Bugatti Veyron
The Veyron may be the ultimate exotic sports car. It is a 1,001-horsepower, $1.2 million super sports car that can reach a top speed of 252 mph in refined elegance. The 16-cylinder Veyron crushes many traditional automotive standards and receives its North American production premiere in Los Angeles.
The production Veyron was shown for the first time on October 19, 2005 at the Tokyo Motor Show. The official United States launch for the production version occurred at the 2006 Los Angeles International Auto Show in January. Visual differences between the prototype and production Veyrons are slight, but noticeable marks include the addition of marker lights or reflectors on the front fenders and a more pronounced "dorsal spine" on the hood (reminiscent of the Bugatti Atlantic), especially near the windshield.
According to the UK magazine Autocar, Volkswagen has officially unveiled the production version of the car (though the first units have yet to be offered for sale to the public) and published the final results of its in-house testing. Complete performance figures have not yet been independently verified, though the top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h) was experienced by Car and Driver.
The 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) time has been announced as 2.5 seconds and the car has been measured at a two-way average top speed of 407.08 km/h (252.95 mph) at the Volkswagen Ehra Lessien test track in Germany.
The final curb-weight of the car is said to be 4,162 lb (1,888 kg) with the power output rumoured to be still at the 1,001 PS (736 kW) level originally promised; it has been said that to ensure the desired top speed, the engine generates around 5-7% more power than this figure. The somewhat better than expected power-to-weight ratio may account for the increased performance figures over early prototype versions.
Six Veyrons were sold at the 2005 Dubai Motor Show in December, reportedly including the demonstration models used on the stands there. These would be the first reported private sales of the car.[2] Reports also indicate that deposits have been taken on 45 Veyrons as of December.
With its notorious production delays finally over, Forbes reports that the Bugatti's Veyron is now on sale in Europe--and the company wants to bring it to the U.S.
The Veyron may be the ultimate exotic sports car. It is a 1,001-horsepower, $1.2 million super sports car that can reach a top speed of 252 mph in refined elegance. The 16-cylinder Veyron crushes many traditional automotive standards and receives its North American production premiere in Los Angeles.
The production Veyron was shown for the first time on October 19, 2005 at the Tokyo Motor Show. The official United States launch for the production version occurred at the 2006 Los Angeles International Auto Show in January. Visual differences between the prototype and production Veyrons are slight, but noticeable marks include the addition of marker lights or reflectors on the front fenders and a more pronounced "dorsal spine" on the hood (reminiscent of the Bugatti Atlantic), especially near the windshield.
According to the UK magazine Autocar, Volkswagen has officially unveiled the production version of the car (though the first units have yet to be offered for sale to the public) and published the final results of its in-house testing. Complete performance figures have not yet been independently verified, though the top speed of 253 mph (407 km/h) was experienced by Car and Driver.
The 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) time has been announced as 2.5 seconds and the car has been measured at a two-way average top speed of 407.08 km/h (252.95 mph) at the Volkswagen Ehra Lessien test track in Germany.
The final curb-weight of the car is said to be 4,162 lb (1,888 kg) with the power output rumoured to be still at the 1,001 PS (736 kW) level originally promised; it has been said that to ensure the desired top speed, the engine generates around 5-7% more power than this figure. The somewhat better than expected power-to-weight ratio may account for the increased performance figures over early prototype versions.
Six Veyrons were sold at the 2005 Dubai Motor Show in December, reportedly including the demonstration models used on the stands there. These would be the first reported private sales of the car.[2] Reports also indicate that deposits have been taken on 45 Veyrons as of December.
With its notorious production delays finally over, Forbes reports that the Bugatti's Veyron is now on sale in Europe--and the company wants to bring it to the U.S.
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