Originally Posted by Draconius
actually I believe the US version of the veyron is toned down to around 8-900 hp I believe instead of the 1001 hp.
Wrong. The new SAE standards did place the Veyron at just under the 1001HP goal, at around 991 of "our" HP. The 1001HP figure is in German DIN, which is roughly 1% higher than SAE measurements.