Bugatti Veyron

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car produced by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS introduced in 2005. It is the quickest accelerating and decelerating road-legal production car in the world, and it was the world’s fastest car until it was beaten by the SSC Ultimate Aero TT in 2007. Powered by a 1,001 PS (987 hp/736 kW) W16 engine,^[2] it is able to achieve an average top speed of 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph).^[3] The car reached full production in September 2005, and is handcrafted in a factory Volkswagen built near the former Bugatti headquarters in Château St Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France). It is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm.

Manufacturer


Bugatti Automobiles SAS

Parent company

Volkswagen AG

Production

2005-present

(approx. 300 to be produced)

Assembly

Molsheim, Alsace, France

Predecessor


Bugatti EB110

Body style(s)

2-door coupe

Layout

mid-engine, all-wheel drive

Engine(s)

8.0 L quad-turbocharged W16

Transmission(s)


7-speed DSG sequential manual

Wheelbase

2710 mm (106.69 in)

Length

4462 mm (175.67 in)

Width

1998 mm (78.66 in)

Height

1204 mm (47.4 in)


at normal position

Curb weight

1888 kg (4162.33 lb)

Fuel capacity

100 L (26 US gal/22 imp gal)

Designer

Hartmut Warkuss, and Jozef Kabaň