Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 – Frontansicht (1), 5. April 2012, Düsseldorf.jpg



Overview
Manufacturer
Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
Production
2005–2011 (Veyron 16.4)
2009–2015 (Grand Sport)
2010–2011 (Super Sport)
2011–2015 (Grand Sport Vitesse)
Assembly
Molsheim, Alsace, France
Designer
Jozef Kabaň
Body and chassis
Class
Super car
Body style
2-door coupé (16.4, Super Sport)
2-door targa top (Grand Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse)
Layout
Longitudinal mid-engine, permanent all wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine
Standard (Coupe), Grand Sport (Roadster):
8.0 L (488 cu in) W16 quad-turbocharged 1,014 PS (746 kW; 1,000 bhp)[2]
Super Sport (Coupe), Grand Sport Vitesse (Roadster):
1,200 PS (883 kW; 1,184 bhp)[2][3]
Transmission
7-speed DSG sequential
Dimensions
Wheelbase
2,710 mm (106.7 in)
Length
4,462 mm (175.7 in)
Width
1,998 mm (78.7 in)
Height
1,159 mm (45.6 in)
Kerb weight
1,888 kg (4,162 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor
Bugatti EB110
Successor
Bugatti Chiron
The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined sports car, designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
The original version had a top speed of 407 km/h (253 mph).[4] It was named Car of the Decade and best car award (2000–2009) by the BBC television programme Top Gear. The standard Bugatti Veyron also won Top Gear's Best Car Driven All Year award in 2005.
The current Super Sport version of the Veyron is recognized by Guinness World Records as the fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph),[5] and the roadster Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse version is the fastest roadster in the world, reaching an averaged top speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph) in a test on 6 April 2013.[6][7]
The Veyron's chief designer was Hartmut Warkuss, and the exterior was designed by Jozef Kabaň of Volkswagen, with much of the engineering work being conducted under the guidance of engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber.
Several special variants have been produced. In December 2010, Bugatti began offering prospective buyers the ability to customize exterior and interiors colours by using the Veyron 16.4 Configurator application on the marque's official website