Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Bugatti Veyron
















Manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles and Volkswagen Group
Production 2005–present (Last Bugatti Veyron 16.4 sold)
Assembly Molsheim, Alsace, France
Predecessor Bugatti EB110
Class Sports car
Body style Standard: 2-door coupé
Variant: targa top
Layout Longitudinal mid-engine,
permanent all-wheel drive
Engine Standard:
8.0 L (488 cu in) W16 quad-turbocharged 1,001 PS
Super Sport:
1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 bhp)
Transmission 7-speed DSG sequential
Wheelbase 2,710 mm (106.7 in)
Length 4,462 mm (175.7 in)
Width 1,998 mm (78.7 in)
Height 1,159 mm (45.6 in)


The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined grand touring car. The Super Sport version is the fastest road-legal car in the world, with a top speed of 431.07 km/h (267.85 mph). The original version has a top speed of 408.00 km/h (253.52 mph). It was named Car of the Decade (2000–2009) by the BBC television programme Top Gear.

Designed and developed by the German Volkswagen Group and produced by Bugatti Automobiles SAS at their headquarters in Château Saint Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France), the Veyron's chief designer was Hartmut Warkuss, and the exterior was designed by Jozef Kabaň of Volkswagen, with much of the engineering work being conducted under the guidance of former Peterbilt engineer and now Bugatti Engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber.

A number of special variants have been produced, including two targa tops. In December 2010, Bugatti began offering prospective buyers the ability to customize exterior and interiors colours by using the Veyron 16.4 Configurator application on the marque's official website.

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