After seeing the new GTIs fresh from the assembly line, it was time to see the rest of Volkswagen’s grounds at its Wolfsburg facility. Next to the factory at VW’s headquarters in Germany is an automotive theme park called the Autostadt. We’ll post a full breakdown shortly, but until then here’s a little teaser.
Back in November we saw a few pics from when VW upgraded its Bentley pavilion to become the "Premium Clubhouse". It now features this mirrored Bugatti. Although we may have seen the car before, we’re always looking for a good excuse to show it again.
Mansory is devoted to tuning a breed of automobiles beyond ordinary fantasy. Their latest offering is the Vincero line for the Bugatti Veyeron. Named after Puccini´s unfinished opera, the Vincero is more powerful than the standard car making an unbelievable 1109 HP. The exterior has been fitted with hand crafted carbon fiber pieces and dressed up with an LED “V” in the front bumper. Not to be outdone by the exterior, the interior features a harmonious combination of luxury and technology.
In 2009 Bugatti will celebrate its 100th anniversary; to commemorate the event the company unveiled today at the Geneva Motor Show the special edition Veyron Bleu Centenaire. And no, it does not have 1350 hp as previously reported! It is just a special edition Veyron featuring a two-tone exterior color and priced at $1,7 million.
The Centenaire’s unique combination of a « sprintblue matt » and « sprintblue gloss » hence offers a new impression of the two-tone-scheme known so far with parts of the engine also covered in this traditional Bugatti Blue.
The interior of the Centenaire is fitted in a special «snowbeige» leather with quilting on the seats. The central console is covered in the same leather. New LED lights, Park Distance Control and a rearview camera have become part of the standard equipment for all Bugatti Veyrons from this year onwards.
Just because the Bugatti Veyron’s days are numbered, doesn’t mean it’s not still desirable (that’s right VW, we’ll still take one off your hands if you’re really, really nice to us.) So when Bugatti releases a few more images of the very exclusive supercar, it seems like a good enough excuse for us to write about the Veyron again. With these new photos, it brings the full image gallery to over 70 images. So it’s time to pick your favorite and replace that Ziggy wallpaper on your desktop.
History may remember the new Bugatti Veyron, being shown in North America for the first time at the LA Auto Show, as the one of the most powerful cars ever. With 16 cylinders, 64 valves and four turbochargers producing 987 hp, the Veyron is said to surpass 250 mph. A power gauge on the instrument panel tells the driver how much horsepower is being used. While it can’t use more than 987 horsepower it can hit 0-60 in under 3 seconds. Only 300 Veyrons will be built for about $1.2 million each.
It’s been 100 years since Ettore Bugatti first starting putting his rare and fast creations on the street, and to celebrate it, the company that bears his name may be going to try and take back the fastest production car crown.
Bugatti will unveil a special edition Veyron in Geneva. It will be called the Centenary, and it should have 1350 hp (349 hp more than the current Veyron.) This is rumored to take the top speed from 253 mph to 264 mph. If true, the Veyron Centenary could take back the title of fastest production car from the 256 mph SSC Ultimate Aero.
We don’t have all the details just yet, including how many vehicles will make up this limited edition. But fear not, the Geneva Motor Show is just around the corner, and we’ll be keeping our eye on this one.
Filthy rich? Uncertain about stocks? Then its time to park about €2.4 million in an investment guaranteed to be at least a helluva good time. One of five Bugatti Veyron Pur Sangs is up for sale at €2,375,000 (about $3.06 million at today’s rates.)
What makes the Pur Sang the rarest of the rare supercars is not about what it has, but rater what it doesn’t have: weight. These Veyrons are quicker because they went on a strict diet that included stripping the exterior down to bare aluminum and carbon fiber. About 220 lbs. were lost which represents about five percent of the car’s total weight.
So there you have it: pay more than a standard Veyron, but get less.
Tis the season for supercars in the snow. This week we’ve already seen two all-wheel drive juggernauts, the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 and the Nissan GT-R, take to the slick stuff. Now is time for the ultimate four-wheel drive exotic to weigh in, the $1.5 million Bugatti Veyron.
The Veyron coupe may be on its way out, but there is no shortage of cool color schemes for this $1.5 million supercar. This one has a white body with black wings. The theme is continued in the interior with jet black leather seats with white diamond quilted stitching, as well as white stitching on the steering wheel and gear selector.
Believe it or not the Bugatti Veyron has been putting smiles on the faces of the ultra-rich since 2006. When VW’s exclusive brand started building the most expensive supercar around, it announced that it would make sure to limit the Veyron club’s members to 300.
Bugatti has already built 250 Veyrons, but that does not necessarily mean that its curtains for the original Veyron just yet. Bugatti made 73 cars in 2008 and 81 in 2007, so it could handle the final 50 cars this year, but it may not be that easy. The 150 unit run of the Gran Sport roadster is beginning in March. The coupe and open-top are produced along side of each other. If the demand for the Gran Sport is high (40 have already been spoken for), it will reduce the capacity for the coupe.
The moral of this story is hopefully your stock portfolio will rebound soon. There may still be a few more years for the coupe, but the end is near.
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