Airbags Could End Veyron Sales in the US

[Metar]

To use an analogy; a sniper rifle with no scope just isn't as effective as one with a scope.

Now what about that scope without the rifle? I'd prefer any scope. I'm a Pacifist, go figure.

 

[harrytuttle]

Weren't a few cars already delivered in the US? Are these now no longer road-legal? Would they have to be retro-fitted with the new airbags?

The whole thing is preposterous.

 

[wfooshee]

and what was with 5mph bumpers? (no, seriously, what do they do?)

The actual intention was to reduce repairs (how it was sold to Congress by the insurance industry), as the tiniest parking-lot bumps required new lights, new bumpers (which were expensive, heavy pieces) and so on. They figured if a car could hit a wall head-on at 5 MPH with no damage, they'd save money. Apparently it never occurred to them that real crashes, say 25 to 45 MPH, would then be MUCH more expensive because of all the 5MPH crap. The speed requirement was reduced to 2.5 MPH, I don't really know when. I know that 1973 was the 1st year of the 5MPH bumpers, and you had those monstrous telescoping beams at each end of the car setting your polar moment of inertia outside the wheelbase, practically. With the 2.5 requirement, the hardware was reduced to crushable structure, but the requirement is still a low-angle (if not straight-on) impact at that speed will cause no damage to lights, tires, mechanical components. Such and impact almost never happens in the real world, though. Go figure.

 

[Pink_the_Floyd]

"Meanwhile, Bugatti is already expecting to lose $3.8 million over the next three years"


Does Bugatti even make money?!

 

[Dave A]

Yes, Bugatti themselves arn't losing a penny over the cost of wages, running the factory and building each car, which are made up in the cars price. VAG however are losing a lot. VAG have basically taken all Bugatti's expenses realting to the research and development of the Veyron and cleared Bugatti's slate.

 

[TopHat]

New Father: Hey, Honey lets take our 4 week old boy in the Veyron!

Mommy Dearest: Why what a brilliant Idea!

Daddy hit the gas and hit 200 mph, Juniors skull imploded whithin his skin.