The Volkswagen Group has its own automotive theme park called the Autostadt at the company’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. Until recently, each brand that VW owns had its own separate building to showcase its products, except one: Bugatti. Although the company’s absence was understandable (Veyrons start at about $1.5 million,) it always felt like something was missing. Well now VW has brought all brands home by making some room in Bentley’s pavilion and renaming the place the "Premium Club House".
Now on display is a mirror finish Veyron created artist Olaf Nicolai. Not bad considering Bugatti says it will only make 300 Veyron coupes total. So next time you’re in Wolfsburg, stop by the Autostadt, because NOW all the brands are there.
P.S. The real VW car museum is down the street.
Bugatti is going from ultra-exclusive to uber-exclusive with the Veyron Grand Sport. The company has promised to make only 150 examples of the open top Veyron, and yet it feels the need to make a speciality version. According to Car the Veryon 16.4 Grand Sport will have a Sang Noir edition limited to only 15 units (like the coupe version) and will be launched after the "normal" 987bhp Grand Sport becomes available to customers in April.
It’s likely that the Grand Sport version will carry similar traits to the coupe. This means a redesigned front grille, a black background for the headlights, side mirrors featuring same color as the front grille, deep black exterior paint and custom alloy wheels in black.
Bugatti announced pricing on the 2009 Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport. The supercar will go on sale in March 2009 at a price of 1.4 million Euros ($2 million), which was in line with what was expected. It will be limited to only 150 units, with the first 50 of these going exclusively to registered Bugatti customers.
When the roof is closed, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport can match the fixed roof car’s 253 mph top speed, while speeds of up to 223 mph are possible with the targa-type roof off. Should it rain, there is a lightweight temporary roof can be opened up like an umbrella at any time. When this folding roof is in place, the car cannot go above 80 mph.
The first Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport was sold at the Pebble Beach Auction for $2.9 million ($3.19 million after auction fees.)
It’s official: there will be a sportier version of the Veyron, will be called Veyron GT and will output 1350 hp! This will mean the GT will be the most powerful supercar int he world and most probably will also become the fastest one. Sorry Hennessey, you’ll just have to come with something better!
The next Veyron GT will make its official debut next year at the Geneva Auto Show. The engine will deliver 1350 hp and 1380 Nm. The top speed will go up to 264 mph. But the most impressive numbers are on the acceleration: 0 to 100 km/h in just 2,4 seconds (a Formula 1 car is 2,2 seconds), while from 100 km/h to 0 km/h 2,2 seconds.
First Bugatti Veyron crash happened on May somewhere in UK, and now they get the silver medal too.
Details are scarce but it appears the driver lost control on a long curve in West Berkshire, UK. From the pictures it’s difficult to tell the extent of the damage or whether it’s repairable. Whatever the case, we will always get a tear when we see a another great supercar fall at the hands of gravity.
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The Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès was revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. In order to give the customer a wider range of options Hermès and Bugatti have developed four new colors schemes in line with the heritage and the values of the two houses. Therefore, the “Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès” is now also available in these exclusive combinations : “indigo blue and vermilion”, “indigo blue and lime green”, “ black and garance red” and
“Prussian blue and blue jean”.
The 16-cylinder “W” configuration engine is fed by four turbochargers and features 64 valves, generating 1001 horsepower at 6000 rpm. The engine draws on its 8-liter displacement to deliver a maximum torque of over 920 ft lbs.
Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermes
Early last month we brought you rumors of a replacement for the current Bugatti Veryon as early as 2011. The rumors are now surfacing again along with plans for an even faster version of the 1001 hp supercar. Before VW replaces the current Veyron, there could be a new "Veyron GT" could have as much as top 1200bhp and be capable of 270 mph. At that speed, you may literally not know what hit you.
It seems that Volkswagen really likes having this car as a flagship (or just is a glutton for punishment) because VW reportedly looses money on every $1.5 million Veyron sold.
It was a big weekend for Bugattis at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The first Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport 16.4, which made its debut at the show, had a hammer price of $2.9 million at the Gooding & Company’s Pebble Beach auction yesterday. Although the final price will be confirmed later today, this could mean that it is likely as much as $850,000 (the excess of the Veyron’s MSRP) will be donated to the Pebble Beach Company Foundation charity.
The Grand Sport features a see-through removable roof panel made from polycarbonate material for lightweight rigidity. Unfortunately there is no place to store the panel on the car, so if the weather turns bad, owners may need to use the included “umbrella” fabric top (much like the one used for the Lamborghini Murcielago roadster.)
The biggest changes to take the Veyron topless were stiffening the carbon fiber body and changing the windshield angle. The car now also includes new LED headlamps, different alloy wheels and a rear view camera display. According to Bugatti, the total production run for the Veyron Grand Sport will be 150 vehicles.
If the Veryon Grand Sport was the Bugatti to steal everyone’s hearts, then the 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante Coupe stole their wallets. The classic Bugatti set a new Pebble Beach record at Gooding & Company’s Saturday auction at $7.92 million. The car is one of 95 57Cs produced during the run from 1937 to 1940. The 3,257 CC Supercharged Inline Eight-Cylinder Engine is rated at 160 BHP At 5,000 RPM.
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Last week Bugatti unveiled the first official images on the 2009 Veyron Grand Sport and during the weekend the beast of a car was caught going out for some exercise. The supercar will make its world debut this month during the Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach.
The Grand Sport will be powered by the same 8.0L quad-turbo W16 engine that delivers 1001hp as the coupe version. According to Bugatti, it will be able to accelerate from 0-62mph in 2.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 252mph.
Rumors about an open-top version of the Veyron 16.4 circulated for a long time now. But today the company made it official, before its official launch at the Pebble Beach Lodge on August 16.
Named Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, the new Bugatti will be a roadster with a unique, removable roof. The open-top Grand Sport allows driver and passenger to feel even closer to the car’s breathtaking power. Those who consider the wind in their hair and the roar of a thoroughbred racing engine in their ears to be essential to true driving enjoyment will find their perfect motor car in this new Bugatti. Even with the top on the Grand Sport does not loose any of its fascination and conveys to the passenger a new exciting panoramic view.
Production will begin in Spring 2009.
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