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Check out the Barrett Jackson Bugatti getting wheels and tires at Vivid Racing!!!!!!!
We all know what the Bugatti Veyron is. In fact, its stops people in anything they are doing because seeing one is so rare. Having had 2 in the Vivid Racing Garage is impressive. Whats even more impressive is taking this 250+mph car and upgrading the wheels and tires on it so they look that much more awesome. The styling of the quad turbo 1000hp car is different, to say the least, if you are use to seeing supercars like the Ferrari, Lamborghini, or your moms Ford Taurus when you were 15. But when you are Craig Jackson, owner of the most recognized auction house of cars, Barrett Jackson, you need to step up your Bugatti game. So this silver and black beauty came to Vivid Racing to get some new shoes. Now I have seen the comments of why would you change them or how could you trust another wheel rated to 250mph, but lets be honest, the tire is the important part. As long as the wheel is 1 piece forged, load rated, and true, it will do its job. So for this project we turned to the guys at Cor Wheels. The Cor Forged Venom Duo-Block Wheels are 1 piece forged aluminum that are finished in a titanium brushed look. The front wheel is a massive 20x11 and the rear is a 21x13. In comparison, our SRT Viper runs a 20x10 and 21x13 and our Porsche 991 Turbo runs a 21x9 and 21x12. The Veyron needs to have some seriously rated meat on those wheels so we went with PIRELLI® 1906000 - P ZERO (285/30ZR20) in the front and PIRELLI® 1997400 - P ZERO (355/25ZR21) for the rears. This was a quick in and out for Mr Jackson so we got some photos and video of the car here. Enjoy them, cause its rare to see a Veyron in the Vivid Racing house! http://youtu.be/h1dyfnzMcR0 http://www.vividracing.com/blog/wp-c..._Veyron-56.JPG http://www.vividracing.com/blog/wp-c..._Veyron-55.JPG http://www.vividracing.com/blog/wp-c..._Veyron-37.JPG http://www.vividracing.com/blog/wp-c..._Veyron-49.JPG http://www.vividracing.com/blog/wp-c..._Veyron-43.JPG |
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Wheels look great on the car! I take it those tires aren't capable of reaching the speeds that a Veyron can reach? I know this isn't the first time aftermarket wheels have been put on a Veyron, but I'm just curious. The OEM tires are some kind of special Michellin tire that can handle those 250+mph speeds.
Now that I think of it, I wonder what kind of tires those cars that run 200+mph in the standing 1/2 mile and mile events use. |
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Im pretty sure VAG makes you sign a contract agreeing to their set maintenance schedule including only having work done by them and only using OEM parts, including wheels and tires (the tires are replaced every 2500 miles and the wheels every 10000 miles). Im betting you just voided the warranty on a $2.5m car. But it looks nice...
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"Let's just take the tires, for example: in the U.S., the Michelin Pilot Sport 2s fashioned with the Veyron's unique compound cost about $30,000. Bugatti recommends you change them every 2,500 miles, and at every ten thousand miles the company recommends changing the wheels and tires, which runs north of $50,000.
In between those wheel changes will be things like routine maintenance, with a major annual service setting you back about $20,000." |
Wow. That car is an engineering marvel. Interesting info about the wheels. I see why that car is only for the crazy rich. The dude(ette) might not even care about a warranty.
Aesthetically, what the hell were the designers thinking. The rear quarter panel looks nice, but the rest... blah! Maybe it's just me... |
is that guy sitting on a manhole lid? :icon17:
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The new wheels you put on there look fantastic though :tup:
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At top speed the tires only last something like 15 minutes then are tossed. As mentioned, the wheels must be replaced every two tire changes. Plus I think you have to get a factory technician to change the tires. Neither Mr Tire or a tuner shop is certified to change the tires.
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1 million + dollars and THIS is whats you get?! https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3180/3...bca4de9bfc.jpg Or THIS... http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...ls-d6qrr19.jpg |
He just needs to buy another version of the Veyron. Since there are about 15 billion versions, there are also 15 billion different sets of OE rims. Some look much better than the base Veyron rims.
While I can totally agree with swapping out the crazy expensive set of OE wheels and tires, to prevent damage and overuse, it seems like sacrilege to me. |
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