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A Car to be Envied!
Described as the world’s fastest roadster, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport will be assembled by hand at the company’s headquarters in Molsheim, Alsace.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport
The engine of the 2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport is just a collection of whistles, whines and whinnies at low speed, but now it suddenly finds its turbocharged W16 lungs and roars next to my head. The 100 km/h (62 mph) mark falls in 2.7 seconds and then 200 km/h (124 mph) arrives in just 7.3 seconds. With every flick of the shift paddles, the seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual transmission punches us forward and the W16 sucks a fresh gulp of air into those perfectly sculpted airboxes above your head.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport
The Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport would blast through 300 km/h (186 mph) in just 16.7 seconds. This is pure, unadulterated power. And with the roof removed and the engine now exposed and nestling right next to the luxuriously trimmed sport seats, it’s an even richer experience.
Of course you don’t just chop the roof off a 250-mph car. That’s why the Veyron’s carbon-fiber monocoque has been strengthened by reinforcing the B-pillars, door sills and the transmission tunnel, while there’s a structural plate beneath the transmission. The doors are now made from carbon-fiber and a crash-protection beam of aerospace steel lies within. The engine’s exposed airboxes are also reinforced so they’ll provide rollover protection.
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport
What makes this a convertible is the targa-style transparent polycarbonate roof. You’ll also notice the Grand Sport’s slightly higher windshield and the LED running lights.
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport is priced at 1.4 million Euros
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