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Bugatti Fahrvergnügen

by Kris   ⋅   July 21, 2005   ⋅   Comment now   ⋅    RSS

You know the car wars; the battle for buyouts continue until everyone merges with each other in some weird way. Ford purchased Jaguar (I cried that day) then Volvo and LandRover, Daimler-Benz joined Chrysler, VW bought Bentley and Rolls Royce right out of BMW’s grasp, although they later granted BMW the rights to build Rolls for a hefty fee.

Volkswagen also sneakily grabbed Bugatti which, when available, usually run about 4x what a Rolls costs, and we all know those ain’t cheap to begin with! The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 began production last year and boasts “[it] will be the world’s most powerful production car. No exceptions.” Come September, if you’ve got $1,300,000 in your pocket to plunk down, you may be the first on your block to own one.

Well anyway, here’s a spec runsheet for those of you who may be interested in picking one up this Fall:

• 8.0-liter 16 cylinder alloy engine
• 1001 hp EUR standards, 987 hp US
• 0-60 in 3.2 seconds, 0-100 in 6.3 seconds
• Max speed of 252.3 mph
• 922 lb/ft torque
• Permanent 4WD
• Sequential seven-speed directshift gearbox
• Five different color combos of the two-toned exterior
• Leather seats I assume come standard and can also be two-toned