Bugatti EB 164 Veyron Concept ImageDevelopment continued throughout 2001 and the EB 16/4 Veyron Top speed was promised at 403 km/h (250.4 mph), and pricing was announced at €1 million (US$1.3 million at the time). First seen in the 1999 Bentley Hunaudières concept car, the W16 would get four turbochargers, producing a quoted 1001 horsepower see engine section for details on the power output. Instead of the W18, the production model would use a VR6/WR8 style W16 engine. It was promised to be the fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car in history.
Bugatti EB 164 Veyron Concept PictureVW chairman Ferdinand Piëch announced the production Veyron at the 2001 Geneva Motor Show. The Veyron was designed by Hartmut Warkuss of Volkswagen rather than Giorgetto Giugiaro of ItalDesign who had handled the three prior Bugatti concepts. One major difference was the EB 18/3's use of a W18 engine with three banks of six cylinders. Introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show, it was similar in design and appearance to the final Veyron production car. History Development of the vehicle began with the 1999 EB 18/3 Veyron concept car.
It is named after racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm. The car is built by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS and is sold under the legendary Bugatti marque. It reached full production in September 2005. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the most powerful, most expensive, and fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a proven top speed of over 400 km/h 407 km/h or 253 mph.
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