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14-03-2008, 05:10 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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http://media.drive.com.au/?rid=36317
Party Poopers will allow the VEYRON to be sold in Australia but not road registered. Imagine the VEYRON Darwin to Alice or across the Nullabor !!!!!
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14-03-2008, 06:28 PM
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Aaaaaand, I'm spent.
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14-03-2008, 06:42 PM
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14-03-2008, 10:12 PM
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FeralFordFan
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Does anyone know why it isnt road registerable in Australia ???, considering we have registered Koenigsegg's which can do about 390kph as well as the likes of many upper notch Ferarris & Lamborginis
In regards to Force6's remark on it running out of petrol between petrol stations, If anyone saw Top Gear when Jerermy Clarkson took the Veyron for a spin accross Europe he explained if you ran it continuosly at top speed it runs out of fuel in something along the lines of less than 15 minutes (Brakes: cross-drilled and turbine vented carbon rotors), might get a set of these instead of brembos for the XR8, does anyone know who is wrecking the Veyron that was crashed in England.
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2005 XR8 BOSS 260 5.4  1995 LTD 5ltr Windsor  1968 XT Fairmont 351 Cleveland  Beer, so much more than just a breakfast drink 
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14-03-2008, 10:14 PM
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FeralFordFan
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PS the first Koenigsegg was a twin turbo 5 litre Windsor. GO FORD
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14-03-2008, 10:30 PM
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16-03-2008, 02:33 AM
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15-03-2008, 04:47 PM
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nice car,nice price tag too one and a half million
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15-03-2008, 08:28 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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They had a Veyron on the track at the GP today
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16-03-2008, 01:59 AM
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Quote philstoj: Im pretty sure it was a supercharged 4.6 DOHC enigine from a mustang.
The first one I saw a write up on was a 5 litre Windsor as it was the fact it had the same engine as my LTD that made me like it in the first place, (I am also pretty sure ‘but not completely’ that it was turbo charged as I prefer supercharged cars and I seem to remember this). However regarding engine types, remember this is not a Ferarri or a Lamborgini, this is a very small unit build aftermarket ‘kit’ supercar built in Sweden, (Koenigsegg is sweddish for knife edge). They have probably had a few different engines. I was told the Koenigsegg that the stigg 1ST crashed then, (with the addition of the rear wing), got the top lap record on Top Gear actually had a new engine that was designed, built & developed by Koenigsegg themselves.
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16-03-2008, 12:13 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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there is a clip on youtube with the veyron vs 600hp benz, the benz appears to go like a fiesta(no offence ) awesome machine.
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16-03-2008, 02:10 PM
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Living the dream
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The Veyron was at Albert Park yesterday, the pussy driving it didnt boot it though.
EDIT - Just finished watching - hot laps at GP? The weather was the hottest things about it! The guy was ****farting along at about 20kph!!! |
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17-03-2008, 09:37 AM
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Tiff Needel drives the Veyron around a race track sideways on this season Fifth Gear.
He said it handles as well as any car, its a complete package. He also found the stability control button hidden under the steering wheel column. He tunred it off and scared the heell out of VW officials watching. 
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17-03-2008, 03:26 PM
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I used to have a nice car
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Just chuck some trade plates on it and it will be fine hehe.
Seen an F40 recently with these driving around. |
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