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December 4, 2014
Bugatti: 408.84 km/h in China | Bugatti
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse World Record Car edition |
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse World Record Car Edition
Bugatti Reaches 408.84 km/h in China
Bugatti will unveil a commemorative model in China, a market it considers most important for its future strategy.Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport VitesseThis is the commemorative model.
Text by SUZUKI Fumihiko (OPENERS)
The World's Fastest Open-Top Car
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, which recorded a world-best speed of 408.84 km/h for a production open-top car. Bugatti willShanghai Motor Showunveil the commemorative limited edition "World Record Car Edition" at the show, alongside one of the record-setting cars and Chinese driver Anthony Liu, who achieved the feat.
However, the record-achieving car and the limited edition are fundamentally the same as the standard model. It utilizes a W16 engine with a formidable 1,500 Nm of torque and 1,200 hp output, driving all four wheels.
The body color and interior trim are finished in a black and orange two-tone scheme, mirroring the record-setting car. As is characteristic of the "Veyron" with its carbon body, the exterior black finish allows the carbon weave pattern to be visible.
This is a limited edition of 8 units, priced at 1.99 million Euros (approximately 260 million yen).

