What made the Bugatti Veyron slow at the Nurburgring?

I know that technically a 7:40 is'nt really slow but im just wondering why the veyron was so much slow than other cars that have half the power? (Nissan GTR) Does anyone know of a faster laptime for this car? The only logical conclusions i can think of is either the brakes started to fade or the driver did'nt want to take to many chances with the car and backed off around certain spots on the track? If anyone could shed some light on this subject i would greatly appreciate it|||When it comes to the ring, it's all about handling. Which is why GM's performance cars have their powertrains designed/tuned in the US but their suspensions tuned in Germany. We all know that nothing (production at least) will touch the Veyron in a straight line. But add in some tight corners and many "slower" cars will easily beat the Veyron because it can't use all 1000hp in a tight turn.lol





Just look at the Corvette ZR1, it's fast both in a straight line and in the corners and as a result it has a Ring time of 7:25.4. And as you mentioned the Nissan GTR, it may be the slowest supercar in a straight line, but it can give the ZR1 a run for its money on the Ring.|||Simple. It's heavy as hell.





it weighs 4,486 lbs. That's 500 pounds MORE than my 1/2 ton chevy truck.





the nissan gtr you mention is 3,800 lbs.





the weight that the veyron has, means it CANT hold a corner (which is what the Ring is ALLL about). its own weight is pulling it off the track, overheating the brakes, and it needs ALL that extra power just to make it accelerate.|||First off, The GT-R isn't faster than the Veyron. Nissan used race compound tires and had the ECU retuned to make about 100hp more than stock. Truly stock GT-R's barely crack under the 8:00 barrier. Secondly, as someone else said, weight is a HUGE factor. The Veyron is not a track car, it's a grand tourer. It isn't made to be driven around turns, clipping apexes, etc. like what's needed on the 170+ turns on the Nurburgring.|||I'm sure it was the driver, he was probably being conservative with it. Who wants to smash a car worth a million bucks at a track?|||Gas tank dropped out half way their maybe|||american cars are sh'tty. you all know it's true. don't deny it.|||Power-to-weight ratio. It may have 1000hp but it weighs over 2000kg.





"First off, The GT-R isn't faster than the Veyron. Nissan used race compound tires and had the ECU retuned to make about 100hp more than stock."





I'd like to know where you pulled that from considering that Nissan did NEITHER of those things when their driver pulled that 911 Turbo-beating sub-7:30 second laptime. Because then it wouldn't be a PRODUCTION CAR LAP TIME.





The Nurburgring has over 170 corners, all of different intensity, gradient and angle. It's all about the weight, and the handling. THAT is why cars like the GT-R, Dodge Viper ACR and the current record holder, the Gumpert Apollo Race, are faster than the Veyron. They have monumental amounts of grip, and in the case of the ACR and Apollo (The GT-R weighs over 1700kg so it isn't exactly light), low weight and therefore a high power-to-weight ratio.