“The Veyron was really near to the limit of what could be done,” says board member and Bugatti’s technical development head, Dr. Willi Netuschil, referring to the very car that propelled the brand back to the world of the ultra-elite. That car counted on a massive 16.4-cylinder engine, with four turbochargers on tap to help it create 1,000 horsepower and break speed records. The model …
Everyone’s idea of their personal “dream car” is different. For some it’s the latest supercar, for others it’s an off-road adventure-mobile. However the dream cars of auto designers are in a category all their own. Sarah Schleuning (curator at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta) along with award-winning automotive writer Ken Gross teamed up for “Dream Cars“: a beautiful hardcover highlighting some of the most …
At 1,200 horsepower, a top speed of 252 mph that produces 1.4g of lateral acceleration potential and a $2.2 million price tag, there was no chance we were going to turn down the opportunity to cruise around Greenwich, CT in Bugatti‘s fastest supercar to date. The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is a perfect model of engineering, power and design; delivering breakneck speeds with an enormous …
