Fastest street-legal car in the world as of 2012: Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

The title of the fastest street-legal car of 2012~2013 is still owned by Bugatti. The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport holds the world record for its top speed of 267 mph or 429km/h. It can do 0 to 60 in 2.4 seconds!



How do you exactly categorize the most amazing production car in the world?

By the fastest top speed and acceleration?

By having the most horse power?

By being the most expensive ?

Well if you one of the very few people in the world that are lucky enough to own a Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, then all of the above are true.


Let's look at the official specs for this fascinating state of the art automobile we call the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.


Specs and features:

• Weighs 4,162 lbs
• Overall length is 175.7'', width is 78.7'', and it's height is 45.6''
• 8.0 liter quad-turbocharged W16 cylinder engine which produces a staggering 1200 horse power (equivalent to two narrow-angle V8 engines) 
• Maximum torque of 1,106 lbs.-ft
• 7 speed fully or semi-automatic transmission with computer-controlled, duel-clutch direct-shift gearbox ($120,000 USD)
• Shift time of less than 150 milliseconds
• Permanent all-wheel drive using the Haldex Traction system
• Michelin PAX run-flat tires designed specially for the Veyron's top speed; ($25,000 USD per set) which can only be mounted on the rims by a company in France, a service which costs $70,000 USD.
• Carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide composite discs

Technology involved:

• Bugatti merged two V-8 engines onto one another, which shares the same crankshaft. The configuration creates the world's first W-16 of the 20th century. (The two V's create a W)
• Tail wing creates downforce at high speeds which helps keep the car grounded.
• Lowers it's frame from it's normal 4.9''of ground clearance to 2.6'' in order to achieve top speeds.
• Michelin PAX run-flat tires allow the Veyron to run flat for approximately 125 miles at 50 mph. It monitors it's own pressure and informs the driver when it loses it's pressure, ultimately eliminating the need for a spare tire.

Interesting and ridiculous facts about the Veyron Super Sport:

• Costs between 1.5 to 2.7 million dollars.
• At top speed, you get 3 mpg, and it consumes about 1.4 gallons per minute.
• At top speed, it consumes 9,900 gallons of air per minute (as much as a human breathes in four days)
• Holds the Guiness Book of Records by reaching the maximum of 269.80 mph or 434.20 kh/h
• Named the "Car of the Decade" by BBC's television program, Top Gear.
• After James May from Top Gear gave an attempt at the Veyron's top speed, he stated, "... It's a bit disorienting doing that sort of speed, because after I came off the banking, I was slowing down to stop, and you know how you get a bit impatient and think 'I'll just open the door'; fortunately I looked back at the speedo, and I was still doing seventy."

In conclusion, with all these impressive figures and it's thundering engine, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport definitely takes the BFL Crown for the fastest car of 2012~2013.Will there ever be a car that will be worthy enough to break the Veyron's top speed and acceleration? Only time will tell.