On a beautiful sunny day at 25 degrees the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport achieved a new landspeed world record for production cars, on the proving grounds of the Volkswagen Group at Ehra-Lessien (nearby its headquarters at Wolfsburg). In the presence of the German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV) and a representative of Guinness Book of Records the Super Sport achieved an average top speed of 431 km/h.
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Bugatti is claiming a new production-car top-speed record with a combined two-run average of 267.9 mph (431.072 kph) with a new Veyron 16.4 Super Sport model, smashing the 253.76-mph record set by a standard Veyron 16.4 in 2005.
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Electronic Arts announced yesterday at the E3 the newest installement of the Need For Speed series, Hot Pursuit. High speed police chases and exotic cars? I'm sold! The game is due to release in November this year for the PS3, Xbox 360 and for PC. The trailer shows all kind of cool cars from a McLaren MP4-12C to a police version of a Bugatti Veyron.
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Who will win this epic race? Maybe not the one you think. I have no idea how or what setup the GT-R has, but wow, that Veyron got spanked. Check out the video, the fun starts at the 1 min mark.
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It reaches record-breaking speeds, sells for more than US$1.75 million and makes an extremely-exclusive group of owners very, very happy. The Bugatti Veyron fascinates people all over the world, and not just car enthusiasts.
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Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo won the MotoGP round in France, on the Bugatti circuit at Le Mans, consolidating his Championship lead over team-mate Valentino Rossi. Vale had some news of his own, after confirming that he will remain at Yamaha for the 2011 MotoGP season. This in turn opens the door at Ducati for Lorenzo to replace Casey Stoner, who has signed with Honda for next year.
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Sparks fly as 800bhp electric car is readied, promises amazing pace and zero emissions
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As if the plain-jane Veyron wasn't enough, Bugatti and the crazies at Château St. Jean in Molsheim, Alsace, France, have decided that 1,200 was the new 1,001, horsepower that is. The most powerful production car will, again, be the most powerful production ever...
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A 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic was sold to an undisclosed buyer, auction house Gooding and Co. said on Wednesday.
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In News Brake: Rolls-Royce rolls out an iPhone app for the Ghost, an update on who bought a rare Bugatti, and we test drive the dog-friendly Honda Element . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Bugatti releases more official pics of Galibier super-saloon
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Fastest new hatches of 2010, Vauxhall's new Calibra, exclusive Bugatti Twin test, Jaguars new XKR
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The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport convertible features the same 16-cylinder, 1001-hp gasoline engine as the coupe version of the supercar. Dana Holding Corp.'s multi-layer steel cylinder head gaskets seal the Grand Sport's W-16 powerplant.
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E260,500 (estimate E70,000 - 90,000) for the Lake Maggiore 1925 Bugatti Type 22 Brescia; E475,000 for the 1935 Hispano-Suiza T56 Torpedo; E398,000 for the 1929 Mercedes-Benz 630K Coupe-Chauffeur; a world-record breaking E398,000 for the 1970 Monteverdi 450SS Hai Berlinetta; and a remarkable E189,000 for the 1971 Citroen DS21 Decapotable, underlining the continued strength of this particular Citroen.
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SLS Desert Gold AMG unveiled at show as Bugatti debuts centenary Veyron trio
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You could easily call it "Lake Maggiore Bugatti." This 1925 Brescia Type 22 hasn't hit the streets for 73 years. In fact, up until 2009, it rested 53 metres deep in Lake Maggiore, Switzerland.
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Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. finishes its Centenary celebrations
with three tailor made cars, especially developed for its discerning clientele in the Middle East:
the Veyron "Sang d'Argent", the Grand Sport "Soleil de Nuit" and the Veyron "Nocturne",
limited to five cars only.
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Sensational new Ferrari is set to blow Bugatti away with advanced chassis and powerful yet efficient twin-turbo V8...
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Sensational new Ferrari is set to blow Bugatti away with advanced chassis and powerful yet efficient twin-turbo V8...
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