Saturday, July 25, 2009

Trade in your "Clunker"?

http://www.cars.gov/ is the new website to find out of your "clunker" qualifies for an instant Government rebate (bailout) for up to $4500 toward your newer 'Greener' car!!! According to this website you can get $4500 to trade in your 2010 Bugatti Veyron for a 2010 Kia Rio! What a trade!!!


BUGATTI VEYRON QUICK SHEET
Base Price: $1,250,000
Technical Specifications

Vehicle type: mid-engine, all-wheel drive,
2-passenger, 2-door coupe

Engine: 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16
Horsepower: 1,001 bhp @ 6,000 rpm
Torque: 922 lb-ft @ 2,200 rpm
Transmission: 7-speed clutchless manual


Curb weight: 4,300 lbs
Wheelbase: 106.3 in
Length/Width/Height:
175.8/78.7/47.5 in
Turning circle: n/a

Brakes: four-wheel disc with ABS, electronic brake assist and high-speed wind deflector air brake

Suspension: adjustable independent front and rear
Traction: all-wheel drive, traction control, stability control, multi-vector automatic wind deflector
Safety: n/a

0-60 mph: 2.5 seconds
Top Speed: 253 mph (governed)

EPA City: 7 mpg
EPA Highway: 10 mpg


KIA RIO QUICK SHEET
Base Price: $11,495
Technical Specifications
- 1,493 cc 1.5 liters 4 in-line engine with 75.5 mm bore, 83.4 mm stroke, 9.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder
- Unleaded fuel
- Fuel economy EPA highway (l/100km): 7.4
- Multi-point injection fuel system
- Main 45 liter unleaded fuel tank
- Power: SAE and 72 kW , 96 HP @ 5,800 rpm; 98 ft lb , 133 Nm @ 4,500 rpm

EPA City: 25 mpg
EPA Highway: 35 mpg

WHY then is the Bugatti Veyron considered a "clunker" to the Government? MPG.

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