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The Bugatti Veyron…Beetle Edition

Monday, February 4, 2013

If you had any doubts that Bugatti belongs to the same group as the makers of the legendary Beetle, just take a look at this, admittedly humorous, but at the same time, high-quality digital rendering, from the creative minds at RC82 Workchop.

The Polish artist(s) incorporated all the design cues of the original (or classic) Volkswagen Beetle, from the deep-dish steel wheels and bug eyes, to the window frames and exterior door hinges, on the shape of the Bugatti Veyron hypercar.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Only the rare Lamborghini Reventon Roadster and the 1,200PS (1,180bhp) Bugatti Veyron Super Sport meeting up on the road are a good enough reason for gearheads to celebrate, but in this video clip recorded close to the East Midlands Airport in England, you will discover a few more rarities from the world of superfast cars.

Besides a couple more Lamborghinis, including a Murcielago, there's also a Mercedes-Benz CLK AMG DTM Coupe and a TVR Sagaris – and they're all travelling together on public roads at speeds we assume aren't exactly legal…

Friday, December 21, 2012

It's never a bad idea to look to the past for inspiration, just as long as you don't forget the needs and wants of the future when doing so.

French designer Marc Devauze looked at Bugatti's glorious past and chose the brand's most successful racecar ever, the 1920's Type 35 that won over 1,000 races including the Grand Prix World Championship as well as the famed Targa Florio, for inspiration in creating his award winning TypeZero Concept.

Monday, December 3, 2012

From a variety of two-tone color theme specials to even more exotic examples like the one featuring porcelain fittings, Bugatti has made sure that no two Veyrons are alike.

The Molsheim, France based carmaker continues this tradition with the presentation of yet another bespoke Veyron, this time a 1,200PS Grand Sport convertible designed by renowned French sculptor Bernar Venet.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Displaying an existing car in a new color at an international auto show is not something worth mentioning. The Bugatti Veyron, however, is as far as removed from 99.9 percent of the cars sold on the planet that it can afford to do so and still make headlines.

With the 1,182HP (1200PS) Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport being now the sole model in Bugatti’s range, the VW Group’s most exclusive brand is keen on launching one-off versions to keep interest going – and in the process, make a nifty profit.

Monday, October 22, 2012

If there's one thing we never get tired of, it is watching exotic supercars in action, no matter how old they are.

The 458 Italia has long replaced the Ferrari F430, which was built from 2004 through 2009, but Maranello's previous offering in the segment remains an extremely fast car even by today's best standards.

Monday, October 15, 2012

The VW Group likes to shuffle its executives among its brands. Maybe that’s Volkswagen's way of making sure that they don’t become complacent; or perhaps it wants them to transfer their experience to their new post.

Whatever the reason, Woflgang Durheimer, the chairman of both Bentley and Bugatti has moved on to Audi. His replacement is Wolfgang Schreiber, the former Bugatti technical chief and managing director.

Thursday, October 11, 2012

A few years before the almighty Volkswagen Group came into the picture, the Bugatti brand was brought back to life after nearly four decades of hibernation by Italian entrepreneur Romano Artioli who acquired the rights to the name in 1987.

Four years later, Bugatti presented its first modern day car, the EB110 powered by a 60-valve, quad-turbocharged V12 with 553hp (561PS) turning all four wheels through a six-speed stick shift.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Bugatti's contribution to this year's Paris Motor Show is a new special edition model of the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, which is the most powerful version of the open-top model of the series.

Whenever Bugatti mentions the words "special edition", most of the times what it means to say is a unique color scheme for the exterior and interior of one of its cars, which holds true in the case of the Paris motor show model.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

The Bugatti 16C Galibier concept was first revealed in late 2009 as a proposal for a second model (after the Veyron of course) in the Bugatti lineup. This four door, four seat super saloon car was boasted to be equally as impressive in terms of performance as its Veyron sibling.

As Bugatti CEO Wolfgang Durheimer sat down with Car&Driver, more details emerged on the upcoming model.

Friday, August 17, 2012

If there's an auto show with an affluent crowd, you can rest assure that Bugatti will pop up with a special edition version of one of its cars.

And by 'special edition', Bugatti usually means a different color combination, which is the case for its newest creation based on the open-top Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse that made it to this week's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in Monterey.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

No thanks to the 2012 Olympic Games, London has become a more heavily patrolled and less friendlier place for cars of any type or price – the Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 included.

Still, it's not every day that you see a 1,001-horsepower (986bhp) supercar being signaled by a policeman to follow him on a…bicycle for a violation.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

What’s the point of owning a 1,001PS (987hp) supercar like the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport if you can't actually have some fun in it?

Of course, having fun and crashing a $1.7 million exotic are two very different things, but fortunately for this overenthusiastic Veyron Grand Sport driver, a mishap at last weekend's Prescott hill climb did not end in tears.

Video follows right below the break.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Remember back in February when we told you about the availability of a fiberglass body kit that attempted to replicate the looks of the $1.6 million Bugatti Veyron on 1992-1995 Honda Civic Coupes?

At the time, the seller was offering the eight-piece kit alone for $4,500, but we have now discovered that you can buy a completed model on eBay.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Bringing together some of the most exclusive and powerful supercars in the world is a challenge well worth the effort.

In this exotic matchup, Automobile magazine assembled four of the fastest carbon-fiber-bodied rides in America to find out which is the king of the quarter mile on an airport runway.

The challengers are the almighty, 16-cylinder Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, the new V12-powered Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, the Lexus LFA V10, and the eight-cylinder McLaren MP4-12C.

To see how the race went down, head past the break and watch the video.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

With a mind-blowing 1,200PS (1,184bhp) under its hood and a top speed of 410 km/h (255 mph) in track mode, the new Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is the most powerful and at the same time, fastest series production roadster in the world.

Ironically, for the first promotional video about the new supercar after its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show this past March, Bugatti chose to display the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse in a slow-motion clip - perhaps so we can admire all the details.

But enough talk; head on past the break to see the thing in action

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

If you're looking for the ultimate hair blower in the form of a supercar and couldn't get your hands on the single example of Lamborghini's brand-new Aventador J speedster, Bugatti has a solution for you.

It's named the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse and it made its world premiere today at the Geneva Auto Salon.

The new model is the roadster version of the almighty (but discontinued) Veyron 16.4 Super Sports, featuring the same 8.0-liter W16 engine that utilizes four larger turbochargers with new intercoolers.

Monday, March 5, 2012

The sly crew over at Autogespot nabbed this picture of a sedan model covered under a black sheet at Bugatti's Geneva Motor Show stand, which they claim might be the new Galibier concept.

However, while it is true that the new boss of Bugatti Automobiles, Wolfgang Duerheimer, has confirmed in a recent interview that the company will present a heavily reworked version of the Galibier sedan concept in the near future, we're not entirely convinced that this is the car he was talking about.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

We all knew that the one thing missing from the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, which is the targa-top version of the series, was a little extra oomph as the standard model's 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged 16 cylinder engine with 1,001HP and 1,250 Nm (922 lb-ft) didn't quite make the cut for everyone…

The long-rumored open-top version of the now discontinued Veyron 16.4 Super Sports is named the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse and it will make its world premiere at the 82nd International Geneva Motor Show at the beginning of March.

Friday, February 17, 2012

We will agree that a 1990s Honda Civic Coupe won't open any doors for you in this life, but is there really anything you can do about it aside from getting a better set of wheels - if that's your goal, we mean?

Well, that depends on whom you ask and how much you're willing to spend. For eBay seller "Fiberglassdesign4you", the solution is a fiberglass kit that will turn your mundane, mid-1990s Honda Coupe into something that tries very hard to replicate the looks of a Bugatti Veyron 16.4.