Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Bugatti's Veyron production has come to an end

When Bugatti introduced the Veyron back in 2005 they stated that they were going to only sell 450 "examples" as they call it. As of 2011, the last of 300 hardtop coupes was bought ending 6 years of production. Also all 100 open-top roadsters have found homes. In December Bugatti celebrated the 400th sale of the Veyron to a client in the Middle East who ordered a $2.9 million Grand Sport Vitesse ‘Jean-Pierre Wimille' special edition, which itself is limited to three examples.

Unfortunately I can not find exactly how many are left, if any at all. And to make maters worse, for Bugatti, the American modified Lotus Exige, the Hennessey Venom GT, broke Bugatti's record in December at 270.49 mph. Plus its cheaper and lighter.

However, no matter what car Bugatti replaces the Veyron with, the Veyron will always be remembered as the car with 1200 hp, 8.0 L, W16, 10 radiators, seven figure price tag, and an air break more powerful then a average car's breaks. So long beautiful beast.