Bugatti Fahrvergnügen
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
