BUGATTI VEYRON

ORIGIN

The Volkswagen Group in 1998 purchased the trademark rights on the former car manufacturer Bugatti to revive the brand. The Volkswagen group started with Bugatti EB118 with a concept of 18 cylinder cars.

 At the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show, the first study of the Veyron was presented.[11] At the time, the name of the concept car was "Bugatti Veyron EB 18.4," and it was equipped with a 3-bank W18 engine instead of the 2-bank W16 engine of the production version. While the three previous prototypes had been styled by Giugiaro, the Veyron was designed by the Volkswagen stylists.

The Volkswagen group decided to produce cars in year 2001. It released it's first prototype in August 2003. 

The Veyron EB 16.4 is named after Pierre Veyron, a Bugatti, development engineer, test driver and company race driver and the "16.4" refers to the engine's 16 cylinders and 4 turbochargers.

SPECIAL VERSIONS

Sang Bleu (2010)

A blue carbon-fibre with polished aluminium, wheels inspired by the Grand Sport Roadster,in a Midnight Blue and Diamond Cut two-tone finish.

Soleil de Nuit (2010)

It first shown at the 2009 Dubai Motor Show. It was sold for US$2.27 million. Combines of polished aluminium accents with metallic blue/black paint. It also features a burnt orange interior. 

Grey Carbon (2010)

First unvieled at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The exterior features exposed carbon-fibre with metallic dark grey aluminum body panels, and lower portion in polished aluminium. Only one Grand Sport Grey Carbon edition was manufactured.

Royal Dark Blue (2010)

It was exhibited alongside the Grey Carbon at Geneva 2010. It features a carbonfibre monocoque and the bonnet and rear section finished in Royal Dark Blue, hence the name. The rest of the car is painted Arctic White. It sold for €1.75 million.

Sang Blanc (2010)

Designed at the request of a client from the UK. It is finished in a matte pearlescent white with black front grille, exhaust and engine cover, and had a black interior. In 2011, the Sang Blanc was sold for £1.25 million.

Matte White (2011)

It was first shown at Shanghai Auto Show 2011. With blue interior, it features a matte white paint finish, with the lower section of the car finished in blue carbon fibre. 

Red Edition (2011)

The Red Edition was shown at  Frankfurt Motor Show 2011, with a red body, interior and wheels.

Middle East Editions (2011)

Three different ‘Middle East Edition’ cars were unveiled at the 2011 Dubai Motor Show. 

The first combined a bright yellow exterior and interior with black carbon fibre inserts and black wheels. 

The second had  an orange interior ans a blue carbon framed exterior with polished aluminium

The final edition had a green carbon finish framed with polished aluminium. 

The yellow model was sold for €1.58 million and the other two were sold for €1.74 million.

Wei Long (2012)

It was first unveiled shown at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show. Manufactured to honor the Chinese year of the Dragon.The car has a pearl white exterior with contrasting carmine red interior and dragons in various places. Most of the pieces depict a dragon. It was sold for €1.58 million.

Bernar Venet (2012)

The Barnar Venet edition is the result of a 2012 invitation from Bugatti to artist Bernar Venet to create an artwork to be applied to a Veyron Grand Sport. The finished work, described as "the fastest artwork ever", features an interpretation of Venet's trademark mathematical equations and was revealed at the Rubell Family Collection in Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach.

Chassis 001

The chassis 001 of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport was sold  for US$2.9 million at the 58th annual Pebble Beach Auction presented by Gooding & Company.

Sales

	Units sold
2005	5
2006	44
2007	81
2008	71
2009	50
2010	40
2011	38
2012	31
2013	47
Total	420