Okay, and that variant of the Ford GT could have been sold at any Ford dealer with full warranty as well as EPA/DOT compliance?
The Bug is a unicorn, but it also has displacement that no Ford Mod V-8 can approach.
The basic thousand BHP Veyron has barely more specific output than does a two liter S2000.
The 5.4 liter Ford is already at a much higher level and actually must produce considerably more power that's used to drive its mechanical forced induction.
A US street legal Veyron, complete with all the creature comforts can already crack 250 mph.
There's no doubt that a stripped out (lightened) car with some engine development, which would be easy with a turbocharged engine that wouldn't have to last, could eclipse this Ford GT standing mile record.
Cost wouldn't be a barrier, since VW is richer than Ford and has already spent more on the Bugatti program than they can ever hope to get back.
If VW wants the bragging rights, I'm confident that they could win them.
I do think that EB must be rolling over in his grave, or maybe not.
The Bug is a unicorn, but it also has displacement that no Ford Mod V-8 can approach.
The basic thousand BHP Veyron has barely more specific output than does a two liter S2000.
The 5.4 liter Ford is already at a much higher level and actually must produce considerably more power that's used to drive its mechanical forced induction.
A US street legal Veyron, complete with all the creature comforts can already crack 250 mph.
There's no doubt that a stripped out (lightened) car with some engine development, which would be easy with a turbocharged engine that wouldn't have to last, could eclipse this Ford GT standing mile record.
Cost wouldn't be a barrier, since VW is richer than Ford and has already spent more on the Bugatti program than they can ever hope to get back.
If VW wants the bragging rights, I'm confident that they could win them.
I do think that EB must be rolling over in his grave, or maybe not.