{"id":543,"date":"2019-09-30T12:40:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T19:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/?p=543"},"modified":"2019-10-01T17:09:16","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T00:09:16","slug":"factory-built-bugatti-goes-304-77-mph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/factory-built-bugatti-goes-304-77-mph\/","title":{"rendered":"Factory-built Bugatti goes 304.77 mph!"},"content":{"rendered":"

2019 has been quite the year for speed. Only a few months ago, the guys over at M2K Motorsports<\/a> accomplished what many thought impossible; 300mph in the standing mile. With their heavily modified Ford GT and a stretch of open runway, M2K clocked off a 300.4 mph trap speed.<\/p>\n

MUST READ:<\/strong> Ford GT Breaks Standing Mile Record of 300mph!<\/a><\/p>\n

300mph seemed unfathomable only a few years ago, but now many are chasing it. Only months later, Bugatti has also become a member of the 300mph club.<\/p>\n

A previous title holder for the world\u2019s fastest production car, Bugatti\u2019s Veyron Super Sport<\/a> hit a top speed of 267 mph in 2010. Last year, however, the Koenigsegg Agera RS<\/a> set the production car top speed record hitting 277.9 mph. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Bugatti unveils they achieved 304.77 mph with a Chiron at VW Group\u2019s private test facility, Ehra-Lessien in Germany.<\/p>\n

Although an insane feat, the 304.77mph record has caused some controversy. The Chiron used for record attempt was a heavily modified, pre-production prototype vehicle. Although a version of this will be later produced, does this count as a \u201cproduction car\u201d? A valid question.<\/p>\n

This modified Chiron has an elongated tail, modified exhaust and more apparent fenders in the front for cooling and to divert air flow more efficiently. The Chiron<\/a> comes with an 8.0 L W-16 engine, with four turbochargers producing 1,479hp.<\/p>\n

MUST READ:<\/strong> 3500HP Lamborghini Breaks Half-Mile World Record<\/a><\/p>\n

With apparent modifications, the Chiron is the first \u201cproduction\u201d car to hit the 300mph speed. However, the M2k Motorsports Ford GT achieved their speed in a standing mile, whereas the modified Chiron took several miles to achieve. Only time will tell if the modified Chiron used for the attempt will translate into a production car, or if this will be a one-trick pony prototype. Regardless, it\u2019s pretty dang awesome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2019 has been quite the year for speed. Only a few months ago, the guys over at M2K Motorsports accomplished what many thought impossible; 300mph in the standing mile. With their heavily modified Ford GT and a stretch of open runway, M2K clocked off a 300.4 mph trap speed. MUST READ: Ford GT Breaks Standing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":545,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2640.tv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}