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Bugatti brings a quartet of shiny Veyrons – and shiny old racers – to the Ville d’Este meet in Como

Posted by: Sam Philip, 28 April 2009

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Ooh, shiny Veyrons. Four of them. 4,000bhp. Four million quid. 32 litres. 64 cylinders. All sitting on the driveway of the uber-posh Ville d'Este on Lake Como.

They're not even stock, boring, see-'em-every-day Veyrons. They're ‘Centenaire' editions, distinguished from the run-of-the-mill Veyron by, er, silvery paint.

The quartet of Centenaire Veyrons are appearing in Como alongside a matching quartet of Type 35s, Bugatti's 1920s race car that won over 2,000 races in a ten year reign, decked out in identical colour schemes: Italian red, French blue, British green and German white.

Bugatti says the Type 35 and Veyron share a common theme of ‘engineering ingenuity'. We assume it means ‘by the standards of the day', because as neat as the 35's hollow front axle and integral brake drums may have been, we fear they'll come up a bit short against a 1,000bhp monster with an 8.0-litre W16 engine.

But a tenuous historic link is more than enough reason for us to show you a few photos of four glittering Veyrons in front of a posh house. And to have another look at James May's brilliant Veyron V-Max clip...

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marius2 commented on this article

at 01:10 pm on 28 April 2009

I think this is the most beatutiful picture in the world.It is just incredible.

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Ben27 commented on this article

at 03:53 pm on 28 April 2009

Einee, meeniee, mineee, mo, blue one please! :D

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at 04:19 pm on 28 April 2009

I don't know why,but i never liked this car.I mean it looks too soft and not a car that could do a whacking 407kmph(though it has proved)....i would love it only if it gets a bit beasty....a bit more madness is needed..

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at 04:30 pm on 28 April 2009

4 million quid's worth of 'The Italian Job', quite literally.... I'd love to see them chased around Turin by the Policia....they've even got them standing there in red, white and blue, ready for this moment....

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AlKim commented on this article

at 05:04 pm on 28 April 2009

The Veyron should replace the Humvee in military use. Makes invading countries a hell of a lot faster.

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