I saw a unusual, rather "flash", sports care yesterday. The was no makers badge I recognised but the emblem was EB, the E being reversed.
Mid/rear engine, visible behind the rear window, looked like a V12 at a guess.
Any ideas anyone?
Brian
OT Identifying "Flash" sports car
May 31, 2006
16 Replies
Bugatti Veyron?
Sounds like it from the logo.
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Oh, and just found out, the founder was Ettore Bugatti - hence the EB logo.
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That is a rediculous car. Nice, but rediculous.
The Veyron is a W16 engine (think two V8's side-by-side on on one crankshaft) but the EB is certainly the right logo for a Bugatti of some sort.
Bug.
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On 31 May 2006 03:01:07 -0700, I waved a wand and this message magically appeared:
Yep, the 16.6. This car is capable of doing 240mph (406km/h!)
That is the beast, thank you (and to everyone else who replied).
If I decide to buy one, I'll give you all a ride ;-)
Brian
Apparently top speed is 253mph, but at that speed it does 3mpg!
At standard highway speeds it does a massive 10mpg.
City driving is just 7mpg.
It has a 100L (25 gallons give or take a bit) fuel tank, so at full speed it can travel 75 miles in 12 minutes before it empties)
At £1 per litre of Super Unleaded, it'll cost you more than £1.30 per mile at top speed....
I guess though, at £800k+ the fuel cost is of little concern... ;)
DOn Wed, 31 May 2006 14:54:36 +0100, I waved a wand and this message magically appeared:
Well, if the market's there...
It's a staggered V16
At 4 miles a minute, I'd say it's worth it. If the car costs, what, half a million? Then 25K/year on a 60 mile or so commute is unlikely to break the bank.
can't imagine somebody with a £500K car doing a regular commute...
Wasn't there a story about a German banker regularly commuting in his McLaren F1 and hitting very high speeds on the autobahn?
I think it's just short of £900k (£880k or something).
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Visible behind, or under rear window?
Under would be an EB110. Behind would be a Veyron.
Richard
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