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The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Prototype's Power Increase Exploded The A/C Compressor

Once you're operating at the very edge of what's possible with a road car, there's no such thing as a minor tweak.

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The Core Event

On a normal car, a tire is just a tire.

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Key Facts

At 200-plus mph, it's a countdown timer.

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Context & Significance

The Bugatti Veyron's Michelin tires, which used the same PAX run-flat tech as Honda's Odyssey minivan , were good for roughly 15 minutes at 250 mph, and then they were done.

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