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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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.

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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.

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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.

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The 300th production model of the Bugatti Veyron has been sold, marking the production end for the now iconic supercar, with its 1000 hp. The Veyron has gained a reputation of being an innovative masterpiece of a vehicle, and has already reached legendary status. Not only a beautiful car, Bugatti built it to be fast with 1,250 Nm of torque and a top speed of 407 km/hr.

The Bugatti Veyron and its 8.8-litre V16 was first revealed in 2003, and will continue until all 150 units of the Grand Sport version have been sold. We can then expect the Bugatti Galibier sedan to take the reins. So far the Veyron is unmatched in the car segment and we’ll be very interested to see what happens with the Galibier project.

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This is a very understated video to salute someone with such flamboyance, but we think it works best this way. After designing a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, world-famous designer Bijan Pakzad passed away suddenly from a stroke. This is a video tribute to him and his Veyron design from Achim Anscheidt, Bugatti head of design. The video takes us through the design features, mostly including shiny aluminium and yellow two-tone exterior, and interior yellow and carbonfibre contrast - personally designed by the eccentric Bijan who used his trademark style. Watch through to the end of the video and there is a lovely little anecdote, with much pathos, regarding a Bijan perfume bottle.

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“360 km/hr, I think we better stop” would have to be the golden quote from this Autocar video test drive of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. The model was tested to celebrate the historic publication’s 5,000th test drive - and they did it with the car they consider to be the epitome of where a modern automobile can get. The first vehicle ever tested was an Austin 7 back in 1928. The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport test here is all about speed and we recommend you sit through it to see the “show off launch” which sounds something similar to a jet aircraft taking off.

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The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is the best car in the world, according to Autocar. It might have the price tag to match, but it’s fascinating to see someone finally get behind the wheel of this thing and tell us what it’s all about. Describing the unattainable can’t be easy, but luckily Autocar doesn’t indulge in too much hyperbole; in fact, the video comes across as their usual cruisy drive discussing everything from interior finishes to steering precision.

Interestingly, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport is not a perfect car and we thank Steve Sutcliffe for not providing us with a sycophantic review. Getting an idea of how fast the Super Sport goes, is a difficult task to have tackled. You can mention all the figures you like, but we think that unless you’re in the driving seat, you’ve really got no idea how nuts this thing is. The video is well worth the watching (we’d like to see a 90 second spin-off though, just for the fun of it).

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After the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport achieved a new land-speed record, here is the first video of the Veyron Super Sport from bugattipassion.com. While we don’t get any shots of the 1200 hp vehicle in action, there is so much close-up detail that it should satisfy most fans. See the pics of this unique car below.

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The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has been revealed in the wake of it setting a new land speed record of 430 km/hr. Under the driving of Pierre Henri Raphanel and close supervision, the Super Sport first hit 428 km/hr before then reaching 434 km/hr. The technical specs of this vehicle are nothing short of whopping: it has 1,200 hp and 1,500 Nm of torque which is an increase of 200 hp and 250 Nm on the ’standard’ Bugatti Veyron.

The Veyron Super Sport is equipped with an 8.0-litre, 16-cylinder engine with a quadriturbo system - four large turbochargers with equally large intercoolers. It can accelerate to 100 km/hr in just 2.5 seconds. Obviously some chassis upgrades have been included, to keep the vehicle more stable, and it has racing shocks, too.

The street version Veyron Super Sport, if it can really be called that, will be electronically limited to a mere 415 km/hr. It will go on show at the Pebble Beach Concours. 30 units of the new Bugatti will be built and it will be sold at a price of about 1.43 million euros, taxes excluded. Surely this car can’t get any more extreme….

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