IT'S REAL!

摘要

Finally, we drive the world's fastest and most expensive automobile, the 987-hp Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4. On the far left of the instrument binnacle, the Veyron has a round dial with some unusual calibration. The needle be- gins at zero and swings around to 1001. That's 1001 as in PS, German for horsepower. (Converted to American units applicable here, the Veyron produces a mere 987 hp.) Like the power reserve display in the Rolls-Royce Phantom, this gauge shows the immense energy produced by the awesome 8.0-liter, sixteen-cylinder, quad-turbo engine. To reach 155 mph, where lesser sports cars throw in the towel, only 266 hp is required. When you summon the remaining 721 hp, all hell breaks loose. The only other street car that can compare is the McLaren Fl, and the Bugatti is even more impressive when you start approaching but scintillat-ing 200-mph-plus speed range.