The veyron super sport gets its power from a 16 cylinder engine helped by 4 biturbochargers with a displacement of 487. Nov 06, 2017 the swedish exotic pulled out a stunning display of power and speed on its way to hitting an average top speed of 277. Bugatti veyron vs euro fighter top gear bbc duration. The programme is a relaunched version of the original 1977 show of the same name. Sep 09, 2015 the car that set the bars on what truly defines a great super car, the legendary, iconic, and perhaps the greatest car of the last decade, is the 2015 bugatti veyron 16. Buggati veyron super sport and other buggatis interesting. Recently, the bugatti veyron super sport made headlines by setting a new land speed record, hitting 267. Bugatti super sport speed test top gear bbc videoflix. James may on july 4, 2010, the bbc television series top gear 2, veyron super sport 259 miles per hour in a television presenter led. Sep 06, 2018 the video also leaves us wondering what speed the bugatti chiron will top out at, but for the moment it is unlikely to be faster than the bugatti veyron super sports 267. He also finds time to trash a renault alpine and a gwiz.
Sep 09, 2011 for many american car enthusiasts, the bugatti veyron 16. James may attempts to break his personal speed record in a brand new bugatti veyron ss. Koenigsegg agera rs goes bonkers, claims top speed title from. For many american car enthusiasts, the bugatti veyron 16. Apr 20, 2011 bugatti is lighting up the shanghai auto show floor with a special edition bugatti veyron super sport developed especially for the chinese market. Bugatti vwowned purveyor of the fastest, most extreme hypercars on the planet. A producer was sent out with a reasonable amount of money and was told to report. Later that day, the official test driver pierre henri raphanel to determine the maximum speed of the car bugatti veyron super sport version of the volkswagen ehra lessien has a highspeed test. Builder of the fastest car in the world, the veyron super sport. The races dvd, albeit in a truncated form, with a running time of 12 minutes. The seventh series of top gear was aired during 2005 and consisted of 6 episodes, beginning on november and concluding on 27 december. The super sport has approximately 190hp more than the normal veyron and only 30 units have been built of this exceptional car. James drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15, episode 5. Bugatti veyron super sport gets a rubdown motor trend.
This follows top gear presenter james mays sprint in the car, where he took the vehicle up to 259. Bugatti is lighting up the shanghai auto show floor with a special edition bugatti veyron super sport developed especially for the chinese market. Existing in the fuzzy reaches of reality, the car is. Designed and developed by volkswagen group based on the bentley hunaudieres concept and produced by bugatti automobiles sas at their headquarters. Alfa romeo brera, james may takes the bugatti veyron to its top speed of. Bugatti veyron top speed test top gear bbc youtube. Koenigsegg agera rs goes bonkers, claims top speed title. Since then, it has appeared in three other seasons seasons 9, 10, and 12 with all three presenters and the stig having driven it. The new 2016 bugatti veyron release date is at the start of 2016. The automobile has bugatti labeled engine head covers and branding. Aug, 2015 price and release date of 2016 bugatti veyron.
The seventh series of top gear was aired during 2005 and consisted of 6 episodes, beginning. Clarkson takes us on a tour to find the ultimate european supercar. During a recent interview mclaren boss ron dennis thoroughly rubbished the bugatti veyron, citing a top gear episode as evidence. Bugatti veyron super sport top 10 fastest cars in the. Because each cylinder has four valves, this means the veyron ss has a total of 64 valves. Jul 06, 2010 wolfsburgmolsheim, july 4, 2010 bugatti automobiles s.
During season 7, the bugatti veyron first appeared on top gear. The fifteenth series of top gear was aired during 2010 on bbc two and bbc hd and consisted of 6 episodes, beginning on 27 june and concluding on 1 august. Dec 10, 2012 the fastest version of the bugatti veyron, the super sport, already holds the land speed record for a production car with its top speed of 268 mph, but bugatti looks set to smash its own record. The series contained six specials that were aired in 2006, with the first being a winter olympics special that aired on 12 february, in which the presenters did their own version with cars, and was filmed in lillehammer, norway. Bugattis 268mph veyron super sport the worlds fastest. It is electronically limited to 415 km of tires from disintegrating agents, although it is the fastest production road car production at 431,072 miles per hour in speed. Jul 27, 2010 the hypercar beat a stock veyron by 1. Bugattis new 1200 bhp veyron super sport is now officially the worlds fastest production car, with an official twoway run of 431 kmh, eclipsing the former record of 412. James goes for the land speed record in a bugatti veyron super sport.
Sep 11, 2010 bugattis new 1200 bhp veyron super sport is now officially the worlds fastest production car, with an official twoway run of 431 kmh, eclipsing the former record of 412. Bugatti veyron super sport 2014 standard veyron super sport sp1001 1200 hp and torque of 1500 nm and revised aerodynamic package has increased. Just 46 examples of the 268mphcapable super sport were built, and only two have made it. Tom cruise and cameron diaz attempt to set lap times around the top gear test track.
Produces 1,200 horsepower and a top speed of 258 mph. It was subsequently followed by four best of top gear specials during january 2008, and a sport relief special titled top ground gear force that aired on 14 march 2008. Click here for the hq version captain slow is given the task of driving the bugatti at its top. James drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15, episode 5 published on. Bugatti chiron could star in the grand tours final episode.
The veyron super sport held the top speed record for seven years and, as long as its top speed time stood in the record books, it finally fell into the hands of the agera rs. Designed and developed by volkswagen group based on the bentley hunaudieres concept and produced by bugatti automobiles sas at their headquarters in chateau saint jean in. James mays top speed run in the bugatti veyron super sport. James attempts to break his personal speed record in a brand new, even more powerful version of the amazing bugatti veyron. Guinness world records calls the current super version of bugatti veyron as the fastest street legal production car in the world. In 2005, bugatti veyron received top gears best car driven all year award. Bugatti veyron super sport news and information autoblog. This is an costly car for limited people about the world however it will. Before the start of series 20, it had become clear that the ceed had run its course as tgs celebrity chariot. Prior to the series beginning, the shows return was advertised with a trailer that borrowed the overexcited responses of the parents of a young boy who were watching the top gear team filming the motorhome.
As of 1 march 2020, 214 episodes of top gear have aired. The super sport version is the former fastest roadlegal production car in the world, with a top speed of 431 kmh beaten by hennessey venom gt reaching 435 kmh. James drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15. Wolfsburgmolsheim, july 4, 2010 bugatti automobiles s.
Bugatti veyron super sport offers 1200 hp and 268 mph for. The super sport version is the former fastest roadlegal production car in the world, with a top speed of 267mph. It was named car of the decade and best car award 20002009 by the. It was named after the racing driver pierre veyron the original version has a top speed of 407 kmh 253 mph. The bugatti veyron super sport is the definition of automotive exclusivity.
The bugatti veyron super sport is the more powerful version of the bugatti veyron. Alf deep daze original mix coldplay adventure of a lifetime official video bugatti super. This is an costly car for limited people about the world however it will give power, calm and luxury that value the price. The bugatti veyron is, once again, the fastest production car on the planet.
Prior to the series beginning, the shows return was advertised with a trailer that borrowed the overexcited responses of the parents of a young boy who were watching the top gear team filming the motorhome challenge, from a clip that was. The engine in the vitesse variant has a maximum power output of 1,200 ps 883 kw. As swansongs go the veyron super sport will take some beating. Pierre veyron, a frenchman, was a racing driver that won the 1939 le mans 24 hour race driving a bugatti made vehicle. This particular vehicle is a one of kind replica with a 99.
The video also leaves us wondering what speed the bugatti chiron will top out at, but for the moment it is unlikely to be faster than the bugatti veyron super sports 267. Existing in the fuzzy reaches of reality, the car is still somewhat of an anomaly. In series 15, episode 5, james returned to aerolessin vw test track with the veyron supersport, maxing the car out to 258mph. Jan 10, 2011 james drives the bugatti veyron ss, part 12 series 15, episode 5 published on. Alf deep daze original mix coldplay adventure of a lifetime official video bugatti super sport speed test top gear bbc. Thats because bugatti is limiting the chiron to this speed until the company themselves have a go at breaking the record scheduled for.
The fastest version of the bugatti veyron, the super sport, already holds the land speed record for a production car with its top speed of 268 mph, but bugatti looks set to smash its own record. In august 2010 a pebble beach concours d elegance was. Jeremy looks at why ayrton senna was the best driver of his generation. The tenth series of top gear was aired during 2007 and consisted of 10 episodes, beginning on 7 october and concluding on 23 december. The super sport version of the veyron is the fastest roadlegal production car in the world, with a top speed of 431 kmh 268 mph. Top gear, series 15, episode 5, bugatti veyron ss bbc two. Captain slow straps himself into the 1,183bhp veyron. Bugatti super sport speed test top gear bbc youtube. The fastest car in the world, bugatti veyron super sport, can reach a speed of 267 mph, and go from 0 to 60 in 2. Read the latest bugatti veyron super sport news and browse our full collection of bugatti veyron super sport articles, photos, press releases and related videos.
Apr, 2016 read the latest bugatti veyron super sport news and browse our full collection of bugatti veyron super sport articles, photos, press releases and related videos. While clarkson hopes he can do it in the brand new, 1001 ps 736 kw987 bhp bugatti veyron supercar, his rivals try to beat him by flying. The volkswagen touareg and the bugatti veyron super sport are spotlighted. Will it be the ferrari 599 gtb, audis r8, the porsche gt3 or aston martins vantage v8 or something from bugatti. Meanwhile, may returns to the ehra lessien test track with the bugatti veyron super sport. Of the other 25 super sports that bugatti will make over the next two years, just six cars remain unsold. Bugatti veyron super sport offers 1200 hp and 268 mph for a. Oct 17, 2010 as swansongs go the veyron super sport will take some beating.