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Bugatti boss resigned
A shocking news - Bugatti’s president, Karl-Heinz Neumann, has resigned because the Veyron supercar is facing heavy delay. Originally planned to launch early this year, the Veyron is experiencing problems regarding the reliability of the quad-turbo W16 engine and the 7-speed twin-clutch sequential gearbox. It is believed the launch date will be pushed back to summer next year.
This should be a blow to the prospect of Bugatti. Since Audi took over Lamborghini in 1998, the function of Bugatti inside the Volkswagen group has been in doubt. Although Veyron claims to be the fastest car in the world, its uninspiring styling and full Volkswagen engineering have not attracted too much attention, much less than Ferrari Enzo and Porsche Carrera GT. So far, Bugatti has only Veyron in the pipeline, making observers believing the brand will be discarded once the production run of Veyron end.
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And about the engine power measurement:
There are different methods for measuring power, test conditions such as ambient temperature, air pressure and accessory loss could be different, thus the same engine could obtain different power rating by different methods. The most commonly used methods are:
EEC: European standard. Measure at 99kPa and 25°C. Rated in kW.
SAE: American standard. Measure at 99kPa and 25°C. Rated in hp. 1kW = 1.341hp (SAE).
DIN: German standard. Measure at 101.3kPa and 20°C. Rated in hp (ps). 1kW = 1.360hp (DIN).
JIS: Japanese standard. Theoretically same as DIN, but we always find it is actually smaller.
British horsepower: same as SAE. Rated in bhp (could be confused with brake horse power).
In other words, 300hp (SAE) = 300bhp (British) > 300hp (DIN) > 300ps (JIS)