Bugatti Veyron | Bugatti Veyron | Bugatti | aka | Type aka here, not up there | Production | 2005 - present
300 Coupes / 150 Grand Sport Targas
450 units total | Class | Hypercar | Body Style | 2-door Mid-4WD coupé | Length | 4,462 mm | Width | 1,998 mm | Height | 1,159 mm | Wheelbase | 2,710 mm | Weight | 1888 kg | Transmission | 7-speed Manual w/ Automatic mode, AWD | Engine | 8.0 litre quad-turbo W16 | Power | 987 bhp @ 6000 rpm
1250 N·m of torque @ 2200 rpm
Super Sport
1183 bhp @ N/A rpm
1500 N·m of torque @ N/A rpm | Similar | Koenigsegg CCXR
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The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 was the fastest and most expensive street-legal production car in the world, with a proven top speed of over 400 km/h (407 km/h or 253 mph) and a base price of $1,700,000. It reached full production in September 2005. The car is built by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS and is sold under the legendary Bugatti marque. It is named after racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm. The design of Veyron ressembles the classic Bugatti models such as the Type 35.
Bugatti once again claimed the land speed record for production cars on July 4, 2010 with the Veyron Super Sport prototype. At the hands of Bugatti test driver Pierre Henri Raphanel, the Super Sport managed runs of 265.9 and 269.8 mph for an average terminal velocity of 267.81 mph on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessien track. The much awaited 'super-Veyron' sees the car's power output jump from 987 bhp to 1183 bhp and torque from 1250 to 1500 N·m. According to Bugatti, though, production models will be electronically limited to 257.9 mph to protect the tires. Contents [hide] * 1