Veyron Super Sport sets new Top Gear track record
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 Posted in Bugatti, Top Gear | 2 Comments »The 1200bhp Bugatti Veyron Super Sport recently set a new world record for the fastest production car ever made. The average top speed recorded during the record run was an astounding 431km/h. But what is it like around the Top ...
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport sets new landspeed record
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 Posted in Bugatti | 5 Comments »On 26 June 2010 this lairy orange and black Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, with 1200hp (882kW) if you don't mind, set a new landspeed record for production vehicles. The bar has now been set at 431km/h. Astonishing! Following normal protocols for ...
Son gets daddy’s Bugatti Veyron impounded
Saturday, May 8th, 2010 Posted in Bugatti, News | No Comments »A 20-year-old Dutchman has had his father's Bugatti Veyron impounded after doubling the posted speed limit in Rotterdam last month. The Veyron belongs to wealthy businessman Michel Perridon, who is a director of Trust International, former sponsors of the Red ...
Bugatti Veyron documentary - part 2
Thursday, April 15th, 2010 Posted in Bugatti | No Comments »This is the second and final part of the Bugatti Veyron doco. As noted in part 1, the Veyron provides some epic numbers, but it also brings with it some horrific over expenses, too. How does $17,000 for a set ...
Bugatti Veyron documentary - part 1
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 Posted in Bugatti | 2 Comments »The Bugatti Veyron is an engineering masterstroke made simply because it could be. Or perhaps it is a vulgar exercise in excess at the expense of financial discretion. The only certainty is that the Veyron polarises opinions. Indeed, McLaren Automotive boss ...
Holy outlandish Veyron rendering Batman!
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 Posted in Bugatti | 1 Comment »The images you see here are the work of John Mark Vicente, a recent Communication Design graduate at the Emily Carr University in Canada. Using a Bugatti Veyron as a base Vicente has penned a creation that would sit very ...
Dumb & Dumber
Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Posted in Bugatti, Oh the humanity | 7 Comments »You'll remember yesterday's sad story of the Bugatti Veyron taking a dip. Amazingly, the incident has been captured on video and can be seen below after the jump. Adding some humour to the tragedy is the expert commentary provided by the ...
In the drink
Friday, November 13th, 2009 Posted in Bugatti, Oh the humanity | 2 Comments »Now kids, this is why you shouldn't talk on your mobile phone while driving, okay. It has been reported the anonymous owner of this Bugatti Veyron was having a yak on his phone when a pelican flew in front of the ...
For sale - Bugatti Veyron #001
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 Posted in Bugatti | No Comments »With the Global Financial Crisis and all that hyper cars are selling for a mere portion of their true worth. Naturally, the exceedingly and obscenely wealthy are not even fazed by a minor correction like the GFC. And so it ...
Autostadt counts 18 millionth visitor
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 Posted in Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Seat, Skoda, Volkswagen | 4 Comments »Car enthusiast heaven, otherwise known as the Autostadt, in Wolfsburg, Germany, recently saw its 18 millionth visitor through the turnstiles. Visitor numbers are nine years ahead of schedule. The Autostadt opened its doors on 1 June 2000, with predictions of ...
NGV International - Bugatti exhibition
Friday, April 3rd, 2009 Posted in Bugatti, News | No Comments »A quick reminder for Melbourne readers not to miss the Bugatti exhibition currently on show at the National Gallery of Victoria. Entry to the exhibition is free and it is open until 26 April. The blurb from the NGV website ...
Geneva 2009 - Timelapse footage
Sunday, March 8th, 2009 Posted in Bugatti, Motor Shows | No Comments »The crew at Image Engineers have provided us with a nifty timelapse clip from the floor at the 2009 Geneva Auto Salon. For some more really cool stuff, that is gigapan imagery, click HERE for a closer look at the Geneva ...
Top Gear - Series 12, Episode 4
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 Posted in Bugatti, Pagani, Top Gear | 1 Comment »I love Top Gear, even if that pink and purple striped top of James May's needs to be retired. This week was another very fine episode. James May tested the Pagani Zonda F Roadster on the Top Gear test track. His ...
Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson 186mph claims
Thursday, May 29th, 2008 Posted in Bugatti, Top Gear | No Comments »Jeremy Clarkson has got himself into more hot water for admitting to driving 186mph (300km/h) on a public road in Britain. In news sure to attract unwanted attention for Australian producers of the impending Top Gear spin off, the revelation ...
Want to buy your own Bugatti Veyron?
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in Bugatti | 8 Comments »Well now you can. Yes, even in Australia (sort of). Think of it, your own Bugatti Veyron! I mean, who could resist the 16.4 litre engine, with not one, not two, not even three, but four turbochargers. That will really ...
