Its 252-mph top speed makes it the fastest production car in the world. With 1,001 horsepower pumping from its W16 engine, it's also the world's most powerful production car. And with a price tag of about $1.5 million, it's the world's most expensive new car. For the Bugatti Veyron 16.4, everything is a superlative
The Veyron is named in honor of a French racecar driver who won the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans in a Bugatti -- quite the honor. Although Monsieur Veyron's namesake arrived in the world for the 2006 model year, as many car enthusiasts know, its gestation was anything but smooth.
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is an exotic sports car. Without seeing one in person, it's a little hard to judge the car's size, but in terms of dimensions the Veyron is actually a little bit shorter in length than a Porsche 911. To help reduce weight, carbon fiber and aluminum have been extensively utilized for the car's bodywork and structure, though the Veyron still checks in at close to 4,500 pounds.
Power is sent to all four wheels through an F1-style, seven-speed automated manual gearbox whose design is similar to that of VW's well-regarded DSG transmission. Thanks to all-wheel drive and massive wheels and tires, the Veyron is ferociously quick, with published reports indicating a 0-60-mph time of approximately 2.5 seconds and a quarter-mile time in the low 10-second range.
The car coddles its occupants with leather upholstery and special aluminum trim, while interior measurements are in fact quite roomy. Outward forward visibility, however, is noticeably poor due to the car's very thick A-pillars.
Specs
Cylinder capacity 7 993 cm³
Max. torque 1 250 Nm at 2 200-5 500 rpm
Power output 736 kW ( 1 001 HP) at 6 000 rpm
Top speed 407 km/h
Gearbox 7-speed DSG
CO2-EMISSION
Extra-urban 373 g/km
Combined 596 g/km
In town 999 g/km
ACCELERATION
0 – 100 km/h 2.5 sec 0 - 100 km/h
0 – 200 km/h 7.3 sec 0 - 200 km/h
0 – 300 km/h 16.7 sec 0 - 300 km/h
FUEL CONSUMPTION
Fuel type Super unleaded 98 RON/ROZ
In town 41.9 l
Out of town 15.6 l
Combined 24.9 l
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