Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4

[Longhornbill]

Originally Posted by FTVfanatic

The car has three different modes: Standard, Handling and Top Speed mode. Not only does the driving mode affect the position of the rear wing, but in addition the ride height of the car and front diffuser flap position. The wing also functions as an air brake but only at speeds above 200 km/h.

The wing can be manually deployed (Handling mode) or it is automatically deployed at speeds above 220 km/h, as the Standard mode is automatically changed to Handling mode. Also, the wing is deployed if certain parameters are met during Top Speed mode. (By default the wing is in down position during Top Speed mode driving. Braking and steering over certain limits will cuase the change to Handling mode, and thus deploy the rear wing).

Hope I didn't make you bored.

And for this technology you can thank Jim Hall, the legendery Chaparral Race car builder and driver. He lives in Midland, Texas and all of his cars, each one with an inovative component that was outlawed by various racing organizations because he created an "unfair advantage". The first inovation was an automatic transmission in a sports car that raced SCCA! Who ever heard of such a thing? Then came the variable wing. The downdraft car with snowmobile engines to literally suck it to the ground. His cars are on view in their own wing at the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum. (Indy outlawed his wing. As I recall, I do not believe the transmission was ever outlawed but everything else was. Keep in mind, his inovations began in the late 50's)

And I hope I did not bore you!

Enough of this! I'm going to view a Danielle video. There's plenty of inovation there.

[FTVfanatic]

Longhornbill, cars and girls are two topics that NEVER make me bored.

That was good info you provided. I didn't know about this guy Jimm Hall before!