Bugatti Veyron W16
written by Kingtiger909
at Sunday, April 12, 2009
Bugatti Veyron is one of the most exotic car ever made. It is powered by 8.0L W16 engine supplied by Volkswagen. Volkswagen had a W12 engine which is based on the VR6 engine which was used in Golf and Passat vehicles. The 8.0L W16 engine has 4 turbo chargers. Each turbo feeds air into 4 of the 16 cylinders. Each cylinder is mated with 4 valves. The engine weights 882 lbs (400 kg). It is rated at 1000 hp at 6000 rpm, with 920 lb-ft torque at 2200-5500 rpm.
W16 8.0L engine with quad turbochargers
1000 hp @ 6,300 rpm
920 lb-ft @ 2,200-5,500 rpm
Redline: 6,500 rpm
9.00:1 compression ratio
0-60 in 2.46 sec
2 MPG full throttle, 10 MPG in city, 12 MPG in Highway.
26 Gallons gas tank capacity. Full throttle finish gas tank in 12 minutes.
Source: Wikipedia
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