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Old Feb 6, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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Reaching the 253 MPH top speed of the Veyron. "At this speed the tires will only last 15 minutes. That's okay because the fuel will only last 12." That is one fast car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8cqgInEPcY
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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Unbelievable car. Simply unbelievable.
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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Lmaoo I just watched this full episode of to gear last nite. Fav show Hands down!
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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thats sexy...

great show that top gear.
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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meh I like it cos it's italian
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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It may have an Italian name and design, but the engineering is all German.
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Originally Posted by scionofPCFL
It may have an Italian name and design, but the engineering is all German.
yup yup!

10 radiators lol!!!
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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253 mph = 371 feet per second. It takes about a .25 second to react to something, so that means it'll travel nearly a 100 feet before you can begin to react to a new and surprising condition on the road....like a deer.

at that speed, it'll travel 50 miles before it runs out of gas (12 min).
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by scionofPCFL
It may have an Italian name and design, but the engineering is all German.
So what
then nothing here in America is American
but a mix of italians, german, polish, etc etc


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Originally Posted by tC4italy
Originally Posted by scionofPCFL
It may have an Italian name and design, but the engineering is all German.
So what
then nothing here in America is American
but a mix of italians, german, polish, etc etc


Oh yeah, country full of bipedal mutts
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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it it weren't for us you wouldn't exist :D
mutts are the best uhhhh yeah
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 10:47 PM
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Is that what they teach you at the Jersey School of Columbus history? Ha!
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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And to think it's just a VW
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Wouldn't know.
I didn't attend High School here (thank God)
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 10:57 PM
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2 bad for him, after that test ride, i bet everything is going in slow motion for him for a at least a while... I wish i can experience that...
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 11:15 PM
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that is so cool, 1.6 million though.....
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That gave me goosbumps....
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theres 3 settings on the suspension low, lower, and to get to the last setting you have to turn off your car insert the key into the into some other keyslot and that'll lower it to the lowest setting there is... and on that setting you'll be rubbing your fenders and your steering is very very limited!!!
Old Feb 7, 2007 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by scionofPCFL
at that speed, it'll travel 50 miles before it runs out of gas (12 min).
If I had the money, I would buy one and drive it to a greenpeace rally.
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^^ Lol.



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