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{{Short description|Sports car by Bugatti (2005–2015)}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Bugatti Veyron 16.4
| image = Bugatti Veyron 16.4 – Frontansicht (1), 5. April 2012, Düsseldorf.jpg
| caption =
| manufacturer = [[Bugatti Automobiles|Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.]]
| aka =
| production = {{unbulleted list
| 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)
| predecessor = [[Bugatti EB 110]]
}}
| assembly = France: [[Alsace]], [[Molsheim]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bugatti.com/brand/molsheim/molsheim-experience/ |title=Molsheim Experience |publisher=Bugatti |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
| designer = [[Jozef Kabaň]]<ref name="Skoda Auto">{{cite press release|title=Staff change at Škoda Auto design department|publisher=Škoda-Auto.com|date=10 December 2007|url=http://www.skoda-auto.com/globalold/company/press/notice.htm?PostingGUID=%7B46BB7BA3-7572-4EC8-8FA9-D95D0C319DC0%7D|access-date=29 August 2009|quote=''Jozef Kabaň . . . Commissioned by the Volkswagen Group, he became responsible for developing the design of the Bugatti Veyron in 1999, and then worked in that position from the time of the first sketches until the point of launching mass production.''|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008001739/http://www.skoda-auto.com/globalold/company/press/notice.htm?PostingGUID=%7B46BB7BA3-7572-4EC8-8FA9-D95D0C319DC0%7D|archive-date=8 October 2008}}</ref>
| class = [[Sports car]] ([[S-segment|S]])<!-- per [[WP:CARCLASS]], this should not be changed to "supercar or hypercar" -->
| body_style = {{unbulleted list
| 2-door [[coupé]] (16.4, Super Sport)
| 2-door [[targa top]] (Grand Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse)
}}
| platform =
| related = {{unbulleted list
| [[Audi Rosemeyer]] (engine)
| [[Bentley Hunaudières]]
}}
| layout = [[mid-engine, four-wheel-drive layout|Mid-engine, all-wheel drive]]
| engine = {{cvt|7993|cc|L|1|order=flip}} [[Turbocharged petrol engine#Quad-turbo|quad-turbocharged]] [[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen]] [[Bugatti W16 engine|WR16]]
| powerout = {{unbulleted list
|'''Standard (Coupé), Grand Sport (Roadster):''' {{cvt|1001|PS|kW PS hp|0|order=out}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bugatti.com/veyron/veyron-164/#technology|title=Veyron 16.4|access-date=1 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713005909/http://www.bugatti.com/veyron/veyron-164#technology|archive-date=13 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|'''Super Sport (Coupé), Grand Sport Vitesse (Roadster):''' {{cvt|882.3|kW|kW PS hp|0|adj=ri0|order=out}}<ref name="ds-2010"/>
}}
| transmission = 7-speed [[Ricardo_PLC|Ricardo]] [[dual-clutch transmission|dual-clutch]] [[automatic transmission|automatic]]
| wheelbase = {{convert|2710|mm|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|4462|mm|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1998|mm|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1204|mm|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|1838-1990|kg|0|abbr=on}}
| sp = uk
| successor = [[Bugatti Chiron]]
}}
The '''Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4''' is a [[mid-engine design|mid-engine]] [[sports car]] designed and developed in Germany by the [[Volkswagen Group]] and [[Bugatti Automobiles|Bugatti]], and manufactured in [[Molsheim]], France by French automobile manufacturer [[Bugatti Automobiles|Bugatti]]. It was named after the racing driver [[Pierre Veyron]].
The original version has a top speed of {{convert|407|km/h|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=bugatti>{{cite web |url=http://www.bugatti.com/veyron/veyron-164/#technology |title=Veyron 16.4 |publisher=Bugatti |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042051/https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/veyron-164/ |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="speed"/> It was named the 2000s Car of the Decade by the [[BBC]] television programme ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|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 [[List of automotive superlatives|fastest]] [[Street-legal vehicle|street-legal]] production cars in the world, with a top speed of {{cvt|431.072|km/h|mph|3}}.<ref name="speed2"/> The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse was the fastest roadster in the world, reaching an averaged top speed of {{convert|408.84|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} in a test on 6 April 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.netcarshow.com/bugatti/2013-veyron_grand_sport_vitesse_wrc/02.htm |title=Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse WRC (2013) – page 2 |work=Net Car Show |access-date=30 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcarfans.com/113041156406/bugatti-veyron-grand-sport-vitesse-world-record-car-edition |title=Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse World Record Car Edition officially announced |work=World Car Fans |access-date=11 April 2013}}</ref> The [[production car speed record]] was later taken by another Bugatti, the [[Bugatti Chiron|Chiron]], and then often changed hands for a while.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a28927762/bugatti-chiron-super-sport-300-photos-info/ |title=Bugatti Launches Limited Chiron Super Sport 300+, World's Fastest Production Car |first=Mike |last=Duff |work=Car & Driver |url-status=live |date=2019-09-08 |access-date=2019-09-08 |archive-date=2019-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004174726/https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a28927762/bugatti-chiron-super-sport-300-photos-info/ }}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.burmester.de/en/automotive/bugatti.html |title=Burmester Audiosysteme & Bugatti |website=Burmester Audiosysteme |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4/configurator.html |title=Bugatti.com – Veyron 16.4 Configurator |publisher=Bugatti.com |access-date=21 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230013413/http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4/configurator.html |archive-date=30 December 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoevolution.com/news/bugatti-veyron-configurator-goes-online-28312.html |title=Bugatti Veyron Configurator Goes Online |publisher=AutoEvolution.com |date=15 December 2010 |access-date=21 December 2010}}</ref> The Bugatti Veyron was discontinued in late 2014, but special edition models continued to be produced until 2015.
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== Origins ==
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| image1 = Bugatti Veyron 16.4 2.JPG
| image2 = Bugatti Veyron 16.4 1 (cropped).JPG
| caption2 = Bugatti Veyron EB 16/4 Concept, a modified version of the 18/4 Veyron
}}
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 [[Bugatti EB 110|EB 110]] model produced under the [[Bugatti#Bugatti Automobili S.p.A.|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 [[Italdesign|Giugiaro]]-designed concept vehicles, each with [[permanent four-wheel drive]] and powered by the Volkswagen-designed [[W18 engine]]. The first car, the [[Bugatti EB 118|EB 118]], was a 2-door luxury [[coupé]] presented at the 1998 [[Paris Motor Show]]. The next car, the [[Bugatti EB 218|EB 218]], was a 4-door [[sedan (automobile)|saloon]] presented at the [[Geneva Motor Show#1999|1999 Geneva Motor Show]]. The third and final car, the [[Bugatti 18/3 Chiron|18/3 Chiron]], was a [[mid-engine]] [[sports car]] presented at the 1999 [[International Motor Show Germany|International Motor Show]] in Frankfurt.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bugatti presents three more studies|url=http://www.bugatti.com/typo3conf/ext/bugatti_timeline/Resources/Public/feature_history/index.html?y=1998&e=0&lang=en?lang=en#|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806090034/http://www.bugatti.com/typo3conf/ext/bugatti_timeline/Resources/Public/feature_history/index.html?y=1998&e=0&lang=en%3Flang%3Den|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2017|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=France's Most Revered Marque Is Born Again|date=2 January 2002|url=http://www.motortrend.com/news/substance-style-and-1001-horsepower-bugatti-eb-164-veyron/}}</ref> In 2000, a modified version, the EB 16/4 Veyron, was displayed at motor shows in [[Detroit Motor Show|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 WR16 engine architecture installed in every production example of the Veyron.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bugatti presents the Veyron 16.4. The only one of these concept vehicles to really hit. study|url=http://www.bugatti.com/typo3conf/ext/bugatti_timeline/Resources/Public/feature_history/index.html?y=2000&e=0&lang=en?lang=en#|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806081553/http://www.bugatti.com/typo3conf/ext/bugatti_timeline/Resources/Public/feature_history/index.html?y=2000&e=0&lang=en%3Flang%3Den|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 August 2017|access-date=25 October 2019}}</ref> Warkuß also commissioned [[SEAT]] head of design, [[Walter de Silva]], to submit a design proposal for the new Bugatti. The design was ultimately rejected in favour of Warkuß's own proposal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Filipponio |first=Frank |date=6 January 2010 |title=Walter de'Silva's forgotten 1999 Bugatti Concept |url=https://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/06/walter-desilvas-forgotten-1999-bugatti-concept/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Autoblog |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supercars.net/cars/249.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222041808/http://www.supercars.net/cars/249.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 February 2013 |title=Bugatti 16/4 Veyron Preproduction |access-date=24 August 2012 }}</ref>
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.<ref name=bugatti_bio>{{cite web |url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/tradition/history/bugatti-stories/pierre-veyron.html |title=Pierre Veyron |date=30 November 2011 |work=bugatti.com |publisher=Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602144938/http://www.bugatti.com/en/tradition/history/bugatti-stories/pierre-veyron.html |archive-date=2 June 2012 |access-date=28 July 2012 |quote=The zenith of Veyron's racing career was his victory together with Jean Pierre Wimille in the 25-hour Le Mans race of 1939. |url-status=dead }}</ref> The "EB" refers to Bugatti founder [[Ettore Bugatti]] and the "16.4" refers to the engine's [[W16 engine|16]] [[cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] and [[Turbocharged petrol engines#quad-turbo|quad]]-[[turbocharger]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Review|url=http://www.edmunds.com/bugatti/veyron-164/|publisher=[[Edmunds.com]]|access-date=9 July 2011}}</ref>
== {{anchor|Bugatti Veyron}} Bugatti Veyron (2005–2011) ==
=== Specifications and performance ===
[[File:Volkswagen W16.jpg|thumb|The Veyron's quad-turbocharged W16 engine]]
The Veyron features an 8.0-litre, quad-turbocharged, [[W16 engine|W16]] cylinder engine, equivalent to two narrow-angle [[V8 engine]]s bolted together. Each cylinder has [[multi-valve|four valves]] for a total of 64, but the configuration of each bank allows two [[overhead camshaft]]s to drive two banks of cylinders so only four camshafts are needed. The engine is fed by four [[turbocharger]]s and displaces {{convert|7993|cc|cid|1|lk=on|abbr=on}}, with a square {{convert|86|by|86|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} bore and stroke.
[[File:Bugatti Veyron 16.4 – Heckansicht (4), 5. April 2012, Düsseldorf.jpg|thumb|Bugatti Veyron 16.4]]
[[File:13-06-2008 - SC08 Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron Interior.jpg|thumb|Bugatti Veyron Interior]]
The transmission is a [[dual-clutch]] [[direct-shift gearbox|direct-shift]] computer-controlled [[automatic transmission]] having seven [[gear ratio]]s, with [[magnesium]] paddles behind the steering wheel and a shift time of less than 150 milliseconds, built by [[Ricardo plc|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 {{USD|120,000}}.<ref name="cad-2008"/> It also has [[permanent all-wheel drive]] using the [[Haldex Traction]] system. It uses special [[Michelin]] [[Michelin PAX System|PAX]] [[run-flat tyre]]s, designed specifically to accommodate the Veyron's top speed, and cost {{USD|25,000}} per set.<ref name="cad-2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/supercars_and_exotics/bugatti_veyron_16_4_road_test/(page)/1 |first=John |last=Phillips |title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 – Road Test |work=[[Car and Driver]] |date=December 2008 |access-date=22 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603070749/http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/supercars_and_exotics/bugatti_veyron_16_4_road_test/(page)/1 |archive-date=3 June 2009 }}</ref> The tyres <!-- as per wp:engvar, this article uses British spelling - "tyres" is correct --> can be mounted on the wheels only in France, a service which costs {{USD|70,000}}.<ref name="cad-2008"/> [[Kerb weight]] is {{convert|1888|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4/technology/structure.html |title=Lightweight Construction Concept |publisher=bugatti.com |date=30 November 2011 |access-date=9 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421084535/http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4/technology/structure.html |archive-date=21 April 2012 }}</ref> This gives the car a power-to-weight ratio, according to Volkswagen Group's figures, of {{convert|{{#expr:1001/1.888 round 0}}|PS|kW hp|abbr=on|0}} <!-- 1001PS over 1888kg --> per ton.
The car's wheelbase is {{convert|2710|mm|1|abbr=on}}. Overall length is {{convert|4462|mm|1|abbr=on}} which gives {{convert|1752.6|mm|1|abbr=on}} of overhang. The width is {{convert|1998|mm|1|abbr=on}} and height {{convert|1204|mm|1|abbr=on}}. The Bugatti Veyron has a total of ten radiators:<ref name="pop-sci-nov06-72.73">{{Cite journal|last1=Adams|first1=Eric|title=Inside a Street-Legal Land Rocket|journal=Popular Science|volume=269 |issue=6|year=2006|page=73}}</ref>
*3 air-to-liquid intercooler loop radiators
*3 engine water-cooling radiators
*1 air conditioning condenser
*1 transmission oil radiator
*1 differential oil radiator
*1 engine oil radiator
It has a {{Cd|long=yes|link=car|0.41}} (normal condition) and {{Cd|0.36}} (after lowering to the ground),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bugattipage.com/ride.htm |title=the Bugatti Page: Bugatti Veyron driving experience |publisher=Bugattipage.com |access-date=27 October 2008}}</ref> and a frontal area of {{convert|2.07|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Slideshow/slideshowContentFrameFrag.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2005/10/17/upixbug.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521222900/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/core/Slideshow/slideshowContentFrameFrag.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2005/10/17/upixbug.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 May 2008 |title=Telegraph | Picture Gallery | BUGATTI VEYRON |work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK |access-date=27 October 2008 |date=10 September 2008}}</ref> This gives it a drag area, the product of [[drag coefficient]] and frontal area, of {{CdA|link=car|{{convert|0.74|sqm|sqft|abbr=on}}}}.
=== Engine power output ===
According to Volkswagen Group and certified by [[Technischer Überwachungsverein|TÜV Süddeutschland]], the W16 engine utilised by the Veyron has a power output of {{cvt|1001|PS|kW hp PS|0|order=out}}, and generates {{convert|1250|Nm|0|abbr=on}} of torque.<ref name="cad-2005">{{cite web
|url=http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/05q4/bugatti_veyron_16.4-first_drive_review
|title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 – First Drive Review: The fastest and most expensive production car ever
|first=Csaba |last=Csere |date = November 2005|work=[[Car and Driver]]
|quote=When I ask Bugatti development boss Wolfgang Schreiber to explain how the same engine can be rated at 1 SAE net horsepower at 6000 rpm for the U.S. but only 987 horsepower (1001 PS) for Europe, he laughs, saying, "The production engines are all putting out between 1020 and 1040 PS—enough to cover both promises."}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://media.caranddriver.com/files/bugatti-veyron-164bugatti-veyron-spec-sheet.pdf |title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 |work=Car and Driver |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130418041404/http://media.caranddriver.com/files/bugatti-veyron-164bugatti-veyron-spec-sheet.pdf |archive-date=18 April 2013 }}</ref><ref name="enginespecs">{{cite web|url=http://bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4/technology/acceleration.html |publisher=Bugatti.com |title=2.5 – 7.3 – 16.7 – 55.6}}</ref>
==
German inspection officials recorded an average top speed of the original version at {{convert|408.47|km/h|abbr=on}}<ref name="speed">{{cite web|url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4/technology/speed.html |title=''400 and Beyond'' |publisher=bugatti.com |date=19 April 2005 |access-date=28 April 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902084715/http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4/technology/speed.html |archive-date=2 September 2011 }}</ref> 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 (current format)|Top Gear]]'' in November 2006, at the Ehra-Lessien test track, at {{convert|407.5|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="speed"/> May noted that at top speed the engine consumes {{convert|45000|L|impgal|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|407|km/h|abbr=on}}. May responded that the Veyron was very controlled, and only wobbled slightly when the air brake deployed.<ref name="TGVeyron">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO0PgyPWE3o | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/LO0PgyPWE3o| archive-date=2021-11-02 | url-status=live|title= Top Gear : James May's Bugatti Veyron Top Speed Test – Top Gear – BBC autos |publisher=Top Gear |date=16 December 2008 |access-date=5 August 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
In regular use, the ability to reach the above absolute top speed is locked out. The car's normal top speed is listed as {{convert|343|km/h|abbr=on}}. Also, when the car reaches {{convert|220|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, hydraulics lower the car until it has a ground clearance of about {{convert|9|cm|in|abbr=on}}. At the same time, the wing and spoiler deploy. In this ''handling mode'', the wing provides {{convert|3425|N|lbf|0|abbr=}} of downforce, holding the car to the road.<ref name="pop-sci-nov06-72.73"/>
To reach the car's absolute top speed, its ''top speed mode'' must be entered while the vehicle is at rest. For this, the driver must use a special top speed key in a keyhole to the left of their seat, which triggers a checklist to establish whether the car and its driver are ready to attempt to reach {{convert|407|km/h|abbr=on}}. If so, the rear spoiler retracts, the front air diffusers shut, and normal {{convert|12.5|cm|abbr=on}} ground clearance drops to {{convert|6.5|cm|abbr=on}}.
=== Braking ===
The Veyron's brakes use cross drilled, radially vented [[reinforced carbon-carbon#Similar products|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/doc/2016/wp29grrf/GRRF-81-05r1e.pdf|title=Driving Innovations for Sustainable Mobility|date=February 2016|website=United Nations Economic Commission for Europe|access-date=30 January 2019}}</ref> The lightweight aluminium alloy monobloc brake calipers are made by [[AP Racing]]; the front have eight<ref name="pop-sci-nov06-72.73"/> [[titanium]] pistons and the rear calipers have six pistons. Bugatti claims maximum deceleration of 1.3 [[g-force|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 {{convert|312|km/h|abbr=on}} to {{convert|80|km/h|0|abbr=on}} without fade. With the car's acceleration from {{convert|80|km/h|abbr=on}} to {{convert|312|km/h|abbr=on}}, that test can be performed every 22 seconds. At speeds above {{convert|200|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, the rear wing also acts as an [[air brake (aeronautics)|airbrake]], snapping to a 55° angle in 0.4 seconds once brakes are applied, providing an additional 0.68 g (6.66 m/s<sup>2</sup>) of deceleration (equivalent to the stopping power of an ordinary hatchback).<ref name="pop-sci-nov06-72.73"/> Bugatti claims the Veyron will brake from {{convert|400|km/h|0|abbr=on}} to a standstill in less than 10 seconds, though distance covered in this time will be half a kilometre (third of a mile).<ref name="pop-sci-nov06-72.73"/>
=== Special editions ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Name
!Picture
!Release date
!Release price
!Notes
|-
|Bugatti 16.4 Veyron Pur Sang<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/pur-sang/|title=Pur Sang - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang - Flickr - Alexandre Prévot (1).jpg|frameless]]
|September 2007
|
|5 units were made. The first Veyron to feature no paint, and instead use an exposed carbon fiber and aluminum finish.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Communications |first=Bugatti |date=2023-10-12 |title=The intricate savoir-faire in carbon fiber at Bugatti – Bugatti Newsroom |url=https://newsroom.bugatti.com/en/press-releases/the-intricate-savoir-faire-in-carbon-fiber-at-bugatti |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=newsroom.bugatti.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/fbg-par-hermes/|title=FBG par Hermès - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:Bugatti Veyron - BCN motorshow 2009.JPG|frameless]]
|March 2008
|{{euro|1.55 million}}, excluding taxes and transport<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-bugatti-veyron-fbg-by-hermes-scepter-and-empire-no/|title=Geneva 2008: Bugatti Veyron Fbg by Hermes, scepter and empire not included|website=Autoblog|date=4 March 2008 |language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|Collaboration with French design house [[Hermès]], featuring a bull calfskin interior. 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/sang-noir/|title=Sang Noir - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Coupé Sang Noir - Flickr - FaceMePLS.jpg|frameless]]
|May 2008
|
|12 units were made.
|-
|Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/bleu-centenaire/|title=Bleu Centenaire - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire - Flickr - David Villarreal Fernández (1) (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
|March 2009
|
|1 unit was made.
|-
|Bugatti Veyron "Jean-Pierre Wimille"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/villa-deste/|title=Villa D'Este - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:Bugatti Veyron Wimille - versione speciale (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
|September 2009
|
|Named after French racing driver [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] who was a factory driver for Bugatti in the 1930s.
|-
|Bugatti Veyron "Achille Varzi"
|
|September 2009
|
|Named after Italian racing driver [[Achille Varzi]] who raced for Bugatti in the early 1930s.
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|Bugatti Veyron "Malcolm Campbell"
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|September 2009
|
|Named after British racing driver [[Malcolm Campbell]] who raced for Bugatti in the late 1920s.
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|Bugatti Veyron "Hermann zu Leiningen"
|[[File:Carspotters (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
|September 2009
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|Named after German racing driver Hermann zu Leiningen who raced for Bugatti in the early 1930s.
|}
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== {{anchor|Grand Sport|Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport}} Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport (2009–2015) ==
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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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leftlanenews.com/bugatti-veyron-grand-sport.html|title=Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport debuts at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance|date=18 August 2008|publisher=LeftLaneNews.com|access-date=29 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/16/monterey-2008-bugatti-veyron-16-4-grand-sport/ |title=Monterey 2008: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport |first=Damon |last=Lavrinc |work=Autoblog |date=16 August 2008 |access-date=4 December 2013}}</ref> It has extensive reinforcements to compensate for the lack of a standard roof<ref>{{cite web|title=First Drive: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport is a temple of Zen|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/07/first-drive-bugatti-veyron-16-4-grand-sport-is-a-temple-of-zen|work=AutoBlog.com|date=7 July 2009|access-date=29 August 2009}}</ref> 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 {{convert|369|km/h|abbr=on}}—and to {{convert|130|km/h|abbr=on}} 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 ===
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!Name
!Picture
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|Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Sang Bleu<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/sang-bleu/|title=Sang Bleu - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:SangBleu.JPG|frameless]]
|August 2009<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/14/bugatti-veyron-grand-sport-sang-bleu-unveiled-in-monterey/|title=Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport|website=Autoblog|date=14 August 2009 |language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|
|One off model featuring a two tone blue carbon fiber and polished aluminum exterior.
|-
|Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport L'Or Blanc<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/lor-blanc/|title=L'Or Blanc - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L’Or Blanc - Flickr - J.Smith831 (1).jpg|frameless]]
|June 2011
|{{euro|1.65 million}}, excluding taxes and transport
|Collaboration between Bugatti and the [[Royal Porcelain Factory, Berlin|Royal Porcelain Factory]] in Berlin. Claimed by Bugatti to be the "first automobile equipped with porcelain",<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://newsroom.bugatti.com/press-releases/the-bugatti-l-or-blanc- |title= The Bugatti "L'Or Blanc" |website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref> though the material had seen very limited use in some early 20th century cars. It featured a thin porcelain layer coating the exterior, as well as porcelain inlays on the interior and on certain exterior pieces such as the fuel filler cap, badges, and wheel center caps. One made.
|-
|Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport "Dubai Motor Show 2011" Special Edition<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2011/11/10/bugatti-brings-three-special-veyron-grand-sports-to-dubai/|title=Bugatti brings three special Veyron Grand Sports to Dubai|website=Autoblog|date=10 November 2011 |language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:Bugatti Veyron Gran Sport Special edition (7909197160).jpg|frameless]]
|November 2011
|{{euro|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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/24/bugatti-showcases-the-bumblebee-of-veyrons-in-qatar/|title=Bugatti showcases the Bumblebee of Veyrons in Qatar|last=Joseph|first=Noah|date=24 January 2012|work=Autoblog|access-date=4 December 2013}}</ref> 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
|{{euro|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
|[[File:2013-03-05 Geneva Motor Show 7897 (cropped).JPG|frameless]]
|November 2011
|{{euro|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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/bernar-venet/|title=Bernar Venet - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport (10600837086).jpg|frameless]]
|December 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/07/bugatti-by-venet-is-the-worlds-fastest-art/|title=Bugatti by Venet is the world's fastest art|website=Autoblog|date=7 December 2012 |language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|
|One off model painted by French conceptual artist [[Bernar Venet]], with designs on the exterior and interior made up of technical equations used by Bugatti engineers during the making of the Veyron.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ayapana |first=Erick |title=Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Art Car is a Math Geek's Dream Come True |url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/bugatti-veyron-grand-sport-art-car-is-a-math-geeks-dream-come-true-299839/}}</ref>
|}
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== {{anchor|Super Sport|Bugatti Veyron Super Sport}} Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, World Record Edition (2010–2011) ==
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The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport is a faster, more powerful version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Production was limited to 48 units. The Super Sport has increased engine power output of {{convert|882.3|kW|PS kW hp|0|adj=ri0|abbr=on|order=out}} at 6,400 rpm and a maximum torque of {{convert|1500|Nm|lbft|0|abbr=on}} at 3,000–5,000 rpm and a revised aerodynamic package.<ref name="topspeed">{{cite web|url=https://www.topspeed.com/cars/bugatti/2011-bugatti-veyron-16-4-super-sport/ |title=Car News and reviews, videos, wallpapers, pictures, free games and more. – Top Speed :: 2011 Bugatti Veyron 1640 Super Sport |date=5 July 2010 |access-date=8 August 2010}}</ref> The Super Sport has been driven as fast as {{convert|431.072|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, making it the fastest production road car in the world at the time of its introduction<ref name="ds-2010">{{cite web| url=http://www.dieselstation.com/cars/bugatti-veyron-164-super-sports-car-2011-a2760.html |title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport Pictures|publisher=DieselStation |date=5 July 2010 |access-date=6 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/04/bugatti-veyron-16-4-super-sport-sets-land-speed-record-at-267-81/ |title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport sets land speed record at 267.81 mph!|publisher=Autoblog |date=5 July 2010 |access-date=5 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usedcarscentre.com/news/58/bugatti-veyron-164-super-sport-breaks-landspeed-worldrecord|title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport breaks landspeed worldrecord!|publisher=Used Cars Centre|date=5 July 2010|access-date=5 July 2010|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710090546/http://www.usedcarscentre.com/news/58/bugatti-veyron-164-super-sport-breaks-landspeed-worldrecord|archive-date=10 July 2010}}</ref> although it is electronically limited to {{convert|415|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} to protect the tyres from disintegrating.<ref name="topspeed"/>
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport World Record Edition is a version of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport. 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 deactivated on this version.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/super-sport/special-editions/world-record-edition.html |title=World Record Edition |publisher=Bugatti |access-date=6 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032301/http://www.bugatti.com/en/super-sport/special-editions/world-record-edition.html |archive-date=6 January 2014 }}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcarfans.com/110081827962/bugatti-veyron-super-sport-world-record-edition-limited |title=Bugatti Veyron Super Sport World Record Edition limited to 10 mph less than world record |work=World Car Fans |date=17 October 2010 |access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref>
=== Top Speed World Record ===
On 4 July 2010, [[James May]], a television presenter on [[BBC Two]]'s television show ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]'', drove the Veyron Super Sport on Volkswagen's [[Ehra-Lessien]] (near [[Wolfsburg]], Germany) high-speed test track at {{convert|259.49|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}}. 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 {{convert|431.072|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, thus taking back the title from the [[SSC Ultimate Aero TT]] as the [[Production car speed record#Record-breaking production vehicles|fastest production vehicle]] of all time.<ref name="speed2">{{cite web|url=http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/autos-super-bugatti-shatters-speed-record/ |title=SpeedTV: ''Super Bugatti shatters speed record'' |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614000848/http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/autos-super-bugatti-shatters-speed-record |archive-date=14 June 2013 |url-status=dead |work=Automotive.speedtv.com |date=5 July 2010 |access-date=9 April 2012}}</ref> The {{convert|431.072|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} mark was reached by averaging the Super Sport's two test runs, the first reaching {{convert|427.933|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} and the second {{convert|434.211|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.new.uk/Bugatti_news.html?id=10583 |title=NEW CAR NET, the UK new car guide :: Bugatti news – Veyron re-takes land speed record |publisher=2010 Netro42 |access-date=9 July 2010}}</ref><ref name="mm">{{cite web|url=http://www.manager-magazin.de/lifestyle/artikel/a-705048.html|title=Bugatti Veyron Super Sport: Aerodynamischer Weltrekordler|website=manager magazin|date=9 July 2010 |access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref>
When the record was certified it was already well known to the public that the customer car would be electronically limited to {{convert|415|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://newatlas.com/worlds-fastest-car-bugatti-veyron/27079/|title=And the world's fastest car is ... the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (again)|website=newatlas.com|date=16 April 2013|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/bugatti/9995355/Bugatti-Veyron-gets-its-fastest-car-title-reinstated.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/bugatti/9995355/Bugatti-Veyron-gets-its-fastest-car-title-reinstated.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |___location=London |work=The Daily Telegraph |first1=Leo |last1=Wilkinson |title=Bugatti Veyron gets its 'fastest car' title reinstated |date=15 April 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/4/guinness-world-records-statement-fastest-production-car-48092|title=Guinness World Records statement: Fastest Production Car|date=12 April 2013|website=Guinness World Records|access-date=13 May 2013}}</ref>
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== {{anchor|Vitesse}} Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse (2012–2015) ==
[[File:Blue Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse AKA Bleugatti (12216861026).jpg|left|thumb|Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse]]
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 {{convert|1183.2|hp|PS kW bhp|abbr=on|0|order=out}} at 6,400 rpm and a maximum torque of {{convert|1500|Nm|lbft|abbr=on}} at 3,000–5,000 rpm. These figures allow the car to accelerate from a stand still to {{convert|100|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} in 2.6 seconds. On normal roads, the Vitesse is electronically limited to {{convert|375|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.
The Vitesse was first unveiled at the [[Geneva Motor Show#2012|2012 Geneva Motor Show]]<ref>{{cite web|author= Noah Joseph |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/22/bugatti-presents-new-veyron-grand-sport-vitesse-for-geneva-debut/ |title=Bugatti presents new Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse for Geneva debut |publisher=Autoblog.com |date=22 February 2012 |access-date=9 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.topspeed.com/cars/bugatti/2012-bugatti-veyron-grand-sport-vitesse/ |title=2012 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse |work=Top Speed |date=22 February 2012 |access-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> and later at the 2012 [[Beijing Auto Show]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carnewschina.com/2012/04/28/bugatti-veyron-16-4-grand-sport-vitesse-at-the-beijing-auto-show/|title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse at the Beijing Auto Show|work=carnewschina.com|date=28 April 2012}}</ref> and the 2012 São Paulo Motor Show.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/23/bugatti-brings-veyron-grand-sport-vitesse-gris-rafale-to-brazi/ |title=Bugatti brings Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse "Gris Rafale" to Brazil |first=Seyth |last=Miersma |work=Autoblog |date=23 October 2012 |access-date=4 December 2013}}</ref>
=== Special editions ===
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 {{euro|1.99 million}}.<ref name="Vitesse" /><ref name="autoblog.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/11/bugatti-veyron-grand-sport-vitesse-sets-world-record-for-fastest/|title=Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse sets world record for fastest open-top car|author=John Neff|work=Autoblog|date=11 April 2013 |access-date=24 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/home/news.html?newsId=94&displayYears=2013,2012,2011|title=bugatti.com – News|author=zweipol GmbH|work=bugatti.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203034046/http://www.bugatti.com/en/home/news.html?newsId=94&displayYears=2013,2012,2011|archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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!Release date
!Release price
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|-
|Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Le Ciel Californien.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/18/bugatti-veyron-16-4-grand-sport-vitesse-is-the-same-bug-with-new/|title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse is the same Bug with new paint|last=Bowman|first=Zach|date=18 August 2012|work=Autoblog|access-date=4 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/22/special-edition-bugatti-veyron-16-4-grand-sport-vitesse-sells-fo/|title=Special Edition Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse sells for $2.5 million|last=Harley|first=Michael|date=22 August 2012|work=Autoblog|access-date=4 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcarfans.com/112081847381/bugatti-veyron-164-grand-sport-vitesse-se-debuts-at-pebble|title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse SE debuts at Pebble Beach|publisher=Worldcarfans.com|access-date=3 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=2013 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse 'Le Ciel Californien' {{!}} Monterey 2014|url=https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo14/monterey/lots/r234-2013-bugatti-veyron-164-grand-sport-vitesse-le-ciel-californien/181207|access-date=2021-08-24|website=RM Sotheby's|language=en}}</ref>
|[[File:BugattiVeyronVitesseSE.jpg|frameless]]
|August 2012
|{{euro|1.74 million}} ({{USD|2.2 million}})
|Inspired by the [[Bugatti Type 37A]].
|-
|Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse "1 of 1"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/22/bugatti-vitesse-1-of-1-edition-monterey-official/|title=Bugatti surprises with Vitesse 1 of 1 edition|website=Autoblog|date=22 August 2014 |language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|
|18 August 2014
|
|Commissioned by a customer in Singapore.
|-
|Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2015/03/02/bugatti-veyron-grand-sport-vitesse-la-final-geneva-2015/|title=Bugatti Veyron bids adieu with the Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale [w/video]|website=Autoblog|date=2 March 2015 |language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:2015-03-03 Geneva Motor Show 4073 (cropped).JPG|frameless]]
|March 2015
|
|The final Veyron made, featuring a flipped version of the original Veyron's red and black color scheme, finished in red and black carbon fiber.
|}
In 2013, Bugatti produced a series of Vitesse dedicated to racing legends, including [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/24/bugatti-to-debut-special-grand-sport-vitesse-legend-jean-pierre/|title=Bugatti to debut special Grand Sport Vitesse 'Legend Jean-Pierre Wimille' during Monterey Car Week [UPDATE]|author=Damon Lowney|work=Autoblog|date=24 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/16/bugatti-veyron-legends-monterey-2013/|title=Bugatti debuts first Veyron Legends model in Pebble Beach|author=Brandon Turkus|work=Autoblog|date=16 August 2013 }}</ref> [[Jean Bugatti]],<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/09/bugatti-veyron-legend-jean-bugatti-bows-frankfurt-reveal/|title=Bugatti Veyron Legend 'Jean Bugatti' bows ahead of Frankfurt reveal|author=Brandon Turkus|work=Autoblog|date=9 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/11/bugatti-veyron-grand-sport-vitesse-jean-bugatti-frankfurt-2013/|title=Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse 'Jean Bugatti' recalls La Voiture Noire|author=Steven J. Ewing|work=Autoblog|date=11 September 2013 }}</ref> [[Meo Costantini]],<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/05/bugattis-third-legend-edition-veyron-pays-tribute-to-meo-costan/|title=Bugatti's third Legend edition Veyron pays tribute to Meo Costantini|author=Noah Joseph|work=Autoblog|date=5 November 2013 }}</ref> and [[Ettore Bugatti]].<ref name=":3">{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/07/ettore-bugatti-edition-veyron-legend-official/|title=Final Legend edition Veyron dedicated to Ettore Bugatti|author=Noah Joseph|work=Autoblog|date=7 August 2014 }}</ref>
[[File:Bugatti Legends Editions (15840823722).jpg|thumb|Bugatti Legends Edition]]
All six models in the Legend series are limited to three vehicles:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/les-legendes-de-bugatti/|title=Les Légendes de Bugatti - Bugatti Editions|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
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!Picture
!Release date
!Release price
!Notes
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|Bugatti Legend "Jean-Pierre Wimille"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/les-legendes-de-bugatti/jean-pierre-wimille/|title=Jean-Pierre Wimille - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:Bugatti Veyron Legends Editions (14972092616) (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
|24 July 2013
|
|Pays homage to the 1937 [[Bugatti Type 57#Type 57G Tank|Bugatti Type 57G Tank]] race car that factory driver [[Jean-Pierre Wimille]] won Bugatti's first [[24 Hours of Le Mans]] victory in 1937.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Sean |title=3 Bugatti Veyron "Jean-Pierre Wimille" Legends Edition Released |url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/1308-bugatti-veyron-jean-pierre-wimille-legend-edition/ |website=Motor Trend}}</ref>
|-
|Bugatti Legend "Jean Bugatti"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/les-legendes-de-bugatti/jean-bugatti/|title=Jean Bugatti - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:IAA 2013 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse - Jean Bugatti (9834385524) (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
|9 September 2013
|{{euro|2.28 million}}, excluding taxes and transport
|Named after Jean Bugatti, the eldest son of company founder Ettore. Inspired by the [[Bugatti Type 57#1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Coupé Aero Chassis No. 57453|Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic]] "La Voiture Noire", and features Bugatti's first use of platinum in the badges.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCausland |first=Evan |title=2013 Bugatti Veyron Jean Bugatti Legend Edition First Look |url=https://www.motortrend.com/news/2013-bugatti-veyron-jean-legend-edition/ |website=Motor Trend}}</ref>
|-
|Bugatti Legend "Meo Costantini"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/les-legendes-de-bugatti/meo-costantini/|title=Meo Constantini - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:2014 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
|5 November 2013
|{{euro|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bonhams : 2014 Bugatti VEYRON 16.4 GRAND SPORT VITESSE 'MEO COSTANTINI'|url=https://www.bonhams.com//auctions/25839/lot/77/?category=list&length=100000&page=1|access-date=2021-03-08|website=www.bonhams.com}}</ref>
|-
|Bugatti Legend "Rembrandt Bugatti"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/03/bugatti-veyron-vitesse-legend-rembrandt-bugatti-edition-geneva-official/|title=Bugatti Legends series welcomes brother Rembrandt|website=Autoblog|date=3 March 2014 |language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/les-legendes-de-bugatti/rembrandt-bugatti/|title=Rembrandt Bugatti - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:2014-03-04 Geneva Motor Show 1400 (cropped).JPG|frameless]]
|3 March 2014
|{{euro|2.18 million}}, excluding taxes and transport
|Named after Rembrandt Bugatti, the brother of company founder Ettore and one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century.
|-
|"Black Bess" Legend Vitesse<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2014/04/11/bugatti-veyron-vitesse-legend-black-bess-beijing-official/|title=Bugatti reveals Black Bess as fifth Legend edition Veyron|website=Autoblog|date=11 April 2014 |language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/veyron/bugatti-editions/les-legendes-de-bugatti/black-bess/|title=Black Bess - Bugatti Editions - Models|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref>
|[[File:Bugatti Veyron(Ank kumar, INFOSYS Limited) 09 (cropped).jpg|frameless]]
|10 April 2014
|{{euro|2.15 million}}, excluding taxes and transport
|This model pays homage to the famed [[Bugatti Type 18]] "Black Bess".
|-
|Bugatti Legend "Ettore Bugatti"<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ettore Bugatti|url=https://www.bugatti.com/models/veyron-models/bugatti-editions/les-legendes-de-bugatti/ettore-bugatti/|website=www.bugatti.com|language=en|access-date=24 March 2023}}</ref>
|
|7 August 2014
|{{euro|2.35 million}}, excluding taxes and transport
|This model harks back to the [[Bugatti Royale|Bugatti Type 41 Royale]].
|}
=== Records ===
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 {{convert|408.84|km/h|mph|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="autoblog.com"/>
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."<ref name="Vitesse">{{cite web|url=http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/bugatti-veyron-grand-sport-vitesse-becomes-fastest-convertible-173738840.html|title=Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse becomes the fastest convertible in the world|date=11 April 2013|work=Yahoo Autos}}</ref>
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== Specifications (all variants) ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="4"|<big>Basic specifications</big><ref name="cad-2005"/><ref name="ds-2010"/>
|-
![[automobile layout|Layout]] and [[car body style|body style]]
|[[mid-engine design|Mid-engine]], [[four-wheel drive]], two-door [[coupé]]/[[targa top]]
!Base price
|''Standard (Coupé), Grand Sport (Roadster):''<br />{{euro|1,225,000}} ({{GBP|1,065,000|long=no}}; {{USD|1,700,000}})<br />''Super Sport (Coupé), Grand Sport Vitesse (Roadster):''<br />{{euro|1,912,500}} ({{GBP|1,665,000|long=no}}; {{USD|2,700,000}})
|-
![[Internal combustion engine]]
|[[Bugatti W16 engine|8.0 litre W16]], [[multi-valve|64v]] 2x[[DOHC]] quad-[[turbocharger|turbocharged]] [[petrol engine]]
![[Engine displacement]]<br /> and max. power
|{{convert|7993|cc|cid|1|abbr=on}}<br />''Standard (Coupé), Grand Sport (Roadster):''<br />{{cvt|1001|PS|kW bhp|0}} at 6,000 rpm<br />''Super Sport (Coupé), Grand Sport Vitesse (Roadster):''<br />{{cvt|1183.2|hp|PS kW bhp|0|order=out}} at 6,400 rpm
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="3"|<big>Performance</big>
|-
!
|'''Standard, Grand Sport'''
|'''Super Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse'''
|-
! Top Speed
| {{convert|408.47|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4/technology/speed.html |title=400 and Beyond |access-date=25 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011011915/http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron-16.4/technology/speed.html |archive-date=11 October 2007 }}</ref>
| {{convert|431.072|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}; {{convert|415|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} limited<ref name="mm"/>
|-
! 0{{ndash}}{{convert|100|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|colspan="2"|2.46 seconds<ref>{{cite web|url=https://motor.history.sa.gov.au/events/bugatti-veyron-eb-16-4/|title=Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 - Motor Museum|website=National Motor Museum|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kidston.com/kidston-cars/2548/2006-Bugatti-Veyron-16.4|title=Kidston - Sold Cars|website=www.kidston.com|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref>
|-
! 0{{ndash}}{{convert|200|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
| 7.3 seconds<ref name="TSBV">{{cite web|url=https://www.bugatti.com/fileadmin/media/Media/Veyron/Veyron_16.4/Technical_Specifications_Bugatti_Veyron_16.4.pdf|title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4: Technical Specifications|publisher=[[Bugatti]]|access-date=26 April 2018|archive-date=27 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427120253/https://www.bugatti.com/fileadmin/media/Media/Veyron/Veyron_16.4/Technical_Specifications_Bugatti_Veyron_16.4.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Bacc">{{cite web|title=Veyron Acceleration: 2.5 – 7.3 – 16.7 – 55.6|url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron/technology/acceleration.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207043226/http://www.bugatti.com/en/veyron/technology/acceleration.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 February 2015}}</ref>
| 6.7 seconds<ref name="TSSS">{{cite web |url=https://assets.bugatti.com/fileadmin/Media_Lounge/user_upload/Technical_Specifications_Bugatti_Veyron_16.4_Super_Sport.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 December 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822005854/http://assets.bugatti.com/fileadmin/Media_Lounge/user_upload/Technical_Specifications_Bugatti_Veyron_16.4_Super_Sport.pdf |archive-date=22 August 2017 }}</ref><ref name="SST">{{cite web|url=http://www.bugatti.com/en/super-sport/technology.html|title=bugatti.com – The climax of the Veyron series:the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport|access-date=30 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928100033/http://www.bugatti.com/en/super-sport/technology.html|archive-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
! 0{{ndash}}{{convert|300|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
| 16.7 seconds<ref name="TSBV"/><ref name="Bacc"/>
| 14.6 seconds<ref name="TSSS"/><ref name="SST"/>
|-
! 0{{ndash}}{{convert|400|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
| 55.6 seconds<ref name="Bacc"/>
| 40 seconds (estimated)<ref name="w389">{{cite web | last=Yus | first=Victor Alós | title=Bugatti Chiron: from 0 to 400 km/h and back to stop in just over 40 seconds | website=Highmotor | date=12 September 2017 | url=https://www.highmotor.com/en/bugatti-chiron-0-400-kmh-lap-stop-just-over-40-seconds.html | access-date=24 November 2024}}</ref><ref name="o703">{{cite web | last=Vijayenthiran | first=Viknesh | title=More Transformers 4 Cars Revealed In New Television Spots: Video | website=Yahoo Autos | date=2 June 2014 | url=https://autos.yahoo.com/more-transformers-4-cars-revealed-television-spots-video-080005310.html | access-date=24 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
! Standing quarter-mile (402 m)
| 10.1 seconds<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15152105/bugatti-veyron-164-road-test|title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4|first=John|last=Phillips|date=1 December 2008|website=Car and Driver}}</ref>
| 9.7 seconds<ref name="TSSS"/>
|-
! Standing mile (1609 m)
| 25.9 seconds at {{convert|204.4|mph|abbr=on|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-reviews/car-comparison-tests/speed-kings-bugatti-veyron-164-1|title=Speed Kings: Bugatti Veyron 16.4|last=Andrew Bornhop|date=27 July 2007|website=Road & Track|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref>
| 23.6 seconds<ref name="TSSS"/>
|-
! Braking from {{convert|100|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}
|colspan="2"| 31.4 m<ref name="TSBV"/><ref name="TSSS"/>
|-
! {{convert|0|{{ndash}}|300|{{ndash}}|0|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
| 27.8 seconds<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/news/beschleunigungs-und-bremsentest-0-300-0-km-h-wie-schnell-ist-der-bugatti-veyron-16-4/|title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 im Beschleunigungs- und Bremsentest 0-300-0 km/h|website=auto-motor-und-sport.de|date=9 September 2010|language=de|access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref>
| 22.5 seconds<ref name="TSSS"/>
|-
! {{convert|0|{{ndash}}|200|{{ndash}}|0|mph|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|
| 25.6 seconds<ref name="TSSS"/>
|-
! Lateral acceleration
| ?
| 1.4 ''g''<ref name="TSSS"/>
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="4"|<big>Fuel economy</big><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fueleconomy.gov/FEG/noframes/22661.shtml |title=Gas mileage of 2006 Bugatti Veyron |publisher=Fueleconomy.gov |access-date=9 April 2012}}</ref>
|-
!EPA city driving
|{{convert|8|mpgu.s.}}
!EPA highway driving
|{{convert|14|mpgu.s.}}
|-
!colspan="2"|Top speed fuel economy
|colspan="2"|{{convert|3|mpgu.s.}}, or {{convert|1.4|U.S.gal|L impgal|abbr=on}} per minute
|}
== Special editions by car tuners ==
=== Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero ===
The Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero is a Veyron 16.4 modified by the German car modification firm [[Mansory]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linea Vincero |url=https://www.mansory.com/car/linea-vincero |website=Mansory |date=2019-04-16 |access-date=2021-07-30}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelshikar |first=Tushar |date=2017-04-18 |title=Manny Khoshbin's Bugatti Veyron Mansory Linea Vincero For Sale |url=https://www.thesupercarblog.com/manny-khoshbins-bugatti-veyron-mansory-linea-vincero-sale/ |access-date=2021-07-30 |website=The Supercar Blog}}</ref>
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|caption1=Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero front view
|image2=Mansory Bugatti Veyron.JPG
|caption2=Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero at the [[International Motor Show Germany|Frankfurt IAA, 2009]]
}}
{{clear}}
=== Bugatti Veyron Linea D'oro ===
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-26 |title=Linea d'Oro |url=https://www.mansory.com/car/linea-doro |access-date=2021-07-31 |website=Mansory}}</ref>
{{Multiple image
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| direction = horizontal
| image1 = Bugatti Veyron Mansory Linea Vincero (14393902794).jpg
| caption1 = Bugatti Veyron Linea D'oro front view
| image2 = Bugatti Veyron Mansory Linea Vincero and McLaren P1 MK Edition (14353517256) (cropped).jpg
| caption2 = Bugatti Veyron Linea D'oro front 3/4 view
}}
{{clear}}
=== Bugatti Veyron Linea Viviere ===
[[File:2014-03-04 Geneva Motor Show 0905 (cropped).JPG|thumb|Bugatti Veyron Linea (Mansory) Viviere front view at the [[Geneva Motor Show|Geneva Motor Show, 2014]]]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-16|title=Linea Vivere |url=https://www.mansory.com/car/linea-vivere |access-date=2021-07-31 |website=Mansory}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-16|title=Vivere Diamond Edition|url=https://www.mansory.com/car/vivere-diamond-edition|access-date=2021-07-31|website=Mansory|language=en}}</ref>
The Bugatti Veyron Linea Viviere costs US$2.3 million, making it one of the most expensive Veyrons ever produced.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch This $2.3M Bugatti Do The World's Most Expensive Burnout |url=https://www.motor1.com/news/238662/mansory-bugatti-veyron-burnout-video/ |first=Jeff |last=Perez |website=Motor1.com |___location=US |access-date=2021-07-31}}</ref>
{{clear}}
== Production ==
{{As of|2014|August|6}}, 405 cars had 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bugatti-veyron-production-nears-end|title=Bugatti Veyron production nears end|author=Greg Kable|work=autocar.co.uk}}</ref> 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#2015|Geneva Motor Show]] from 5–15 March 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Last ever Bugatti Veyron to appear at Geneva Motor Show – the £1.5 million supercar has ceased production|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/last-ever-bugatti-veyron-appear-5145999|access-date=18 February 2015|publisher=Mirror UK}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! colspan="2" | Units made
|-
|Veyron 16.4
|252
|-
|Veyron Grand Sport
|58
|-
|Veyron Super Sport
|48
|-
|Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse
|92
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''450'''
|-
|}
{{clear}}
== Future development ==
In 2008, Bugatti then-CEO Dr [[Franz-Josef Paefgen]] confirmed that the Veyron would be replaced by another high-end model by 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/veyron/bugatti-plans-veyron-replacement |title=Bugatti plans Veyron replacement |work=Autocar |year=2008 |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref> 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]].<ref name="galibierhybrid">{{cite news |url=http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/Bugatti-Galibier-will-be-a-hybrid---Wolfgang-Durheimer |title=Bugatti Galibier 'will be a hybrid' – Wolfgang Durheimer |first=Tom |last=Pollard |work=Car Magazine Online |date=18 April 2011 |access-date=29 April 2013}}</ref>
The successor to the Veyron was unveiled in concept form as the [[Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo]] at the September 2015 [[Frankfurt Motor Show#2015|Frankfurt Motor Show]].
A toned-down version of the radically styled Vision Gran Turismo concept car, now called the [[Bugatti Chiron|Chiron]], debuted at the March 2016 [[Geneva Motor Show#2016|Geneva Motor Show]]. Production started in 2017 and will be limited to 500 units.
== Sales ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! scope="col" | Units sold
|-
|2005
|5<ref name="VW_2006_Annual_Report">{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2006 |url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2007/03/Geschaeftsbericht_2006.-bin.acq/qual-BinaryStorageItem.Single.File/Annual_Report_2006_e.pdf |page=43 |publisher=[[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen AG]] |date=9 March 2007 |access-date=27 September 2011 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717232139/http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2007/03/Geschaeftsbericht_2006.-bin.acq/qual-BinaryStorageItem.Single.File/Annual_Report_2006_e.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2006
|44<ref name="VW_2006_Annual_Report"/>
|-
|2007
|81<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2009/03/GB_2008.-bin.acq/qual-BinaryStorageItem.Single.File/Y_2008_e.pdf |publisher=Volkswagen AG |title=Annual Report 2008 |page=121 |date=12 March 2009 |access-date=27 September 2011 |archive-date=1 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001034708/http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2009/03/GB_2008.-bin.acq/qual-BinaryStorageItem.Single.File/Y_2008_e.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2008
|71<ref name="VW_2009_Annual_Report">{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2009 |url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2010/03/Annual_Report_2009.-bin.acq/qual-BinaryStorageItem.Single.File/Y_2009_e.pdf |publisher=Volkswagen AG |date=11 March 2010 |access-date=27 September 2011 |archive-date=17 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717231646/http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2010/03/Annual_Report_2009.-bin.acq/qual-BinaryStorageItem.Single.File/Y_2009_e.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
|2009
|50<ref name="VW_2009_Annual_Report"/>
|-
|2010
|40<ref>[http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/content/en/investor_relations.-bin.acq/qual-MarginalParSys.Single.Component.0003.ContextBoxImageTeaser.0001.DownloadFile/GB_2010_e.pdf] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717232446/http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/content/en/investor_relations.-bin.acq/qual-MarginalParSys.Single.Component.0003.ContextBoxImageTeaser.0001.DownloadFile/GB_2010_e.pdf|date=17 July 2011}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|38<ref>{{cite journal|title=Volkswagen AG Annual Report 2011|journal=Volkswagen AG Annual Report 2011|page=161|url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2012/03/Volkswagen_AG_Annual_Report_2011.bin.html/binarystorageitem/file/Y_2011_e.pdf|access-date=13 October 2012|archive-date=26 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526072621/http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2012/03/Volkswagen_AG_Annual_Report_2011.bin.html/binarystorageitem/file/Y_2011_e.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{ref|1|1}}
|-
|2012
|31<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2013/04/VWFSAG_Annual_Report_2012.bin.html/binarystorageitem/file/VWFS_GB2012_E.pdf|title=Bugatti 2012 sales figures|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201173124/http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2013/04/VWFSAG_Annual_Report_2012.bin.html/binarystorageitem/file/VWFS_GB2012_E.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref>
|-
|2013
|47<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Report 2013 |url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2014/03/Y_2013_e.bin.html/binarystorageitem/file/GB+2013_e.pdf |page=80 |publisher=[[Volkswagen Group|Volkswagen AG]] |date=13 March 2014 |access-date=14 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314060228/http://www.volkswagenag.com/content/vwcorp/info_center/en/publications/2014/03/Y_2013_e.bin.html/binarystorageitem/file/GB+2013_e.pdf |archive-date=14 March 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|Total
|407
|}
{{refbegin}}
#{{note|1}} The last Veyron, N<sup>o.</sup> 450 was sold in May 2014.
{{refend}}
== Reception ==
=== ''Top Gear'' ===
All three former presenters of the popular BBC motoring show ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|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 [[SS Great Britain|S.S. ''Great Britain'']]. He noted that the production cost of a Veyron was {{GBP|5 million}}, but was sold to customers for just {{GBP|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, Piedmont|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 {{convert|407.16|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. 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 {{convert|200|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, the Bugatti overtook its competitor from {{convert|200|to|300|km/h|0|abbr=on}} and emerged the victor. Hammond has stated that he did not use the Veyron's [[Launch control (automotive)|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 Super Sport version achieved the fastest ever time of 1:16.8 (dethroned the [[Gumpert Apollo|Gumpert Apollo S]], replaced by the [[Ariel Atom V8]] in 2011),<ref name = "tgpower">
{{cite web
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/show/powerlaps.shtml
| title = Power Laps
| work = [[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear UK]]
| publisher = BBC
| access-date = 29 November 2011
}}</ref> as well as being taken to a verified average top speed of {{convert|431|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} by Raphanel on the programme,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/bugatti/8063779/Bugatti-Veyron-16.4-Super-Sport-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-manufacturers/bugatti/8063779/Bugatti-Veyron-16.4-Super-Sport-review.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 SuperSport review|work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=UK|first=Paul|last=Hudson|date=18 October 2010|access-date=1 November 2010|quote=The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is officially the world's fastest production car, after reaching {{convert|431.072|km/h|mph|3|abbr=on}} at the VW group's Ehra-Lessien test track on 3 July. Watched by independent testers and a Guinness Book of Records representative, Bugatti test driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel recorded two runs in opposite directions, reaching {{convert|265.905|mph|3|abbr=on|order=flip}} and {{convert|269.806|mph|3|abbr=on|order=flip}} respectively. The new record is an average of the two.}}{{cbignore}}</ref> thenceforth retaking its position as the [[List of fastest production cars|fastest production car in the world]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/04/bugatti-veyron-16-4-super-sport-sets-land-speed-record-at-267-81|title=Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport sets land speed record at 267.81 mph!|date=4 July 2010 |publisher=autoblog.com|access-date=4 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/veyron-ss-record-2010-07-06|title=Veyron SuperSport hits 267mph|publisher=topgear.com|access-date=6 July 2010|archive-date=12 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512205738/http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/veyron-ss-record-2010-07-06|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSFX9vrwJf8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211102/LSFX9vrwJf8| archive-date=2021-11-02 | url-status=live|title=Bugatti SuperSport speed test – Top Gear – BBC|publisher=Top Gear|date=24 July 2010|access-date=25 January 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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=== Martin Roach ===
In 2011, Martin Roach's book ''Bugatti Veyron: A Quest for Perfection – The Story of the Greatest Car in the World''<ref>{{cite book |first=Martin |last=Roach |title=Bugatti Veyron: A Quest for Perfection – The Story of the Greatest Car in the World |publisher=[[Random House|Preface Publishing]] |date=29 September 2011 |isbn=978-1-84809-348-5}}</ref> 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 ===
During its development period [[McLaren F1]] designer [[Gordon Murray]] said in UK auto magazine ''[[Evo 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".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes-life-magazine/2009/0316/055_sales_force.html |title=Selling the Bugatti Veyron |work=Forbes |first=Stephan |last=Wilkinson |date=16 March 2009 |access-date=18 April 2013}}</ref>
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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadandtrack.com/tests/data/technical-analysis-anatomy-of-a-supercar |title=Technical Analysis: Anatomy of a Supercar (1/2006) |work=Road & Track |access-date=27 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805225627/http://www.roadandtrack.com/tests/data/technical-analysis-anatomy-of-a-supercar |archive-date=5 August 2010 }}</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of fastest production cars]]
*[[List of production cars by power output]]
== References ==
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