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JEZ SPINK
July 6, 2010 - 10:13AM
The Age

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Bugatti Veyron reclaims title of world's fastest production car with new Super Sport version.

Bugatti has set a new land speed record for production cars with an even faster version of its $3.5 million Veyron supercar.

The French marque's Veyron 16.4 Super Sport clocked an average top speed of 431km/h at parent company Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessien proving ground in Germany to book a page in the Guinness Book of Records.

Representatives from the famous tome of feats were on site to verify Bugatti's record-breaking run, which surpasses the original Veyron's 408.3km/h run and reclaims a title it lost to the Shelby Ultimate Aero (412.3km/h) in 2007.

The Super Sport features the same quad-turbocharged 8.0-litre 16-cylinder as the standard Veyron but gains larger turbos and intercoolers to boost power and torque outputs to 882kW and 1500Nm respectively.

Engineers have revised the suspension - including firmer springs, uprated dampers and larger anti-roll bars - to improve both high-speed stability and cornering grip.

Bugatti has also improved aerodynamics and reduced the all-wheel-drive Veyron's weight by using a lighter fibre construction for the carbon-fibre body.

Production of the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport beings later this year, with numbers expected to be limited to just 30.

The first five Super Sports will be called the World Record Edition and feature the same two-tone colour scheme - orange and exposed black carbon-fibre - as the record-breaking Bugatti.

Bugatti has sold nearly 300 Veyrons since the supercar launched in 2005, 35 of which are the Gran Sport open-roof version.

The Super Sport is expected to be the last version of the Veyron 16.4.

GLK4MATIC

Damn!!!!! 1200 hp and 268 mph

tgoss

When the best couldn't get better they make this thing with bigger turbos and intercoolers, redesigned and strengthened chassis... DROOOL!

Thericker

Ahhh this is just flat GORGEOUS!!! I gotta feel 1000 HP street car before I die...Marcin, are you listening??

stevebez

Wow ... viola! and there we have another 200hp sir, oh and that will be another 2Million $ please.

You can pick up base version Veyrons here for 600k£, tuners must be drooling to copy this versions components.

Would be awesome having a ride in one though. 431km/h thats 133 yds per second.... ferk

MB_Forever

I remember them saying that if you floor the regular Bugatti Veyron, you would run out of fuel in 15 minutes and tires would go in 12 minutes.... I wonder how fast the gas tank would run out in this Super Sport version

BenzoBoi

Seriously? IF I was in a position to afford such a car, I would have them build me an extra gas tank in the car somewhere...

jpohl402

I don't remember the exact figures but that is indeed very close to being correct.
The factory can monitor every car remotely at any time to see things like tire pressure.
The tires need replacing every 2500 miles and the wheels themselves every 5000 miles.
You need two keys to achieve max speed as well.....
There are quite a few neat facts about this vehicle.

jpohl402

Speaking of which,
I forgot I found these earlier -

High res pics and some more info
http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/f...67-81-mph.html

acb

Thanks for the link. Im in love with this car

BTW, anyone know what sort of watch that is in the last pic?

Esh

My absolute favorite colors, and they look AMAZING on this car.

Thanks for the extra 200 HP.

VCA_AMG

I think it may be a Parmigiani Fleurier custom, made for the Veyron Supersport release. It's color matched, etc.

jagass

Wow, I want that car. lol. Thanks for sharing this article.

acb

hmm tried searching for that but no luck.

V12Godspeed

I bet you it will come with the car, and the $2 Million you will shell out. 50K goes towards it probably.

TMC M5

Not quite...if the other Parmigiani Fleurier Bugatti Type 370 watches are any indication, this new watch will be north of $270K...and that is not included in the price of the car.

Tom

V12Godspeed

Even worst.

blackbenzz

Why not have a jet fly over and refuel?