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.
When you spend $1.5 million on a car, of course they’ll let you customize it. This Bugatti Veyron has custom wheels, Ettore Bugatti’s signature galore (on the bottom of the doors, rocker panels, inner center panel), and a special edition plate with the owner’s initials.
As far as custom cars goes, this is not that outrageous. We just like any excuse to show a 1001 hp supercar.
There’s a new series of Top Gear going on now. We in the States don’t know much about what’s going on (we’re too proud to download it off the web, right?) We’ve already seen the TG team finally get their hands on the Bugatti Veyron and let it go around the test track. Now from some more perspective, see what it can do when pared directly against the ulta-quick Pagani Zonda F.
This incident happened at Zandvoort - a beach resort in the Netherlands and home to the Circuit Park racecourse. In most cases gravel pits are designed to stop F1-style cars, but now we know the heavier Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is no match for the sinking grit as well.
There are not much details on what actually happened, but it’s a safe bet that a whoever did it will pay a lot for the mistake, literally. Considering the car retails for $1.5 million, all the little dents and dings from the pebbles will quickly add up.
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