TODAY ON "HOW IT'S MADE: DREAM CARS,"
THE BUGATTI VEYRON, THE FASTEST WORK OF ART IN THE WORLD.
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THE CITé DE L'AUTOMOBILE
IN MULHOUSE, FRANCE, WAS FORMERLY KNOWN
AS THE SCHLUMPF COLLECTION.
IT HOUSES THE LARGEST COLLECTION
OF CLASSIC BUGATTIS IN THE WORLD.
WHILE MOST CAR COMPANIES WERE FOUNDED BY ENTREPRENEURS
WITH A PURELY TECHNICAL BACKGROUND,
BUGATTI'S CREATOR, ETTORE BUGATTI,
CAME FROM A FAMILY OF WELL-KNOWN ITALIAN ARTISTS.
THAT ARTISTIC HERITAGE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE
IN THE DESIGN OF BUGATTI CARS, LONG CONSIDERED
AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EVER MADE,
BUT ART NEVER GOT IN THE WAY OF SPEED.
IN FACT, BUGATTI BUILT ONE OF AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY'S
MOST SUCCESSFUL RACE CARS -- THE TYPE 35.
AFTER ETTORE AND HIS SON JEAN DIED,
THE BUGATTI BRAND WENT DORMANT IN THE EARLY 1960s.
BUT VOLKSWAGEN BOUGHT IT IN 1998,
AND BUGATTI CAME ROARING BACK TO LIFE WITH THE VEYRON,
THE FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR IN EXISTENCE.
BUILT HERE AT ITS ANCESTRAL HEADQUARTERS
IN MOLSHEIM, FRANCE, IT'S THE MOST POWERFUL
AND EXPENSIVE PRODUCTION CAR IN THE WORLD.
THE CARS ARE MADE HERE IN A BUILDING REFERRED TO
AS THE ATELIER.
THE PEOPLE AT BUGATTI THINK OF VEYRON
AS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A CAR.
TO THEM, IT'S AN AUTOMOTIVE WORK OF ART.
EACH CAR BEGINS LIFE HERE IN THE DESIGN DEPARTMENT.
AS FUTURISTIC AS THE VEYRON MAY LOOK,
IT STILL FEATURES THE FAMOUS BUGATTI HORSESHOE-SHAPED GRILLE
DEVELOPED BY ETTORE.
ETTORE'S SON JEAN WAS A TALENTED STYLIST.
HE CREATED SWEEPING CURVES THAT CAME TO DEFINE
THE BUGATTI LOOK,
AND THOSE CURVES REAPPEAR ON THE VEYRON.
LIGHTWEIGHT AND STRONG,
CARBON FIBER IS THE IDEAL MATERIAL
FOR CONSTRUCTING A SUPERCAR LIKE THE VEYRON.
HERE, A MACHINE CALLED A PLOTTER CUTS A SHEET OF CARBON FIBER
INTO THE REQUIRED SHAPES.
THE MATERIAL, WHICH IS STORED AT MINUS 4 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
TO PRESERVE ITS FORM,
IS HEATED TO PLUS 64 DEGREES JUST PRIOR TO CUTTING.
AND BUGATTI USES DIFFERENT KINDS OF FIBER DEPENDING ON
WHAT PART OF THE CAR THEY'RE BUILDING.
WHERE CERTAIN COMPONENTS REQUIRE FLEXIBILITY,
OTHERS NEED RIGIDITY.
A WORKER POSITIONS THE CARBON FIBER IN A MOLD.
TO CREATE A PART, SHE MUST LAYER MULTIPLE SHEETS, OR PLIES,
OF THE FIBER IN A SPECIFIED ORDER.
THIS LAYERING PROCESS ADDS STRENGTH.
TO AVOID CREATING ANY WRINKLES, SHE CAREFULLY CUTS
AND OVERLAPS THE MATERIAL AT THE CORNERS.
ALTHOUGH SHE MAKES IT LOOK EASY, THIS JOB REQUIRES
AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE.
EACH LAYER OF FIBER MUST BE CAREFULLY POSITIONED
TO ENSURE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE.
THE PATTERN OF THE FIBERS MUST BE PERFECTLY ALIGNED.
THE MOLD THEN COMES HERE TO THESE GIANT OVENS,
WHICH ARE CALLED AUTOCLAVES.
AUTOCLAVES APPLY A COMBINATION OF HEAT AND PRESSURE
TO CURE THE CARBON FIBER.
AFTER 4 HOURS OF BAKING AT 275 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT
UNDER 87 PSI, THE PART IS READY.
WORKERS REMOVE IT FROM THE MOLD.
WHILE ALMOST ALL THE WORK OF CREATING A VEYRON
IS ACCOMPLISHED BY HAND,
SOMETIMES A ROBOT COMES IN HANDY.
HERE A C.N.C. MACHINE TRIMS OFF EXCESS MATERIAL
AND DRILLS ANY NECESSARY HOLES.
NEXT, THE PARTS COME HERE,
WHERE SKILLED CRAFTSMEN PREPARE THE SURFACE.
THEY BEGIN BY SANDING WITH A HEAVY GRIT MATERIAL.
THEY REPEAT THIS TIME-CONSUMING, PAINSTAKING PROCESS
MULTIPLE TIMES WITH INCREASINGLY FINER GRITS
UNTIL THE SURFACE IS PERFECTLY SMOOTH.
THIS TECHNICIAN PERFORMS
A HIGHLY DETAILED QUALITY CONTROL CHECK.
SHE INSPECTS EVERY INCH OF THE SURFACE,
MARKING ANY IMPERFECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED.
THERE'S NO TIME RESTRAINT.
EACH COMPONENT MUST BE ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.
USING PRECISION CALIPERS,
SHE CAREFULLY MEASURES THE DIAMETER OF THE HOLES
TO ENSURE THEY'RE THE CORRECT SIZE.
ONCE THE COMPONENTS HAVE PASSED INSPECTION,
WORKERS MOUNT THEM ON A MONOCOQUE CHASSIS.
LIKE TAILORS PUTTING TOGETHER A SUIT,
THEY MAKE SURE THE PARTS FIT TOGETHER CORRECTLY.
THE WEAVE PATTERN MUST ALIGN, AND THEY EVEN MEASURE THE GAPS.
BUGATTI DESIGNERS LOOK FOR INSPIRATION IN EVERYTHING,
FROM PIGMENTS TO CHUNKS OF CRYSTAL.
HERE, DESIGNERS WORK ON A BLUE-THEMED VEYRON,
DECIDING HOW BEST TO MATCH
DIFFERENT TINTS TO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR COMPONENTS
OF THE CAR.
THEIR INSPIRATION IS THE RACING COLOR
THAT ADORNED MANY EARLY BUGATTIS.
CARS RACING IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20th CENTURY
BORE THE RACING COLOR OF THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.
THE FRENCH RACING COLOR WAS BLUE,
AND BLUE HAS BECOME A DISTINCTIVE COLOR FOR BUGATTI.
LIKE NEARLY EVERY OTHER STEP IN THE CREATION OF A VEYRON,
THE PAINTING PROCESS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY HAND.
AND ONCE AGAIN, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE ARE CRITICAL
TO DOING THE JOB RIGHT.
HERE, A PAINTER APPLIES LAYER UPON LAYER
OF A CLEAR COAT.
OFTEN, CUSTOMERS REQUEST A CLEAR FINISH
THAT REVEALS THE CARBON FIBER STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH.
BUT CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CHOOSE ANY COLOR THEY DESIRE.
IT COULD EVEN BE THE SHADE OF RED FOUND ON A FAVORITE TIE.
TO GIVE THE COLOR DEPTH,
THE PAINTER MAY APPLY AS MANY AS 10 OR MORE COATS.
ONE LOOK AT THIS COLOSSAL 16-CYLINDER ENGINE
AND ITS 7-SPEED DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX TRANSMISSION,
AND YOU BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHY
THE BUGATTI VEYRON HOLDS THE RECORD
FOR THE FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR IN THE WORLD.
VEYRON ENGINES ARE HAND-BUILT.
TWO EXPERTS BUILD EACH ONE PIECE BY PIECE
FROM A COMBINATION OF ALUMINUM, TITANIUM,
STEEL, AND MAGNESIUM.
THE PROCESS IS SO METICULOUS,
IT TAKES TWO WEEKS TO BUILD A SINGLE ENGINE.
HERE, THEY INSTALL THE CRANKSHAFT IN ITS HOUSING
BEFORE BOLTING ON TEMPORARY SPACERS TO HOLD IT IN PLACE.
THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO ROTATE THE ENGINE BLOCK
IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT STEP.
IT'S NOW TIME TO INSTALL THE PISTONS,
WHICH CAN ONLY BE INSERTED FROM ABOVE.
THE CONNECTING RODS ARE MADE OF TITANIUM.
ILLUSTRATING BUGATTI'S FAMOUS FLAIR FOR DETAIL,
ETTORE BUGATTI'S INITIALS CAN EVEN BE FOUND HERE,
WHERE THEY WILL BE INVISIBLE ONCE INSTALLED.
THE WORKER ROTATES THE PISTON RINGS
TO PREVENT KNOCKING AND TO EFFECTIVELY SEAL OFF
THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER FROM THE CRANKSHAFT.
THE WORKER THEN OILS THE PISTON BY HAND
TO PREPARE IT FOR INSTALLATION.
A CLAMPING DEVICE UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO HOLD PISTONS
ALLOWS HIM TO CAREFULLY SITUATE THE COMPONENT
BEFORE SINKING IT INTO POSITION.
ROTATING THE ENGINE BLOCK,
HE REMOVES THE TEMPORARY EXTENSIONS
TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT STEP OF ATTACHING THE RODS
TO THE CRANKSHAFT.
THIS PART IS CALLED THE CONNECTING ROD CAP.
AFTER APPLYING GREASE,
THE TECHNICIAN BOLTS THE CAP ONTO THE CONNECTING ROD,
SECURING IT AROUND THE CRANK PIN.
HE THEN USES A HAND TOOL
TO LOOSELY FASTEN THE BOLTS IN PLACE.
THEN A CUSTOM-MADE DEVICE FINISHES UP THE JOB,
SIMULTANEOUSLY TIGHTENING THE FASTENERS
TO THE PRECISE TORQUE SPECIFIED BY THE ENGINEERS.
A MONITORING SYSTEM KEEPS TRACK,
ENSURING THAT ALL BOLTS ARE CORRECTLY TIGHTENED.
NOW THE TECHNICIANS CAREFULLY LOWER THE BEARING CASE
ONTO THE CRANK CASE, SEALING IN THE CRANKSHAFT.
THE FINISHED 8-LITER, 16-CYLINDER ENGINE WILL PRODUCE
1,200 HORSEPOWER AT 6,400 R.P.M.,
AND IT WILL HAVE A TORQUE OF 1,100 FOOT POUNDS
BETWEEN 3,000 AND 5,000 R.P.M.
FIRST, THE TECHNICIANS HAVE TO INSTALL
THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD.
THERE ARE TWO UPPER SECTIONS OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD,
EACH FEEDING 8 CYLINDERS.
LIKE THE BULK OF THE ENGINE, THESE COMPONENTS ARE ALUMINUM.
LOOK CLOSELY, AND YOU CAN SEE A TINY VERSION
OF ETTORE BUGATTI'S INITIALS ON THE HEADS OF THE ALUMINUM BOLTS
THAT SECURE THE MANIFOLD.
THE ENGINE IS NOW COMPLETE.
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFER IT TO THE TESTING FACILITY
AND START IT UP.
THE ENGINE SPENDS EIGHT HOURS ON THE TESTING RIG,
AS TECHNICIANS REV IT UP TO ITS FULL POWER AND TORQUE
IN MULTIPLE CYCLES.
WHILE MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE,
THE TECHNICIANS ALSO RUN IN THE ENGINE.
THERE'LL BE NO NEED
FOR CUSTOMERS TO BREAK IT IN SLOWLY.
THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND TURBOCHARGERS GLOW RED-HOT,
THEIR SURFACE TEMPERATURES REACHING
UP TO 1,470 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,
WITH EXHAUST GASES AT 1,800 DEGREES.
THE ENGINE IS NOW COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED, TESTED, AND RUN IN.
A TECHNICIAN PERFORMS THE FINAL QUALITY CHECK
AND PREPARES IT FOR TRANSPORT.
THIS QUAD-TURBOCHARGED 8-LITER BEHEMOTH
PRODUCES 1,200 HORSEPOWER.
UNIQUE AMONG PRODUCTION ENGINES, IT HAS 64 VALVES.
BUT THANKS TO CAREFUL ENGINEERING,
IT ONLY NEEDS FOUR CAMSHAFTS.
AT ITS TOP SPEED,
THE ENGINE INHALES 53,000 LITERS OF AIR PER MINUTE --
AS MUCH AS YOU BREATHE OVER FIVE DAYS.
NEARLY EVERY INCH
OF A BUGATTI VEYRON INTERIOR IS COVERED IN LEATHER.
WITH HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF LEATHER TO PREPARE,
IT TAKES 12 TO 15 COWHIDES TO UPHOLSTER A VEYRON,
AND OF COURSE, IT'S ALL DONE BY HAND.
ETTORE BUGATTI ONCE SAID OF HIS CARS,
"NOTHING IS TOO BEAUTIFUL, AND NOTHING IS TOO EXPENSIVE."
HIS SON JEAN AGREED, BELIEVING TAILOR-MADE SERVICE
SHOULD BE ONE OF BUGATTI'S HIGHEST PRIORITIES.
CUSTOMERS CAN CHOOSE FROM ONE
OF MORE THAN ROUGHLY 45 COLORS OF LEATHER.
BUGATTI SOURCES THESE HIDES
FROM COWS RAISED HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS OF AUSTRIA.
THAT ENVIRONMENT IS FREE OF MOSQUITOES AND BARBED WIRE,
SO THE COWHIDES ARE NEARLY FLAWLESS.
BUT INEVITABLY, THERE WILL BE A FEW IRREGULARITIES.
THIS ARTISAN SPREADS A HIDE ON A SPECIALIZED TABLE,
WHICH USES A CLAMPING DEVICE TO STRETCH THE LEATHER TIGHT,
ALLOWING FOR CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE SURFACE.
A BRIGHT, EVEN LIGHT HELPS THE WORKER
METICULOUSLY EXAMINE EVERY INCH OF THE HIDE.
WHEREVER SHE FINDS EVEN THE TINIEST FLAW,
SHE CIRCLES IT WITH A SPECIAL PENCIL.
WHILE THE FLAWS MAY SIMPLY BE
NATURALLY OCCURRING WRINKLES OR DENTS,
THEY MUST BE MARKED AND AVOIDED.
STEERING CLEAR OF THE MARKED FLAWS,
THE CRAFTSWOMAN LAYS A SET OF STENCILS ON THE LEATHER.
THESE REPRESENT THE LEATHER REQUIRED
TO UPHOLSTER A DOOR.
SHE CAREFULLY TRACES
THE OUTLINES OF EACH STENCIL ON THE HIDE.
SHE THEN REMOVES THE STENCILS TO CLEAR OFF THE LEATHER
AND MAKE ROOM FOR HER SCISSORS.
IT'S THE SAME PROCEDURE A SEAMSTRESS USES
TO MAKE A DRESS, BUT IN THIS CASE,
IT'S A CAR DOOR THAT'S GETTING AN OUTFIT.
GIVEN BUGATTI'S EMPHASIS ON CUSTOM WORK,
IT'S NO SURPRISE THE ARTISAN DOES HER CUTTING BY HAND.
CLIPPING DIVOTS AT INTERVALS ALONG THE EDGES
WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO ALIGN THE LEATHER PROPERLY.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL THE PIECES
BE PRECISELY THE SAME THICKNESS.
THIS DEVICE SHAVES THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEATHER
TO THE SAME PRESCRIBED DEPTH --
IN THIS CASE, NEARLY HALF THE ORIGINAL THICKNESS.
TO PREVENT BULKINESS WHERE THE PIECES OVERLAP,
AN OPERATOR USES A PURPOSE-BUILT MACHINE
TO SHAVE THE EDGES OF THE LEATHER DOWN EVEN FURTHER.
THIS PROCESS, KNOWN AS SKIVING, IS JUST ONE PRECISION ELEMENT
OF FINE LEATHER CRAFTSMANSHIP.
ETTORE BUGATTI WAS KNOWN TO HAVE
A GREAT PASSION FOR LEATHERWORK.
THE MACHINE THIS ARTISAN USES SIMULTANEOUSLY STITCHES
AND TRIMS THE PIECES AS SHE WORKS.
BUGATTI'S ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN UPHOLSTERING THE VEYRON
IS A THROWBACK TO THE EARLY DAYS OF CAR MANUFACTURE,
WHEN SPECIALIZED COACH BUILDERS
MADE CUSTOM INTERIORS FOR EACH CAR.
AS SHE WORKS,
THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR DOOR BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE.
WITH A STEADY HAND, A SKILLED CRAFTSWOMAN
APPLIES A DECORATIVE STITCH USING A PALE BLUE THREAD
ON DARK BLUE LEATHER TO CREATE CONTRAST.
A POPULAR CUSTOMER CHOICE,
THIS STITCHING TECHNIQUE IS CALLED QUILTING.
A FINISHED EXAMPLE OF THIS STYLE OF DECORATIVE STITCHING
WILL COVER AN ARMREST THAT FORMS PART OF THE CENTER CONSOLE.
WHEN IT COMES TO LEATHERWORK,
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE NEARLY ENDLESS.
CUSTOMERS CAN EVEN CHOOSE A WOVEN PATTERN
FOR THEIR UPHOLSTERY.
A WORKER NOW BEGINS THE PAINSTAKING PROCESS
OF ATTACHING THE LEATHER TO ITS SUBSTRUCTURE.
HE BEGINS BY CAREFULLY
AND THOROUGHLY WEDGING A SECTION OF SEAM INTO A SLOT.
NEXT, HE BRUSHES A GLUE ONTO THE SUBSTRUCTURE
AND CAREFULLY BRINGS THE LEATHER OVER IT.
THIS GLUE IS A POLYURETHANE-BASED ADHESIVE
THAT REMAINS FLEXIBLE EVEN AFTER IT CURES.
TO WORK PROPERLY, THE GLUE MUST BE THERMALLY ACTIVATED.
HERE THE UPHOLSTERER USES A HEAT GUN TO DO THE JOB.
A FLAT HANDHELD DEVICE REMOVES ANY AIR POCKETS
THAT WOULD COMPROMISE THE ADHESION
AND ENSURES THAT THE LEATHER HUGS THE SUBSTRUCTURE TIGHTLY.
THE DOOR PANEL HAS BEEN FULLY UPHOLSTERED AND TRIMMED.
BUT WILL IT FIT?
TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE DIMENSIONS ARE CORRECT,
A WORKER ATTACHES THE PANEL TO A MOCK-UP DOOR.
A QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR THEN VERIFIES
THAT ALL LEVERS AND KNOBS ARE IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER.
SHE ALSO USES A SPACER TO EXAMINE THE DIVIDE
BETWEEN THE UPHOLSTERY COMPONENTS.
THESE GAPS MUST BE UNIFORMLY THE SAME WIDTH.
BUGATTI MAKES
JUST 40 VEYRONS PER YEAR ON AVERAGE.
AND LIKE OTHER WORKS OF ART,
THIS SUPERCAR IS A LIMITED EDITION.
ONLY 450 OF THEM WILL EVER BE MADE.
BUGATTI CALLS
ITS 1,100-SQUARE-FOOT PRODUCTION FACILITY
THE ATELIER.
INSTEAD OF A TYPICAL ASSEMBLY LINE
FOUND IN MOST CAR FACTORIES, THE VEYRON IS ASSEMBLED
AT INDIVIDUAL STATIONS.
HERE, A TECHNICIAN UNITES THE TRANSMISSION WITH THE ENGINE
AND CAREFULLY BOLTS THEM TOGETHER
WITH A HANDHELD RATCHET.
THE MECHANICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR'S REAR SECTION
HAVE ALL BEEN ASSEMBLED.
TECHNICIANS PUSH THE BACK END ALONG A TRACK
TO MEET THE FRONT.
THE TRACK SITS BELOW THE FLOOR AND IS COVERED BY METAL PLATES
THAT OPEN AND CLOSE AROUND THE TROLLEY FEET
AS THEY MOVE.
THE WORKERS JOIN THE TWO SECTIONS
WITH JUST 14 TITANIUM BOLTS.
ONCE AGAIN, THEY USE HANDHELD RATCHETS
RATHER THAN POWER TOOLS.
THE POWERFUL MECHANICS OF THE VEYRON HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED,
BUT A BUGATTI IS NOT A BUGATTI WITHOUT ITS SCULPTED EXTERIOR.
TO BRING THE VEYRON TO ITS ARTFUL CONCLUSION,
TECHNICIANS WEAR WHITE GLOVES
SO AS NOT TO MAR THE SURFACE WITH FINGERPRINTS.
THEY INSTALL EACH COMPONENT
WITH THE SAME CARE AND PRECISION USED THROUGHOUT.
BUT BEFORE REACHING THIS STAGE,
AN EXPERT TESTS THE CAR'S SYSTEMS
AT THIS ROLLING TEST STATION.
THESE COMPONENTS ARE A PART OF THE REAR WING ASSEMBLY.
AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE REAR WING EXTENDS
AND PROVIDES MASSIVE DOWNWARD FORCE
TO KEEP THE CAR FIRMLY ON THE GROUND.
AND WHEN THE DRIVER BRAKES, IT IMMEDIATELY FLIPS
TO A VERTICAL POSITION,
ADDING THE BRAKING POWER OF A HATCHBACK
TO THE CAR'S POWERFUL CERAMIC DISCS.
HERE, A SPECIALIST PREPARES THE CAR
FOR ITS FINAL INSPECTION.
THE CAR WILL SPEND TWO ENTIRE DAYS AT THIS STATION,
AS HE PAINSTAKINGLY BUFFS AND POLISHES THE CAR
TO SHINING PERFECTION.
HE MUST ENSURE
THAT EVERY INCH OF THE SURFACE
IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.
IF THERE ARE ANY IMPERFECTIONS, THIS MAN WILL FIND THEM.
IT'S HIS JOB TO GIVE EACH VEYRON ITS FINAL INSPECTION.
NO BUGATTI LEAVES THIS FACILITY WITHOUT HIS APPROVAL.
SURROUNDED BY FULL-SPECTRUM LIGHTS,
THE CAR UNDERGOES A METICULOUS EXAMINATION.
IF THE INSPECTOR DISCOVERS ANY FLAWS,
HE WILL SEND THE CAR BACK TO THE PREVIOUS STATION
FOR MORE POLISHING.
BEFORE A VEYRON GOES THROUGH FINAL INSPECTION
AND SIGN-OFF, AN ENGINEER TAKES THE CAR
OUT TO A TEST TRACK AND DRIVES IT 185 MILES
FOR A FINAL DYNAMIC APPROVAL TEST.
THE BUGATTI VEYRON HAS SET TWO WORLD RECORDS --
ONE FOR THE FASTEST PRODUCTION ROAD CAR
AND ONE FOR THE FASTEST CONVERTIBLE WITH THE ROOF DOWN.
THIS ORANGE AND BLACK
BUGATTI VEYRON 16.4 GRAND SPORT VITESSE
IS THE CAR THAT SET THAT SECOND RECORD
BY GOING 253 MILES PER HOUR WITH ITS TOP DOWN.
AND TRUE TO THE BUGATTI LEGACY,
IT LOOKED GOOD DOING IT.
YOU'D NEED TO GO 93 MILES AN HOUR JUST TO GET THIS CAR
OUT OF SECOND GEAR.
IT ACCELERATES FROM ZERO TO 60 MILES PER HOUR
IN 2.6 SECONDS,
FROM ZERO TO 120 IN 7.1,
AND FROM ZERO TO 180 IN 16 FLAT.
IT'S NO WONDER THE VEYRON HAS ACHIEVED
ICONIC STATUS AMONG SUPERCARS AT WARP SPEED.