, formerly Darkcode
09/13/2013 at 12:16

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The Gallardo is on the way out. And since when is VW afraid to compete with itself? The R8 IS the Gallardo.


Kinja'd!!! Goshen, formerly Darkcode > HammerheadFistpunch
09/13/2013 at 12:18

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There's a reason for which the R8 has a V8 version, and there's a reason for which the R8 V10 is less powerful than the Gallardo. However I must admit you're right, VAG is most definitively not afraid of cannibalism.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Joe_Limon
09/13/2013 at 12:18

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True, the Silverado also happens to be the lightest full size truck on the market (by a minimum of 400 lbs), if you are looking at 4wd quad cabs, they are usually between 5200-6000 lbs. Heavy sucka's


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Goshen, formerly Darkcode
09/13/2013 at 12:20

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I think they call it "competitive drive engineering"


Kinja'd!!! Joe_Limon > HammerheadFistpunch
09/13/2013 at 12:20

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must restrain troll post about Sierra... lol


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > Joe_Limon
09/13/2013 at 12:22

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well, I think the sierra is a tiny bit heavier...but yeah...thanks for refraining.


Kinja'd!!! HMMMA > HammerheadFistpunch
09/13/2013 at 12:23

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I think think whatever is next will better be compared to 918,LaFerrari ,P1 and Huayra.


Kinja'd!!! HammerheadFistpunch > HMMMA
09/13/2013 at 12:25

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There is that possability too, but I know that they have been wanting to built a lesser bugatti for some time, there is a chance that they will let the Veyron live on as the halo car for another few years and instead focus on track cars with more volume and appeal.