Another Volkswagen: Bugatti Veyron

[planetit]

The Ford Focus CMax has a cable puller system like this. I think they had a recall on it.

[planetit]

Generally motors on the calipers. In addition to the hydraulic system.

[planetit]

Oh feck, not another electric handbrake... let me guess it communicates over a CAN bus...

It's on the powertrain CAN bus, yes. But the drive to the calipers is hardwired. Told you it was a fascinating product.

[threaded]

Eclectic handbrake, now I'm impressed. Beats my saving 50p on the manufacture of the Cinquecento indicator stalk.

[planetit]

you do cables?

No. It uses the magic of electrickery.

[scotspine]

Do they mention the handbrake? I worked on the handbrake for that car! Fascinating project. Not.

you do cables?

[planetit]

Bugatti Veyron: The most powerful car on the road

Do they mention the handbrake? I worked on the handbrake for that car! Fascinating project. Not.

[n5gooner]

and your point is ?

Milan.

your very good at cutting and pasting....

[milanbenes]

and your point is ?

Milan.

[Churchill]

But benes, you know feck all about cars.

[milanbenes]

http://motoring.independent.co.uk/fe...icle327039.ece

"Bugatti Veyron: The most powerful car on the road
It can do 250mph but has no space for your luggage. Paul Horrell sees the remarkable Bugatti Veyron as the end of a motoring era
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nice to see it shares so much of the technology we get in the Skoda's...


"In any case, you've no clutch pedal or gear lever to operate. It's a DSG system, with two automated clutches: ",


"The traction is pulverising. It does 0-60 in under 2.5 seconds. Thanks to four-wheel drive, the widest rear tyres in history and a super-sophisticated electronic stability system,",


"Its 8.0-litre, 16-cylinder engine is composed of two narrow-angle W8 units in a larger-angle V. ",


"The engineering might of Volkswagen - the people who also bring you Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley - has strained every sinew to make the Veyron work.",

not to forget Skoda, Seat etc...

Milan.