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http://www.execdigital.com/sectors/automotive/bugatti-s-28-million-sports-car-tops-land-speed
It isn’t just about speed, but it also isn’t just about show. The 2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is one of those cars that is made for just a select few. Why? Well, to
start, the $2.8 million price tag eliminates only the truly wealthy; secondly, anyone willing to drive this European gem must live on the edge of their seat.
The new vehicle taps out at 268 miles per hour, and Wall Street Journal's Dan Neil was the first journalist to set foot in the car that is designed to perfection. According to Bugatti, the 2011 Super Sport tops all others with 1.200 bhp (882 kW), twin clutch gearbox with seven speeds and precision normally saved for the cockpit.
It’s not surprising then, that this new machine broke the Guinness land-speed record. Bugatti’s test driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel raced at top speed this July on Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien test track, catching everyone’s attention. The Super Sport replaces 2005’s Veyron, a classic version for Europe’s best.
The Volkswagen owned car company presented Bugatti’s 2011 pristine edition in August at The Quail Monterey Historic Races in Laguna Seca and Concept Lawn of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
The new super star characteristics include four fuel pumps; 15000 Newton-meters of torque; lighter tires, links and half-shafts in comparison to the original Veyron; NACA ducts and weighs in at just over 4000 pounds. According to Neil, the Super Sport wasn’t built to flatten the land-speed record, but instead to offer customers a “sportier” version of the classic Veyron. The company plans to make anywhere from 30-40, and sell them for $2.5 million to $3.
Oddly enough, the Super Sport isn’t for the race track. It’s also not really a sports car either, with its all-wheel drive and hydraulic rear wing. Which means, essentially, it’s a car that’ll look great when handing over the keys to the valet, or speeding down the highway…just don’t expect any gold medals.
It isn’t just about speed, but it also isn’t just about show. The 2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is one of those cars that is made for just a select few. Why? Well, to
start, the $2.8 million price tag eliminates only the truly wealthy; secondly, anyone willing to drive this European gem must live on the edge of their seat.
The new vehicle taps out at 268 miles per hour, and Wall Street Journal's Dan Neil was the first journalist to set foot in the car that is designed to perfection. According to Bugatti, the 2011 Super Sport tops all others with 1.200 bhp (882 kW), twin clutch gearbox with seven speeds and precision normally saved for the cockpit.
It’s not surprising then, that this new machine broke the Guinness land-speed record. Bugatti’s test driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel raced at top speed this July on Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien test track, catching everyone’s attention. The Super Sport replaces 2005’s Veyron, a classic version for Europe’s best.
The Volkswagen owned car company presented Bugatti’s 2011 pristine edition in August at The Quail Monterey Historic Races in Laguna Seca and Concept Lawn of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
The new super star characteristics include four fuel pumps; 15000 Newton-meters of torque; lighter tires, links and half-shafts in comparison to the original Veyron; NACA ducts and weighs in at just over 4000 pounds. According to Neil, the Super Sport wasn’t built to flatten the land-speed record, but instead to offer customers a “sportier” version of the classic Veyron. The company plans to make anywhere from 30-40, and sell them for $2.5 million to $3.
Oddly enough, the Super Sport isn’t for the race track. It’s also not really a sports car either, with its all-wheel drive and hydraulic rear wing. Which means, essentially, it’s a car that’ll look great when handing over the keys to the valet, or speeding down the highway…just don’t expect any gold medals.
