A while ago Top Speed reported about what is worth to be #1 when Saeed Abdul Ghafour Khouri shelled out $14.3 Million for the right to bear the a very exclusive number plate. Now the oil rich nations of the middle east have become a mecca for over the top indulgence and excess, especially when it comes to their automobiles, so the exclusivity of being #1 is a very esteemed honor.
Now the Bugatti Veyron is by its nature a very expensive car, so you can only imagine what it is worth when wearing an equally unique F1 number plate. It turns out that the F1 tag is almost as good as being number one. So you can only imagine the crowds that the very rare and exotic F1 Veyron would attract. That is exactly what the promoters of the upcoming MPH Show at London’s Earls Court from November 5th through the 8th. The very rare Bugatti’s owner, Afzal Kahn, was kind enough to offer up one of his prized possessions for the display. So if you happen to be in the area, then you can stop by to not only see the F1 Bugatti Veyron, but a few other high speed machines like the Ferrari FXX, Lamborghini GT600, Pagani Zonda R and the ultra exotic GT by Citroen as well.
This much we know; a Frankfurt Motor Show isn’t complete without an appearance of sort from one of the kings of super cars, Bugatti. Thankfully, the boys from Molsheim didn’t disappoint us after they showed up and displayed the super-duper rare Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu special edition to commemorate the brand’s 100th anniversary.
Bugatti has had a history of producing one-off special editions of their celebrated super car, the Veyron and the Sang Bleu is the latest example of that. And just like all other special-edition Veyrons out in the world, the Sang Bleu has been locked and loaded with one of the most powerful performance engines in the world. The car has been outfitted with a quad-turbocharged W16 engine with a maximum output of 1001 horsepower and 1250 Nm of torque, In terms of sheer speed, the Sang Bleu can run up the speedometer to as much an absolutely inhuman 407 kilometers per hour.
As far as the car’s astonishingly sexy exterior is concerned, the car comes with a shimmering royal blue and chrome silver paint job with matching two-tone white and royal blue wheels, which make the Sang Bleu stand out even more than other Veyrons out there in the streets.
Bugatti is finding itself in hot water after a disgruntled customer filed a court application against the supercar makers over what the man claims to be Bugatti’s general indifference in issuing a refund over the man’s purchase of a Bugatti Veyron.
The complainant, Barry Zekelman, initially deposited $427,935 for his Veyron purchase before forking over the entire $1.55 million 3 months later. The problem arose when the Veyron, after having paid for in full, never arrived.
When it became apparent that his purchase would never get to set foot on his driveway, Zekelman applied for a refund of his money but was left out on the cold for over eight months. Zekelman even details in his complaint that he was offered a 2008 version of the car because they couldn’t provide him with the newer ‘09 model.
So with nowhere else to go, Zekelman decided to get the courts involved. In his document, Zekelman lists six counts, which he says, Bugatti violated, including I) Breach Of Contract II) Violation Of The Michigan Consumer Protection Act III) Recission Count IV) Unjust Enrichment V) Conversion VI) Claim And Delivery.
We reported at the end of July that Bugatti will bring a special edition Veyron Grand Sport at the Pebble Beach weekend. And here it is: the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu, an exclusive supercar limited to only 20 units.
The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu combines carbon fiber and polished aluminum - an innovative combination never realized before. The visual carbon fiber is tinted in royal blue to emphasize the refined volumes and surfaces of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport. The rear airscoops are tinted in the same nightblue – offering a dramatic view from above – and thus fluidly integrate into the overall design philosophy of this unique model.
The rims are inspired by the Grand Sport Roadster and are highlighted in a Midnight Blue and Diamond Cut two tone finish. The interior is trimmed in a newly developed Gaucho leather.
Certain parts of South Florida can be as lavish and excessive as the oil rich oasis known as Dubai. From the beaches of Miami to West Palm Beach the luxurious level of living can sometimes border on the absurd. So it is no surprise that we find this gold plated Bugatti Veyron drawing a crowd parked in front of a hotel somewhere off of Collins Avenue on Miami Beach. This is the second Veyron owner that we have seen who prefers the luster of gold over a Pur Sang edition of the 1001 HP super car. The first one was from Kuwait. It is nice to see that these ultra exotic custom cars can make it here into the U.S. and aren’t just reserved for the ridiculously rich in the Middle East.
Although King Midas’ Veyron is trying to fool a few people with the Dubai license plates, that pesky Lamborghini up front is wearing a good old set of Florida tags. Golden exotics have become quite popular lately. Back in May, and of course that in United Arab Emirates we saw a Golden Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano by Hamann was also spotted as well as a Matte Gold Audi R8 and a reappearance of the [once stolen gold 911 Turbo convertible->http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/golden-porsche-996-turbo-rides-again-ar77742.html.
Jenson Button is the greatest Formula 1 driver of the moment, thanks a great deal to his team principle Ross Brawn. It looks like the English racing driver has some big plans in store for the future because he has just put his monotone black 2008 Bugatti Veyron up for sale. So the next car he purchases will have a very large parking space to fill.
Mr. Button is only the second owner of this particular Veyron and it only has a mere 1500 miles on the odometer. He is asking £899,995 for the lot. That is a quite substantial $1,482,620 here in the U.S. That isn’t such a bad deal considering that the 1001 HP super car retails new for $1.7 Million and used versions are going for as much as $1.8 Million and the original Veyron went for $2.4 Million. So that means Jensen is taking a hit for the depreciation instead of trying to sell it as a celebrity owned automobile.
Now that the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport has officially gone into full fledged production the imagineers at Bugatti have a little extra free time on their hands, so the exotic Italian automaker got to work preparing the usual round of special editions based on the upcoming Grand Sport.
It is only fitting that the first of these multi-million dollar special edition vehicles debut at the world’s greatest car show this August at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. If we reflect on what Bugatti did with the original Veyron coupe, we can safely assume that this initial limited edition vehicle will be a blacked out Sang Noir edition, and will cost owners somewhere around $2 Million.
At the same event we will also see such vehicles as: the new Jaguar XJ, the Bentley Arnage replacement, a virtual preview of the 2011 Infiniti M luxury sedan, the Aston Martin DBS Volante and the Fisker Karma; just to name a few.
What would you think about pitting a 1001 HP super car against a 473 HP budget speed machine? Doesn’t sound to fair does it? Well, the guys from EVO Magazine put the Bugatti Veyron and the Nissan GT-R in a head to head competition to figure out if more is always better. It should come as no surprise that the Veyron won the drag race, however not everything went the way of the Italian exotic once the roads got twisty.
Imagine going 200 MPH in a Bugatti Veyron. Now imagine that you are on a public street and there are blue and red lights flashing behind your 1001 HP super car. That is exactly what happened with social media mogul Philip Odegard, an internet whiz kid who is responsible for a host of full time blogs and other personal interest web pages.
Mr. Odegard being so web savvy posted the speeding ticket in his Flicker account for the world to see, a very fitting move for someone so intertwined with the information super highway. The yellow ticket is evidence that the silver Veyron was pulled by the fuzz for doing 210+ in a 65 MPH zone. That is 150 MPH over the legal limit on State Road 73, but apparently in the state of California doing above 100 MPH is only a $500 fine. So, it looks like Philip could have maxed out his Bugatti at around 250 MPH for the same price.
It appears that the driver was fined $500 for his excessive display of speed. The question remains whether the car went home with him or not; in an area so eager to crush rice rockets, we can see the police calling in a wrecker. For just the fines alone Philip could have attended one and a half sessions at a track day where he could have hit 200 MPH all day long, although he wouldn’t have the same story to tell.
In a piece of film that gave us goose bumps, Richard Hammond makes history by challenging the Stig to a standing mile drag race in two iconic super cars. The McLaren F1 was the car of the 1990s, offering the purest driving feel possible in a road car while the Bugatti Veyron is Ferdinand Piech’s technological 21st century no compromises super car. The results will make you think about the benefits of an instantaneously responsive naturally aspirated power plant compared to the lag of a turbo and the top end created by excessive amounts of boost.
Things get interesting at around 330 kilometers per hour. Check it out.
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