Monday, March 31, 2008

Overview of Bugatti Veyron

Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4

Bugatti Veyron at the 2006 Greenwich Concours d'Elegance in Greenwich, CT
Manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles SAS
Parent company Volkswagen AG
Production 2005-present
(approx. 300 to be produced)
Assembly Molsheim, Alsace, France
Predecessor Bugatti EB110
Body style(s) 2-door coupe
Layout mid-engine, all-wheel drive
Engine(s) 8.0 L quad-turbocharged W16
Transmission(s) 7-speed DSG sequential manual
Wheelbase 2710 mm (106.69 in)
Length 4462 mm (175.67 in)
Width 1998 mm (78.66 in)
Height 1204 mm (47.4 in)
at normal position
Curb weight 1888 kg (4162.33 lb)
Fuel capacity 100 L (26 US gal/22 imp gal)
Designer Hartmut Warkuss, and Jozef Kabaň

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car produced by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS introduced in 2005. It is the quickest accelerating and decelerating road-legal production car in the world, and it was the world's fastest car until it was beaten by the SSC Ultimate Aero TT in 2007. Powered by a 1,001 PS (987 hp/736 kW) W16 engine, it is able to achieve an average top speed of 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph). The car reached full production in September 2005, and is handcrafted in a factory Volkswagen built near the former Bugatti headquarters in Château St Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France). It is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm.

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