Sentences with phrase «for bugatti»

Pierre Veyron, the car racer that won the 1939 Le mans title for Bugatti, would have been proud that the automobile manifestation of his name can achieve such great feats.

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.

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

Likewise, look for Bugatti to attempt to establish a new world record for the fastest production convertible with the Chiron.

If you're in the market for a Bugatti Veyron and can not decide between the current Grand Sport targa - top or the ultra fast Super Sport version, you would then ideally prefer to have a mixture of the two.

The presentation was only for Bugatti customers.

Did the world ever doubt there would be a replacement for the Bugatti Veyron?

World record for the BUGATTI Chiron: the 1,500 PS super car has accelerated from a standing start to 400 km / h (249 mph) and braked back to a standstill in just 42 seconds (41.96).

The McLaren had everything, enhanced the rear with a backfire and custom plates for both the cars, because details matter - how about a «lowered» window for the Bugatti?

Not so for Bugatti.

Alternatively, it could be the perfect Christmas gift for the Bugatti Chiron owner who has, almost, everything.

When asked whether Michelin would use the data it collected during this test for the construction of Bugatti's special Pilot Cup 2 tires for the Chiron, Eric said the data will be used for future designs, but Koenigsegg's specific data won't be used for Bugatti's Chiron project.

The name «Chiron» comes from the French racing driver Louis Chiron, who won several grand prix races for Bugatti in the 1920s and the 1930s.

The long wait for the Bugatti Veyron's replacement will officially end next March.

So was Renault, as Igor Stuifzand explains / / In Flower power, Giles Chapman remembers the enterprising brothers Neville and Raymond Flower, who gifted the Frisky microcar to the world and came very close to putting Egypt on wheels / / Simon Moore and Alessandro Silva investigate the first major race in Rome, the scene of the maiden victory for a Bugatti Type 3.

Simon Moore and Alessandro Silva investigate the first major race in Rome, the scene of the maiden victory for a Bugatti Type 3.

Crossley seemed an unlikely partner for Bugatti, but in the 1920s the British firm built a run of Brescias.

Thanks to the Veyron's 1000bhp however it still puts its power to weight figures in its favour - 540bhp / ton for the Bugatti and 279bhp / ton for the 478bhp GT - R.

It's named after Louis Chiron, a racing driver who competed for Bugatti in the 1930s and who also holds the record for being the oldest Formula 1 driver to start a race.

Not exact matches

1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta (did not sell) 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Cabriolet by Vanvooren (sold for $ 7,700,000) 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 Strassenversion (sold for $ 5,665,000) 2015 Ferrari La Ferrari (did not sell) 1995 Ferrari F50 (sold for $ 2,640,000) 2015 McLaren P1 (sold for $ 2,392,500) 1956 Maserati A6G / 54 Coupe Series III by Frua (sold for $ 2,365,000)

Fun fact, Bugatti also used the Chiron name in 1999 for its 18/3 concept car that would eventually evolve into the Veyron.)

According to Bugatti, that figure has been artificially limited for road use.

That's especially impressive because while Bugatti has yet to announce a price, wealthy car collectors who have attended special preview events for the car tell CNBC that the sticker price for the Chiron will be $ 2.4 million.

«The development brief for the Chiron can be summarized in one sentence and is probably the shortest in the history of the automobile: We want to make the best significantly better,» said Wolfgang Durheimer, president of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. «The Chiron will set new standards in every respect.

This is why the Barca's, Bayerns, Madrid's have been the dominant European clubs, because when their Ferrari goes in for servicing, they have a Bugatti as a backup.

Bonhams listed a 1938 Bugatti Type 57 Stelvio for auction at the 2015 Greenwich Concours, estimating a value between $ 1.1 and 1.3 million.

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

For our entire journey, it remained in the pocket of PHR, short for Pierre - Henri Raphanel, Bugatti's official test driver, minder, and former F1 racFor our entire journey, it remained in the pocket of PHR, short for Pierre - Henri Raphanel, Bugatti's official test driver, minder, and former F1 racfor Pierre - Henri Raphanel, Bugatti's official test driver, minder, and former F1 racer.

The original factory is on the other side of town; the new atelier is on the grounds of Château Saint Jean, which Ettore used as a guest house for his clients and which Volkswagen bought soon after acquiring the rights to Bugatti in 1998.

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.

While the standard Bugatti Type 57 came in the form of a fixed head coupe, the Stelvio name was reserved for the convertible variant.

With the rev limiter off, the McLaren F1 hit a speed of 242.8 mph, a world record for a production car that wasn't eclipsed until the Bugatti Veyron came around.

Even if there are quicker, less expensive methods for making the monocoque, Bugatti wouldn't have them.

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.

A similar 1993 Bugatti EB110 GT went up for sale at the 2015 RMSotheby's Arizona sale with an estimated value between $ 575,000 and $ 775,000.

With 720bhp and a staggering 737 lb ft of torque, it makes way for few rivals, surpassed by only the Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg One: 1 and the current crop of hybrid hypercars, the LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder.

While the Greenwich Concours d'Elegance is a show for cars from all roads of life, both American and international, the presence of the American Bugatti Club deserves a special mention.

For the few who still have enough money, Bugatti has the new Veyron Grand Sport, and Lamborghini offers its Murcilago LP670 - 4 SV.

The Bugatti Trust study centre — Jonathan Wood describes the fine purpose - built facility for enthusiasts at Prescott / 1948 Gordano sports car — It was very advanced to its time but reached only the prototype stage.

As for the future of Speedvegas, Fessler is working on a membership club (à la automotive country clubs such as Thermal or Monticello) as well as the first - ever arrangement where regular Joes will be able to drive a Bugatti on a track — a sort of accessible hypercar experience for the speed - hungry set.

Taruffi's racing career Part 2 — Charlie Rous concludes his article on the famous racing driver with an account of the years 1934 to 1950 / Our anniversary competition — Enter our motoring quiz competition and you could win a special day at the National Motor Museum / 1929 Sunbeam special — An enthusiastic report from David Hawtin on this exciting20 hp non-standard Sunbeam / The Lea - Francis story 1924 - 37 — Michael Worthington - Williams continues with part 2 of his history of the Coventry make / VSCC's December driving tests — This annual event is described by Tom Thelfall in his Diary of a dilettante / Type 35 Bugatti — The Editor writes about his encounter with a superb example of the archetypal Bugatti / 1908 TT: The» 4 - inch» race — The story of this early event with a curious name is recounted for us by Bryan Goodman / 1939 Lancia Aprilia — Zoe Harrison talked to the proud owner of this far - ahead - of - its - time Lancia / Shaft - drive C.N. — The early history of G.N. and the cars that were not propelled by chains.

There are rumours that Porsche (which has previously dismissed paddle - shift «boxes as being too harsh and inefficient) is looking at a similar system for the next GT3, while another VW Group car, the Bugatti Veyron, should follow soon after.

In Hooray Henry, Paul Darke charts the car's difficult gestation and eventual success / David Burgess-Wise shares his personal highlights from the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run and the Regent Street Motor Show / In The Little Corsican, Tom Clarke tells the story of Corsica, the enigmatic coachbuilder which produced some of the most exotic British bodywork of the 1930s, clothing chassis from Bentley, Bugatti, Mercedes and others / A disused locomotive works with no road access seems an unlikely location for a car factory but, as Giles Chapman explains in The Brighton Bubble, that's where thousands of Isettas were assembled in the 1950s and»60s / Matthew Bell visits the Frazer Nash Archives, the largest collection of documentation relating to the marque in his article Archie and Aldy's Archives / In Birds of a Feather, the little - known makes Victor, Metro - Tyler and Economic all operated from the same village in Kent during the cyclecar boom.

Low - tension ignition — Tom Threlfall explains the early form of electrical ignition in his article «Oh illustrious spark» / Californian extravaganza — The premier old - car meeting of the year at Pebble Beach is reported by Nick Baldwin / Bugatti Type 13 and B «b «Peugeot — Mark Gillies compares these two early French cars — both designed by Ettore Bugatti / Alvis: The vintage years — The development of the company and its models is recounted for us by Michael Worthington - Williams / 1926 Sunbeam 3.4 litre super sports — This month the Editor gives us his impressions of one of the finest sporting cars of its day / 1935 Armstrong Siddeley restoration — Zoe Harrison describes the fifteen - year rebuild of a 17hp model / Gordon Bennett Rally — As usual this event attracted some very impressive machinery.

Monkey Business — Anthony Pritchard recalls Harry Lester and his MG specials and the small but determined team who drove them in competition / Brighton Bound — Our correspondent on Veteran matters Elizabeth Bennett reports on the 2001 London - Brighton Run / Rainbow's End — Designed by Frank Rainbow the Swallow Doretti was a brave attempt by an engineering group to make a British sports car for the American market / Baldwin's Brescia — Nick Baldwin has owned a very special Brescia Bugatti for a number of years.

Bugatti has managed to cut kilos from the carbonfibre hypercar with new wheels, special glass for the engine compartment window and carbonfibre wiper arms.

Thank god for companies like Bugatti who still create such masterpieces imo.

If you weren't aware, there are some seriously well - paid folks in the greater Geneva area, and for them, there were several variations of some already super cars strewn about the show's tiered halls in case they wanted to add one to their already crowded garages: an ultimate Ferrari 488 called Pista, a better - handling Bugatti Chiron Sport, a two - door Range Rover dubbed the SV Coupe, and the Mercedes - AMG GT 4 - Door Coupe among them.

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.

Headline figures include the Bugatti's staggering # 3.9 m loss on each Veyron sold, as well as a total loss of # 2.9 billion for Mercedes on the entire Smart Fortwo project.