Bugatti has been producing the Veyron since 2005 and recently sold its 400th car. The latest car to leave the showroom is a 'Grand Sport Vitesse Legend Jean-Pierre Wimille' Edition, named after Jean-Pierre Wimille. There are no prizes for guessing that the buyer is a ‘wealthy’ Middle Eastern sheikh who has paid a princely sum of ‘just’ USD 2.13mn (Rs 18 Crore).
The Grand Sport Vitesse is the roadster variant of the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport. The former holds the world record for being the fastest convertible car in the world while the Super Sport holds the record for the fastest production car in the world.
The car is powered by a 8.0-litre W16 quad-turbo engine that produces 1,184bhp, 1,500Nm of torque and is mated to a seven-speed DSG. This massive chunk of power propels the Veyron to a top speed of 408 kmph with the 100kmph mark being breached in just 2.6 seconds. The 'Grand Sport Vitesse Legend Jean-Pierre Wimille' Edition car has been finished in a French Racing Blue with blue-tinted carbonfibre with the same combination for the interior trim.
The car is named after Jean-Pierre Wimille who helped the French automaker achieve two victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1937 and 1939. The series is the first among six of Bugatti's ‘Legend’ series special editions, honouring the Alsatian marquee’s racing history.
All of the 300 coupés manufactured have been sold along with 100 Grand Sport roadsters. The production run of the Veyron and its variants is limited to just 450 models. Just 50 are still available and are likely to disappear by this time next year.
