[Leica] speaking of cars - Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand

[filippini at theramp.net (The Filippini Family, Matt & Blaise)]

When they tested the hardtop in 2007, Car and Driver (I think, it may have
been Road and Track) said the Veyron handled as nimbly as a Miata.

Matt


> Frank Dernie wrote: <Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com>
>
> I hate this car. It personifies (carifies???) everything I do not like
> in a car. It is very powerful but very heavy. It is OK for posing and
> for people who are only capable of what one of my BMW ex-colleagues
> used to refer to as "linear agility". It requires no talent to
> accelerate hard, just enough power in the leg to overcome the spring
> in the throttle pedal...
> Compared to real supercars it is poor performing due to its high
> weight. The hideous engine alone weighs more than a proper sports car.
> OTOH the sort of person who can afford one may not be able to drive
> very well and as a pose-mobile it is probably OK.
> Frank
>