My Bugatti Drive - Part 1
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My Bugatti Drive - Part 1
When I arrived for the test drive, the Bugatti Veyron was sitting there in the parking lot. After you’ve driven (or owned) a couple of exotic cars, you come to expect that they’ll be much smaller in person than they are in photos, and the Veyron was no different.
It’s a petite car, but a bit wider than you’d expect for its length. With my Carerra GT parked right nearby, it seemed a bit shorter than the GT. Ok, so it wasn’t a large car, that’s good. How about its looks?
It’s gorgeous! It’s got beautiful lines, a unique front end and a nice rear end. There’s nothing not to like about this car – with the only possible exception being the large exposed engine. It’s nice, it’s just not million dollar nice. (I guess I’m just spoiled by the beauty of the GT’s engine or even the Ferarri’s.)
By now, I had looked at the car over very carefully, so I now wanted to see the inside. I sat in the driver’s seat. Looked over the gauges (including the horse power gauge that maxed out at 1001), appreciated the soft leather, looked at the radio (it costs over $50k), and played with the sun shades. Everything looked pretty good – it did feel more like a luxury car than a sports car (it actually reminded me on my Mercedes SL55 AMG I used to own). Now I got excited.
I was ready to roll. On the test drive, I don’t get to drive first. Bugatti sent an ex-pro racer (Le Mans, Formula 1, etc.) to get the car out and on its way. He was to show me what it could do before I tried it myself. That’s fine by me.
He inserted the key and hit the start button….
It’s a petite car, but a bit wider than you’d expect for its length. With my Carerra GT parked right nearby, it seemed a bit shorter than the GT. Ok, so it wasn’t a large car, that’s good. How about its looks?
It’s gorgeous! It’s got beautiful lines, a unique front end and a nice rear end. There’s nothing not to like about this car – with the only possible exception being the large exposed engine. It’s nice, it’s just not million dollar nice. (I guess I’m just spoiled by the beauty of the GT’s engine or even the Ferarri’s.)
By now, I had looked at the car over very carefully, so I now wanted to see the inside. I sat in the driver’s seat. Looked over the gauges (including the horse power gauge that maxed out at 1001), appreciated the soft leather, looked at the radio (it costs over $50k), and played with the sun shades. Everything looked pretty good – it did feel more like a luxury car than a sports car (it actually reminded me on my Mercedes SL55 AMG I used to own). Now I got excited.
I was ready to roll. On the test drive, I don’t get to drive first. Bugatti sent an ex-pro racer (Le Mans, Formula 1, etc.) to get the car out and on its way. He was to show me what it could do before I tried it myself. That’s fine by me.
He inserted the key and hit the start button….
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Re: My Bugatti Drive - Part 1
Originally posted by fayence
When I arrived for the test drive, the Bugatti Veyron was sitting there in the parking lot. After you’ve driven (or owned) a couple of exotic cars, you come to expect that they’ll be much smaller in person than they are in photos, and the Veyron was no different.
It’s a petite car, but a bit wider than you’d expect for its length. With my Carerra GT parked right nearby, it seemed a bit shorter than the GT. Ok, so it wasn’t a large car, that’s good. How about its looks?
It’s gorgeous! It’s got beautiful lines, a unique front end and a nice rear end. There’s nothing not to like about this car – with the only possible exception being the large exposed engine. It’s nice, it’s just not million dollar nice. (I guess I’m just spoiled by the beauty of the GT’s engine or even the Ferarri’s.)
By now, I had looked at the car over very carefully, so I now wanted to see the inside. I sat in the driver’s seat. Looked over the gauges (including the horse power gauge that maxed out at 1001), appreciated the soft leather, looked at the radio (it costs over $50k), and played with the sun shades. Everything looked pretty good – it did feel more like a luxury car than a sports car (it actually reminded me on my Mercedes SL55 AMG I used to own). Now I got excited.
I was ready to roll. On the test drive, I don’t get to drive first. Bugatti sent an ex-pro racer (Le Mans, Formula 1, etc.) to get the car out and on its way. He was to show me what it could do before I tried it myself. That’s fine by me.
He inserted the key and hit the start button….
When I arrived for the test drive, the Bugatti Veyron was sitting there in the parking lot. After you’ve driven (or owned) a couple of exotic cars, you come to expect that they’ll be much smaller in person than they are in photos, and the Veyron was no different.
It’s a petite car, but a bit wider than you’d expect for its length. With my Carerra GT parked right nearby, it seemed a bit shorter than the GT. Ok, so it wasn’t a large car, that’s good. How about its looks?
It’s gorgeous! It’s got beautiful lines, a unique front end and a nice rear end. There’s nothing not to like about this car – with the only possible exception being the large exposed engine. It’s nice, it’s just not million dollar nice. (I guess I’m just spoiled by the beauty of the GT’s engine or even the Ferarri’s.)
By now, I had looked at the car over very carefully, so I now wanted to see the inside. I sat in the driver’s seat. Looked over the gauges (including the horse power gauge that maxed out at 1001), appreciated the soft leather, looked at the radio (it costs over $50k), and played with the sun shades. Everything looked pretty good – it did feel more like a luxury car than a sports car (it actually reminded me on my Mercedes SL55 AMG I used to own). Now I got excited.
I was ready to roll. On the test drive, I don’t get to drive first. Bugatti sent an ex-pro racer (Le Mans, Formula 1, etc.) to get the car out and on its way. He was to show me what it could do before I tried it myself. That’s fine by me.
He inserted the key and hit the start button….