Designed and developed by the German Volkswagen Group and produced by Bugatti Automobiles SAS at their headquarters in Château St. Jean in Molsheim Alsace, France the Veyron's chief designer was Hartmut Warkuss, and the exterior was designed by Jozef Kabaň of Volkswagen, with much of the engineering work being conducted under the guidance of former Peterbilt engineer and now Bugatti Engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber.
The car is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti company. It was named Car of the Decade 2000–2009 by the BBC television programme Top Gear.
A number of special variants have been produced, including two targa tops. In December 2010, Bugatti began offering prospective buyers the ability to customize exterior and interiors colors by using the Veyron 16.4 Configurator application on the marque's official website.
Contents
* 1 Specifications and performance
o 1.1 Engine output
o 1.2 Super Sport edition
o 1.3 Top speed
o 1.4 Braking
o 1.5 Specifications and statistics
* 2 Sales figures
* 3 Special versions
* 4 Criticisms and comments
o 4.1 Reviews
+ 4.1.1 Top Gear
* 5 References
* 6 External links
Specifications and performance
The Veyron's quad-turbocharged W16 engine
The Veyron features an 8.0 litre W16 engine with sixteen cylinders in four banks of four, equivalent to two narrow-angle V8 engines mated in a W configuration. Each cylinder has four valves for a total of sixty four, but the narrow staggered V8 configuration allows two overhead camshafts to drive two banks of cylinders so only four camshafts are needed. The engine is fed by four turbochargers and displaces 7,993 cubic centimetres 487.8 cu in with a square 86 by 86 mm 3.4 by 3.4 in bore and stroke.
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The transmission is a dual-clutch direct-shift gearbox computer-controlled automatic with seven gear ratios, with magnesium paddles behind the steering wheel and a shift time of less than 150 milliseconds, built by Ricardo of England rather than Borg-Warner, who designed the six speed DSG used in the mainstream Volkswagen Group marques. The Veyron can be driven in either semi- or fully-automatic mode. A replacement transmission for the Veyron costs just over $120,000. It also has permanent four wheel drive using the Haldex Traction system. It uses special Michelin PAX run flat tires, designed specifically to accommodate the Veyron's top speed, which reportedly cost $25,000 US per set The tires can be removed from the rims only in France, a service which reportedly costs $70,000. Curb weight is 2,034.8 kilograms 4,486 lb This gives the car a power to weight ratio, according to Volkswagen Group's 1,001 metric horsepower 36 kW; 987 bhpfigures, of 446.3 metric horsepower 328 kW; 440 bhp per ton.
The car's wheelbase is 2,710 mm .7 inOverall length is 4,462 mm 175.7 in, width 1,998 m78.7 in and height 1,204 mm 47.4 in
Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Veyron
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Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Veyron
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