Рассказ о бугатти вейрон

Bugatti – знаменитая французская автомобильная компания, специализирующаяся на выпуске спортивных автомобилей люкс класса. Компанию в 1909 году основал Эторе Буратти. А в 1997 году инженер и гендиректор Volkswagen Фердинанд Пиех, двигаясь на поезде изобразил на ненужном конверте набросок мощнейшего 18-цилиндрового мотора. Пиех стремился создать двигатель, затмивший все, что было создано ранее. Так было положено начало созданию 6,25-литрового атмосферного мотора мощностью 555 л.с.

После этого инженер приступил к поиску компании, которая сможет воплотить его замысел. Он выбирал между Bentley и Rolls-Royce, но внезапно хорошую идею подкинул его пятилетний сын, который выпрашивал у отца купить ему игрушечную Бугатти. Так Пиех и обратил внимание на эту компанию, а в 1998 году концерн Volkswagen купил ее.

Концепты автомобилей Bugatti

У Фердинанда Карла Пиеха был уникальный двигатель и права на бренд, идеально подходящий для замысла инженера. Пришла пора начать работу над концептами. Всего было подготовлено 4 прототипа:

• Первым концептом стал Bugatti EB118 – купе дебютировало на автосалоне в Париже в 1998 году. Создатели стремились сохранить отличительные черты стиля Bugatti. Автомобиль строился на раме из алюминия и имел передний привод. 

• Спустя полгода на Женевском автосалоне был представлении перламутровый Bugatti EB218. Кузов был создан из алюминия, а колеса – из магния. 

• Третий прототип отличался от первых концептов – его строили как гиперкар. Bugatti EB18/3 Chiron дебютировал на Франкфуртском автосалоне.

• Наконец, Bugatti EB 18.4 Veyron появился в 1999 году на автосалоне в Токио. Этот концепт уже максимально походил на итоговую версию Veyron. 

Вскоре было объявлено, что Bugatti приступает к созданию агрегата мощностью 1001 лошадиных сил, который сможет развить скорость свыше 400 км/ч. Интересно, что в 2000 году компания Audi представила концепт Rosemeyer, очень напоминающий Veyron. Этот факт говорит о том, что Veyron является личным детищем Пиеха, и эта идея реализовалась в любом случае, даже если бы VW не удалось купить Bugatti. 

Начало серийного производства Veyron

Осенью 2000 года на Парижском автосалоне дебютировал уже практически серийный купе Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron. Конструкторы вместо 18-цилиндрового V-образного мотора выбрали W16. Два мотора VR-8 располагались под углом 90 градусов и дополнялись турбиной. Объем силового агрегата составил 8 литров, а мощность 1001 л.с. До сотни этот автомобиль разгонялся за 2,5 секунды, а максимальная скорость была 407 км/ч. Массовый выпуск купе стартовал в 2005 году.

Bugatti Veyron сегодня

Выпуск Вейрон в кузове купе завершился в 2011 году. В 2008 году компания представила Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport в кузове родстер, а год спустя начался его выпуск. Стоимость каждого автомобиля стартовала от 1 500 000 евро, что эквивалентно 112 000 000 рублей по текущему курсу. До скорости в 300 км/ч эта модель разгонялась за 16,7 секунд. 

Два года спустя дебютировал Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, который установил новый скоростной рекорд в классе серийных автомобилей – 432 км/ч. Мощность этого автомобиля составила 1200 л.с.

Спустя еще два года был представлен Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, который стал самым скоростным авто с откидным верхом, достигнув скорости 409 км/ч. Эта версия стала последней серийной модификацией Veyron, не считая многочисленных спецверсий. 

Bugatti Veyron – легендарный автомобиль, подаривший новую жизнь знаменитой французской марке. В эпоху нулевых был бум на драйвовые суперкары, несмотря на то, что они были реально доступны очень малому количеству потенциальных покупателей. На сегодняшний день будущее за гибридными автомобилями и электрокарами, что приготовит нам автоиндустрия чтобы побить рекорды скорости легендарного Бугатти Вейрон – покажет лишь время.

Bugatti Veyron – это настоящая революция в автомобильном мире, наиболее продвинутый с технической точки зрения автомобиль, равного которому нет.

Инжиниринговой мощи «Фольксвагена» хватило на то, чтобы в результате работы появилась уникальная машина, которую можно назвать без преувеличения самой лучшей. Лучшее здесь все – начиная от отделки салона до двигателя.

Ниже приведем шестнадцать любопытных фактов об автомобиле Bugatti Veyron.

• производителем тормозов для Bugatti является компания, которая изготавливает тормоза для аэробусов;
• Bugatti имеет свое антикрыло, управление им осуществляется в автоматическом режиме при помощи датчика скорости;
• автомобиль разрабатывался в сотрудничестве с аэрокосмическими конструкторами;
• логотип имеет инициалы основателя компании – Этторе Бугатти;
• Bugatti оснащается двойным V образным 8-цилиндровым двигателем, изготовленным из титана. В его конструкции более 3,5 тысяч частей. С такой силовой установкой можно с одинаковым комфортом гонять по трассе и ездить по городским дорогам;
• точная мощность двигателя неизвестна, оценки в этом плане расходятся. Чтобы не вызывать споров Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. заявляет ее на уровне 1001 л.с.
• Bugatti Veyron мог бы удивлять пламенем из выхлопной трубы, которое появлялось бы когда автомобиль разгонялся более 300 км/ч. Однако из-за незаконности такой фишки, проявившейся при тестировании авто, ее убрали и разработали уникальную систему охлаждения;
• к слову до 300 км/ч «Вейрон» разгоняется за 17 секунд;
• передачи на трансмиссии с двойным сцеплением переключаются без потери в мощности – на это требуется всего лишь 150 мс.
• для изготовления тормозных дисков используют высокотехнологичный сплав углекерамического титана;
• Bugatti оснащается двумя тормозными системами, механической и аэродинамической;
• на остановку на скорости 407 км/ч автомобиль потратит всего лишь 10 секунд;
• Bugatti получил уникальные, разработанные специально для него покрышки, которые способны работать на высоких скоростях. Ранее такую продукцию не выпускал ни один производитель шин;
• ширина задних колес автомобиля составляет 37 см;
• Bugatti – «прожорливый» автомобиль, на каждые 100 км пути он потребляет 37,2 литра топлива в условиях города, и 14,9 литров на трассе. В смешанном цикле потребляется 23,1 литр.
• Автомобили Bugatti – исключительно ручной сборки.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Overview
Manufacturer	Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
Production	2005–2015 (450 produced) 2005–2011 (Veyron 16.4; 252 produced) 2009–2015 (Grand Sport; 58 produced) 2010–2011 (Super Sport; 48 produced) 2012–2015 (Grand Sport Vitesse; 92 produced)
Assembly	France: Alsace, Molsheim[1]
Designer	Jozef Kabaň[2]
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car (S)
Body style	2-door coupé (16.4, Super Sport) 2-door targa top (Grand Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse)
Layout	Mid-engine, all-wheel drive
Related	Audi Rosemeyer Bentley Hunaudières
Powertrain
Engine	8.0 L (488 cu in) quad-turbocharged WR16
Power output	Standard (Coupé), Grand Sport (Roadster): 736 kW (987 hp; 1,001 PS)[3] Super Sport (Coupé), Grand Sport Vitesse (Roadster): 883 kW (1,201 PS; 1,184 hp)[4][5]
Transmission	7-speed dual-clutch automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,710 mm (106.7 in)
Length	4,462 mm (175.7 in)
Width	1,998 mm (78.7 in)
Height	1,204 mm (47.4 in)
Kerb weight	1,838–1,990 kg (4,052–4,387 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Bugatti EB 110
Successor	Bugatti Chiron

The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car, designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and Bugatti and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti. It was named after the racing driver Pierre Veyron.

The original version has a top speed of 407 km/h (253 mph).^[6][7] It was named the 2000s Car of the Decade by the BBC television programme Top Gear. The standard Veyron also won Top Gear‘s Best Car Driven All Year award in 2005.

The Super Sport version of the Veyron is one of the fastest street-legal production cars in the world, with a top speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph).^[8] The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse was 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.^[9][10]

The Veyron’s chief designer was Hartmut Warkuß, with the exterior being designed by Jozef Kabaň of Volkswagen. Much of the engineering work was conducted under the guidance of chief technical officer Wolfgang Schreiber. The Veyron includes a sound system designed and built by Burmester Audiosysteme.^[11]

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.^[12][13] The Bugatti Veyron was discontinued in late 2014, but special edition models continued to be produced until 2015.

Origins[edit]

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 the previous ownership, the automaker quickly released a series of concept cars whose technological advancements would culminate in the form of the 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 car, the EB 118, was a 2-door luxury coupé presented at the 1998 Paris Motor Show. The next car, the EB218, was a 4-door saloon presented at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show. The third and final car, the 18/3 Chiron, was a mid-engine sports car presented at the 1999 International Motor Show in Frankfurt.^[14]

In October 1999, Bugatti unveiled a fourth concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show. The EB 18/4 Veyron was a mid-engine sports car styled in-house under the direction of Hartmut Warkuß.^[15] In 2000, a modified version, the EB 16/4 Veyron, was displayed at motor shows in Detroit, Geneva, and Paris. Rather than the three-bank W18 engine of the four previous concept cars, the EB 16/4 featured the four-bank W16 engine architecture installed in every production example of the Veyron.^[16]

The decision to start production of the car was made by the Volkswagen Group in 2001. The first roadworthy prototype was completed in August 2003. It is identical to the later series variant, except for a few details. In the transition from development to series production, considerable technical problems had to be addressed, repeatedly delaying production until September 2005.^[17]

The Veyron EB 16.4 is named in honor of Pierre Veyron, a Bugatti development engineer, test driver and company race driver who, with co-driver Jean-Pierre Wimille, won the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans while driving a Bugatti.^[18] The «EB» refers to Bugatti founder Ettore Bugatti and the «16.4» refers to the engine’s 16 cylinders and quad-turbochargers.^[19]

Bugatti Veyron (2005–2011)[edit]

Specifications and performance[edit]

The Veyron features an 8.0-litre, quad-turbocharged, W16 cylinder engine, equivalent to two narrow-angle V8 engines bolted together. Each cylinder has four valves for a total of 64, but the configuration of each bank allows two overhead camshafts to drive two banks of cylinders so only four camshafts are needed. The engine is fed by four turbochargers and displaces 7,993 cc (487.8 cu in), with a square 86 by 86 mm (3.39 by 3.39 in) bore and stroke.

The transmission is a dual-clutch direct-shift computer-controlled automatic transmission having seven gear ratios, with magnesium paddles behind the steering wheel and a shift time of less than 150 milliseconds, built by Ricardo of England rather than Borg-Warner, who designed the six speed DSG used in the mainstream Volkswagen Group marques. The Veyron can be driven in either semi-automatic or fully-automatic mode. A replacement transmission for the Veyron costs just over US$120,000.^[20] It also has permanent all-wheel drive using the Haldex Traction system. It uses special Michelin PAX run-flat tyres, designed specifically to accommodate the Veyron’s top speed, and cost US$25,000 per set.^[20] The tyres can be mounted on the wheels only in France, a service which costs US$70,000.^[20] Kerb weight is 1,888 kg (4,162 lb).^[21] This gives the car a power-to-weight ratio, according to Volkswagen Group’s figures, of 530 PS (390 kW; 523 hp) per ton.
The car’s wheelbase is 2,710 mm (106.7 in). Overall length is 4,462 mm (175.7 in) which gives 1,752.6 mm (69.0 in) of overhang. The width is 1,998 mm (78.7 in) and height 1,204 mm (47.4 in). The Bugatti Veyron has a total of ten radiators:^[22]

• 3 heat exchangers for the air-to-liquid intercoolers.
• 3 engine radiators.
• 1 for the air conditioning system.
• 1 transmission oil radiator.
• 1 differential oil radiator.
• 1 engine oil radiator

It has a drag coefficient of Cd=0.41 (normal condition) and Cd=0.36 (after lowering to the ground),^[23] and a frontal area of 2.07 m² (22.3 sq ft).^[24] This gives it a drag area, the product of drag coefficient and frontal area, of CdA=0.74 m² (8.0 sq ft).

Engine power output[edit]

According to Volkswagen Group and certified by TÜV Süddeutschland, the W16 engine utilised by the Veyron has a power output of 736 kW (987 hp; 1,001 PS), and generates 1,250 N⋅m (922 lbf⋅ft) of torque.^[4][25][26]

Top speed[edit]

German inspection officials recorded an average top speed of the original version at 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph)^[7] during test sessions on Volkswagen Group’s private Ehra-Lessien test track on 19 April 2005.

This top speed was almost matched by James May on Top Gear in November 2006, at the Ehra-Lessien test track, at 407.5 km/h (253.2 mph).^[7] May noted that at top speed the engine consumes 45,000 L (9,900 imp gal) of air per minute (as much as a human breathes in four days). Back in the Top Gear studio, co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson commented that most sports cars felt like they were shaking apart at their top speed, and asked May if that was the case with the Veyron at 407 km/h (253 mph). May responded that the Veyron was very controlled, and only wobbled slightly when the air brake deployed.^[27]

The car’s normal top speed is listed at 343 km/h (213 mph). When the car reaches 220 km/h (137 mph), hydraulics lower the car until it has a ground clearance of about 9 cm (3.5 in). At the same time, the wing and spoiler deploy. In this handling mode, the wing provides 3,425 newtons (770 lbf) of downforce, holding the car to the road.^[22]

Top speed mode must be entered while the vehicle is at rest. Its driver must toggle a special top speed key to the left of their seat, which triggers a checklist to establish whether the car and its driver are ready to attempt to reach 407 km/h (253 mph). If so, the rear spoiler retracts, the front air diffusers shut, and normal 12.5 cm (4.9 in) ground clearance drops to 6.5 cm (2.6 in).

Braking[edit]

The Veyron’s brakes use cross drilled, radially vented carbon fibre reinforced silicon carbide (C/SiC) composite discs, manufactured by SGL Carbon, which have less brake fade and weigh less than standard cast iron discs.^[28] The lightweight aluminium alloy monobloc brake calipers are made by AP Racing; the front have eight^[22] titanium pistons and the rear calipers have six pistons. Bugatti claims maximum deceleration of 1.3 g on road tyres. As an added safety feature, in the event of brake failure, an anti-lock braking system (ABS) has also been installed on the handbrake.

Prototypes have been subjected to repeated 1.0 g braking from 312 km/h (194 mph) to 80 km/h (50 mph) without fade. With the car’s acceleration from 80 km/h (50 mph) to 312 km/h (194 mph), that test can be performed every 22 seconds. At speeds above 200 km/h (124 mph), the rear wing also acts as an airbrake, snapping to a 55° angle in 0.4 seconds once brakes are applied, providing an additional 0.68 g (6.66 m/s²) of deceleration (equivalent to the stopping power of an ordinary hatchback).^[22] Bugatti claims the Veyron will brake from 400 km/h (249 mph) to a standstill in less than 10 seconds, though distance covered in this time will be half a kilometre (third of a mile).^[22]

Special editions[edit]

Name	Picture	Release date	Release price	Notes
Bugatti 16.4 Veyron Pur Sang[29]		September 2007		5 units were made.
Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès[30]		March 2008	€1.55 million, excluding taxes and transport[31]	This model was limited to four units. A Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport was later produced in the same configuration.
Bugatti 16.4 Veyron Sang Noir[32]		May 2008		12 units were made.
Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire[33]		March 2009		One of a kind.
Bugatti Veyron «Jean-Pierre Wimille»[34]		September 2009
Bugatti Veyron «Achille Varzi»		September 2009
Bugatti Veyron «Malcolm Campbell»		September 2009
Bugatti Veyron «Hermann zu Leiningen»		September 2009

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport (2009–2015)[edit]

The targa top version of the Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4, dubbed the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, was unveiled at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.^[35][36] It has extensive reinforcements to compensate for the lack of a standard roof^[37] and small changes to the windshield and running lights. Two removable tops are included, the second a temporary arrangement fashioned after an umbrella. The top speed with the hardtop in place is the same as the standard coupé version, but with the roof removed is limited to 369 km/h (229 mph)—and to 130 km/h (81 mph) with the temporary soft roof. The Grand Sport edition was limited to 150 units, with the first 50 going exclusively to registered Bugatti customers. Production began in the second quarter of 2009.

Special editions[edit]

Name	Picture	Release date	Release price	Notes
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Sang Bleu[38]		August 2009[39]		One of a kind.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport L’Or Blanc[40]		June 2011	€1.65 million, excluding taxes and transport	Collaboration between Bugatti and the Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport «Dubai Motor Show 2011» Special Edition[41]		November 2011	€1.58 million, excluding taxes and transport	Introduced with a horizontal colour split with a bright yellow body framed in visible black carbon (including black-tinted wheels), seats in yellow-coloured leather upholstery with black stitching, middle console in black carbon, dashboard, steering wheel and gearshift made of black leather with yellow stitching.[42] The car was then shown again at the 2012 Qatar Motor Show.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport «Dubai Motor Show 2011» Special Edition		November 2011	€1.74 million, excluding taxes and transport	Presented in a two-tone horizontal colour split consisting of visible blue carbon, framed in polished, anodised aluminium.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport «Dubai Motor Show 2011» Special Edition		November 2011	€1.74 million, excluding taxes and transport	Came in the newly developed green carbon fibre tone with polished aluminium.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Bernar Venet[43]		December 2012[44]		One of a kind.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, World Record Edition (2010–2011)[edit]

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport is a faster, more powerful version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Production was limited to 30 units. The Super Sport has increased engine power output of 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 hp) at 6,400 rpm and a maximum torque of 1,500 N⋅m (1,106 lb⋅ft) at 3,000–5,000 rpm and a revised aerodynamic package.^[45] The Super Sport has been driven as fast as 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph), making it the fastest production road car in the world at the time of its introduction^[5][46][47] although it is electronically limited to 415 km/h (258 mph) to protect the tyres from disintegrating.^[45]

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport World Record Edition is a version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 SuperSport. It is limited to five units. It has an orange body detailing, orange wheels, and a special black exposed carbon body. The electronic limiter is also removed with this version.^[48]

The model was unveiled in 2010 at The Quail, followed by the 2010 Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca, and the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.^[49]

Top Speed World Record[edit]

On 4 July 2010, James May, a television presenter on BBC Two’s television show Top Gear, drove the Veyron Super Sport on Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien (near Wolfsburg, Germany) high-speed test track at 417.61 km/h (259.49 mph). Later that day, Bugatti’s official test driver Pierre Henri Raphanel drove the Super Sport version of the Veyron at the same track to establish the car’s top speed. With representatives of the Guinness Book of Records and German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV) on hand, Raphanel made passes around the big oval in both directions achieving an average maximum speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph), thus taking back the title from the SSC Ultimate Aero TT as the fastest production vehicle of all time.^[8] The 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph) mark was reached by averaging the Super Sport’s two test runs, the first reaching 427.933 km/h (265.905 mph) and the second 434.211 km/h (269.806 mph).^[50][51]

When the record was certified it was already well known to the public that the customer car would be electronically limited to 415 km/h (258 mph).
Yet, after a query by the Sunday Times Guinness’ PR director Jaime Strang was quoted on 5 April 2013: «As the car’s speed limiter was deactivated, this modification was against the official guidelines. Consequently, the vehicle’s record set at 431.072 km/h is no longer valid.»
On 10 April 2013, it was written on its website: «Guinness World Records would like to confirm that Bugatti’s record has not been disqualified; the record category is currently under review.»

On 15 April 2013, Bugatti’s speed record was confirmed: «Following a thorough review conducted with a number of external experts, Guinness World Records is pleased to announce the confirmation of Bugatti’s record of Fastest production car achieved by the Veyron 16.4 SuperSport. The focus of the review was with respect to what may constitute a modification to a car’s standard specification. Having evaluated all the necessary information, Guinness World Records is now satisfied that a change to the speed limiter does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine.»^[52][53][54]

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse (2012–2015)[edit]

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse is a targa top version of the Veyron Super Sport. The engine in the Vitesse variant has a maximum power output of 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 bhp) at 6,400 rpm and a maximum torque of 1,500 N⋅m (1,100 lb⋅ft) at 3,000–5,000 rpm. These figures allow the car to accelerate from a stand still to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.6 seconds. On normal roads, the Vitesse is electronically limited to 375 km/h (233 mph).

The Vitesse was first unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show^[55][56] and later at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show^[57] and the 2012 São Paulo Motor Show.^[58]

Special editions[edit]

A number of special editions of the Vitesse were made:

• The World Record Car (WRC) Edition was limited to 8 units, debuted in 2013, and went on sale for €1.99 million.^[59][60][61]

Name	Picture	Release date	Release price	Notes
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Le Ciel Californien.[62][63][64][65]		August 2012	€1.74 million (US$2.2 million)	Inspired by Bugatti Type 37A
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse «1 of 1»[66]		18 August 2014		Commissioned by a customer in Singapore.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale[67]		March 2015		1 of 1

In 2013, Bugatti produced a series of Vitesse dedicated to racing legends, including Jean-Pierre Wimille,^[68][69] Jean Bugatti,^[70][71] Meo Costantini,^[72] and Ettore Bugatti.^[73]

All six models in the Legend series are limited to three vehicles:^[74]

Name	Picture	Release date	Release price	Notes
Bugatti Legend «Jean-Pierre Wimille»[75]		24 July 2013
Bugatti Legend «Jean Bugatti»[76]		9 September 2013	€2.28 million, excluding taxes and transport
Bugatti Legend «Meo Costantini»[77]		5 November 2013	€2.09 million, excluding taxes and transport	This model is reminiscent of the Bugatti Type 35. One of the three model made, the only US-spec car, was sold in August 2020 at Bonhams Quail auction for US$1,750,000 inc. premium.[78]
Bugatti Legend «Rembrandt Bugatti»[79][80]		3 March 2014	€2.18 million, excluding taxes and transport	Rembrandt Bugatti was the brother of company founder Ettore and one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century.
«Black Bess» Legend Vitesse[81][82]		10 April 2014	€2.15 million, excluding taxes and transport	This model is reminiscent of the famed Bugatti Type 18 «Black Bess».
Bugatti Legend «Ettore Bugatti»[83]		7 August 2014	€2.35 million, excluding taxes and transport	This model harks back to the Bugatti Type 41 Royale.

Records[edit]

A Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse driven by the Chinese racing driver Anthony Liu at Volkswagen Group’s proving grounds in Ehra-Lessien became the fastest open-top production sports car, with a top speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph).^[60]

After the world record attempt, Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber, President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S, said «When we introduced the Vitesse, we established the top speed for open-top driving to be 375 km/h. Still, we could not let go of the idea of reaching the 400 km/h mark with this car as well. The fact that we have succeeded in reaching 408.84 km/h is a thrill for me, and it reaffirms once again that Bugatti is the leader when it comes to technology in the international automotive industry.» The driver, Anthony Liu, claimed «Even at such high speeds it remained incredibly comfortable and stable. With an open-top, you can really experience the sound of the engine and yet even at higher speeds I did not get compromised by the wind at all.»^[59]

Specifications (all variants)[edit]

Basic specifications[4][5]
Layout and body style	Mid-engine, four-wheel drive, two-door coupé/targa top	Base price	Standard (Coupé), Grand Sport (Roadster): €1,225,000 (£1,065,000; US$1,700,000) Super Sport (Coupé), Grand Sport Vitesse (Roadster): €1,912,500 (£1,665,000; US$2,700,000)
Internal combustion engine	8.0 litre W16, 64v 2xDOHC quad-turbocharged petrol engine	Engine displacement and max. power	7,993 cc (487.8 cu in) Standard (Coupé), Grand Sport (Roadster): 1,001 PS (736 kW; 987 bhp) at 6,000 rpm Super Sport (Coupé), Grand Sport Vitesse (Roadster): 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 bhp) at 6,400 rpm

Performance
	Standard, Grand Sport	Super Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse
Top Speed	408.47 km/h (253.81 mph)[84]	431.072 km/h (267.856 mph); 415 km/h (258 mph) limited[51]
0–100 km/h (62 mph)	2.46 seconds[85][86]
0–200 km/h (124 mph)	7.3 seconds[87][88]	6.7 seconds[89][90]
0–300 km/h (186 mph)	16.7 seconds[87][88]	14.6 seconds[89][90]
0–400 km/h (249 mph)	55.6 seconds[88]	40 seconds[citation needed] (estimated)[by whom?]
Standing quarter-mile (402 m)	10.1 seconds[91]	9.7 seconds[89]
Standing mile (1609 m)	25.9 seconds at 328.9 km/h (204.4 mph)[92]	23.6 seconds[89]
Braking from 100 km/h (62 mph)	31.4 m[87][89]
0–300–0 km/h (0–186–0 mph)	27.8 seconds[93]	22.5 seconds[89]
0–322–0 km/h (0–200–0 mph)		25.6 seconds[89]
Lateral acceleration	?	1.4 g[89]

Fuel economy[94]
EPA city driving	8 miles per U.S. gallon (29 L/100 km; 9.6 mpg‑imp)	EPA highway driving	14 miles per U.S. gallon (17 L/100 km; 17 mpg‑imp)
Top speed fuel economy	3 miles per U.S. gallon (78 L/100 km; 3.6 mpg‑imp), or 1.4 U.S. gal (5.3 L; 1.2 imp gal) per minute

Special editions by car tuners[edit]

Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero[edit]

The Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero is a Veyron 16.4 modified by the German car modification firm Mansory.^[95]

The Linea Vincero has new wheel rims and new exterior lower bodywork. It extensively uses carbon fibre in the interior and exterior as well.

This car, with its interior and exterior customisations, is worth US$1 million more than a standard Veyron 16.4.^[96]

Bugatti Veyron Linea D’oro[edit]

The Bugatti Veyron Linea D’oro is a car made on the basis of the Veyron Grand Sport and the 16.4 by the German car modification firm Mansory.

The D’oro’s exterior design is identical to its predecessor’s but it has a few differences such as the gold paint on the badge, rims and other features. The iconic «V» shaped badge is also present on this car’s front grille.^[97]

Bugatti Veyron Linea Viviere[edit]

The Bugatti Veyron Linea Viviere (commonly known as the Mansory Viviere) is a car made on the basis of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport by the German car modification firm Mansory.

This car’s exterior design features the iconic «V» shaped front grille and an additional exhaust system below its rear lights. The interior has been handcrafted and carbon fibre has been extensively used.^[98]

This car has a second generation known as the Viviere Diamond Edition which has been made on the same basis. This car is the final Veyron Edition tuned by Mansory and has a marble coloured exterior paintwork.^[99]

The Bugatti Veyron Linea Viviere costs US$2.3 million, making it one of the most expensive Veyrons ever produced.^[100]

Production[edit]

As of 6 August 2014, 405 cars have been produced and delivered to customers worldwide, with orders that have already been placed for another 30. Bugatti was reported to produce 300 coupés and 150 roadsters up to the end of 2015.^[101] Production amounted to 450 units in a span of over 10 years. The final production vehicle, a Grand Sport Vitesse titled «La Finale» (The Last One), was displayed at the Geneva Motor Show from 5–15 March 2015.^[102]

Name	Units made
Veyron 16.4	252
Veyron Grand Sport	58
Veyron Super Sport	48
Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse	92
Total	450

Future development[edit]

In 2008, Bugatti then-CEO Dr Franz-Josef Paefgen confirmed that the Veyron would be replaced by another high-end model by 2012.^[103] In 2011, the new CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer revealed that the company was planning to produce two models in the future — one a sports car-successor to the Veyron, the other a limousine known as the Bugatti 16C Galibier, which was later cancelled since Bugatti was later then working on a successor to the Veyron, which became the Bugatti Chiron.^[104]

The successor to the Veyron was unveiled in concept form as the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo at the September 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.

A toned-down version of the radically styled Vision Gran Turismo concept car, now called the Chiron, debuted at the March 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Production started in 2017 and will be limited to 500 units.

Sales[edit]

Year	Units sold
2005	5[105]
2006	44[105]
2007	81[106]
2008	71[107]
2009	50[107]
2010	40[108]
2011	38[109]1
2012	31[110]
2013	47[111]
Total	407 ISI

Reception[edit]

Top Gear[edit]

All three former presenters of the popular BBC motoring show Top Gear have given the Veyron considerable praise. While initially skeptical that the Veyron would ever be produced, Jeremy Clarkson later declared the Veyron «the greatest car ever made and the greatest car we will ever see in our lifetime», comparing it to Concorde and S.S. Great Britain. He noted that the production cost of a Veyron was £5 million, but was sold to customers for just £1 million. Volkswagen designed the car merely as a technical exercise. James May described the Veyron as «our Concorde moment». Clarkson test drove the Veyron from Alba in northern Italy to London in a race against May and Richard Hammond who made the journey in a Cessna 182 aeroplane.

A few episodes later, May drove the Veyron at the VW test track and took it to its top speed of 407.16 km/h (253.00 mph). In series 10, Hammond raced the Veyron against the Eurofighter Typhoon and lost. He also raced the car in Series 13 against a McLaren F1 driven by The Stig in a one-mile (1.6 km) drag race in Abu Dhabi. The commentary focused on Bugatti’s «amazing technical achievement» versus the «non-gizmo» racing purity of the F1. While the F1 was quicker off the line and remained ahead until both cars were travelling at approximately 200 km/h (124 mph), the Bugatti overtook its competitor from 200 to 300 km/h (124 to 186 mph) and emerged the victor. Hammond has stated that he did not use the Veyron’s launch control in order to make the race more interesting.

The Veyron also won the award for «Car of the Decade» in Top Gear‘s end of 2010 award show. Clarkson commented, «It was a car that just rewrote the rule book really, an amazing piece of engineering, a genuine Concorde moment». When the standard version was tested in 2008, it did not reach the top of the lap time leader board, with a time of 1:18.3, which was speculated as being due to the car’s considerable weight disadvantage against the other cars towards the top. In 2010 the SuperSport version achieved the fastest ever time of 1:16.8 (dethroned the Gumpert Apollo S, replaced by the Ariel Atom V8 in 2011),^[112] as well as being taken to a verified average top speed of 431 km/h (268 mph) by Raphanel on the programme,^[113] thenceforth retaking its position as the fastest production car in the world.^{[114][115][116]}

Martin Roach[edit]

In 2011, Martin Roach’s book Bugatti Veyron: A Quest for Perfection – The Story of the Greatest Car in the World^[117] took the stance that the car had now become so famous that it is effectively a bona fide celebrity. The book follows its author as he attempts to track down and drive the car, along the way interviewing chief designers, test drivers, and the president of Bugatti.

Gordon Murray[edit]

During its development period McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray said in UK auto magazine Evo: «The most pointless exercise on the planet has got to be this four-wheel-drive, thousand-horsepower Bugatti.» But after driving it he called it «a huge achievement».^[118]

Murray was impressed with the Veyron’s engine and transmission after he test drove one for Road & Track magazine. He also praised its styling: «The styling is a wonderful mélange of classic curves and mechanical edges and elements — this should ensure that the car will still look good years from now, and therefore have a chance of becoming a future classic.»^[119]

See also[edit]

• List of fastest production cars
• List of production cars by power output

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Bugatti Veyron at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Overview
Manufacturer	Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
Production	2005–2015 (450 produced) 2005–2011 (Veyron 16.4; 252 produced) 2009–2015 (Grand Sport; 58 produced) 2010–2011 (Super Sport; 48 produced) 2012–2015 (Grand Sport Vitesse; 92 produced)
Assembly	France: Alsace, Molsheim[1]
Designer	Jozef Kabaň[2]
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car (S)
Body style	2-door coupé (16.4, Super Sport) 2-door targa top (Grand Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse)
Layout	Mid-engine, all-wheel drive
Related	Audi Rosemeyer Bentley Hunaudières
Powertrain
Engine	8.0 L (488 cu in) quad-turbocharged WR16
Power output	Standard (Coupé), Grand Sport (Roadster): 736 kW (987 hp; 1,001 PS)[3] Super Sport (Coupé), Grand Sport Vitesse (Roadster): 883 kW (1,201 PS; 1,184 hp)[4][5]
Transmission	7-speed dual-clutch automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,710 mm (106.7 in)
Length	4,462 mm (175.7 in)
Width	1,998 mm (78.7 in)
Height	1,204 mm (47.4 in)
Kerb weight	1,838–1,990 kg (4,052–4,387 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Bugatti EB 110
Successor	Bugatti Chiron

The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car, designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and Bugatti and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti. It was named after the racing driver Pierre Veyron.

The original version has a top speed of 407 km/h (253 mph).^[6][7] It was named the 2000s Car of the Decade by the BBC television programme Top Gear. The standard Veyron also won Top Gear‘s Best Car Driven All Year award in 2005.

The Super Sport version of the Veyron is one of the fastest street-legal production cars in the world, with a top speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph).^[8] The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse was 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.^[9][10]

The Veyron’s chief designer was Hartmut Warkuß, with the exterior being designed by Jozef Kabaň of Volkswagen. Much of the engineering work was conducted under the guidance of chief technical officer Wolfgang Schreiber. The Veyron includes a sound system designed and built by Burmester Audiosysteme.^[11]

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.^[12][13] The Bugatti Veyron was discontinued in late 2014, but special edition models continued to be produced until 2015.

Origins[edit]

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 the previous ownership, the automaker quickly released a series of concept cars whose technological advancements would culminate in the form of the 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 car, the EB 118, was a 2-door luxury coupé presented at the 1998 Paris Motor Show. The next car, the EB218, was a 4-door saloon presented at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show. The third and final car, the 18/3 Chiron, was a mid-engine sports car presented at the 1999 International Motor Show in Frankfurt.^[14]

In October 1999, Bugatti unveiled a fourth concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show. The EB 18/4 Veyron was a mid-engine sports car styled in-house under the direction of Hartmut Warkuß.^[15] In 2000, a modified version, the EB 16/4 Veyron, was displayed at motor shows in Detroit, Geneva, and Paris. Rather than the three-bank W18 engine of the four previous concept cars, the EB 16/4 featured the four-bank W16 engine architecture installed in every production example of the Veyron.^[16]

The decision to start production of the car was made by the Volkswagen Group in 2001. The first roadworthy prototype was completed in August 2003. It is identical to the later series variant, except for a few details. In the transition from development to series production, considerable technical problems had to be addressed, repeatedly delaying production until September 2005.^[17]

The Veyron EB 16.4 is named in honor of Pierre Veyron, a Bugatti development engineer, test driver and company race driver who, with co-driver Jean-Pierre Wimille, won the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans while driving a Bugatti.^[18] The «EB» refers to Bugatti founder Ettore Bugatti and the «16.4» refers to the engine’s 16 cylinders and quad-turbochargers.^[19]

Bugatti Veyron (2005–2011)[edit]

Specifications and performance[edit]

The Veyron features an 8.0-litre, quad-turbocharged, W16 cylinder engine, equivalent to two narrow-angle V8 engines bolted together. Each cylinder has four valves for a total of 64, but the configuration of each bank allows two overhead camshafts to drive two banks of cylinders so only four camshafts are needed. The engine is fed by four turbochargers and displaces 7,993 cc (487.8 cu in), with a square 86 by 86 mm (3.39 by 3.39 in) bore and stroke.

The transmission is a dual-clutch direct-shift computer-controlled automatic transmission having seven gear ratios, with magnesium paddles behind the steering wheel and a shift time of less than 150 milliseconds, built by Ricardo of England rather than Borg-Warner, who designed the six speed DSG used in the mainstream Volkswagen Group marques. The Veyron can be driven in either semi-automatic or fully-automatic mode. A replacement transmission for the Veyron costs just over US$120,000.^[20] It also has permanent all-wheel drive using the Haldex Traction system. It uses special Michelin PAX run-flat tyres, designed specifically to accommodate the Veyron’s top speed, and cost US$25,000 per set.^[20] The tyres can be mounted on the wheels only in France, a service which costs US$70,000.^[20] Kerb weight is 1,888 kg (4,162 lb).^[21] This gives the car a power-to-weight ratio, according to Volkswagen Group’s figures, of 530 PS (390 kW; 523 hp) per ton.
The car’s wheelbase is 2,710 mm (106.7 in). Overall length is 4,462 mm (175.7 in) which gives 1,752.6 mm (69.0 in) of overhang. The width is 1,998 mm (78.7 in) and height 1,204 mm (47.4 in). The Bugatti Veyron has a total of ten radiators:^[22]

• 3 heat exchangers for the air-to-liquid intercoolers.
• 3 engine radiators.
• 1 for the air conditioning system.
• 1 transmission oil radiator.
• 1 differential oil radiator.
• 1 engine oil radiator

It has a drag coefficient of Cd=0.41 (normal condition) and Cd=0.36 (after lowering to the ground),^[23] and a frontal area of 2.07 m² (22.3 sq ft).^[24] This gives it a drag area, the product of drag coefficient and frontal area, of CdA=0.74 m² (8.0 sq ft).

Engine power output[edit]

According to Volkswagen Group and certified by TÜV Süddeutschland, the W16 engine utilised by the Veyron has a power output of 736 kW (987 hp; 1,001 PS), and generates 1,250 N⋅m (922 lbf⋅ft) of torque.^[4][25][26]

Top speed[edit]

German inspection officials recorded an average top speed of the original version at 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph)^[7] during test sessions on Volkswagen Group’s private Ehra-Lessien test track on 19 April 2005.

This top speed was almost matched by James May on Top Gear in November 2006, at the Ehra-Lessien test track, at 407.5 km/h (253.2 mph).^[7] May noted that at top speed the engine consumes 45,000 L (9,900 imp gal) of air per minute (as much as a human breathes in four days). Back in the Top Gear studio, co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson commented that most sports cars felt like they were shaking apart at their top speed, and asked May if that was the case with the Veyron at 407 km/h (253 mph). May responded that the Veyron was very controlled, and only wobbled slightly when the air brake deployed.^[27]

The car’s normal top speed is listed at 343 km/h (213 mph). When the car reaches 220 km/h (137 mph), hydraulics lower the car until it has a ground clearance of about 9 cm (3.5 in). At the same time, the wing and spoiler deploy. In this handling mode, the wing provides 3,425 newtons (770 lbf) of downforce, holding the car to the road.^[22]

Top speed mode must be entered while the vehicle is at rest. Its driver must toggle a special top speed key to the left of their seat, which triggers a checklist to establish whether the car and its driver are ready to attempt to reach 407 km/h (253 mph). If so, the rear spoiler retracts, the front air diffusers shut, and normal 12.5 cm (4.9 in) ground clearance drops to 6.5 cm (2.6 in).

Braking[edit]

The Veyron’s brakes use cross drilled, radially vented carbon fibre reinforced silicon carbide (C/SiC) composite discs, manufactured by SGL Carbon, which have less brake fade and weigh less than standard cast iron discs.^[28] The lightweight aluminium alloy monobloc brake calipers are made by AP Racing; the front have eight^[22] titanium pistons and the rear calipers have six pistons. Bugatti claims maximum deceleration of 1.3 g on road tyres. As an added safety feature, in the event of brake failure, an anti-lock braking system (ABS) has also been installed on the handbrake.

Prototypes have been subjected to repeated 1.0 g braking from 312 km/h (194 mph) to 80 km/h (50 mph) without fade. With the car’s acceleration from 80 km/h (50 mph) to 312 km/h (194 mph), that test can be performed every 22 seconds. At speeds above 200 km/h (124 mph), the rear wing also acts as an airbrake, snapping to a 55° angle in 0.4 seconds once brakes are applied, providing an additional 0.68 g (6.66 m/s²) of deceleration (equivalent to the stopping power of an ordinary hatchback).^[22] Bugatti claims the Veyron will brake from 400 km/h (249 mph) to a standstill in less than 10 seconds, though distance covered in this time will be half a kilometre (third of a mile).^[22]

Special editions[edit]

Name	Picture	Release date	Release price	Notes
Bugatti 16.4 Veyron Pur Sang[29]		September 2007		5 units were made.
Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès[30]		March 2008	€1.55 million, excluding taxes and transport[31]	This model was limited to four units. A Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport was later produced in the same configuration.
Bugatti 16.4 Veyron Sang Noir[32]		May 2008		12 units were made.
Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire[33]		March 2009		One of a kind.
Bugatti Veyron «Jean-Pierre Wimille»[34]		September 2009
Bugatti Veyron «Achille Varzi»		September 2009
Bugatti Veyron «Malcolm Campbell»		September 2009
Bugatti Veyron «Hermann zu Leiningen»		September 2009

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport (2009–2015)[edit]

The targa top version of the Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4, dubbed the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, was unveiled at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.^[35][36] It has extensive reinforcements to compensate for the lack of a standard roof^[37] and small changes to the windshield and running lights. Two removable tops are included, the second a temporary arrangement fashioned after an umbrella. The top speed with the hardtop in place is the same as the standard coupé version, but with the roof removed is limited to 369 km/h (229 mph)—and to 130 km/h (81 mph) with the temporary soft roof. The Grand Sport edition was limited to 150 units, with the first 50 going exclusively to registered Bugatti customers. Production began in the second quarter of 2009.

Special editions[edit]

Name	Picture	Release date	Release price	Notes
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Sang Bleu[38]		August 2009[39]		One of a kind.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport L’Or Blanc[40]		June 2011	€1.65 million, excluding taxes and transport	Collaboration between Bugatti and the Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport «Dubai Motor Show 2011» Special Edition[41]		November 2011	€1.58 million, excluding taxes and transport	Introduced with a horizontal colour split with a bright yellow body framed in visible black carbon (including black-tinted wheels), seats in yellow-coloured leather upholstery with black stitching, middle console in black carbon, dashboard, steering wheel and gearshift made of black leather with yellow stitching.[42] The car was then shown again at the 2012 Qatar Motor Show.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport «Dubai Motor Show 2011» Special Edition		November 2011	€1.74 million, excluding taxes and transport	Presented in a two-tone horizontal colour split consisting of visible blue carbon, framed in polished, anodised aluminium.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport «Dubai Motor Show 2011» Special Edition		November 2011	€1.74 million, excluding taxes and transport	Came in the newly developed green carbon fibre tone with polished aluminium.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Bernar Venet[43]		December 2012[44]		One of a kind.

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, World Record Edition (2010–2011)[edit]

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport is a faster, more powerful version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Production was limited to 30 units. The Super Sport has increased engine power output of 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 hp) at 6,400 rpm and a maximum torque of 1,500 N⋅m (1,106 lb⋅ft) at 3,000–5,000 rpm and a revised aerodynamic package.^[45] The Super Sport has been driven as fast as 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph), making it the fastest production road car in the world at the time of its introduction^[5][46][47] although it is electronically limited to 415 km/h (258 mph) to protect the tyres from disintegrating.^[45]

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport World Record Edition is a version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 SuperSport. It is limited to five units. It has an orange body detailing, orange wheels, and a special black exposed carbon body. The electronic limiter is also removed with this version.^[48]

The model was unveiled in 2010 at The Quail, followed by the 2010 Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca, and the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.^[49]

Top Speed World Record[edit]

On 4 July 2010, James May, a television presenter on BBC Two’s television show Top Gear, drove the Veyron Super Sport on Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien (near Wolfsburg, Germany) high-speed test track at 417.61 km/h (259.49 mph). Later that day, Bugatti’s official test driver Pierre Henri Raphanel drove the Super Sport version of the Veyron at the same track to establish the car’s top speed. With representatives of the Guinness Book of Records and German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV) on hand, Raphanel made passes around the big oval in both directions achieving an average maximum speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph), thus taking back the title from the SSC Ultimate Aero TT as the fastest production vehicle of all time.^[8] The 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph) mark was reached by averaging the Super Sport’s two test runs, the first reaching 427.933 km/h (265.905 mph) and the second 434.211 km/h (269.806 mph).^[50][51]

When the record was certified it was already well known to the public that the customer car would be electronically limited to 415 km/h (258 mph).
Yet, after a query by the Sunday Times Guinness’ PR director Jaime Strang was quoted on 5 April 2013: «As the car’s speed limiter was deactivated, this modification was against the official guidelines. Consequently, the vehicle’s record set at 431.072 km/h is no longer valid.»
On 10 April 2013, it was written on its website: «Guinness World Records would like to confirm that Bugatti’s record has not been disqualified; the record category is currently under review.»

On 15 April 2013, Bugatti’s speed record was confirmed: «Following a thorough review conducted with a number of external experts, Guinness World Records is pleased to announce the confirmation of Bugatti’s record of Fastest production car achieved by the Veyron 16.4 SuperSport. The focus of the review was with respect to what may constitute a modification to a car’s standard specification. Having evaluated all the necessary information, Guinness World Records is now satisfied that a change to the speed limiter does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine.»^[52][53][54]

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse (2012–2015)[edit]

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse is a targa top version of the Veyron Super Sport. The engine in the Vitesse variant has a maximum power output of 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 bhp) at 6,400 rpm and a maximum torque of 1,500 N⋅m (1,100 lb⋅ft) at 3,000–5,000 rpm. These figures allow the car to accelerate from a stand still to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 2.6 seconds. On normal roads, the Vitesse is electronically limited to 375 km/h (233 mph).

The Vitesse was first unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show^[55][56] and later at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show^[57] and the 2012 São Paulo Motor Show.^[58]

Special editions[edit]

A number of special editions of the Vitesse were made:

• The World Record Car (WRC) Edition was limited to 8 units, debuted in 2013, and went on sale for €1.99 million.^[59][60][61]

Name	Picture	Release date	Release price	Notes
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Le Ciel Californien.[62][63][64][65]		August 2012	€1.74 million (US$2.2 million)	Inspired by Bugatti Type 37A
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse «1 of 1»[66]		18 August 2014		Commissioned by a customer in Singapore.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale[67]		March 2015		1 of 1

In 2013, Bugatti produced a series of Vitesse dedicated to racing legends, including Jean-Pierre Wimille,^[68][69] Jean Bugatti,^[70][71] Meo Costantini,^[72] and Ettore Bugatti.^[73]

All six models in the Legend series are limited to three vehicles:^[74]

Name	Picture	Release date	Release price	Notes
Bugatti Legend «Jean-Pierre Wimille»[75]		24 July 2013
Bugatti Legend «Jean Bugatti»[76]		9 September 2013	€2.28 million, excluding taxes and transport
Bugatti Legend «Meo Costantini»[77]		5 November 2013	€2.09 million, excluding taxes and transport	This model is reminiscent of the Bugatti Type 35. One of the three model made, the only US-spec car, was sold in August 2020 at Bonhams Quail auction for US$1,750,000 inc. premium.[78]
Bugatti Legend «Rembrandt Bugatti»[79][80]		3 March 2014	€2.18 million, excluding taxes and transport	Rembrandt Bugatti was the brother of company founder Ettore and one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century.
«Black Bess» Legend Vitesse[81][82]		10 April 2014	€2.15 million, excluding taxes and transport	This model is reminiscent of the famed Bugatti Type 18 «Black Bess».
Bugatti Legend «Ettore Bugatti»[83]		7 August 2014	€2.35 million, excluding taxes and transport	This model harks back to the Bugatti Type 41 Royale.

Records[edit]

A Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse driven by the Chinese racing driver Anthony Liu at Volkswagen Group’s proving grounds in Ehra-Lessien became the fastest open-top production sports car, with a top speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph).^[60]

After the world record attempt, Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber, President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S, said «When we introduced the Vitesse, we established the top speed for open-top driving to be 375 km/h. Still, we could not let go of the idea of reaching the 400 km/h mark with this car as well. The fact that we have succeeded in reaching 408.84 km/h is a thrill for me, and it reaffirms once again that Bugatti is the leader when it comes to technology in the international automotive industry.» The driver, Anthony Liu, claimed «Even at such high speeds it remained incredibly comfortable and stable. With an open-top, you can really experience the sound of the engine and yet even at higher speeds I did not get compromised by the wind at all.»^[59]

Specifications (all variants)[edit]

Basic specifications[4][5]
Layout and body style	Mid-engine, four-wheel drive, two-door coupé/targa top	Base price	Standard (Coupé), Grand Sport (Roadster): €1,225,000 (£1,065,000; US$1,700,000) Super Sport (Coupé), Grand Sport Vitesse (Roadster): €1,912,500 (£1,665,000; US$2,700,000)
Internal combustion engine	8.0 litre W16, 64v 2xDOHC quad-turbocharged petrol engine	Engine displacement and max. power	7,993 cc (487.8 cu in) Standard (Coupé), Grand Sport (Roadster): 1,001 PS (736 kW; 987 bhp) at 6,000 rpm Super Sport (Coupé), Grand Sport Vitesse (Roadster): 1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 bhp) at 6,400 rpm

Performance
	Standard, Grand Sport	Super Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse
Top Speed	408.47 km/h (253.81 mph)[84]	431.072 km/h (267.856 mph); 415 km/h (258 mph) limited[51]
0–100 km/h (62 mph)	2.46 seconds[85][86]
0–200 km/h (124 mph)	7.3 seconds[87][88]	6.7 seconds[89][90]
0–300 km/h (186 mph)	16.7 seconds[87][88]	14.6 seconds[89][90]
0–400 km/h (249 mph)	55.6 seconds[88]	40 seconds[citation needed] (estimated)[by whom?]
Standing quarter-mile (402 m)	10.1 seconds[91]	9.7 seconds[89]
Standing mile (1609 m)	25.9 seconds at 328.9 km/h (204.4 mph)[92]	23.6 seconds[89]
Braking from 100 km/h (62 mph)	31.4 m[87][89]
0–300–0 km/h (0–186–0 mph)	27.8 seconds[93]	22.5 seconds[89]
0–322–0 km/h (0–200–0 mph)		25.6 seconds[89]
Lateral acceleration	?	1.4 g[89]

Fuel economy[94]
EPA city driving	8 miles per U.S. gallon (29 L/100 km; 9.6 mpg‑imp)	EPA highway driving	14 miles per U.S. gallon (17 L/100 km; 17 mpg‑imp)
Top speed fuel economy	3 miles per U.S. gallon (78 L/100 km; 3.6 mpg‑imp), or 1.4 U.S. gal (5.3 L; 1.2 imp gal) per minute

Special editions by car tuners[edit]

Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero[edit]

The Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero is a Veyron 16.4 modified by the German car modification firm Mansory.^[95]

The Linea Vincero has new wheel rims and new exterior lower bodywork. It extensively uses carbon fibre in the interior and exterior as well.

This car, with its interior and exterior customisations, is worth US$1 million more than a standard Veyron 16.4.^[96]

Bugatti Veyron Linea D’oro[edit]

The Bugatti Veyron Linea D’oro is a car made on the basis of the Veyron Grand Sport and the 16.4 by the German car modification firm Mansory.

The D’oro’s exterior design is identical to its predecessor’s but it has a few differences such as the gold paint on the badge, rims and other features. The iconic «V» shaped badge is also present on this car’s front grille.^[97]

Bugatti Veyron Linea Viviere[edit]

The Bugatti Veyron Linea Viviere (commonly known as the Mansory Viviere) is a car made on the basis of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport by the German car modification firm Mansory.

This car’s exterior design features the iconic «V» shaped front grille and an additional exhaust system below its rear lights. The interior has been handcrafted and carbon fibre has been extensively used.^[98]

This car has a second generation known as the Viviere Diamond Edition which has been made on the same basis. This car is the final Veyron Edition tuned by Mansory and has a marble coloured exterior paintwork.^[99]

The Bugatti Veyron Linea Viviere costs US$2.3 million, making it one of the most expensive Veyrons ever produced.^[100]

Production[edit]

As of 6 August 2014, 405 cars have been produced and delivered to customers worldwide, with orders that have already been placed for another 30. Bugatti was reported to produce 300 coupés and 150 roadsters up to the end of 2015.^[101] Production amounted to 450 units in a span of over 10 years. The final production vehicle, a Grand Sport Vitesse titled «La Finale» (The Last One), was displayed at the Geneva Motor Show from 5–15 March 2015.^[102]

Name	Units made
Veyron 16.4	252
Veyron Grand Sport	58
Veyron Super Sport	48
Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse	92
Total	450

Future development[edit]

In 2008, Bugatti then-CEO Dr Franz-Josef Paefgen confirmed that the Veyron would be replaced by another high-end model by 2012.^[103] In 2011, the new CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer revealed that the company was planning to produce two models in the future — one a sports car-successor to the Veyron, the other a limousine known as the Bugatti 16C Galibier, which was later cancelled since Bugatti was later then working on a successor to the Veyron, which became the Bugatti Chiron.^[104]

The successor to the Veyron was unveiled in concept form as the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo at the September 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show.

A toned-down version of the radically styled Vision Gran Turismo concept car, now called the Chiron, debuted at the March 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Production started in 2017 and will be limited to 500 units.

Sales[edit]

Year	Units sold
2005	5[105]
2006	44[105]
2007	81[106]
2008	71[107]
2009	50[107]
2010	40[108]
2011	38[109]1
2012	31[110]
2013	47[111]
Total	407 ISI

Reception[edit]

Top Gear[edit]

All three former presenters of the popular BBC motoring show Top Gear have given the Veyron considerable praise. While initially skeptical that the Veyron would ever be produced, Jeremy Clarkson later declared the Veyron «the greatest car ever made and the greatest car we will ever see in our lifetime», comparing it to Concorde and S.S. Great Britain. He noted that the production cost of a Veyron was £5 million, but was sold to customers for just £1 million. Volkswagen designed the car merely as a technical exercise. James May described the Veyron as «our Concorde moment». Clarkson test drove the Veyron from Alba in northern Italy to London in a race against May and Richard Hammond who made the journey in a Cessna 182 aeroplane.

A few episodes later, May drove the Veyron at the VW test track and took it to its top speed of 407.16 km/h (253.00 mph). In series 10, Hammond raced the Veyron against the Eurofighter Typhoon and lost. He also raced the car in Series 13 against a McLaren F1 driven by The Stig in a one-mile (1.6 km) drag race in Abu Dhabi. The commentary focused on Bugatti’s «amazing technical achievement» versus the «non-gizmo» racing purity of the F1. While the F1 was quicker off the line and remained ahead until both cars were travelling at approximately 200 km/h (124 mph), the Bugatti overtook its competitor from 200 to 300 km/h (124 to 186 mph) and emerged the victor. Hammond has stated that he did not use the Veyron’s launch control in order to make the race more interesting.

The Veyron also won the award for «Car of the Decade» in Top Gear‘s end of 2010 award show. Clarkson commented, «It was a car that just rewrote the rule book really, an amazing piece of engineering, a genuine Concorde moment». When the standard version was tested in 2008, it did not reach the top of the lap time leader board, with a time of 1:18.3, which was speculated as being due to the car’s considerable weight disadvantage against the other cars towards the top. In 2010 the SuperSport version achieved the fastest ever time of 1:16.8 (dethroned the Gumpert Apollo S, replaced by the Ariel Atom V8 in 2011),^[112] as well as being taken to a verified average top speed of 431 km/h (268 mph) by Raphanel on the programme,^[113] thenceforth retaking its position as the fastest production car in the world.^{[114][115][116]}

Martin Roach[edit]

In 2011, Martin Roach’s book Bugatti Veyron: A Quest for Perfection – The Story of the Greatest Car in the World^[117] took the stance that the car had now become so famous that it is effectively a bona fide celebrity. The book follows its author as he attempts to track down and drive the car, along the way interviewing chief designers, test drivers, and the president of Bugatti.

Gordon Murray[edit]

During its development period McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray said in UK auto magazine Evo: «The most pointless exercise on the planet has got to be this four-wheel-drive, thousand-horsepower Bugatti.» But after driving it he called it «a huge achievement».^[118]

Murray was impressed with the Veyron’s engine and transmission after he test drove one for Road & Track magazine. He also praised its styling: «The styling is a wonderful mélange of classic curves and mechanical edges and elements — this should ensure that the car will still look good years from now, and therefore have a chance of becoming a future classic.»^[119]

See also[edit]

• List of fastest production cars
• List of production cars by power output

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Media related to Bugatti Veyron at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

Увидел фотку в интернет-подборке и вспомнил, что читал про эту машину какие то невероятные вещи. Ну вот например:

— Bugatti Veyron долгое время является самым быстрым серийно выпускаемым автомобилем в мире. Максимальная скорость, которая была установлена на нем в 2010 году, равна 431 км/ч. Сейчас утверждают, что самый быстрый серийный автомобиль Hennessey Venom GT

— Название этот легендарный автомобиль получил в честь французского гонщика Пьера Вейрона, победителя суточных гонок 1939 года в Ле-Мане.

— Bugatti Veyron является также и одним из самых дорогих современных автомобилей в мире. Цены на него начинаются от 1.4 миллиона евро, хотя существуют и гораздо более дорогие модификации. Некторые из них ограничены всего лишь единственным экземпляром. А вот вообще самым дорогим автомобилем в мире признан Mercedes-Benz 300SL W198

— Расход топлива на этом автомобиле является поистине огромным. При полностью открытой дроссельной заслонке он составляет 125 литров на 100 км. пути: такова цена рекордной скорости. Мало какой автомобиль может «похвастаться» такими результатами.

— Всего 10 секунд требуется этому автомобилю, движущемуся с максимальной скоростью, чтобы полностью остановиться. При этом водителю даже не требуется держаться за рулевое колесо: машина во время торможения совсем не смещается от своей прямолинейной траектории.

— Мощность двигателя Bugatti Veyron по разным данным колеблется от 1020 до 1040 лошадинных сил. Однако официально заявленная мощность составляет 1001 л.с.

— Для его охлаждения используются 10 радиаторов. Для отделки салона используется кожа альпийских коров, которые пасутся на высоте 2000 метров над уровнем моря, так как там нет комаров и в коже нет мелких изъянов. На салон одного автомобиля уходит свыше 20 шкур животных.

— Чтобы полностью представить дороговизну автомобиля, стоит отметить, что одна только коробка передач Bugatti Veyron стоит дороже, чем Porshe 911, а тормозные диски дороже Volkswagen Golf.

А давайте почитаем про историю его создания подробнее…

Осень 1999 года: все «эсэмэсят» с Nokia 3210, переустанавливают Windows 98 и ждут апокалипсиса из-за «проблемы 2000», напоследок ставя на рабочий стол картинку с Lamborghini Diablo. В это же время на автосалоне в Токио возрожденная могучим «Фольксвагеном» марка Bugatti показывает концепт суперкара. И заявляет, что построит серийную машину с тысячей лошадиных сил, способную набирать не менее 400 километров в час — Veyron.

Тогда их за глаза называли фантастами и говорили, что сделать такое практически невозможно. Но то, что поначалу казалось невероятным, через несколько лет превратилось в главный инженерный автошедевр XX века. Серийный «Вейрон» появился в 2005-м, а через десять лет, в феврале 2015-го, был собран последний экземпляр гиперкара. Всего было построено 450 таких машин.

Никто ни в «Фольксвагене», ни в «Бугатти» никогда не решался назвать вслух стоимость разработки «Вейрона». В редких интервью топ-менеджеры концерна говорили, что сумма близка к тому, что конкуренты тратят на проекты Формулы-1, но создается впечатление, что эта оценка слегка занижена. Если судить хотя бы по тому, что практически каждая деталь была разработана специально для нового гиперкара (никто тогда не замахивался на подобные мощности и не предлагал готовых решений), сумма должна быть просто астрономической, достаточной для того, чтобы купить парочку стран. Причем не банановых республик, а вполне себе развитых.

Судите сами: в 2000-х не было ни топливных насосов, способных справиться с перекачкой топлива для тысячесильного двигателя (максимум, что могли предложить поставщики, хватило бы лишь для 650 сил), ни коробки передач, готовой «переварить» монструозный крутящий момент, ни шин, которые бы не разрушились на 400 километрах в час. Не было даже подходящей аэродинамической трубы, чтобы все проверить — ведь даже болиды Формулы-1 не могут разогнаться до такой скорости.

Но главное, конечно, двигатель. Инженеры Bugatti предложили взять две «восьмерки», которые тогда можно было встретить на Audi A8, и объединить их в один агрегат, получив конфигурацию W16. Первый рабочий образец построили в 2001 году и отправили в Вольфсбург на стендовые испытания, которые чуть было не завершились полнейшим фиаско. Мотор в ходе работы так раскалился, что вентиляционная система, удаляющая выхлопные газы из помещения, сгорела сама и чуть не спалила дотла все здание.

Когда агрегат вышел на полную мощность, было выработано столько вторичной тепловой энергии, что можно было бы обогреть 100 домов. При этом итоги тестов показали, что реальная отдача мотора составляет не 1001, а все 3000 лошадиных сил, но две трети энергии уходит… в тепло.

А это значит, у инженеров появились еще две серьезные проблемы — создание подходящих систем охлаждения и выпуска. Менять дизайн автомобиля было запрещено личным распоряжением руководства, поэтому конструкторам пришлось приспосабливаться.

Без должного охлаждения Вейрон бы попросту сгорел, а без нормального выпуска, как заявляли инженеры, теоретически мог бы сжечь кого-нибудь позади себя. На первых тестовых прототипах на скоростях «за 300» из выхлопной трубы вырывалось двухметровое пламя. Да, улыбались в «Бугатти», вряд ли на такой скорости кто-то сможет близко подъехать к «Вейрону», но это, мол, все равно «незаконно».

В результате для гиперкара разработали титановую выпускную систему и специальную конструкцию радиаторов. Один такой радиатор изготавливается вручную из 600 пластин за 15 часов. Первым «Вейронам» их требовалось аж 10 штук: три для интеркулера, три для охлаждения мотора, по одному для кондиционера, коробки передач, а еще для охлаждения масла в дифференциале и в двигателе.

Сборкой уникальных моторов, каждый из которых состоит из 3500 деталей, занимались всего восемь инженеров. Титановые детали для агрегата доставлялись в кейсе специальным сотрудником, после чего их проверяли, монтировали, вручную затягивая каждую гайку, а затем тестировали все соединения компьютерной программой.

Сборка одного двигателя занимала целую неделю.

И на этом ручная сборка не заканчивается. Изготовлением передней и задней рамы из алюминия занимаются сертифицированные авиационные сварщики, которые тратят на каждую из них до 90 часов. Бензобак сваривают из 250 деталей за восемь дней. На каждую шину требуется час работы (при том, что обычные покрышки для гражданских машин изготавливаются в среднем за 30 секунд), а на полную сборку автомобиля двумя инженерами уходит от четырех до пяти недель.

Покрышки – это вообще отдельная история. Ведь они должны выдержать две тонны массы «Вейрона» и не взорваться на скорости, до которой не добираются даже самолеты на взлете. Этой проблемой занялись в Michelin, разработав специальные покрышки шириной 265 миллиметров спереди и 365 сзади. На момент дебюта модели такой комплект стоил 25 тысяч долларов, а на шиномонтаж владельцам приходилось отправляться во Францию — только там было необходимое оборудование, способное разбортовать колеса. Такой сервис обходился примерно в 70 тысяч долларов.

Список необычных конструктивных решений, придуманных специально для «Вейрона», оказался очень длинным. Взять умопомрачительно сложное заднее антикрыло с гидравлическим приводом. Оно может работать как воздушный тормоз: при резком замедлении за четыре десятых секунды оно становится под углом 55 градусов, помогая огромным восьмипоршневым карбон-керамическим тормозам (диски, естественно, тоже делаются вручную специалистами, которые в обычное время занимаются тормозами для самолетов) как можно быстрее остановить машину. В итоге гиперкар замедляется с 407 до 0 километров в час за 10 секунд, а пассажиры испытают в этот момент перегрузку до 2g.

Дополняют картину открывающиеся щитки в переднем бампере, улучшающие устойчивость на высоких скоростях (Вейрон был еще и одним из первых автомобилей с активной аэродинамикой), полный привод с активным задним дифференциалом, изменяемый дорожный просвет и коробка передач, способная перемолоть 1250 Нм крутящего момента и не рассыпаться в пыль.

За созданием трансмиссии Bugatti обратилась к легендарной компании Ricardo. Совместными усилиями семидесяти пяти инженеров была создана семиступенчатая роботизированная трансмиссия с двумя сцеплениями (хотя до 2002 года на серийных автомобилях такие еще не встречались). Передачи менялись за 150 миллисекунд, и их можно было выбирать вручную магниевыми подрулевыми лепестками стоимостью с «Ладу Калину». Но вряд ли кто-то из владельцев всерьез этим увлекался.

В итоге этот высокотехнологичный двухтонный сплав карбона, титана, магния, стали и алюминия мог ускоряться с нуля до 100 километров в час за 2,5 секунды. Сейчас так умеет Nissan GT-R? Окей, а как вам 0-200 км/ч за 7,3 секунды или 0-300 — за 16,7 секунды? Причем заявленную максимальную скорость в 407 километров в час в «Бугатти» доказали публично, установив мировой рекорд скорости для серийных машин.

Но какой ценой это дается! Во-первых, чтобы выйти на отсечку, владельцу придется задействовать второй ключ, открывающий доступ ко всей мощности мотора W16. Во-вторых, ему потребуется бензовоз – на максималке «Вейрон» «потребляет» 45 тысяч литров воздуха в минуту (столько человек вдыхает за четыре дня) и четыре литра бензина на пять километров, поэтому столитровый бак опустеет примерно за 12 минут. В-третьих, ему потребуется простор: разогнавшись до 400 километров в час, Veyron проезжает за одну секунду расстояние, равное длине футбольного поля, или 6,5 километра в минуту. Шины на максимальной скорости выдержат всего 15 минут, а потом могут взорваться.

Но и этого Bugatti показалось мало. В 2010 году был представлен еще более крутой «Вейрон» – Veyron Super Sport. Отдачу мотора увеличили до 1200 сил, а максимальный крутящий момент до 1500 Нм. В двигателе появились новые турбонагнетатели, более производительные интеркулеры и модернизированный выпуск, а в подвеске – другие амортизаторы, более жесткие пружины и стабилизаторы поперечной устойчивости. На старте Veyron Super Sport развивал ускорение в 1,4g.

Такой автомобиль установил еще один мировой рекорд скорости — 431 километр в час. Правда, потом Veyron Super Sport лишили звания самого быстрого серийного автомобиля. Компанию обвинили в нарушении правил: заезд проводился с отключенным электронным ограничителем скорости, но максималка товарных машин, проданных в количестве 30 экземпляров, принудительно ограничена на 415 километрах в час.

Такой «ошейник», как говорят в Bugatti, абсолютно необходим и введен для предотвращения чрезвычайно быстрого разрушения шин на скоростях выше этой отметки.

Но даже после того, как «Вейрон» вычеркнули из Книги рекордов Гиннесса, в «Бугатти» не особо расстроились, заявив, что им до книги нет никакого дела, а клиенты компании теперь и так знают, что их автомобили лучшие в мире. И все же позднее компания решила установить еще один рекорд — на этот раз для открытой модификации «Супер Спорта». На тестовом полигоне гиперкар Veyron Gran Sport Vitesse развил 408,884 километра в час, став самым быстрым серийным автомобилем в мире со съемной крышей.

Всего Bugatti за десять лет выпустила 450 «Вейронов»: 300 купе и 150 родстеров. Цены на гиперкар начинались от миллиона евро и доходили до 2,5 миллиона за эксклюзивные спецверсии, которых вышло под 20 штук.

Но даже несмотря на заоблачную стоимость, «Вейрон» не приносил компании прибыли. В «Фольксвагене» всегда называли эту машину имиджевым проектом. По оценке аналитиков, на каждом гиперкаре производитель терял 4,6 миллиона евро, а общий убыток от разработки и продаж «Вейрона» достиг 1,7 миллиарда евро.

Такова цена, которую необходимо заплатить, чтобы войти в историю автомобилестроения с самым дорогим, самым быстрым и самым мощным автомобилем своего времени. Автомобилем, который появился на свет исключительно благодаря бессчетным тысячам часов мозговых атак десятков лучших инженеров мира.

Давайте я вам расскажу еще про какие нибудь интересные машинки: давайте вспомним про Историю «Гелендвагена», а вот какой может быть Дворец дальнобойщика. Представляю вам Единственный в мире Ferrari в кузове универсал и Легенду советского «самостроя»: ПАНГОЛИНА