Bugatti Veyron -The Worlds Fastest Car : Auto

The Bugatti Veyron is an 8-litre, mid engine grand touring car. The Super Sport version is the fastest road-legal production car in the world with a top speed of 267mph and was designed and developed by the Volkswagen Group. It was launched internationally in 2005.

 

Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

As most of you started suspecting by now, the first place is reserved for the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. It is currently the fastest car in the world, with a top speed of 268 mph (431 km/h). It can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.4 seconds, and from 0 to 100 mph in 5 seconds. 

Its 8.0-liter, W16-cylinder, DOHC quad-turbocharger engine can develop 1,200 HP, and a torque of 1105 lb-ft. The mechanical marvel can be yours for as little as $2.4 million (1.83 million euros).

So, there you have it, the best machines we could pit against each other in a relatively-fair combat. Most of these cars are simply overkill, designed solely to see whether they can be done or not. Many thanks to The Super Cars for compiling the guidelines to this top. 

It seems that there is no hope after all for Bugatti. They will remain mad. Not content with just the regular Veyron, Bugatti would be launching a new 1600bhp Bugatti Veyron. The supercar will be launched internationally next year and when introduced, will be the world’s fastest car. Images have already been released of the Veyron and believe it or not, the new Veyron will be capable of accelerating to 100kmph in just 1.8seconds. Bugatti chief vehicle engineer Jens Schulenburg said, “We are working on the next super sports car.” “The big challenge will be reducing weight. We are looking at some incredible technologies, such as wheels made entirely from carbon fibre. We’re considering hybrids, too.”

The top speed is expected at 464kmph. The increase in power and acceleration is significant to the Grandsport which has a top speed of 407kmph, reaches 100kmph in 2.46seconds from its 1001PS and 1250 Nm of torque. The next Super Veyron will be shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show next year and will be powered by the same a 4 turbo, W16 engine. The engine capacity will be increased from 8 to 9.6-litres.The aerodynamics have been improved but the Veyron will use the same distinctive grille and ‘odd’ proportions.

The Veyron which defied the laws of physics when it was launched, will launch only 350 versions of the new Veyron. The new car will use more carbon fibre and at a time when most manufacturers are busy decreasing the engine capacity to increase the fuel efficiency, Bugatti is definitely an exception.

The Bugatti Veyron is officially bought in India if you have got the money and we expect the next Super Veyron to make it into India as well. This supercar was voted at the Top Gear magazine’s 2000-2009 Car of the Decade and is based on the Bentley Hunaudieres concept. The car was launched internationally in 2005.