Year of the hypercar

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Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche will unveil new flagship cars featuring mind-blowing performance via electrified hybrid drivetrains

Published: 7 Jan 2013 at 00.00
Newspaper section: Life

Bugatti took the world by storm seven years ago when it launched the fastest-ever car on this planet, the Veyron.

Illustration by Pirada Jaokaew

Armed with a mighty 16-cylinder engine boosted by four turbos, the Volkswagen Group-owned hypercar managed to sprint from 0-100kph in an eye-popping 2.5 seconds before going flat out to a staggering 431kph.

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durieu
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Discussion 4 : 13 Jan 2013 at 04.534
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Discussion1: "what purpose does all that extra power serve?" Art, wonderful technology, dream and legend!
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Discussion 3 : 13 Jan 2013 at 04.503
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The Veyron will be stop but Bugatti wants to presents a final edition with a 1600 hp engine in 2013. 0 to 100 in 1.9 s and 460 km/h? They want to launch the “Galibier”, as powerful as the Veyron, but more “bourgeoise” and they have shown the design of “Type Zero" project, a full electric car. If Bugatti is owned by the Volkswagen Group, all the models of this legendary brand, have been, are and will be made in Molsheim (France), where his historical factory is established since 1909. Ettore Bugatti, his genius creator, said: "nothing is too beautiful, nothing is too expensive". It seemed to stay true…
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Discussion 2 : 10 Jan 2013 at 21.232
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Electrified hybrid drivetrain...? How about electric?
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Discussion 1 : 08 Jan 2013 at 18.151
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All too often, in the hands of a poor driver or one that is emotionally immature, these excessively powerful and fast vehicles are a menace. Today, even most 4 cylinder car with 1/5 the power these have are fully competent for any driving situation that is not illegal, so what purpose does all that extra power serve?
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