Race Car Talk

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is currently the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car on the Earth. It has 1001 horsepower reaching a top speed of 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph). The car is built by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS in the factory of Molsheim (Alsace, France); it is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm.

Manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
Parent company Volkswagen AG
Production 2006–present (around 300 to be produced)
Class Supercar
Body style(s) 2-door coupé
Layout Mid-engine, all-wheel drive
Engine(s) 8.0 L quad-turbocharged W16
Transmission(s) 7-speed dual clutch sequential manual
Wheelbase 2710 mm (106.3 in)
Length 4462 mm (175.8 in)
Width 1998 mm (78.7 in)
Height 1206 mm (47.5 in)
Curb weight 1889 kg (4162 lb)
Designer Hartmut Warkuss

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