Geneva Is The Place Where You’ll See The First Bugatti Chiron

We’re actually pretty close to see this jaw dropping supercar live. The French automaker Bugatti announced that its new supercar, the menacing Bugatti Chiron, will be officially unveiled at the 86th Geneva Motor Show, which takes place in the first days of March 2017.

The Gran Turismo concept you see here, showed off earlier this year, was meant to give us a glimpse of what’s to come and if the official version of the Chiron is anywhere close to this beast, it’s going to be incredibly awesome, to say the least.

The Chiron will allow Bugatti to keep the title of the world’s most powerful, fastest and most luxurious sports car out there and according to the first reports, the exclusive vehicle will benefit from 1,500 hp and a top speed of more than 402 km/h (250 mph).

Sure, you have to agree that the price-tag has to match such performance and Euro 2.3 Million ( $2.5 million) is exactly how much you will have to pay for this beast. Bugatti has been showing prototypes of the Chiron to potential owners in the past months and apparently they’ve already received 100 orders.

Being that this will be a limited series, future buyers will have to show up with the cash as soon as possible. A short trip down history lane: Louis Chiron has always been closely associated with Bugatti. The legendary driver won the 1931 and 1932 European championships while driving a Bugatti.

Bugatti Lifestyle Boutique Opens Up In Porto Cervo

If you know anything about Porto Cervo, then you know that the world’s richest individuals enjoy spending their time there.

This Italian seaside resort is located in northern Sardinia, Italy, and it is now the home of a new lifestyle pop-up boutique that bears the Bugatti badge. Located in Harrods Village, the boutique acts as a parking space for two gorgeous Veyrons, and it opened its doors for the first time on July 4, 2015.

It will remain opened until August 31, 2015 from 10AM to 12PM, and it will allow visitors to purchase some of the brand’s most exquisite lifestyle products, including clothing pieces and accessories. Don’t expect anything in there to be cheap, though, as we’re talking about a Bugatti establishment after all.

Only 50 Bugatti Veyrons left for sale

Only 50 Bugatti Veyrons left for sale before the production of the iconic car draws to an end.

 When the Volkswagen group acquired the trademark rights of the former automaker Bugatti in 1998, it had a very ambitious plan in store to revive the iconic brand. Something unprecedented that’ll leave its mark in the history of automobiles. The attempt was to build the world’s most over-engineered car that’ll break all the previous records comfortably with a huge margin. Most of the industry specialists debunked the idea, but in 2005 the world got the best four wheeled automobile ever made in the history of mankind in the form of Bugatti Veyron. In 2005, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 not only snatched the record for being the fastest production car on the earth from the legendary McLaren F1 but also became the first to break into the 400kmph league. Eight years later, the luxury automaker owned by VW group today has announced it has sold its 400th Veyron and it’ll only build 50 more.

 Out of the 400 Veyrons sold till date, 300 were Veyron 16.4 and 16.4 Super Sport coupes with the Super Sport currently holding the record of fastest production car ever made. The company only planned to make 300 of those, so new buyers can only buy the roadster versions, the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport and 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse. The 400th Veyron that was sold was the third and final example of the Jean-Pierre Wimille edition seen here in the pictures. The Wimille edition is the first in a series of six Legend specials that pay homage to Bugatti’s history. The rest of 50 Veyrons left to be made will take a little more than a year to leave the factory floors and then the legendary car will be etched in the history books forever as one of the most glorious engineering marvels to be ever made. Which urges us to ask, what’s next? We might never see a car that’ll be better or even similar to the Veyron. For every Veyron Bugatti makes, the company loses almost the same amount of money it makes from each sale and for that reason alone, the records set by the icon might stay put forever. 

Bugatti Legend “Meo Costantini”

Bugatti Legend “Meo Costantini” Unveiled at Dubai International Motor Show

The Dubai International Motor Show 2013 has marked the world premiere of the Bugatti Legend “Meo Costantini”. This is the third model in the six-part edition “Les Légendes de Bugatti”, and is dedicated to Meo Costantini, a close friend of company founder Ettore Bugatti and two-time winner of the Targa Florio.

This Legend car, like all cars in the series, is based on the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse. It pays homage to Meo Costantini, head of Bugatti’s factory race team for many years and also a driver, winning the Targa Florio two times in the Bugatti Type 35, one of the most successful racing cars of all time.

The Legend Edition “Meo Costantini” is priced at $2.7 million. As with all Bugatti Legend cars, the production run is limited to only three vehicles.

“Meo Costantini embodies the most successful era in Bugatti’s racing history,” says Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. “Ettore Bugatti’s vehicles from the 1920s stand for light-weight construction and technical aesthetics. When Bugatti created the Type 35, he inspired one of the most successful racing cars of all time. The Vitesse ‘Meo Costantini’ is reminiscent of the Type 35.”

The series of Bugatti Legend cars, “Les Légendes de Bugatti”, was launched in August at California’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance with the Vitesse “Jean-Pierre Wimille”. This was followed by the Legend car, “Jean Bugatti”, which was presented at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt.

The Legend Edition “Meo Costantini” is based on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse. Its 8-liter W16 engine can accelerate from 0 to 62 MPH in 2.6 seconds. The Vitesse was driven to a top speed of 253 MPH with the roof down in April 2013, making it the fastest production roadster ever built.

The body of the Vitesse Legend “Meo Costantini” is primarily constructed of carbon fiber. The wings, doors, the parts behind the doors, the “medaillons” (French) and corners of the front bumper are rendered in aluminum. The blue paintwork on the carbon fiber parts references France’s classic motor sport color, as well as the Type 35. The new paint color “Bugatti Dark Blue Sport” has been specially developed for the vehicle. The aluminum parts are hand-polished and coated with clear lacquer. Bugatti is the only production manufacturer to offer polished clear-coated aluminum bodywork.

As a reference to Costantini’s victory at Targa Florio, the silhouette of the historic race course is painted on the underside of the rear wing (air-brake) in “Bugatti Dark Blue Sport.” Another feature that pays tribute to the illustrious racing driver is his signature, which is laser-engraved into the aluminum tank and oil caps and painted in silver.

The interior of the Legend Vitesse “Meo Costantini” is completely upholstered in leather. The roof, footwell, center sections of the seats and rear wall are all in the color “Gaucho”, a sophisticated cognac tone. The seat’s side cushions, arm rests, extended center console, door panels, dash panel, instrument panel and steering wheel are all trimmed in dark blue leather in the “Lake Blue” color.

The head restraints are embroidered with Meo Costantini’s signature in “Bugatti Light Blue Sport,” whilst the cover of the rear center box features the eye-catching silhouette of the Targa Florio race route. The silhouette is portrayed in a milled and polished aluminium relief that has been attached directly below the EB logo on the cover, itself crafted from dark blue clear-coated carbon fiber.

The Vitesse Legend “Meo Costantini” also shares several features with the other Legend cars in the Edition, including the inlay in the extended section of the center console, crafted of clear-coated carbon fiber and sporting the Legend logo with the famous Bugatti elephant, and the door sill strips displaying the likeness and signature of Meo Costantini.

 A special highlight of the interior is the racing scenes and vintage car motifs on the doors, which have been laser-engraved into the leather trim with the utmost precision and attention to detail. These images illustrate the most glorious moments of Meo Costantini’s racing career and the exciting world of motor racing in the 1920s. The interior trim of the door pockets and door handle recesses in “Bugatti Light Blue Sport” adds a dash of color.