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.
2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport
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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It needs no presentation! But is not every day you have the chance to see a black-matte Veyron. This one has been spotted in Dubai (and why am I not surprised!) and OMG! it looks amazing!
Do you need more details about the Veyron? Yes, you are right, you know them all already. So, I’ll just shut up and let you enjoy the photos!
The Targa version of the Veyron supercar will make its world debut this August at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. According to some Inside Line sources production will begin in early 2009.
The Targa will get a removable hardtop, as well as an expandable fabric cover that clips into place. The chassis will be reinforced, and top speed will be limited to 217 mph.
The Targa will be built in limited numbers, around 75 or 80 units each priced with $250,000 above the Veyron’s price.
Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti announced that the new limited edition "Sang Noir" will be limited to only 15 units, each featuring a special black finish that extends to the aluminum air intakes that rise above the roofline, giving the car a particularly mean appearance.
The Sang Noir Veyron also features more bare carbonfibre on show than on the standard Veyron, while inside there’s the option of a carbon-finish dash and a unique orange color for the leather.
2008 Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir
On today’s TopGear blog, Andy Wilman, the executive producer of Top Gear, is telling us that Clarkson was bluffing when he told some "socialist hippies at a book festival" that he scored a 186 mph on public roads with the Veyron: "Now the thing is, you’d need a frigging Tardis to do 186 mph in the Limehouse Link". For those of you speaking proper US English, it means that it is impossible. We think it is very possible as the tunnel is 1.1 mile and the Veyron can reach the quarter mile in 10.2 seconds at 143 mph.
Anyways, Mr Wilman now blames everybody for harassing Jeremy, aka Jezza. "we’re in danger of becoming a country where it’s a crime to be fatuous, to make mischief or just practice the fine art of talking bollocks." said the producer.
So who got the biggest ’bollocks’, Jeremy or his producer, who’s trying to convince us that Jeremy cannot push the Bugatti to 186mph under one mile :)
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