On 4 July 2010 James May, a television presenter on BBC Two’s television show Top Gear, drove the Veyron Super Sport on Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien (near Wolfsburg, Germany) high-speed test track at 417.61 km/h (259.49 mph). Later that day, Bugatti’s official test driver Pierre Henri Raphanel drove the Super Sport version of the Veyron at the same track to establish the car’s top speed. With representatives of the Guinness Book of Records and German Technical Inspection Agency (T?V) on hand, Raphanel made passes around the big oval in both directions achieving an average maximum speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph), thus taking back the title from the SSC Ultimate Aero TT as the fastest production vehicle of all time. The 431.072 km/h mark was reached by averaging the Super Sport’s two test runs, the first reaching 427.933 km/h (265.905 mph) and the second 434.211 km/h (269.806 mph).
When the record was certified it was already well known to the public that the customer car would be electronically limited to 415 km/h (258 mph). Yet, after a query by the Sunday Times Guinness’ PR director Jaime Strang was quoted on 5 April 2013: “As the car?s speed limiter was deactivated, this modification was against the official guidelines. Consequently, the vehicle?s record set at 431.072 km/h is no longer valid.” On 10 April 2013 it was written on its website: “Guinness World Records would like to confirm that Bugatti’s record has not been disqualified; the record category is currently under review.”
On 15 April 2013 Bugatti’s speed record was confirmed: “Following a thorough review conducted with a number of external experts, Guinness World Records is pleased to announce the confirmation of Bugatti’s record of Fastest production car achieved by the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport. The focus of the review was with respect to what may constitute a modification to a car?s standard specification. Having evaluated all the necessary information, Guinness World Records is now satisfied that a change to the speed limiter does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine.” maserati wallpapers, bugatti wallpapers, lambo wallpapers, Bugatti Veyron wallpapers, bugatti wallpapers
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In August 1967 Prince released an upmarket version of the S50D-3 called the S57. It used a new engine of Prince’s (designed before the merger with Nissan), the OHC 1.5 L (1,483 cc) G15. At 88 PS (65 kW; 87 hp), it was the most-powerful engine in the Japanese 1,500 cc class. The S57D was identical to the S50D-3 except for a “88” badge in the grille (for 88 PS) and an “OHC” badge above the right side reversing light. Nissan Skyline wallpapers#lexus #RangeRover #jeep #FerrariFF #AudiRS3
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