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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. [38] [39] It has extensive reinforcements to compensate for the lack of a standard roof [40] and small changes to the windshield and running lights. Two removable tops are included, the ...
On April 29, 2005, the Veyron 16.4 reached a top speed of 253.81 mph—but the French marque had more in store. 15 Years Ago, Bugatti Set the Speed Record. How Hitting 253 MPH Changed the Marque ...
At the Paris, Geneva, and Detroit auto shows, Bugatti presented the EB 16/4 Veyron concept car, an all-wheel-drive 16-cylinder car with an engine output of 1,001 PS (736 kW; 987 hp). The EB 16/4 Veyron has an 8.0-liter engine with four turbochargers. It reached a top speed of 407 km/h (253 mph).
Examples of the difficulties faced were highlighted in a two-week long dispute regarding Bugatti's record set in 2010, and Hennessey's 2013 claim that their own top speed run – slower than Bugatti's, lacking the required two-way average, and lacking the minimum 25 car production run – was the real record, due to an issue regarding ...
Series 7 of Top Gear, a British motoring magazine and factual television programme, was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two during 2005, consisting of six episodes between 13 October and 27 December. This series' highlights included a race involving the Bugatti Veyron, and a motoring challenge involving budget second-hand supercars.
[5] [6] A seven-speed dual-clutch transmission is used, which delivers the power to all four wheels, therefore making the Vision Gran Turismo an all-wheel drive car. The car uses the pre-production Bugatti Chiron chassis #6. The car also uses a carbon fiber structure for the body, and independent suspension.
For the purposes of this list, a production car is defined as: Being constructed principally for retail sale to consumers for their personal use, and to transport people on public roads (no commercial or industrial vehicles are eligible);
Official performance numbers for the Bugatti EB 110 GT are 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 3.4 seconds, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.46 seconds and a top speed of 342 km/h (212.5 mph). [ 33 ] Auto, Motor und Sport tested a Bugatti EB 110 GT with its engine generating a power output of 412 kW (560 PS; 553 hp) and published the following results: [ 1 ]