Bugatti Veyron
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The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a rear mid-ingined Supercaur. The Super Sport version wis the fastest road-legal caur in the warld, wi a top speed o 431.07 km/h (267.85 mph).[2] The oreeginal version haes a top speed o 408.00 km/h (253.52 mph).[3]
Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 | |
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Bugatti Veyron 16.4 | |
Owerview | |
Manufacturer | Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. |
Assembly | Molsheim, Alsace, Fraunce |
Designer | Hartmut Warkuß; Jozef Kabaň[1] |
Bouk an chassis | |
Cless | Sports caur |
Layoot | Longitudinal mid-ingine, permanent 4WD |
Powertrain | |
Transmission | 7-speed DSG sequential |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,710 mm (106.7 in) |
Lenth | 4,462 mm (175.7 in) |
Weenth | 1,998 mm (78.7 in) |
Hicht | 1,159 mm (45.6 in) |
Crib wecht | 1,888 kg (4,162 lb) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Bugatti EB110 |
Designed an developed bi the German Volkswagen Group an produced bi Bugatti Automobiles SAS at their heidquarters in Château St. Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, Fraunce), the Veyron's chief designer wis Hartmut Warkuß, an the exterior wis designed bi Jozef Kabaň o Volkswagen, wi muckle o the ingineerin wirk being conductit unner the guidance o umwhile Peterbilt ingineer an nou Bugatti Engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber.
The caur is named efter French racin driver Pierre Veyron, who wan the 24 Hours o Le Mans in 1939 while racin for the oreeginal Bugatti company. It wis named Car of the Decade (2000–2009) bi the BBC telly programme Top Gear.
A number o special variants hae been produced, includin twa targa tops. In December 2010, Bugatti began afferin prospective buyers the ability tae customize exterior an interiors colors bi uisin the Veyron 16.4 Configurator application on the marque's offeecial wabsteid.[4][5]