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Bugatti replica For Sale on eBay

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

A 25-year-old Florida man has built the ultimate replica of the World's Fastest Car, the Bugatti Veyron. Mike Duff took a 2002 Mercury Cougar coupe and transformed it into a work of art and it can be yours. It's currently up For Sale on eBay for $89,000. A fraction of the cost of a real Bugatti....

Top Gear Award for Super Sport

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

At the annual award ceremony in a London restaurant Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond presented the Top Gear Awards 2010. The third of the presenting team, James May, who actually picked the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Super Sport as his "Car of the Year" was tied up in a filming session in the United Stat...

Wolfgang Durheimer appointed new president of Bugatti

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Wolfgang Durheimer (52), Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Porsche AG, has been appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bentley Motors and President and Chief Executive Officer of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. with effect from February 1, 2011. He is to succeed Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen (64), who is retiring....

Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visits Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Every year in August the most exclusive and original classic cars of the world gather in at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California. This year one of the most impressive attractions was the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport*) as the car had achieved a new land speed world record of 268 mph a few weeks ago. A r...

Bugatti presents Veyron 16.4 Super Sport to Public

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

World record car to be pace car at Monterey Historic Races Further versions to be seen at The Quail and the Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach Molsheim/Monterey, August 13, 2010 - On the 3rd of July, the new Veyron 16.4 Super Sport achieved a new landspeed world record with 431, 072 km/h (268 mph) on Volkswagen Group...

Landspeed worldrecord with the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

In July 3rd , 2010 on a beautiful sunny day at 25 degrees the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport*) achieved a new landspeed world record for production cars, on the proving grounds of the Volkswagen Group in Ehra-Lessien (nearby its headquarters at Wolfsburg). In presence of the German Technical Inspection Agency (TUV) an...

Mullin Museum in California presents rare Bugatti design prototypes

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Peter Mullin, one of the most famous car collectors in the world, has opened his own automotive museum in Oxnard/California. The Museum celebrates French Art Deco cars - amongst the numerous vintage Bugattis on display the recent Bugatti history is featured the four iconic Bugatti Showcars: the EB 118, EB 218, EB 18/3 ...

Bugatti and Bentley participate at Techno Classica in Essen

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

At the Techno Classica in Essen Bentley and Bugatti shared a stand for the at the Show. Both brands created their presence on the 'Le Mans' theme. Bugatti presented a Type 57 SC Atalante from 1937, an EB 110 SS from 1994 and a new Veyron, all in Ettore Bugatti's favourite colours black and yellow. The joint effort won ...

Two unique Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport models at the 2010 Geneva International Motor Show

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

One year on from the launch of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport*), Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. will be exhibiting two customised Grand Sport models at the Geneva International Motor Show 2010. A special exhibit on the Bugatti stand will also give visitors to the show a glimpse at the technology that lies beneath the bodywork of the Grand Sport....

The Bugatti 16C Galibier concept premieres at Volkswagen Group Night in Geneva 2010

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

What was revealed as the climax of the centenary celebration ceremonies last September at Bugatti's headquarters in Molsheim to a small group of customers and opinion leaders will now be shown exclusively to a wider media audience at the Volkswagen Group Evening in Geneva: the Bugatti 16C Galibier concept - planned to ...