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The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse is a targa top version of the Veyron Super Sport. The engine in the Vitesse variant has a maximum power output of 1,200 PS (882 kW; 1,183 bhp) at 6,400 rpm and a maximum torque of 1,500 N⋅m (1,100 lb⋅ft) at 3,000–5,000 rpm.
In April 2013, the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse reached 408.84 km/h (254.04 mph), the fastest speed ever recorded for a roadster. The Vitesse World Record Car Edition, limited to eight units, was subsequently presented to the world public for the first time at the Auto Shanghai trade show and sold out shortly after that. [18]
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport/Grand Sport Vitesse: 2010/2012 ... Bugatti Veyron: 2005 736 kW (987 hp; 1,001 PS) ... (16.4 and Grand Sport). First car with a double ...
The Chiron Pur Sport Grand Prix was announced in December 2021. It is the first project of Bugatti's new ‘Sur Mesure’ (meaning tailored in French) customization program, so it is a one-off car. In 1931, Louis Chiron won the French Grand Prix at Montlhéry in his Type 51 – an enhanced version of the legendary Type 35 – together with ...
Veyron EB 16.4: 2005-2011 Coupé, Targa Veyron Grand Sport: 2009-2015 (all versions) Targa Veyron Supersport: 2010-2011 Coupé Limited to 48 units Veyron Vitesse: 2011-2015 (all versions) Targa Chiron: 2016–2024 Coupé Limited to 500 units Chiron Sport: 2018-2024 Chiron Pur Sport: 2020–2024 Limited production Chiron Profilée: 2022 One-off ...
Bugatti is done setting speed records, but it's proud of what it accomplished in the years it spent chasing the crown. It channeled some of the lessons it learned into a new, high-speed-focused ...
Louis Chiron held the most podiums in Bugatti cars, and the modern marque revival Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. named the 1999 Bugatti 18/3 Chiron concept car in his honour. But it was the final racing success at Le Mans that is most remembered—Jean-Pierre Wimille and Pierre Veyron won the 1939 race with just one car and meagre resources.
Volkswagen is a shareholder of Bugatti stock and shares in the profits of Bugatti products as of 2024. In 2021, Bugatti announced the retirement of the W16 engine, making the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport L'Ultime, which ended production in May 2024, the final automobile to use the engine.