h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Congratulations to Bentley on their fantastic one-two win at Le Mans!

Bently make race cars? cool

They certainly do! They've just won the Le Mans 24 hour endurance race, proving that they make the world's best race cars.

Yeehaaa!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/2986658.stm

gotta love this

"The Bentleys maintained the top two positions for almost 22 hours straight"

Who would have thought that Volkswagen could have reigned supreme at Le Mans for so many years - must be the influence of Herbie the Love Bug

Actually the Audi and Bentley wins don't have a lot to do with Wolkswagen. Wolkswagen is merely the parent company. The race wins are down to the hard work of the works teams of those subsidiaries.

Whoops! sorry! That should be 'Volkswagen'.

I must tell Jimmy Nugget about this!..

Le Mans cars look really strange.

Bentley make some great road cars, like the Arnage, Conttinental, and the GT coupé.
Don't forget the Azure cabrio. I'd have a 3 series cabrio instead.

You know, the Bugatti Royale had a 12.8 litre V8 - that's 1.6 litres per cylinder. Larger than some whole engines.

the Bugatti Veryon will have 987 bhp - and it will cost £610,000. How's that for a supercar? Volkswagen are bringing out a W12 supercar. Strange...

Of course Volkswagen own Bentley and Bugatti.

You obviously know a lot about the subject, Jimmy. Well, I guess someone has to. Brevity is the soul of wit.
I like Volkswagen. Why? Just because I do. Mwa ha ha ha!!!

Wow Jimmy your knowledge of cars is encyclopedic.

Did you see Jonny Herbert (I think) saying that it gets up over 40 degrees in the cockpit of that LeMans car, even at night? I think that's why Audi have sliced the roof of their's.

The Buggati Royale was an amazing thing. Only about twenty were ever made and today they fetch record prices at auction. One sold recently for about eight million dollars. I think it might hold the record for the longest ever production chasis (somebody else might know).

The W12 engine should be an amazing thing. Instead of a V configuration it uses three banks of cylinders in a W pattern. Volkswagen have come a long way since Hitler's KDF people's car.

Remind me to never become a Le Mans driver, unless it's for Audi.

The Bugatti Royale had a ten-foot engine bay, so that's about three metres. It would have to in order to house a 12.8 litre V8. Pity the Royale was killed by the Wall street crash.

You know Volkswagen are bringing out a W12 supercar? they'll make 1000 per year, and it'll cost £120,000. Compare that to the £450,000 Ferrari Enzo, or the £610,000 Bugatti Veryon.

I think you already mentioned the W12 supercar. Okay, I'll remind you never to become a Le Mans driver.

10 feet (3 metres) is the entire length of the original mini!

It is? Wow...I remember seeing those around in the streets, when I were a lass, ee-yup...

Eee, blooody luuxury. We could only imagine what a mini were like. After a long day's down the mine.....

Eeupp

Sh*te! The bonnet of the Bugatti Royale was the length of a whole Mini! Wow!

Did you know a Smart is 2.5 metres long? They're planning a four-door Smart.

Don't worry, the BMW 1-series will be rear-wheel drive. You seen the CS1 concept? that's the 1-series-based roadster.

Did you know that BMW are planning a Mini Cooper S-based four-seater cabriolet, two-seat speedster?
Did you know Porsche were going to make a four-door saloon based on the 911? Strange but true.

Strange? It's bizarre!

Hey, I've got a good idea. You could buy a Bugatti Royale and keep a mini inside it as a spare car in case the Bugatti broke down.