Bugatti Veyron
| Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 | |
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Bugatti Veyron 16.4
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Bugatti Automobiles (Volkswagen) |
| Production |
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| Assembly | Molsheim, Alsace, France |
| Designer | Jozef Kabaň |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Body style | |
| Layout | Longitudinal, mid-engine, permanent all wheel drive |
| Related |
Audi Rosemeyer Bentley Hunaudières Lamborghini Diablo VT |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
Standard (Coupe), Grand Sport (Roadster): 8.0 L (488 cu in) W16 quad-turbocharged 1,014 PS (746 kW; 1,000 bhp) Super Sport (Coupe), Grand Sport Vitesse (Roadster): 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 bhp) |
| Transmission | 7-speed DSG automatic transmission |
| Dimensions | |
| 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) |
| Kerb weight | 1,888 kg (4,162 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Bugatti EB 110 |
| Successor | Bugatti Chiron |
The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined sports car, designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
The original version has a top speed of 407 km/h (253 mph). It was named Car of the Decade and best car award (2000–2009) by the BBC television programme Top Gear. The standard Bugatti Veyron also won Top Gear's Best Car Driven All Year award in 2005.
The Super Sport version of the Veyron is recognised by Guinness World Records as the fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of 431.072 km/h (268 mph), and the roadster Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse version is the fastest roadster in the world, reaching an averaged top speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph) in a test on 6 April 2013.
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 engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber.
Several special variants have been produced. In December 2010, Bugatti began offering prospective buyers the ability to customise exterior and interior colours by using the Veyron 16.4 Configurator application on the marque's official website. The Bugatti Veyron was discontinued in late 2014.
In May 1998, Volkswagen AG acquired the rights to use the Bugatti logo and the trade name Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. To succeed the EB 110 model produced under previous ownership, the maker quickly released a series of concept cars that would culminate in the Bugatti Veyron 16.4.
Between October 1998 and September 1999, Bugatti introduced a series of Giugiaro-designed concept vehicles, each with permanent four-wheel drive and powered by the Volkswagen-designed W18 engine. The first, the EB118, was a 2-door coupé presented at the 1998 Paris Motor Show. The next, the EB218, was a 4-door sedan presented at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show. A third, the 18/3 Chiron, was a mid-engined sports car presented at the 1999 International Motor Show in Frankfurt.
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