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Bugatti opens up internship program for US college students
 
If you wanted any more reason to enjoy college apart from the non-stop partying and binge hook-ups, the most unlikely of automakers is giving you one more reason to, shall we say, stay in school. Bugatti, the very same ones that make the $2 million Veyron, is offering an internship program at their office in Herndon, Virginia to any interested college student. The part time internship will cover 20 hours per week where interns are tasked to perform a variety of jobs including “coordination of press activities in cooperation with Bugatti’s public relations firm, scheduling of press cars for events, communication of planned activities to secure involvement of Bugatti dealers as necessary, and coordination of press activities with Bugatti S.A.S. priorities.” Oh, and there’s also that part about vehicle transportation, which means that if the stars are aligned and the intern is lucky, he or she might get a chance to drive a Veyron. If you’re interested – and why wouldn’t you be – you can apply for the job at the link we’re giving. Just be sure you’re in the up and up when it comes to being drug free because Bugatti is going to conduct drug testing. If you are, go ahead and apply! Video: Building a Bugatti Veyron replica
Over the years we’ve encountered some people who seem to take great pride and joy in turning their cars into replica exotics. Some have done a piss poor job at it while others have been good enough to make their cars ‘resemble’ these exotics, forgetting the fact that if any of the onlookers would dare lift the hood, the vehicle would be exposed as the fraud that it is. Earlier reports have said that a replica Veyron was done using a Porsche Boxster platform. But we’ve since gotten clarification that the photo we showed you is actually a real Veyron with no hint or trace of copycat-ism on it. Must’ve been why it looked too good to be a replica. Having said that though, having said that, there really is a project being undertaken by "Orlando M." to make a replica Veyron using a Boxster platform that’s going to look impeccably like the real deal. The project is still being undertaken and unfortunately, it’s going to be for Orlando M’s personal use only. You can check out how the process is done in these videos that we’ve been given. Take a look! Hit the jump for more videos. Full story Beyonce gives Jay-Z a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport for his birthday
For a man who seems to have everything – money, fame, and a smoking hot wife – you would think that there’s no gift on the planet that can make a guy like Jay-Z jump in surprise. Actually, you’d be surprised how a $2 million superdupercar can elicit that very reaction from the hip-hop mogul. We just found out that Beyonce, the aforementioned smoking hot wife, has given Jay-Z quite a birthday present by giving him the keys to a brand new Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport. The Veyron Grand Sport is powered by a 16.4-liter engine that produces 1,000 horsepower with a top speed of 253 mph and a 0-60 mph time of just 2.7 seconds. The new Veyron Grand Sport is just the latest in a line of exotics that will be finding its way into Jay-Z’s garage, joining such exclusive supercar company as a Rolls-Royce Phantom, a Maybach, and a Pagani Zonda. We’d like to think that someday, our better half would find a way to get us a Bugatti Veyron for our birthdays too. Oh, Jay-Z, aren’t you just the luckiest man on the planet. The fact that you have one of the hottest women as your wife that just so happens to give you a Veyron Grand Sport for your birthday is the stuff that our dreams are made of. Top Gear announces winners of 2010 Top Gear Awards
The Top Gear trio of Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond may be all fun and jokes in front of the camera, but despite their cunning wit and silly banter, these three all share a unique similarity: they know everything and anything there is to know about cars. When they say a car is good or bad, their opinions carry more clout than the standard human because they’ve done their homework through countless hours of testing, free drives, and taped segments on the show. And now that we’re nearing the end of an amazingly eventful year, the trio have decided to finally release their choice of vehicles that will be included in the 11th Top Gear Awards. With categories ranging from Hypercar of the Year, Grand Tourer of the Year, Coupe of the Year, and even Engine of the Year, the three hosts took everything they’ve seen, heard, and driven in 2010 to come up with a winner for each respective category. In addition to these categories, Clarkson, May, and Hammond also picked their favorite cars of the year regardless of make, model, and type. Care to find out the award winners? Check them out after the jump. Full story Video: Chris Harris drives the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
If you had ten million dollars to your name, nobody’s going to blame you if you spend one-fifth of that fortune on a car, provided it’s a 2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. As the last and most powerful Veyron to ever come out of Bugatti’s production block, the Super Sport is without question, at the peak of the Veyron hierarchy. EVO’s Chris Harris was afforded the opportunity to take the 1,200 horsepower beast out for a test drive. Harris has already been behind the wheel of some of the world’s fastest machines, but the Super Sport, as he will attest, is on a totally different level. It’s so fast and addicting that Harris occasionally reminded himself to step off the gas as soon as stepping on it out of fear of breaking any laws. According to Harris, two seconds on the gas will send you to jail – if a cop sees you, that is. Five seconds on the pedal and you’ll be on-board one of the fastest machines on the planet. That’s how ridiculously fast it is. If you’ve ever seen a multi-million dollar car that’s worth every buck and penny of its asking price, it’s the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. Hands down. BMW 6-Series Coupe gets a Bugatti Veyron overhaul
To the person who decided to turn a Porsche Boxster S into a replica Lamborghini Murcielago, this guy will see your work and raise you a BMW 6-Series Coupe that has been turned into a Bugatti Veyron. While we can’t begin to comprehend the rationale of turning an original 6-Series Coupe into a fake Veyron, some owners – like this one, apparently – think that re-upping your car into something that looks like one of the most expensive exotics on the planet is a way to grab some serious attention. Not that we’d dispute that, we just find it a little absurd considering that a 6-Series Coupe is a perfectly cool car to have under any circumstances. Having said that, we think that it’s a pretty good take on the Veyron, one that should fool a lot of people especially if they don’t notice the minor detail of this car’s hood being a little longer and less rounded than the Bugatti original. US EPA names the Bugatti Veyron as the worst gas guzzling car
Should we really be surprised that the Bugatti Veyron has been given the distinction of being the worst mileage offender in the US market? No? Yeah, we didn’t think so either. The superduper car, the current record-holder of fastest car on the planet, came out of the Environment Protection Agency’s study with a mileage rating of just eight mpg – 29.4 liters/100 km – in city driving and 15 mpg – 15.5 liters/100 km - on the highway. Ouch. On the opposite end of the spectrum and grinning mightily is Toyota’s venerable hybrid car, the Prius, which scored a mileage rating of 51 mpg – 4.6 liters/100 km – and 48 mpg – 4.9 km/100 km - thereby staking claim to EPA’s mythical crown of being the most fuel-efficient vehicle on US soil. EPA’s study only confirmed what a lot of us already know by now. The Bugatti Veyron is one of the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive cars in the world, so you can pretty much expect that it doesn’t care so much when it comes to guzzling down fuel. After all, the people who have these cars are also those that can afford to buy their own gas stations. On the flip side, you’ll never mistake the Toyota Prius – and other Toyotas and Hondas, for that matter – as a car that can outrun law enforcement officers in the highway. The car’s calling card is efficiency, a word that doesn’t exist in Bugatti’s dictionary. Bugatti to begin selling Veyron in India despite 110% import tax
Bugatti must be really confident in the buying power of the rich folks of India considering that the company has introduced the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport in the country despite the ridiculous 110% import tax tacked to items like foreign exotic cars. Add the car’s cost to the tax it comes with and to be able to purchase a Veyron in the country would mean that you would have to pay a staggering $3.6 million. Apparently, Bugatti is undeterred by the mammoth tax cars like the Veyron will be given, opting to focus more on the huge potential of the spending power of wealthy locals, which, according to analysts, could reach $14.7 billion as fast as 2015. Satya Bagla, head of Exclusive Motors Pvt., the company that carries high-end brands Bugatti, Bentley, and Lamborghini, said that the Indian market, specifically the wealthy, are beginning to open up their bank accounts. “People have more spending power and are getting more aware of owning beautiful things,” she said. “They are more ready to show their wealth.” Must be nice. Video: Bugatti Veyron Super Sport review
The guys from the British Magazine, AutoCar, were recently able to get behind the wheel of the new Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. And to tell you the truth, we feel kind of sorry for them, not because they were able to drive around in a supercar that has a 16-cylinder engine with four enlarged turbochargers and bigger intercoolers that all together produce 1200hp. And not because they were in the supercar that currently holds the top speed record of 267mph. No, we feel sorry for them because the basis of their review was to see how the Bugatti handled itself on public roads. What’s the fun in that? We’re sure the experience was not all lost, though. AutoCar was still able to drive around in a limited "World Record Edition" Veyron that just so happens to be the fastest and most expensive - currently - vehicle on the market. Not a bad gig. Not a bad gig at all. Iranian Designer, Bijan, prefers the Bumblebee look for his Bugatti Veyron
Bijan Pakzad, more commonly known as just Bijan, is an Iranian designer well known for his menswear and fragrances. Then there’s also his love of cars which is evidenced in the yellow Bentley Azure, black Bentley Azure, black Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, yellow Ferrari 430, and yellow Rolls Royce Drophead Coupe that can be seen parked outside of his US boutique on any given day. If you’ve picked up on the color scheme preferred by this designer then you will not be surprised to see that Bijan has moved on to a Bugatti Veyron, and followed it up with a similar black and yellow color scheme. Black and yellow may not be the first choice of many who are customizing their vehicles, but given the designer’s preference for the combination, we’d have to say that it is very fitting. Add the fact that Bijan went as far as to airbrush his icon on the bonnet, slap on some yellow wheels, and park it right smack in front of his boutique in Beverly Hills, and this Bugatti seems to be ideal for the owner that has chosen it. | featured reviews: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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