Bugatti has released a new 4-minute-and-a-half long video about the history of the brand, from the early days till the birth of the amazing Bugatti Veyron. Bugatti’s neverending quest for excellence through luxury, performance and technical vanguard has always been imprinted in this carmaker’s DNA since its foundation in 1909 in Molsheim, France.

The amazing Veyron is Bugatti’s latest creation, the hypercar par excellence of our era, with a wide number of variation that should make happy all the ultra-rich enthusiast of the French brand. Powered by a terrifying 8.0-litre quad-turbocharged W16, the most pushy version of the Veyron - the Super Sport - is credited with an output of 1,200 hp with 1,500 Nm of peak torque.

With a monstrosity like that under its bonnet (though this is a mid-engined car) the performance figures of this model are as jaw-dropping as you would imagine - in the case you are not already fully aware of that - 0-100 km/h (62 mph) sprint time of about 2.5 seconds and 425 km/h (265 mph) of top speed, making it the fastest road-legal production car in the world. However, if that vid is just not enough for you, the full 15-minute long version of it is available right after the jump.

Bugatti releases a new video starring the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, the convertible variant of the Veyron Super Sport which uses the same, terrific 8.0-litre quad turbo W16 engine with new superchargers and bigger intercoolers. This outstanding engine is credited with an output of 1,200 hp with 1,500 Nm of maximum torque that pushes the car from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 2.6 seconds, from 0 to 200 km/h in 7.1 seconds and can make it rach a top speed in excess of 400 km/h (about 250 mph).

The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse measures 4,462 mm in length, 1,998 mm in width and 1,190 mm in height, and can come with an all-wheel drive system, a 7-speed dual clutch transmission, and a set of carbon-ceramic brakes, 400 mm at the front and 380 mm at the back. The model also features three modes of suspension settings: Standard, Handling and Top Speed. The Top Speed one is the setting selected for driving at speeds of over 375 km/k (233 mph).

In order to compensate the lack of a proper roof, Bugatti’s engineers worked on the chassis of the car to make it stiffer, making also the NACA air intakes larger, making them larger. This modification will allow its powerful W16 unit to get the right cooling when driving with the soft top down. Simply put, this is the fastest serially produced convertible car in automotive history.

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One of the most important cars to be introduced at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show is the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, which has been unveiled in a dedicated press conference for the first time ever.

Just like the Super Sport coupe model it derives from, the Vitesse is powered by the impressive 8.0-litre W16 engine with four new turbochargers and bigger intercoolers, which produces an output of 1200 hp with 1500 Nm of peak torque, making it the more powerful Bugatti roadster ever and the fastest convertible of all time, reaching a top speed of no less than 410 km/h (255 mph).

In order to compensate the lack of a roper roof, Bugatti’s engineers worked on the chassis of the car to make it stiffer and on the NACA air intakes, making them larger. This modification will allow the powerful W16 unit of the model to get the right cooling when driving with the soft top down. To find out more about the model, check the official press release after the jump.

Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse celebrates world premiere in Geneva

Molsheim/France, 22 February 2012 – Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. is set to unveil the most powerful roadster of all time at the 82nd International Geneva Motor Show at the beginning of
March.

With an increase in power up to 1,200 HP, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse has entered a new dimension of open-top driving. Optically aligned to the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, which holds the current world speed record of 431 km/h, the Vitesse also impresses with its dynamic driving characteristics.

Bugatti’s engineers have developed the current Grand Sport, with its 1,001 HP and 1,250 Nm, into an even more powerful vehicle. The Vitesse’s maximum torque is now an impressive 1,500 Nm. The increased power of the new roadster’s 16-cylinder engine is made possible by the four enlarged turbochargers and intercoolers. The chassis has also been modified to support the power increase.

The Vitesse therefore also ensures the supreme range of excellent features one would expect of a Bugatti super sports car, from precise driving dynamics to extraordinary acceleration and braking.

“The rapid success of the Super Sport convinced us to increase the performance of the Bugatti roadster. Once again our engineers worked hard to demonstrate that Bugatti is able to constantly redefine the boundaries of what is technically feasible,” reveals Bugatti President Wolfgang Dürheimer. “We gave our all to transfer the achievements of the Super Sport over to the Grand Sport, thereby turning open-top driving itself into an extraordinary experience at high speed.”

Bugatti has introduced Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse (Vitesse means speed in French), a convertible based on the topless Veyron Grand Sport but with a Veyron Super Sport engine, which will be premiered at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The 8.0 l quad-turbocharged W16 engine, thanks to 16 cylinders, four enlarged turbochargers and ten radiators, delivers a staggering 1,200 hp and 1,500 Nm of torque.

It slightly differs from the original motor due to the fact that Moslheim technicians had to make sure the engine captures the right amount of air when driving with the top off. Some parts of the chassis have also been changed in order to make the structure more rigid.

And if we take into consideration that the Super Sport has set the World Record for the average top speed achieved on a two-way run, registering 431 km/h (268 mph), it’s probably safe to say that the Vitesse is about to be crowned the world’s fastest convertible on the market.

Designer Dejan Hristov has come up with a rendering of a Bugatti super-sedan that the board of the French-German manufacturer might take into consideration as the base for a newGalibier, the much-anticipated project that Bugatti CEO Wolfgang Durheimer has taken back to its early stage after the poor response to the first concepts.

The model idealized by Mr. Hristov has a 3-door configuration and is heavily influenced by the design of the Veyron (i.e. front grille, pop up spoiler, side view), but presents a number of features that would surely provide it with its own personality, such as the gullwing doors, the central exhaust pipes and the tail lights layout. No doubt it is an interesting design, and we actually find this one more appealing than Galibier’s first incarnation..

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We know that there are not that many Bugatti Veyron around, but still there are some car rallies specifically dedicated to the famous French-German supercar. These pictures document a little gathering of 10 models that took place quite recently in San Francisco, and we have to say that the Veyron maintains that feel of exclusivity and prestige that has always accompanied the model since its launch in 2005. We will see whether the new Galibier will live up to such a masterpiece.

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In conjunction with Veyron Grand Sport Middle East Edition official unveiling at the Dubai International Motor Show (10-14 November), Bugatti released a few images of the three versions of the model, which boast different colors, trims and finishing but share exactly the same powertrain. The “entry level” model of this special Veyron Grand Sport edition is priced at 1,58 million Euros, has a yellow livery with carbon fiber inserts and black rims. The color-matching interior uses leather seats, steering wheel and gear lever knob with carbon fiber finishing.

Priced at 1.74 million Euros, the second Veyron Grand Sport Middle East uses a bodywork made of blue carbon fiber panels for the upper side and shiny anodized aluminum for the bottom part - creating quite a captivating contrast - while its polished aluminum rims boast a two-tone finishing just like front grill and wing mirrors shells. This version uses orange upholstery for the seats and blue leather for the dashboard, with some carbon fibre bits here and there.

The third version comes with the same 1.74 million Euros price tag and uses green carbon fiber panels and polished aluminum for bodywork, but with a different layout. Same set of colors for the passenger compartment. Bugatti announced that out of the 150 models that will be produced for the Middle East Edition, 105 are still up for sale.

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Bugatti Galibier will be “significantly altered” from the concept car it was supposed to derive from. This is what Bugatti’s CEO Wolfgang Durheimer said in an interview to Autocar magazine about the launch of its super sedan, which was put on hold a few weeks back but is now underway again. “Galibier is currently going throug its second half of the design phase” and will be presented to VW’s bosses in its final version by Christmas. “There will be some remarkable changes from the original concept - Durheimer said - as the whole design will be quite different, especially from the B-pillar back, so that passenger compartment entry and exit operations will be easier, and room for legs on the backseat will also increase. Obviously, in order to achieve these results, the car will have to be a little longer. “

Durheimer also claims that the power of the engine will boast “at least 4 figures” and that “half of Veyron owners have already seen the new Galibier, although still in its concept form”. Bugatti’s new flagship will be unveiled in 2013 and will cost about 1.7 million Euros.

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is probably the most fitting setting for the debut of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport l’Or Blanc, and here is the first video of the car to be taken. Looking like a blue atlantic wave, the l’Or Blanc is possibly the world’s first porcelain car, in the sense that the special paint job was created in collaboration with the Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur, or the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin.

The Bugatti l’Or Blanc video also gives us a look at the interior, which looks like the kind of space that would make you feel a bit grubby no matter what you’re wearing or when you last had a shower. The slow roll into the Concours could be so as not to get a scratch on the unique paintwork. Check it out in the video.

The gloves are off for the battle of the world’s fastest car with recent reports that Bugatti is planning to keep its crown now disputed by Rotary Supercars. The latter has announced that one of its upcoming models will have a new eight-rotor rotary engine which develops a huge 2,801 hp and nothing short of 3,494 Nm of torque.

So where does that leave Bugatti? While developing its Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Super Sport, reports recently from Car indicate that Bugatti has every intention of being the fastest on the planet. And this isn’t a little boys game in the school yard - Wolfgang Durheimer is quoted as saying that producing the world’s fastest cars is a cornerstone of modern Bugatti philosophy.

Bugatti has a Guinness World Record with its Super Sport as the fastest production car in existence at nearly 430 km/hr. Rotary Supercars says its new eight-rotor engine can get to 100 km/hr in less than one second, and has a top speed of 450 km/hr. While the company has still yet to reveal a car, the first Rotary Supercars model is set to be revealed at the Top Marques Monaco event in 2012.

With Bugatti’s new Veyron Grand Sport Super Sport set to have a top speed of more than the 405 km/hr of the Grand Sport with its top on, that’s still well short of Rotary Supercars claims. And with Bugatti’s promise that it would have to respond to any competitor producing something faster, we might get a new Bugatti on the market to do so. We’re certainly not complaining. Now it’s back over to Bugatti for a response….

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It turns out the Bugatti Galibier, luxury touring sedan, will fill the hole left by the outgoing Bugatti Veyron until such time as the company gets around to producing a new hypercar. In reports from Auto Motor und Sport, the Bugatti Galibier will start a 2012 production date sometime in autumn next year, with total numbers reaching 1000 to 1500 models.

As engineers and executives work on a new Bugatti hypercar, the Galibier, or Royale as it might be called, will be made. Using a detuned version of the W16 Veyron engine, down to about 800 hp, the Galibier should be just as expensive as the Veyron, topping one million euros. That kind of price might make the 1000 models sound ambitious, but this is Bugatti after all, and you can’t go putting a price on Bugatti luxury.

In addition to the report on the 2o12 Galibier production, we also learn that it could appear with hybrid plug-in technology, with a zero emissions range of 40 km. And apparently the engineers are also working on moving the W16 to the front axle which should prove more than an interesting task. After this report, we expect more to come and perhaps a debut production vehicle sometime next year.

A new special edition Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport has been revealed. The Grand Sport l’Or Blanc has been created with collaboration between Bugatti and Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur, or the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin.

Both exterior and interior design elements have been made from porcelain and the car is being touted as a world first in using porcelain on an automobile. According to reports it has already been sold, with the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport l’Or Blanc selling for 1.65 million euros.

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport l’Or Blanc special edition