BUGATTI “LES LÉGENDES DE BUGATTI” EDITION
All nine vehicles of the three models presented so far in the “Les Légendes de Bugatti” edition have been sold. Bugatti will present a total of six models in this edition. All models are strictly limited to three vehicles each. Bugatti honours important personalities from its company history with each special edition. The net price of the first three Legends was around €2.2m.
“The Legends edition is a great success for Bugatti. The response from our customers is amazing. These are automotive works of art, which each tell a part of Bugatti’s history,” says Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.
“The Legends edition is part of Bugatti’s success story,” continued Schreiber. “After a very successful year in 2013, more than 90 percent of the 450 planned Veyrons have been sold. We are confident that we will be just as successful this year. Our existing and potential customers know that the opportunity to purchase one of these exceptional super sports cars is running out.”
To launch the “Les Légendes de Bugatti” edition last year, Bugatti presented the Jean-Pierre Wimille, named after two-time Le Mans winner for Bugatti, in Pebble Beach, California. The second Legend model followed at the IAA in Frankfurt, where the Jean Bugatti, dedicated to the design genius and son of company founder Ettore, was presented. The third and latest vehicle shown was named after Meo Costantini, head of the Bugatti factory racing team, and was unveiled in November at the Dubai Motor Show.
The Legends vehicles are based on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, the world’s fastest production roadster.
Bugatti will be showing all six of the “Les Légendes de Bugatti” (Bugatti Legends) models. The occasion marks the successful completion of the series that honors key personalities and vehicles from the company’s history. The edition will be celebrated at the world première of the sixth and final Legends model “Ettore Bugatti” at “The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering” on Friday, August 15, 2014 . Each Legend was limited to three vehicles and now all 18 vehicles have been sold.
400TH BUGATTI VEYRON SOLD – THE VEYRON BEGINS ITS FINAL LAP
- Just 50 models of the super sports car are still available
- 400th Veyron is a Grand Sport Vitesse “Jean-Pierre Wimille” of the six-part edition “Les Légendes de Bugatti”
- Head of Bugatti Wolfgang Schreiber, “A unique success story about the most exclusive and luxurious super sports car brand in the world”
Molsheim, 5 December 2013. Bugatti has sold its 400th Veyron. Since the production run of the Veyron and its variants is limited to just 450 models, this means just 50 more are still available. The 400th Veyron is a Grand Sport Vitesse and has been bought by a customer in the Middle East.
With the sale of the 400th Veyron, Bugatti is celebrating another milestone and so begins the final lap of the super sports car’s journey. Since its launch in 2005, Bugatti has sold all coupés that were limited to 300 – the Veyron 16.4 with 1,001 PS and the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport with 1,200 PS – and 100 of the planned 150 roadsters: the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport with 1,001 PS and the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse with 1,200 PS have now been sold, leaving just 50 models left to buy.
Dr Wolfgang Schreiber, President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S, said, “With the Veyron, Bugatti has established itself as the most exclusive and most luxurious super sports car brand in the world. The Veyron is a unique success story and sets a high standard for the future of Bugatti.”
The recently sold 400th Veyron is the third and final Vitesse “Jean-Pierre Wimille” in the exclusive six-part edition “Les Légendes de Bugatti”. The series 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. In November the third Legend Edition, dedicated to Meo Costantini, was revealed to the public at the Dubai International Motor Show 2013. As with all Bugatti Legend cars, the production run is limited to only three vehicles. The Legend Edition “Jean-Pierre Wimille” is priced at €2.13 million, excluding taxes and transport.
The Legend cars are based on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse. The 1,200 PS super car is powered by an eight litre, 16 valve engine and accelerates from 0 – 100 km/h in just 2.6 seconds and from 0 – 200 km/h in only 7.1 seconds. Even its brakes are powerful: The Vitesse needs just 5.8 seconds to go from 200 km/h to a complete stop. The super sports car achieves an impressive 1,500 Nm torque between 3,000 and 5,000 rpm. Since April this year the Grand Sport Vitesse can claim to be the fastest roadster in the world with a record of 408.84 km/h driven with the roof off. This makes Bugatti the holder of two world speed records, the other being the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport’s record, set in 2010, for the fastest production car when it reached 431.072 km/h.
Bugatti was founded more than 100 years ago in the Alsatian town of Molsheim and today belongs to the Volkswagen Group, which took over the rights to the brand in 1998.
Bugatti, staying true to its motto “Art, Form, Technique”, combines the artistic roots of its Italian founder with French savoir-vivre, and German engineering ingenuity. The development of the Bugatti Veyron represented one of the greatest technical challenges in automotive history. The success story began in 2005 with the Veyron 16.4 and in 2008 the open-top Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport pulled up alongside the 1,001 PS super sports car. Then, in 2010 the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport with 1,200 PS hit the road, and in 2012 its roadster variant the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse followed.
The Veyron is still setting the standard today: it is the most powerful and fastest production car in the world and can be used every day, with luxurious and comfortable travel in mind.
With 30 dealerships and service partners in 18 countries Bugatti is a global player. The brand is represented in all corners of the world including Europe, North and South America and the Middle East as well as Japan, Singapore and China.
BUGATTI LAUNCHES DYNAMIC DRIVE EXPERIENCE PROGRAM IN NORTH AMERICA
Molsheim, 18 November 2013. Bugatti has launched the ultimate test drive program in North America. Bugatti’s “Dynamic Drive Experience” is designed to engage ultra-high net worth individuals and enthusiasts of exclusive super sports cars with the brand by providing an unforgettable day behind the wheel of a Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse, the world’s fastest production roadster.
Bugatti invites qualified prospects to participate in the “Dynamic Drive Experience” which features both challenging road courses and high-speed driving on closed roads and airport runways, where the driver can experience the full range of dynamic capabilities of the super sports car. Each participant is accompanied by an official Bugatti Test Pilot to customize the experience and to also provide a comprehensive overview of the car.
“Driving a Bugatti is an incredible experience. It is the most powerful and fastest production car in the world and is outstanding in terms of driving dynamics but also in terms of usability”, said Dr. Stefan Brungs, Member of the Board of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. for Sales, Marketing and Customer Service. “We modeled this new event format that is centered around driving the 1200 horsepower Vitesse on the greatest roads in America with the opportunity to fully experience the car both on windy road courses and at high speeds on long straightaways.”
When the guests are not driving, they enjoy five-star hospitality and opportunities to network with other participants in the program. The individual groups are small-sized to create a personal and exclusive experience. Bugatti’s “Flying Doctors” are also present to talk about the ownership experience and explain what they could expect from Bugatti’s personal concierge as an owner.
Following the first dynamic drive experience in Las Vegas in November, the French luxury brand plans to execute a total of four events annually in the U.S. and Canada. Each will be held at the most exclusive properties in North America in cities that are conducive to great driving roads and stretches of highway or runways that allow high-speed driving. Safety is a top priority so Bugatti works in tandem with the Highway Patrol as well as regional highway safety agencies. The next event is scheduled to take place in early 2014 in the Southwestern United States.