Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse

Bugatti Veyron Super Sport World Record Edition

Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport

Bugatti Veyron Super Sport World Record Edition interior

The beginning of the story of the Bugatti Veyron starts in 1999 at the Tokyo Motor show, just after Bugatti was bought out by Volkswagen Group.  The original concept from 1999 is certainly different from an example that you might see today.  After all, the production version wasn't produced until 2005.  The first version was called the Veyron EB 16.4, as it had 16 cylinders and four turbochargers.  It had a top speed of 253 MPH (407 KPH) and had 1,001 horsepower.  The next model from Bugatti was the Grand Sport in 2009.  Special variations of the Grand Sport included: Sang Bleu (2010), Soleil de Nuit (2010), Grey Carbon (2010), Royal Dark Blue (2010), Sang Blanc (2010), Matte White (2010), L'Or Blanc (2011), Red Edition (2011), Middle East Editions (2011), Wei Long (2011), and Bernar Venet (2012).  The next variation was the Super Sport.  It features a new aerodynamic body with an electronically limited top speed of 258 MPH (415 KPH) to protect the tires from disintegrating.  It also includes 1,200 horsepower.  Bugatti made a World Record Edition of the Super Sport to commemorate Bugatti's success in making the fastest road legal production car on the planet.  It has an orange body detailing, and a special black exposed carbon body.  So far, there is only one factory issued variation of the Super Sport, which is the Sang Noir from 2011.  Bugatti's most recent version of the Veyron is the Grand Sport

Vitesse.  Introduced in 2011, the Vitesse is the                                                                      drop-top version of the Grand Sport, claiming the title of the world's fastest                                                                                           convertible.  It still has upwards of 1,200 horsepower, but its top speed is                                                                                                     electronically limited to 233 MPH ( 375 KPH) Production of the                                                                                                             16.4 stopped in late 2014, finishing off with the 450th car,                                                                                                                         the special La Finale edition.  Bugatti plans on making                                                                                                                           a new car, currently named the Chiron.  It could                                                                                                                                    come as soon as 2016, and production of this                                                                                                                                         million dollar hybrid monster has been confirmed.