28 April 2009 - 12:00
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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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Einee, meeniee, mineee, mo, blue one please! :D
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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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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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The Veyron should replace the Humvee in military use. Makes invading countries a hell of a lot faster.
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Looks like Bugatti were playing around with their own colour simulator and got stuck on chrome! The black and chrome look alright but the rest are a bit terrible. Have Bugatti got a load of Veyrons just knocking about the factory, is there not a waiting list?
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Aren't they bored of bringing out special paint schemes yet? We've had the Pur Sang (No paint, the one everyone thinks is 'chromed'), the Sang Noir (like the pur sang but with all the shiny bits painted black), the 'fbg Par Hermes' - basically some ghastly colour schemes that look rich or something - the Grand Sport convertible and now the Centenaire. Pleease, Bugatti, we all love the Veyron, but just keep quiet now you've celebrated 100 years (with these), and get busy in your sheds replacing it with 1300bhp and 270mph ... and a NEW BODY and NAME. Not just a 'Bugatti Classic Blue' Veyron with racing stripes and a ridiculously expensive logo that says 1300bhp on it. Please.
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Daniel, they all have those headlights. But I agree, I'd have the blue one. It's a proper Bugatti colour.
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Mmmm, arterial red and silver. I will, thanks.
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Wow that car is beautiful and amazing. Imagine emptying a 100 liter fuel tank in just 9 minutes when driving flatout. Woooow!!!!
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Those daytime running lights look good especially on the blue Bugatti. But i rather have the red one.
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The blue one looks the best (: .. I've been 10 cm away from a Bugatti :D In The British Motor Show :D
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*drools* I'll have the red one and the green one and the blue one... :-) but seriously I like the red Veyron best. Oh and has everyone completely ignored the legendary Type 35's next to the Veyrons? I'll have one of those in red as well
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marius2 commented on this article
28 April 2009
I think this is the most beatutiful picture in the world.It is just incredible.
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