PEBBLE BEACH, California — Bugatti unveiled its long-awaited new Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport last weekend at the Concours d'Elegance.
Bugatti reinforced the monocoque structure around the side skirts, stiffened the B-pillars with carbon fiber and built a carbon plate under the transmission tunnel to keep the chassis more rigid. Two redesigned air intakes now feature 3.9-inch-wide carbon-fiber elements.
Speed is limited to a slow 81 mph if you use the folding roof in the luggage compartment, which can be opened up like an umbrella. Otherwise, the 1,001-horsepower Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport can reach speeds as fast as 253 mph with the transparent polycarbonate hardtop and 224 mph when the vehicle is completely topless.
Additions to the Grand Sport include LED daytime running lights, diamond-cut alloy rims, new moisture-resistant leather for the interior, a 2.7-inch reversing camera in the rearview mirror and a "Puccini" sound system with a digital signal processor. Bugatti is only making 150 of these cars, which will be available in March 2009 for a price equivalent to $2.06 million.
What this means to you: Beautiful Bugatti, but the concept of going 224 mph without the top on seems somewhat daunting. — Mike Lysaght, Correspondent
Bugatti reinforced the monocoque structure around the side skirts, stiffened the B-pillars with carbon fiber and built a carbon plate under the transmission tunnel to keep the chassis more rigid. Two redesigned air intakes now feature 3.9-inch-wide carbon-fiber elements.
Speed is limited to a slow 81 mph if you use the folding roof in the luggage compartment, which can be opened up like an umbrella. Otherwise, the 1,001-horsepower Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport can reach speeds as fast as 253 mph with the transparent polycarbonate hardtop and 224 mph when the vehicle is completely topless.
Additions to the Grand Sport include LED daytime running lights, diamond-cut alloy rims, new moisture-resistant leather for the interior, a 2.7-inch reversing camera in the rearview mirror and a "Puccini" sound system with a digital signal processor. Bugatti is only making 150 of these cars, which will be available in March 2009 for a price equivalent to $2.06 million.
What this means to you: Beautiful Bugatti, but the concept of going 224 mph without the top on seems somewhat daunting. — Mike Lysaght, Correspondent
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