MOLSHEIM, France — It was the star of the Tokyo Motor Show nearly six years ago, and finally, the Bugatti Veyron has made it into production.
The company's president says the spectacular two-door coupe's drivetrain also will be used in a four-door Bugatti model in the future.
The Veyron's 16-cylinder engine develops a shade over 1,000 horsepower, giving it a 0-60 time of fewer than 3 seconds and a 252-mph top speed. Those staggering stats make the Veyron the world's fastest production car. It's also the most expensive — it'll set you back about $1.3 million.
The Veyron is the first fruit of Volkswagen's takeover of the Bugatti business, which collapsed in the early 1990s after a brief renaissance with the EB110 supercar. VW has spent an estimated $300 million reviving Bugatti.
According to Bugatti president Thomas Bscher, the company has firm orders for 30 cars at the moment, with some customers having ordered two — one to drive and one to keep as a work of art.
Bscher said the company is planning a second model, though not a smaller sports car, as previously predicted.
"We have such a great engine and drivetrain, we better use it again in another large model," he said. "I see it as a four-seat car with front engine and its own unique chassis."
What this means to you: Conspicuous consumption is hardly the flavor of the week, but what else are rock stars, Hollywood actors and professional football players going to spend their money on?
The company's president says the spectacular two-door coupe's drivetrain also will be used in a four-door Bugatti model in the future.
The Veyron's 16-cylinder engine develops a shade over 1,000 horsepower, giving it a 0-60 time of fewer than 3 seconds and a 252-mph top speed. Those staggering stats make the Veyron the world's fastest production car. It's also the most expensive — it'll set you back about $1.3 million.
The Veyron is the first fruit of Volkswagen's takeover of the Bugatti business, which collapsed in the early 1990s after a brief renaissance with the EB110 supercar. VW has spent an estimated $300 million reviving Bugatti.
According to Bugatti president Thomas Bscher, the company has firm orders for 30 cars at the moment, with some customers having ordered two — one to drive and one to keep as a work of art.
Bscher said the company is planning a second model, though not a smaller sports car, as previously predicted.
"We have such a great engine and drivetrain, we better use it again in another large model," he said. "I see it as a four-seat car with front engine and its own unique chassis."
What this means to you: Conspicuous consumption is hardly the flavor of the week, but what else are rock stars, Hollywood actors and professional football players going to spend their money on?
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pcm3 says:
06:43 AM, 02/27/2010
hope that one of the rich people or actor and actress in the philippines buy one of this. it will be site to see. wowee host this will be nice in your garage. jaguar,porsche,land rover, mercedes,audi are common cars or the ferrari. this car is the ulitimate speed car, philippines will be on the map.