Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Next Bugatti Veyron

If you love speed, you probably love the Bugatti Veyron. Sure, it's been eclipsed by the SSC Ultimate Aero TT and its own Super Sport variant as the world's fastest production car, but the original 253-mph Veyron is still no slouch. The next Veyron will be even faster.

Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Veyron

How much faster? About 17 mph faster, according to the latest rumors. That would make the next Veyron about 2.2 mph faster than even the ultra-limited-edition Veyron Super Sport's 267.81 mph record speed. Not that you'll be able to use it outside of a high-speed oval or a closed airstrip.
Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Veyron


Practicality, of course, isn't the point. It's the potential, the promise, the possibility of reaching such ludicrous speeds that drives the imaginations and passions of Veyron fans. Not to mention the brilliant engineering that makes it possible.
Bugatti Veyron
Bugatti Veyron

So what might the next Veyron look like? With Walter de Silva now at the head of the Volkswagen Group's design department, his own 1999 prototype for the original Veyron could be the basis. Funky doesn't even begin to describe it, but it's not hard to apply a modern lens to the car and envision what might eventually reach production.

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