John
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Yip people always miss the whole point of these, and the veyron etc.
It's not as if somebody's trading in their corsa for one, they'll have a fleet of cars and it's just another one to add to the list.
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
You seem to be forgetting that anyone with £1m+ to spend on a car is undoubtedly buying it 'because they can' I'm pretty sure they'd have the house and helicopter (and veyron) already in most cases 
So so true....
But money makes people loose the sense of earning. These people will buy them for the attention, the "look what i've got, you haven't got one, lardi dah, cucumber sandwhiches and all what what what"
Thats just the different class trends.
RE the above comment, no its not at all. The Veyron was a marker breaker, the worlds fastest production car, the technology involved is simply immense. WE're nearly talking LeMans car style technology.
That Aston is just anothe aston, with some implants, makeup, and hair extensions with 6" stilettos, added on, and the price tag accordingly.
Bugatti Veryon is the fleets flagship.
I wouldn't call that aston a flag ship model. Just a marketting ploy.
Unlike the veyron, it'll be made at a profit, and not a loss.
So totally different comparisions. Chalk and cheese.
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Bram
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Originally posted by Welsh Dan
Bram, those were the ones I was thinking of
Didn't some Fastcar reader design them for a competition or something?
Yep, they're the ones
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Novaneil
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Originally posted by Danny_v6
But the main marketing for the car was based around the speed of it, its a 1 trick pony, it might be a nice car yes, fast yes, exclusive yes but it still isnt an allround 'super car'. If you put that on the track with a car a quater of its price it would get wasted.
Haha, thats the biggest load of rubbish i've ever heard The Veyron is THE best engineered road car ever! Its in a different league to all but the finest supercars... Its not about the speed / power / looks (although it was the fastest & most powerful at one stage) its the engineering thats gone into it and the materials & research associated with it.
Just look at the specs! its out of this world!
16 Cyclinders
8.0 litres
4 Turbo's
7 gears
10 Radiators
2.5 0-60
9.8 0-150
253mph
1000bhp
1/4mile in 10.2
250mph- 0mph in less than 10secs
And its no stripped out racer! It'll do those figures time and time again. And in total comfort!
So what else does it need to do to become an "Allround" supercar then
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Oh and it laps the Ring in 7mins 40secs. Yes defo a "One trick Pony then" lol
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jacko198
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They should do a stripped out version of the veyron 
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Jules S
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quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
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Originally posted by Danny_v6
But the main marketing for the car was based around the speed of it, its a 1 trick pony, it might be a nice car yes, fast yes, exclusive yes but it still isnt an allround 'super car'. If you put that on the track with a car a quater of its price it would get wasted.
Haha, thats the biggest load of rubbish i've ever heard The Veyron is THE best engineered road car ever! Its in a different league to all but the finest supercars... Its not about the speed / power / looks (although it was the fastest & most powerful at one stage) its the engineering thats gone into it and the materials & research associated with it.
Just look at the specs! its out of this world!
16 Cyclinders
8.0 litres
4 Turbo's
7 gears
10 Radiators
2.5 0-60
9.8 0-150
253mph
1000bhp
1/4mile in 10.2
250mph- 0mph in less than 10secs
And its no stripped out racer! It'll do those figures time and time again. And in total comfort!
So what else does it need to do to become an "Allround" supercar then
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Oh and it laps the Ring in 7mins 40secs. Yes defo a "One trick Pony then" lol
Veyrons probably need drivers with more ability than ££££££££££ would be my best guess 
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=579193&nmt=Bugatti%20Veyron%20Crash
Still, If I had the money I wouldn't care less 
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CorsAsh
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If the Aston looks like that I'll be surprised. A LONG way to go before any prototypes start appearing.
So hold your horses people.
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