Whenever you think about the fastest car in the world, Bugatti may be the name appearing in your mind, but the fact is Volkswagen was the name that played vital role in keeping the company alive. Once you experience Bugatti Veyron, you may not be inclined to accept that there could be any other car faster than this. Fairly speaking, the car is 'second to none' is speed is the concern. This car creates a panorama of thrill beyond the perceptions that one can have about the other fast cars.
Its enormous engine and slippery aerodynamic design are the astuteness about its high speed. These two factors are sufficient to propel this dashing vehicle more than 200 miles an hour but, there is something else too to add to it. The car is simply surpassing of perfection of the engineers. Let's peep into the bonnet of the car to have a look at its engine. An 8-liter W-16 engine with 4 turbo looks bulky in the first impression. The engine is a combination of two V6 or V8. If you have a little know how about the combustion and power generation, you can imagine what an 8-liter and 16 cylinders engine can bring about. Yes! It creates volcanic energy. The engineers took it beyond this by adding four turbos each creating a boost of 10 psi. 1001 horsepower is enormous power that makes it the fastest car in the world. This power is sufficient to create a jangle like a locomotive, putting high energy to the ground to shake it.
You might be thinking how a monster can be controlled running wildly at this high speed. Topping the speed is not the primary concern that Volkswagen engineers considered, they know well that controlling is also essential to make the drive safe as nothing is more precious than a human life. That's why the car is equipped with Michelin's special tires and all wheel drive.
Its now need to be a bit technical to fully understand that what makes the fastest car in the world the fastest one. Handling such a massive thrust is not an easy task. This will require a special gearbox; the one that can tolerate its thrust as well as deliver it efficiently to the wheels. For that reason, Volkswagen set the Formula 1 engineers to cop with this task. Their efforts bore fruit at last after a stressful struggle and they were able to design the desired gearbox. This gearbox encompasses a computerized controlled system and closely resembles to one used in Formula 1 racing cars.
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