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Pretty much all modern cars will go faster than is useful and/or safe. Only a small set of public roads allow cars to go their top speed. I have a 1991 Corvet
by parsimo2010 7y ago
Pretty much all modern cars will go faster than is useful and/or safe. Only a small set of public roads allow cars to go their top speed. I have a 1991 Corvette that will go 153 mph, and I've only done it twice. It scares the crap out of me. Top speed is a cool thing to boast about, but most people won't ever see it, and a few stupid people will hurt themselves with it. That's okay on the balance, because millionaires are spending their money and supporting the economy. Buying one of these cars probably funds an engineer's salary and likely a few others supplying materials to Bugatti.
- arethuza 7y agoAlso Bugatti is part of the VW Group - so it's possible that some day the engineering may trickle down to all of the other brands in the group (such as the humble Skodas I've been driving for the last few years).
- 2sk21 7y agoperhaps chassis and suspension may benefit but with rapid electrification impending in the future, even that is of dubious value. A Bugatti is like a piece of jewelry in my opinion - beautiful but of no practical value.
- arethuza 7y agoElectric cars still have chassis and suspension?
- blattimwind 7y agoNo, electric cars are completely different from regular cars. You really have to approach their design from a software-oriented perspective.
- sschueller 7y ago/s
- mcv 7y ago> "some day the engineering may trickle down" Do we also have trickle-down engineering now? Is economics not enough for that?
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- zone411 7y agoIf you haven't pushed it on a race track with long straights, you have to try. I don't know how 1991 Corvette feels at high speeds but in newer sports cars, the long straight will seem like the time to relax a little, even in the 150s.
- brosinante 7y agoa few stupid people will hurt themselves with it. That's okay on the balance, because millionaires are spending their money and supporting the economy. I fail to see how that is ok.
- Brakenshire 7y ago> a few stupid people will hurt themselves and some randomly selected passers-by with it
- PhantomGremlin 7y agoI fail to see how that is ok. A little bit of chlorine in the gene pool is often beneficial for mankind. Adults should be free to engage in dangerous activities. The unfortunate problems are 1) they can and do hurt other people and 2) they hurt themselves and subsequently become vegetables and wards of the state. That's why we have laws against (some) dangerous behavior. It's all a balancing act between individual freedom and society.
- GhostVII 7y agoAs a society we generally seem to be OK with allowing a few people to be hurt or killed in exchange for a type of entertainment. For example if you are a race car driver, you are certainly increasing your risk of dying, and increasing the risk of killing spectators or other people on the racetrack, but we accept that because it is entertaining. Now I think it is a problem if people are driving a Bugatti recklessly on the roads and endangering others who are just driving around, but I think you are just as dangerous in one of the many cars which can go almost 200 mph as you are in a car that can go 300mph, since it is pretty difficult to approach 200mph on a public road.
- leetcrew 7y agobugatti tends to only make <50 of each of its models, and many of them are driven rarely if ever. it's not "ok", but there are much more pressing concerns in the world of road safety. I've never even seen a bugatti in person.
- Krasnol 7y agoTo be honest, I'd be scared too in a 1991 Corvette. I wasn't even aware they could do this. Today's cars do feel very different and much safer. Living in a country where going 124mph+ is nothing special helps too.