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The Bugatti Veyron is one of the most expensive cars around and it recently got featured in National Geographic Channel as one of the most powerful and costly cars in the world. A replacement transmission for the Veyron costs just over $120,000. It also features fulltime permanent four wheel drive, using the Haldex Traction system. It uses special Michelin PAX run flat tyres, designed specifically for the Veyron to accommodate its top speed, which reportedly cost $25,000 US per set. The tyres can only be removed from the rims in France, a service which reportedly costs $70,000. Kerb weight is 2,034.8 kilograms (4,486 lb).This gives the car a power to weight ratio, according to Volkswagen Group’s 1,001 metric horsepower (736 kW; 987 bhp) figures, of 446.3 bhp per ton. The car’s wheelbase is 2,710 mm (106.7 in). Overall length is 4,462 mm (175.7 in), width 1,998 mm (78.7 in) and height 1,204 mm (47.4 in). The Bugatti Veyron has a total of ten radiators. * 4 radiators for the engine cooling system. |




