Bugatti test driver Andy Wallace reached 490
Friday 2nd August 2019 Bugatti test driver Andy Wallace reached 490.48 km/h (304.77 mph) in a modified near production ready Chiron prototype at Volkswagen’s test facility in Ehra-Lessien. The speed was verified by the TÜV, Germany’s Technical Inspection Association. This marks the first time a semi-production car has ever broken the infamous 300 mph barrier.…
The Bugatti Chiron, a mid-engined, two-seated sports car, developed and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by Bugatti Automobiles S
Tuesday 1st March 2016 The Bugatti Chiron, a mid-engined, two-seated sports car, developed and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. as the successor to the Bugatti Veyron, was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show. The car is named in honor of the Monegasque driver Louis Chiron. The Chiron has 1,103 kW (1,500…
Bugatti sold its last Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, which was named La Finale
Monday 23rd February 2015 Bugatti sold its last Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, which was named La Finale.
One of the most popular exhibits at the opening of the Chicago Auto Show was the new Bugatti Veyron 16
Saturday 8th February 2014 One of the most popular exhibits at the opening of the Chicago Auto Show was the new Bugatti Veyron 16.4, a 21st-century, mid-engined super sports car that generated a whopping 1,001 horsepower and $1,487,640 price tag. In voting conducted over the 10-day public run of the show, the Bugatti Veyron was…
The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse version of the Bugatti Veyron became the fastest roadster in the world, reaching an averaged top speed of 408
Saturday 6th April 2013 The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse version of the Bugatti Veyron became the fastest roadster in the world, reaching an averaged top speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph) in a test.
The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport reached 431
Sunday 4th July 2010 The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport reached 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph) two-way average. Bugatti built 30 Super Sports (5 of them named World Record Edition). At the time the record was set it was known that the customer cars were electronically limited to 415 km/h (257.87 mph). Guinness Book of Records (which…
Media outlets reported that a rare unrestored 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe had been found in the garage of a British doctor
Saturday 28th November 2009 Media outlets reported that a rare unrestored 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe had been found in the garage of a British doctor. A month later, on February 7, the car sold at a Paris auction for some $4.4 million. The black two-seater, one of just 17 57S Atalante Coupes ever…
A 1925 Bugatti Brescia Type 22 which had lying at the bottom of Lake Maggiore on the border of Switzerland and Italy for 75 years was recovered
Friday 10th July 2009 A 1925 Bugatti Brescia Type 22 which had lying at the bottom of Lake Maggiore on the border of Switzerland and Italy for 75 years was recovered. The Mullin Museum in Oxnard, California bought it at auction for $351,343 at Bonham’s Rétromobile sale in Paris in 2010.
A rare unrestored 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe that had been found in the garage of a British doctor a month earlier, was sold at a Paris auction for some $4
Saturday 7th February 2009 A rare unrestored 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe that had been found in the garage of a British doctor a month earlier, was sold at a Paris auction for some $4.4 million. The black two-seater was one of just seventeen 57S Atalante Coupes ever made by Bugatti. English orthopaedic surgeon…
The incredible 1,000 bhp Bugatti Veyron made its first appearance at a UK event when it roared up the Goodwood hillclimb during the annual Festival of Speed press launch
Thursday 23rd March 2006 The incredible 1,000 bhp Bugatti Veyron made its first appearance at a UK event when it roared up the Goodwood hillclimb during the annual Festival of Speed press launch. There were also debut appearances for the Maserati GranSport Spyder, Prodrive P2 and Range Rover Sport Supercharged HST.
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