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Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4
Overview
ManufacturerBugatti Automobiles SAS
Production2005-2008, 200 produced
AssemblyMolsheim, Alsace, France
DesignerHartmut Warkuss,
Jozef Kabaň[1]
Body and chassis
ClassSprinter
Body style2-door coupe
LayoutMid-engine, permanent four-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine8.0 L quad-turbocharged W16
Transmission7-speed DSG sequential
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,710 mm (107 in)
Length4,462 mm (175.7 in)
Width1,998 mm (78.7 in)
Height1,159 mm (45.6 in)
Curb weight1,888 kg (4,162 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorBugatti EB110

The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engine grand touring sprinter produced by Bugatti headquarters in Château St Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France), and whose production and development is often credited to Ferdinand Karl Piech. 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 company. Two hundred examples of the Veyron are known to have been built and delivered since production began. There will be a total of 300 built. All the Veyron editions contribute to the 200 being built (stopped built in late 2008). The editions that are contributing are the Veyron, Veyron 16.4, Pur Sang, Hermes Edition, Sang Noir, Targa, Vincero, and the Bleu Centenaire. It will be replaced with the Grand Sport, which is essentially a Veyron Convertible.

History

Development of this vehicle began with the 1999 EB 16/4 "Veyron" concept car, which itself had a chassis based on that of the Bugatti 18/3 Chiron concept car. It was similar in design and appearance to the final Veyron production car. One major difference was the EB 18/4's use of a W18 engine with three banks of six cylinders. The Veyron's chief designer was Hartmut Warkuss, and the exterior was designed by Jozef Kabaň of Volkswagen, rather than Giorgetto Giugiaro of ItalDesign, who had handled the three prior Bugatti concepts.

The then – Volkswagen Group chairman Ferdinand Piëch announced the Veyron at the 2000 Geneva Motor Show. It was promised to be the fastest, most powerful and most expensive car in history. Instead of the W18, it would use a VR6/WR8-style W16 engine. First seen in the 1999 Bentley Hunaudières concept car, the W16 would have four turbochargers and produce a quoted (metric) 1001 horsepower (see engine section for details on the power output). Top speed was promised at Template:Auto km/h, and the price was announced at €1 million.

Development continued throughout 2001 and the EB 16/4 Veyron was promoted to "advanced concept" status. In late 2001, Bugatti announced that the car, officially called the "Bugatti Veyron 16.4", would go into production in 2003. Taking great pride in the making of the Veyron, the production plant (where cars are also ordered) is affectionately called the "Atelier" which means an artists workroom.

A silver and black pre-production Veyron on display at the 2004 Paris Motor Show

Piëch retired that year as chairman of the Volkswagen Group and was replaced by Bernd Pischetsrieder. The new chairman promptly sent the Veyron back to the drawing board for major revisions. Neumann was replaced as Bugatti president by Thomas Bscher in December 2003, and substantial modifications were made to the Veyron under the guidance of a former VW engineer, Bugatti Engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber.

The Veyron costs €1,100,000 (net price without taxes);[citation needed] prices vary by exchange rates and local taxes (like value added taxes). Prices for the UK or the US are over £880,000, or around $1,400,000. It was noted in an April issue of "Live" magazine (weekly mens magazine with the Sunday Times) that customers are free to order additional extras which can push the price up by the cost of a Rolls Royce Phantom. The car is often compared to the Concorde as a feat of technology.

Special editions

Pur Sang

On 10 September 2007, a special version of the Veyron called the "Pur Sang" (French for "thoroughbred", literally "pure blood") was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The only difference from the standard Veyron is the body finishing: the Pur Sang has none, revealing the Veyron's pure aluminium-carbon fibre body. Production of the Pur Sang will be limited to five cars, which will have high-gloss aluminium wheels with a diamond cut finish.[2][3]

Fbg par Hermès

A Bugatti Veyron Fbg par Hermès at the 2008 Monterey Moto Concorso Show.

At the Geneva motor show in 2008 Bugatti announced a partnership with the French fashion house Hermès, resulting in the "Fbg Par Hermès" trim. Another rare Bugatti Veyron, only 5 have been built, and only one has been exported to the United States, which still sits on the lot at the Forza Collezione dealership in Florida. This has several new features as well as a redesigned front end. The interior is trimmed in Hermès leather and it comes with a specially designed Hermès suitcase to fit in the trunk. Built for Rodrigo Cañizares,[4] Bugatti later made four new color schemes available for order with the Hermès Veyron: called "Indigo Blue and Vermilion", "Indigo Blue and Lime Green", "Black and Garance (madder) Red", and "Prussian Blue and Blue Jean". The cars also comes with the bespoke luggage, special 8-spoke rims, and an H-pattern grille.[5]

Sang Noir

This version pays homage to the original Bugatti Atlantique 57S of the 1930s. Exterior styling combines an all-black colour palette - Sang Noir means "black blood" - with raw carbon-fiber panels, blacked-out headlamps, and aluminum trim for the grille surround and side mirrors. The production run was 15 vehicles. The interior is exclusively finished in bright orange. [6]

Grand Sport

Bugatti announced the production of a targa top version, called Grand Sport. The car was unveiled at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 15, 2008, with production set to begin in spring 2009.[7] The Grand Sport comes with small tweaks to the windshield and running lights, and two removable tops. The second is a temporary roof fashioned after an umbrella and inspired by pictures of classic Bugatti racers with umbrellas in hand. The Grand Sport can reach Template:Auto kmh with the hardtop in place, the same top speed as the coupé version. With no roof the top speed is limited to Template:Auto kmh, and to Template:Auto kmh with the temporary soft roof. The Grand Sport has extensive reinforcement beyond the standard Veyron, including carbon fiber doors, hoops, intake faces; carbon-fibre enclosed transmission tunnel.[8]

The First Grand Sport (Code named Chassis 001) was sold at the 2008 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction with a winning bid price of $2.9 million. Approximately $900,000 of the auction price went to charity.[9]

Bleu Centenaire

This version was a new edition created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Bugatti brand. The entire body was painted blue, rather than the standard two-tone scheme. Instead, a combination of matte and gloss "Bugatti Blue" paint was used.[1] The mid-section between the two wings on the hood was expanded, and a chrome strip up the middle was added. The car is also more expensive than the standard Veyron, costing in excess of £1,000,000.

The car was unveiled at 2009 Geneva Motor Show.[10]

Linea Vincerò by Mansory

The high-end aftermarket tuning company revealed a tuned Veyron at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show. The quad turbocharged 8.0-liter 16 cylinder engine has been tuned to make 1109 HP and Template:Auto Nm of torque via modification to the car's cold air induction system and exhaust.

The exterior gets a minor styling facelift as Mansory adds several carbon-fiber body parts including a shorter hood, a new front apron, revised side skirts, and a new diffuser. Among the other key design features are a "V" insignia applied to the front grille, larger air outlets on the side and back, LED daytime running lights, and fully-forged turbine-design wheels.

Inside, the Linea Vincerò Bugatti Veyron receives exclusive design touches such as LED lighting fitted to seats, door linings and dashboard as well as carbon-fiber trim applied to top of the instrument panel, center console, and door handles. This is the only tuned Veyron to date.

This version of Veyron was only sold in the Middle East dealer "Prestige Cars Abu Dhabi".[11]

Specifications and performance

The Veyron's quad-turbocharged W16 engine

The Veyron features a W16 engine — 16 cylinders in two banks of eight cylinders, or the equivalent of two narrow-angle V8 engines mated in a "W" configuration. Each cylinder has 4 valves for a total of 64, but the narrow staggered 8 configuration allows two camshafts to drive two banks of cylinders so only 4 camshafts are needed. The engine is fed by four turbochargers and displaces 8.0 L (7,993 cc/488 cu in) with a square 86 mm by 86 mm (3.4 in × 3.4 in) bore and stroke.

The transmission consists of a dual-clutch Direct-Shift Gearbox computer-controlled manual gearbox with seven gear ratios, with magnesium paddles behind the steering wheel and a shift time of less than 150 milliseconds. This is designed and manufactured by Ricardo of England (and not Borg-Warner who designed the 6-speed DSG used in the mainstream marques of the Volkswagen Group). The Veyron can be driven as a full automatic transmission. It also features full-time four-wheel drive, utilising the Haldex Traction system. It uses special Michelin run-flat tyres, designed specifically for the Veyron to accommodate its top speed, which reportedly cost $25,000 US per set.[12] Curb weight is 2,034.8 kg (4,486 lb).[12] This gives the car a power to weight ratio, according to Volkswagen's 1001 bhp estimate, of 446.3 bhp per ton.

The car's wheelbase is Template:Auto mm. Overall length is Template:Auto mm, width Template:Auto mm and height Template:Auto mm.

The Veyron's hydraulic rear spoiler in the extended position

The Bugatti Veyron has a total of 10 radiators.[13]

  • 3 radiators for the engine cooling system.
  • 1 heat exchanger for the air-to-liquid intercoolers.
  • 2 for the air conditioning system.
  • 1 transmission oil radiator.
  • 1 differential oil radiator.
  • 1 engine oil radiator.
  • 1 hydraulic oil radiator for the spoiler

It has a drag coefficient of 0.41 (normal condition) and 0.36 (after lowering to the ground),[14] and a frontal area of 2.07 square metres (22.3 sq ft).[15] This gives it a CdA ft² value of 8.02.

Power

According to Volkswagen (and approved by TÜV Süddeutschland), the final production Veyron engine produces 1,001 hp (746 kW) and gives 1,250 N⋅m (920 ft⋅lbf) of torque.[16] The horsepower figure has been confirmed by Bugatti officials to actually be conservative, with the real total being 1010 or more.[17]

Top speed

The top speed was verified once again by James May on Top Gear for the November 2006 issue, again at Volkswagen's private Ehra-Lessien test track, when the final-production car hit 407 km/h (253 mph), which equated to nearly one-third of the speed of sound at sea level. When getting close to the top speed during the test, May said that "the tyres will only last for about fifteen minutes, but it's okay because the fuel runs out in twelve minutes." He also gave an indication of the power requirements, at a constant 155 mph (249 km/h) the Veyron is using approximately 270 to 280 horsepower (200 to 210 kW), but to get to its rated 408 km/h (254 mph) top speed required far more from the engine. Once back in the Top Gear studio James was asked by co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson what the Veyron felt like to drive at 407 km/h (253 mph), James replied that it was "totally undramatic", and very stable at speed.[18]

Aerodynamic friction or drag is proportional to the square of the speed; for example doubling speed quadruples drag. Work is a product of force applied over a distance travelled. Comparing a vehicle travelling at 160 km/h (99 mph) with one travelling at 320 km/h (200 mph), over a given time (e.g. 1 second), the faster vehicle must overcome 4 times the aerodynamic drag, and travel twice the distance of the slower one. German inspection officials recorded an average top speed of 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph)[19] during test sessions on the Ehra Lessien test track on 2005-04-19.

The car's everyday top speed is listed at 350 km/h (220 mph). When the car reaches 220 km/h (140 mph), hydraulics lower the car until it has a ground clearance of about 8.9 cm (3½ inches). At the same time, the wing and spoiler deploy. This is the "handling mode", in which the wing helps provide 3,425 newtons ([convert: unit mismatch]) of downforce, holding the car to the road.[13] The driver must, using a special key (the "Top Speed Key"), toggle the lock to the left of his seat in order to attain the maximum (average) speed of 408 km/h (254 mph). The key functions only when the vehicle is at a stop, when a checklist then establishes whether the car—and its driver—are ready to enable 'top speed' mode. If all systems are go, the rear spoiler retracts, the front air diffusers shut and the ground clearance, normally 12.5 cm (4.9 in), drops to 6.5 cm (2.6 in).

Fuel consumption

The Veyron consumes more fuel than any other production car, using 40.4 L/100 km (6.99 mpg‑imp; 5.82 mpg‑US) in city driving and 24.1 L/100 km (11.7 mpg‑imp; 9.8 mpg‑US) in combined cycle.[citation needed] At full throttle, it uses more than 115 L/100 km (2.5 mpg‑imp; 2.05 mpg‑US), which would empty its 100 L (22 imp gal; 26 US gal) fuel tank in just 12 minutes.[18]

Braking

The Veyron's brakes use cross-drilled, radially-vented Carbon fibre-reinforced Silicon Carbide (C/SiC) composite discs, manufactured by SGL Carbon, which have a much greater resistance to brake fade when compared with conventional cast iron discs. The aluminium alloy monobloc brake calipers are made by AP Racing; the fronts have eight[13] titanium pistons and the rear calipers have six pistons. Bugatti claims maximum deceleration of 1.3 G on road tyres. As an added safety feature, in the event of brake failure, an ABS system has also been installed on the handbrake.

Prototypes have been subjected to repeated 1.0G braking from 194 to 50 MPH (312 to 80 km/h) without fade. With the car's acceleration from 50 to 194 mph (80 to 312 km/h), that test can be performed every 22 seconds. At speeds above 124 mph (200 km/h), the rear wing also acts as an airbrake, snapping to a 55-degree angle in 0.4 seconds once brakes are applied, providing 0.68 G (4.9 m/s²) of deceleration (equivalent to the stopping power of an ordinary hatchback).[13] Bugatti claims the Veyron will brake from 400 km/h (250 mph) to a standstill in less than 10 seconds.[13]

Final numbers

Statistics and specifications[20]
Basic stats
Vehicle Mid-engine, 4-wheel drive 2-door coupe Base price €1,100,000 (£899,000/$1,550,000)
Engine Quad-turbocharged DOHC 64-valve W16, 1001 Horse Power Engine displacement 7993 cc (488 cu in)
Performance
Top speed 408.5 km/h (253.8 mph) (average) 0–Template:Auto km/h 2.5 seconds[21]
0–Template:Auto km/h 5.5 seconds 0–Template:Auto km/h 8.6 seconds
0–Template:Auto km/h[22] 24.0 seconds 0–Template:Auto km/h[23][24] 50 seconds
Standing quarter-mile (402 m)[24] 10.2 seconds at Template:Auto km/h
Fuel economy[25]
EPA city driving Template:Mpg EPA highway driving Template:Mpg
Top speed fuel economy Template:Mpg 1.4 US gallons per minute

Production figures

  • 2005: 5 [26]
  • 2006: 44 [27]
  • 2007: 83 [27]
  • 2008: 68
  • total: 200

Criticisms and comments

Reviews

Gordon Murray, designer of the McLaren F1 (which for many years was the fastest production car ever built) said the following about the Bugatti Veyron in UK auto magazine evo during its development period:

The most pointless exercise on the planet has got to be this four-wheel-drive 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) Bugatti. I think it's incredibly childish this thing people have about just one element—top speed, standing kilometre or 0–60. It's about as narrow minded as you can get as a car designer to pick on one element. It's like saying we're going to beat the original Mini because we're going to make a car 10 mph (16 km/h) faster on its top speed—but it's two feet longer and 200 kilos heavier. That's not car designing—that just reeks of a company who are paranoid...

However, Murray was impressed with the Veyron after he test drove one although still apprehensive about it in an article he wrote for Road and Track magazine.[28]

On Top Gear the car has received considerable praise from all 3 presenters. Jeremy Clarkson declared the Veyron "the greatest piece of engineering ever. No, I'm sorry, this is the greatest car ever made and the greatest car we will ever see in our lifetime." James May proclaimed that the Veyron is "our concorde moment". To review the car, Clarkson drove from Alba, northern Italy to London whilst racing James May and Richard Hammond who were travelling in a Cessna 182 aeroplane. During the race Clarkson attempted to get an insurance quote on the car, but none of the companies he tried knew what the car was. During the second episode of the 13th season, Richard Hammond raced the Veyron against the McLaren F1 driven by The Stig in a one mile drag race, commenting on the pinnacle of Bugatti's "amazing technical achievement" versus the "non-gizmo" racing purity of the F1. While the F1 was quicker off the line the Bugatti overtook its competitor during the climb from 200 to 300 km/h, and emerged the victor.

References

  • Jeremy Clarkson Review Timesonline.co.uk
  • Ray Hutton (2005). "Inside Château Bugatti". Car and Driver. 50 (11): 112–118.
  • "Bugatti's Veyron back on test track". Auto Week. Archived from the original on 2005-11-22. Retrieved May 12, 2005.
  • Csaba Csere (2005). "Bugatti Veyron 16.4". Car and Driver. 51.
  • MPH Magazine's take on the Veyron
  • bugattipage.com/ride
  • Bugatti Veyron - Technic im Detail (in German)
  • Official Specifications by Bugatti
  • Bugatti EB Veyron 16.4 on Xelopolis.com (in French)
  • Bugatti Veyron news
  • Speed Record (allegedly) Lost
  • Journalist Jim Clash drives the Bugatti Veyron Automobile Magazine July 2009

Citations

  1. ^ "Skoda Auto". Skoda a.s. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
  2. ^ "bugatti.com: The Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron "Pur Sang"". Archived from the original on 2007-10-11.
  3. ^ "Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang: pure blooded exclusivity".
  4. ^ bugatti.com: Cooperation between Hermès and Bugatti[dead link]
  5. ^ Posted Aug 28th 2008 12:59PM by Noah JosephFiled under: Supercars, Bugatti, Brabus, Special/Limited Editions. "Bugatti releases new palette for Veyron Hermes - Autoblog". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 2008-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Update: Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir limited to just 15 cars
  7. ^ Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport roadster revealed
  8. ^ First Drive: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport is a temple of Zen
  9. ^ Monterey 2008: First Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport auctioned for $3.19 million
  10. ^ Geneva 2009: Bleu Centenaire is every bit as special as any other Bugatti Veyron
  11. ^ "Mansory Linea Vincero Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Unveils in Geneva". Worldcarfans. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  12. ^ a b "John Phillips, Molsheim Moonshine, Car and Driver, Dec. 2008". Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  13. ^ a b c d e Template:Harvard reference
  14. ^ "the Bugatti Page: Bugatti Veyron driving experience". Bugattipage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  15. ^ "Telegraph | Picture Gallery | BUGATTI VEYRON". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  16. ^ bugatti.com: "2.5 – 7.3 – 16.7 – 55.6"—official acceleration and engine specs
  17. ^ "Car and Driver Road Test"
  18. ^ a b Top Gear Series 9 Episode 2 4 February 2007 (BBCWorldwide, YouTube. Top Gear - Bugatti Veyron top speed test - BBC (April 14, 2008))
  19. ^ bugatti.com: 400 and Beyond
  20. ^ "Bugatti Veyron 16.4 - - Car and Driver - November 2005". Caranddriver.com. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference autocar1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. ^ "Hennessey Viper beats Veyron in 0-200 dash". Autoblog.com.
  23. ^ "Bugatti Veyron | Sports Cars". Diseno-art.com. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  24. ^ a b "ROADandTRACK.com - Cover Story - Road Test: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 (2/2007)". Roadandtrack.com. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  25. ^ Gas mileage of 2006 Bugatti Veyron
  26. ^ Automobil Revue, catalogue edition 2006, p. 46
  27. ^ a b Automobil Revue, catalogue edition 2008, p. 47
  28. ^ "ROADandTRACK.com - Road Tests, Comparison Tests - Technical Analysis: Anatomy of a Supercar (1/2006)". Roadandtrack.com. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
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