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Originally Posted by elite_hunter_sh3
only reason why the veyron is going max 407kmh is because the researchers said no tires on the planet that are rubber that can fit on the veyron exist because the car is going so fast the tire wears out in under 15 min, that doesnt matter since the gas only lasts 12 min, but if they go faster then serious problems could arise, especially with speed, koenig is gonna have the same problem they aint gonna go faster then 407km/h if they do then god bless the smart ba***rds lol :rotfl: 
edit* after 450km/h ish the vehicles are going so fast they have to use steel or aluminum alloy wheels like in the rocket cars, AND since aint rubber wheels it aint street legal thus no point in making it, bugatti made veyron so they can have the title of the worlds fastest STREET LEGAL car. no fastest car on the planet because that belongs to some rocket car .... |
That 15 min thing is supposed to be a joke. On a track, with a lot of side pressures acting on them, maybe, but in a straight line, you won't get a lot of tire wear. Get harder tires if you want to make them last longer at this speed - this will be at the expense of cornering - tires come in multiple grades of softness so it depends on what you are looking for.
An example - Collani has a car that will do over 300 MPH/480 km/h (It is not a production car so it can't claim to be the fastest production car in existence as in this group) and he runs it on rubber. His next one will handle and do 320 to 325 MPH (520 km/h) and will also handle fine on a track - it also uses rubber. These tires are even lower profile than the Veyeron.
At Mach 1 though, you might want to switch to aluminum. Besides, tires are heavy and aluminum is light - another reason to use it on the salt flats.
Don't beleive these TV guys telling you that the rubber will only last 15 min - if he were racing and manuvering, then I'd probably beleive him.
-S