Sentences with phrase «bugatti took»

In 2010, Bugatti took things up a notch with the Veyron Super Sport, which developed a whopping 1,183 horsepower and set a new world record at 257.87 mph and was capable of 267.85 mph with the speed limiter removed.

Back in November, Bugatti took a trio of Veyron Grand Sport models to the Dubai Motor Show, all decked out with a host of options from Bugatti's endless «extras» list in -LSB-...]

To kick off the official publicity for the Veyron Super Sport Bugatti took the first Veyron Super Sport to VW's Ehra - Lessian track to see just what it could do.

While the company already has experience covering exotic vehicles, the Bugatti takes warranty quotations to a whole new level.

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He essentially assumed responsibility for the company in 1931, but formally took over Bugatti's automotive operations in 1936, at the age of 27.

With 570 hp on tap, the Sesto Elemente is allegedly capable of accelerating from 0 to 62 mph in only 2.5 seconds, thereby matching the mighty Bugatti Veyron for take - off urge.

On secondary roads, the most venomous 911 this side of the various Clubsport editions has got what it takes to throw down the gauntlet to any Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Bugatti.

And if it's all too much for you, see the Zonda S take on the Bugatti Veyron, McLaren F1, Lancia Integrale, Ferrari F40, Porsche GT3 and more.

Dapper Bugatti — Dennis Harrison takes a look at a Type 49 with cabriolet body by Gangloff / Argyll factory — finest in the world — When it was opened in 1906 the Argyll car factory was unmatched.

Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges takes a fresh look at this fascinating car from the angle of its Italian designer in The genesis of the Bugatti Type 53

Better still, Mate Rimac has an even greater desire to one day produce a car that isn't taking part in the performance arms race with Bugatti, Koenigsegg et al — the new Alpine A110 and products from Lotus both came up in conversation.

A # 50 Bugatti — A.E. Prove recalls a rather special purchase in the»30s... / A Willys - Knight restoration Overland Covers Some Ground by Michael Worthington - Williams / The Austin 12/4 — Paul Skilleter and Peter Woodend examine the car that took ten thousand families to the sea side / White Metalling — Roger Harle of Saunders and Ralph Motor engineers Ltd. de-mythologises this traditional craft / Mercades at auction — Star Sale by Nick Baldwin / The Ulster Seven — John Williams considers two cars which provide low cost motor sport / Wolseleys in the 20's and 30's — Wolseley and Wolseley influences by James Worth.

Sébastien Faurès Fustel de Coulanges takes a fresh look at this fascinating car from the angle of its Italian designer in The genesis of the Bugatti Type 53 / We share some of our highlights from this year's Rétromobile / Noel Macklin's Hudson - engined Railtons were among the fastest production cars in the world in the 1930s.

Originally expected to take Bugatti in a different direction, away from solely hyper - performance sports cars, the Galibier was thought to be the next step for the French brand.

In this case, that means taking a 2012 GT500 and upgrading the engine internals, exhaust, and supercharger to approach the output of a Bugatti Veyron — and surpass it if you opt for the S / C version.

Superchips is first to upgrade the Ford Focus 1.0 Ecoboost, taking its bhp per litre figure past the Bugatti Veyron's

Today's Feature Flick brings you not one, but two videos of a Nissan GT - R taking a beating at Palm Beach International Raceway recently from a Bugatti Veyron and a Caddy CTS - V wagon.

Sold as either a kit car or fully built, and with all manner of engines that take its performance from beginners» level to Bugatti Veyron - rivaling acceleration figures, it's as famous for its flexibility as its fun.

The Macan and Cayenne already are Porsche's bestsellers, and with its Bentayga, Bentley has taken Ettore Bugatti's epithet about «the fastest trucks in Europe» literally.

Bugatti built just seven Type 18 vehicles between 1912 and 1914, which used a 5.0 - liter four - cylinder engine that could take the racing vehicle to a then unheard - of 100 - mph top speed.

Considering half its run of 500 cars was claimed before the first customer took delivery, it may be that demand was piqued by its more intriguing styling, and perhaps Bugatti's pre-emptive PR tactics.

Going from a standstill to 62 mph in the Bugatti Chiron takes just under 2.5 seconds, and it decelerates from 62 mph to a stop in just 101 feet, thanks to carbon - ceramic brakes and an active rear wing that can also function as an airbrake.

Bentley CEO Wolfgang Durheimer, the former Porsche R&D boss who took control of both it and Bugatti six months ago, told a group of journalists of his determination to transform the company's fortunes with a dramatic increase in both its model range and its sales volumes.

The Bugatti Veyron takes on the Porsche Carrera GT, Ferrari Enzo and the Zonda in the next issue of evo

The extra power — which takes the Focus's bhp - per - litre figure past the 1000bhp Bugatti Veyron's — is yielded via rewriting of the 1 - litre engine's ignition, fuelling and boost parameters.

In which case, I'll take advantage of the Volkswagen Group in a different way and have myself a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse.

We are experienced with taking car of the most valuable cars in the world - being repaired here is a sill from a Bugatti Veyron!

Final sales and deliveries should take several more years, according to John Hill, Bugatti's market manager of the Americas.

Under the guidance of Pierre - Henri Raphanel, Bugatti's official test pilot who in 2010 set the world speed record (431.072 km / h) for production cars in a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, participants take their Veyron through every conceivable situation they could encounter on public roads, and also complete safety training on an exclusive track.

Bugatti is using this skilfully created leather — the tanning process alone takes around six months — for the first time.

In 2011, Martin Roach's book Bugatti Veyron: A Quest for Perfection — The Story of the Greatest Car in the World [82] took the stance that the car had now become so famous that it is effectively a bona fide celebrity.

And it comes as no surprise that the worst fuel economy goes to the ultra-luxe vehicles, with the Bugatti Veyron, Aston Martin DB9 and DBS and the Bentley Continental GTC all taking the bottom spot in their respective categories for motoring in - efficiency.

We've taken the «michael» out of the number of Bugatti Veyron limited editions there are.

Landspeed worldrecord with the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport The new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport takes production sports cars to a whole new dimension Wolfsburg / Molsheim, July 4, 2010 — on a beautiful sunny day at 25 degrees the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport achieved a new landspeed world record for production cars, on the -LSB-...]

Bugatti is also working on a 1500 BHP SuperVeyron which will certainly take the crown of «fastest production supercar in the world» from its own sibling, Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse.

Mr. Wolfgang Dürheimer, President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. commented that the team of Bugatti engineers have managed to transfer the world's most powerful car engine to the open - top sports car while taking all vehicle dynamics and aerodynamic parameters into consideration.

In case you missed our post with the latest Top Gear episode that aired on July 25, here is the best part of it, in which the Stig takes the new supercar king and we're talking of - course about the new Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, for a lap around Top Gear's test track.

Its place, Autocar reports, would be taken by a successor for the Bugatti Veyron.

The new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport takes production sports cars to a whole new dimension Wolfsburg / Molsheim, July 4, 2010 — on a beautiful sunny day at 25 degrees the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport achieved a new landspeed world record for production cars, on the proving grounds of the Volkswagen Group at Ehra - Lessien (nearby its headquarters at Wolfsburg).

With all of the people staring at the new Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo concept, I'm sure it whispered, «Take a photo, it'll last longer.»

The new world record for the Vitesse was set at the VW facility at Ehra - Lessien where Chinese driver Anthony Liu took the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse to 254mph, creating a new world record for an open - topped production car and, more importantly for Bugatti, an excuse to produce a limited run of the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse WRC Edition with a black and orange paint job for $ 1.99 million each.

Need for Speed Most Wanted on Wii U also includes the Ultimate Speed Pack, so players can take to the streets five of the sickest, most ludicrously fast cars ever made: McLaren's F1 LM, Lamborghini's minimalist artwork, the Aventador J, the track - focused Pagani Zonda R, Bugatti's reigning world speed champion, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse and Hennessey's savage 275 mile - an - hour ragtop beast, the Venom GT Spyder.