It’s not because you’ve won a million quid (that’s about $1.6M) on the lottery you can spend a good part of it on a Bugatti Veyron and use it as your daily drive.

Autocar’s Richard Bremner makes the numbers game more clear. And the numbers are enough to make Toyota drivers wince.

A routine maintenance of a Veyron costs £12,866 (around $21,180). That’s nearly enough to buy you a Toyota Prius. And just to give you a better perspective. The routine servicing of a Ferrari Enzo “only” costs £1,680 (around $2,750).

Now if you fancy taking the Veyron to the limit, be prepared to swap out a set of rubber which costs £23,500 ($38,575). Go through four sets of tires and you need to have your rims stress tested at the price of, oh, just £7,050 (around $11,500).

Your £1 million won’t really get far if you decide to own a damn Veyron, huh?

The Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept’s supposed to be just one of the several concept cars Bugatti will be building to test out a market for the potential Veyron replacement.

After showcasing it in the Frankfurt show, it seems that there’s been quite the positive reception And Bugatti finally decided to build the Galibier Concept.

AutoExpress’ scoop states that the 16C has indeed been green lighted for production and will be sold at a recession unfriendly £900,000 ($1.4 million).

While it’s cheaper than the Veyron, it wouldn’t pack as much punch as the Bugatti coupe despite packing the same 8L 16-cylinder engine tuned to dish out 800 hp. The engine will be mated to an 8-speed automatic gearbox.

Still, the 16C Galibier will be quite the fast sedan clocking at an expected 220 mph. The car is pegged for a 2013 launch date.

Source: AutoExpress

Looks like Bugatti’s not too confident about the Galibier 16C concept they unveiled at Frankfurt claiming that if potential customers would not be too fond of the Galibier, they are open to developing other cars.

Autocar was told by Bugatti insiders that a new Veyron would be a possibility. If ever, the new Veyron will be based on the current tech of the Galibier.

Other options include a cheaper saloon but creating a product for a cheaper market would create a positioning conflict with other VW divisions.

We think the Galibier’s good enough to draw some people to it, it’s just that the Veyron made a pretty high benchmark by which all other Bugatti’s might be and most likely be measured.

Just take a look at McLaren. Took them about a decade to do a follow-up on the McLaren F1 but it doesn’t really matter if the MP4-12C doesn’t trump its granddaddy just because of the space between the release.

So Bugatti’s not really gunning for the world’s fastest production car with their latest concept but the company’s promising that whatever final production version will take off from it will be quite the performance vehicle.

Meet the Bugatti 16 C Galibier concept – the first of what might be a series of concepts to gauge customer reaction. It’s part of Bugatti’s plans to offer a new vehicle once the Veyron goes out of production by 2012.

Not too many details have been released but the car’s poised to be the four-door saloon to shame all other four-door saloons in terms of power, speed, and performance. It won’t be quite as powerful as the Veyron but with the rumored 800 bhp, that’s still quite a lot of punch.

Powering the car is the same W16 engine but will come with two superchargers instead of the four turbos of the Veyron. Power will be channeled to four-wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Reports of a new Bugatti have been around but now, we have confirmation that Bugatti will be ready with a concept by September complete with a rather crude teaser. The teaser’s not something to look at but at least Bugatti promises it’s just one of the three they’re planning for a next model.

This concept is for a four-door saloon and will just be used to measure the customers’ reactions. Reception will play a huge role if Bugatti will be putting the car into production.

Some speculate that the next Bugatti will be similar to the new Bentley Mulsanne which has just been recently unveiled at the Pebble Beach event. However, Bugatti chief Dr. Franz-Josef Pfaegen says that these rumors are unfounded.

“A Bugatti saloon will have different dimensions and be a completely different concept. In fact it’s hard to find any similarites at all [with the new Bentley],” Pfaegen told Autocar. “A Bugatti is designed and developed for a total volume of not more than 150, so that allows completely different materials and technology.”

Bugatti wants to retain the rarity of their cars which suggests that the new model will share the same prestigious market as the Veyron’s. The new car, however, will not be designed to reclaim the title of world’s fastest car.

Source: Autocar

Bugatti has released official images of more upcoming limited-edition Bugatti Veyron Centennaire, which was made to commemorate Grand Prix drivers Malcolm Campbell, Jean-Pierre Wimille, Achille Varzi, and Hermann Zu Leiningen. The cars were unveiled at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este.

The special editions have been made such that they resemble the cars of the renowned drivers. Other external upgrades include polished alloy doors, intakes that take the respective color of the body, red brake calipers, and a polished grille. Alloy wheels with cues from the Bugatti Type 35 are also present on the Centennaire. The interior has headrests having the signature of one of the drivers. The car also comes with a plaque to recognize each special edition.

From a technical standpoint, not much (if any) should change from the standard Veyron—an 8.0-liter quad-turbo W16 engine mated to a 7-speed DSG sequential gearbox.

There has yet to be official pricing information released for the limited-edition Bugatti Veyron Centennaire, but some believe it could fetch around £1.4M each. Now that price is limited-edition, indeed! Makes you wonder who still has that kind of money these days.

Source: Autocar

How many ways can you make the Bugatti Veyron even more delectable? Well, Bugatti is just finding ways. Earlier this year, they’ve made a topless targa version of the car that almost defied the laws of physics with the Grand Sport (pictured). According to CAR Magazine, Bugatti is now working on a blacked out carbon-fiber “Sang Noir” version of the targa.

As with the hardtop Sang Noir, the company is limiting production of the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport to just 15 units. For some reason, Bugatti engineers still made significant achievements by enabling the car to still travel to a blistering 253 mph top speed with the targa roof on and up to 190 mph with the roof off.

As to be expected this very limited edition will fetch a very very good price. The “base” Grand Sport has already sold 50 of its intended 150 unit production run. I expect the Sang Noir Grand Sport to sell out quick too.

Source: CAR Magazine

What a great headline to great you the moment you pop open your feed reader. One of those “What the F!” moments yet again. And it’s not just any supercar involved, it was the force of nature itself – teh Bugatti Veyron. And to what kind of freakish accident did some chap expose it? Some Brit dude just tried to make a combine harvester out of it.

One thing that you don’t want to do with a car like the Veyron is to mow down a hedge-row with it. Initial word has it that the driverlost control on a curve in West Berkshire, UK. That had him steering the £840,000 supercar through a hedge-row into a field before coming to a stop with a swanky 180-degree spin.

The car looks pretty messed up from the photos but whether it’s repairable or not, has yet to be known. But come on, whanging a f*cking Veyron? That’s harsher than chopping down kittens with a rusted axe.

Source and Image Credits: GTSpirit

This is it, folks. Send everyone from Bugatti to the sanitarium. They really are mental. And with this latest decision, they might have exceeded being biblically bonkers. First it was the Veyron, which is already mythical in itself. Then they made a few variations with the Sang Noir, the Fbg par Hermes, and the Pur Sang. Then they lopped off the top with the Grand Sport.

Not content with all of those, Bugatti will be making another ultra high-end model to be launched 2012 which is also the time when Bugatti would halt Veyron productions. Whether it will be one to top what the Veyron has achieved is still under wraps though other reports say that they might develop a luxury car line to rival the Rolls-Royce Phantom.

And there’s even more. Intent to make the Veyron go out with a bang, Bugatti will be creating an “extreme version” of the Veyron. How can you possible go even more extreme than that? Well, how about 1200 bhp that can do 270mph.

Don’t they know that the Veyron had the impact of a nuclear strike? Thinking of how they will be topping the damn thing makes me shudder. We’re moving closer and closer to apocalypse, people.

Source: Autocar

I might have to make a double-take on my initial view on the topless Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport. The problem with cabrio versions of cars is that the top speed, for one, is lessened since most soft tops won’t be able to take the air resistance pummeling them. Overall performance is compromised too since there is less structural rigidity in cabrios.

However, Bugatti is indeed claiming that there will be no slowing down this Veyron will all of its horses still at the driver’s disposal. Careful engineering has made sure that structural rigidity is reclaimed and that the car will be capable of the coupe’s numbers: 60mph in 2.5 seconds and a top speed of 253mph.

If they really have pulled this off, that means that the Grand Sport will be a new achievement of engineering as it defies the laws of nature yet again. Then again, a triple-take is in order once the car’s actual performance has been tested by third-party reviewers.

Source: Times Online

Oh my, they went on and finally did it. I loved the Bugatti Veyron as it was. And I loved it even more when they made the Pur Sang and the Sang Noir versions. But this, I think I have to stop and re-assess my views on the Veyron with the arrival of the Grand Sport convertible.

Shaving off the roof of the fastest production car has affected it in a lot of ways. For one, it looked a lot sportier than the sleek bullet of the standard Veyron. Many might like this new roofless form but I have to go back to some real hardcore motoring fan concerns here. The Veyron isn’t the best looking car there is, so, a sportier exterior might jazz it up. However, the Bugatti Veyron isn’t about style, it’s about the triumph of engineering over the laws of physics.

Taking the roof off means that the car wouldn’t (ideally) be able to maximize the 1001 bhp that it generates. Chassis rigidity is greatly lessened and it’s one of the things that made the Veyron the fastest production car. I’m just intrigued how they claimed that they’ve added some “innovative structural solutions” to compensate for the loss of structural integrity. If they happen to be more of engineering miracles than the standard Veyron, I might just get to like this version.

Oh and the convertible version also means that everyone who gets to see someone driving one of these babies would be exposed to some rich bloke who’ll just be all too proud (and smug) to be owning and driving one.

Source: AutoCar

How many special editions will the Bugatti Veyron have? Like the car in itself isn’t a masterpiece already. Let’s see. There’s the Pur Sang. And there’s the Fbg par Hermes. So do think that’s enough limited edition runs? Well probably not. Since Bugatti and parent company Volkswagen isn’t interested in making a better car than the Veyron (at least for now), they’ll probably be content in churning out yet another limited edition Veyron.

Enter the Sang Noir. Literally, “Black Blood,” the Sang Noir is a tribute to the classic Bugatti Atlantique 57S from the days of old. This Veyron will feature carbon fiber panels and a lot of black – which include smoked out headlights, aluminum side mirrors and grille, black powder-coated alloy wheels and a lot of leather inside.

Personally, I think I still like the Pur Sang Veyron in all its naked carbon fiber glory. But since I also personally love black cars (makes you feel like Batman), this one is one interesting Veyron.

Source: RevMods

The Wall Street Journal posted this video on why the luxury edition Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermes is worth all of the couple of million of dollars (and more). Interesting bit on US recession and the market of luxury cars shown here.

We all know what the Veyron can do. Let’s see what the luxury line has to offer.

Oh, speaking of the Bugatti Veyron. It seems that they won’t be missing the bigger motor shows in Europe without surprising anyone. The first time I saw the Pur Sang, I was totally enamored by the exquisite purity and nakedness of pure muscle. While Koenigsegg pretty much ripped off the idea, Bugatti is here again with another spin on the Veyron with the Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermes.

As expected, we can’t expect anymore tweaks on the almost already-perfect Veyron 16.4 technical specifications so the only route to make a “different” Veyron is to give it multiple personalities with the way it looks. This one, is designed by Gabriele Pezzini in partnership with Hermès. The name “Fbg par Hermès” is a spin of the the historic Hermes headquarters in Paris.

Tie-ups with luxury designer brands and cars aren’t really alien to use. Remember that Maserati and Ferragamo tie-up to produce a luggage set? The Bugatti Fbg par Hermès will cost 1.55M Euros and will go on sale late this year. It comes with two color options:ebony and étoupe, or ebony and brick.

Source: Bugatti

We know that as far as engineering supercars go, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is probably the ultimate supercar out there today. But since Bugatti people are crazy people, they’ve initially indicated plans for building a faster and more track-oriented supercar (which of course, the blogging community caught, and started banging drums). For gearheads, that meant exceeding the limits posted by the Veyron. And that has gone from crazy to insane (“completely bonkers” is the more apt Clarksonesque term, perhaps).

But while that news got us all riled up, Bugatti just confirmed the news about the alleged project Lydia, a track car that would sport the Veyron’s quad-turbo engine that dishes a biblical 1175hp, will not see production daylight. There were existing plans (even a dossier) but the project was already killed off last year as confirmed by VW (Bugatti’s parent company) senior execs.

Oh well. Such is life. While other supercars like that Venom are looking out to kill Veyron’s legendary status, the Veyron is probably still the king of supercars.

Source: Motor Trend

He said, she said. BS? Maybe not.

Rumors run abound but AutoGespot is claiming that their folks have the details on the Bugatti Targa or Spyder. Jeez. Whatever they want to call the top down version of the biblical (pardon me, too much Clarkson) Bugatti Veyron. And that it is already on the road for testing! Bombshell? Perhaps.

Definitely (and quite logically) you won’t be experiencing the Veyron’s top speed with a top down as the roof has got a lot to do about it. But it will still be zippy with a top speed of 211 mph. Still faster than most thoroughbred supercars out there. Yeah. Like you can always max that one out.

Okay, a point that sucks with this car probably is that it’s not a proper top down. While other cars can automatically do it for you with all those fancy electronic and hydraulic arms pulling the top back, the Bugatti top down can’t take the top down for you while driving. That means you have to decide to take the top down or put it back up before you roll.

So there is always a possibility of rain on your parade.

Source: AutoGespot via eGMCarTech

The Bugatti Veyron has been the epitome of automotive engineering and you can only think that there aren’t too many things that could make it better. For some reason, Bugatti was able to up the ante on the looks department and they did it by putting less on the car. Bugatti presented a special edition Veyron dubbed as the Pur Sang at the Frankfurt Motor show.

The design twist? Forgo exterior paint and leave the Veyron in its purest carbon fiber and aluminum body work. This translates to a still-amazing two-tone polished exterior and a weight of just 1,888kg – 100 kg less than the standard Veyron. That’s an amazing 1.88 weight to power ration.

Only five of these Pur Sangs will be made and they’ve already sold out in the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Holy crap, is this real? I must get hold of the Road & Track Magazine next month then.

Road & Track tried to answer which supercar will perform best in the standing mile with, technically, a super car drag race, first to hit the 0-200mph. Out came the six supercars – the Lamborghini Murciélago, the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, the Ruf Rt 12, the Lingenfelter Corvette, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, Hennessey Venom 1000 Twin Turbo Viper.

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