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      08-13-2013, 10:51 AM   #104
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Originally Posted by b0bab0i View Post
Looked up different sources and these articles state that Veyron is still fastest?
http://www.autoweek.com/article/2013...news/130419848

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/16/...roduction-car/
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In short, Guinness seems to be saying speed limiters don’t matter when establishing performance records. But since you can’t actually drive that fast in the Bugatti — though who’s actually going to, and for heaven’s sake, where? — it sounds like the Hennessey remains the fastest vehicle in the world from the standpoint of practical speed maniacs.

Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/04/16/...#ixzz2brgWhDFO
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But the fact remains, the Bugatti Veryon Super Sport in your neighborhood garage will top out at 258 mph, while the Venom GT your neighbor just bought goes 7.7 mph faster. So if you're ever in a very long, very straight drag race, the Venom will continue after the Veyron hits the limiter.

Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/2013...#ixzz2brhIMphL
Also the modified Veyron SS took over 5 miles to hit its record top speed. The Venom GT had less than 3 miles to hit 266mph. If it had the same 5 miles of track that Veyron had, it would have easily eclipsed 268 (probably hit around 275 with the extra track).
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