RE: One-off Bugatti Veyron Super Sport for sale

RE: One-off Bugatti Veyron Super Sport for sale

Thursday 24th July

One-off Bugatti Veyron Super Sport for sale

Think the 1,200hp World Record Edition cars too numerous? We have just the thing...


Hypercar is a tricky category to quantify in 2025 because previously silly horsepower numbers are so easy to summon up. Twenty years ago, it was easier. When Bugatti launched the Veyron, it was a genuine paradigm shift, a full-scale recalibration of what we thought possible from an automobile. But while the 'standard' Veyron redefined everyone’s mindset, the Super Sport that followed in 2010 took that achievement and turned the dial to eleven.

What we have here is arguably the most special of all 48 Super Sports ever built – a genuine one-of-one example with just 1,012km (628 miles) on the clock. It's a car that pays homage to the World Record Edition models while asserting its own unique identity - and it's now looking for its second owner.

Let's remind ourselves what makes any Super Sport special. While the regular Veyron was hardly lacking with 1,000hp from its 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16, Bugatti extracted an additional 200hp and 200lb ft of torque to ensure the model lived up to its new billing. The result is acceleration that still beggars belief more than a decade later: 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds, 0-125mph in 6.7 seconds (a full 0.6 seconds quicker than the base Veyron), and 0-186mph in just 14.6 seconds. 

But the headline figure was the standout achievement – a production car record 268 mph top speed that remained unbeaten till Bugatti went one better with the Chiron. To handle this increased performance, Bugatti stiffened the carbon monocoque by 10 per cent while simultaneously reducing weight by 25kg. Aerodynamics were improved by replacing the Veyron's distinctive snorkel intakes with NACA ducts, allowing for a flatter, more slippery roofline.

This particular example takes exclusivity to another level. Commissioned by a Middle Eastern customer, it pays tribute to the five World Record Edition cars while incorporating several bespoke elements that make it tunique. The exposed carbon fibre bodywork features a matte finish rather than the glossy lacquer of the WRE, and the contrasting orange accents are a subtly lighter shade. Most tellingly, the transmission tunnel features the words "1/1 in the World" – Bugatti's official acknowledgement of this car's one-off status.

The car's history is as immaculate as its condition. Delivered new to Geneva in late 2011, it has remained with its sole owner in Switzerland until this summer. It has only ever been serviced by Bugatti, most recently at Bugatti Zurich in February 2024, and comes with its maker’s Passeport Tranquilité service plan - valid till 2028, and a snip at 60,000 euros. Granted, anyone with a bank account big enough to enquire about the asking price is unlikely to agonise over the cost of an MOT, but it serves to reinforce the idea that we’re talking about a can’t-miss investment here. Hypercars have proliferated since the Veyron’s launch; few have emerged from its shadow.


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Magikarp

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1,321 posts

63 months

Thursday 24th July
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Mechanically a marvel, cosmetically a catastrophe. Whoever spec'd that finish needs their bumps felt.

ChocolateFrog

32,143 posts

188 months

Thursday 24th July
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Orange wheels was a bold choice.

LotusOmega375D

8,776 posts

168 months

Thursday 24th July
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Top Trumps royalty for the 21st century.

MDL111

7,932 posts

192 months

Thursday 24th July
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I find it ridiculous that people call cars with a different paint job/interior color etc. 1 of 1.

thegreenhell

19,762 posts

234 months

Thursday 24th July
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So it's 1-of-1 just because it's matte black instead of gloss? That's the first thing I'd change if I bought it.

BigChiefmuffinAgain

1,392 posts

113 months

Thursday 24th July
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I'd be embarrassed to be seen driving down the street in that. Looking at the mileage it has done, clearly the owner felt the same way....

fantheman80

1,997 posts

64 months

Thursday 24th July
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Looks like an orange highlighter pen

napoleondynamite

181 posts

145 months

Thursday 24th July
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It's not something I ever need to get my head around unless I go on a good run of winning the Euromillions, but it's still a head scratcher for me.

It's worth silly money because of what it represents from an automotive engineering perspective, but will (presumably) never be used properly. So it becomes simply a bit of art for the garage - but it's a horrible spec version of a car that was never that pretty in the first place!

At least with an F40 that's not being used in a collection you can sit and stare at the thing all day.

soad

33,978 posts

191 months

Thursday 24th July
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Mostly looks terrible.

richinlondon

727 posts

137 months

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does look like a spray can from halfords on a sunday afternoon. As we all know money and taste often don't correlate!

ChrisCh86

1,044 posts

59 months

Thursday 24th July
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That is stunning, what a thing (my favourite version of the Veyron) but no one will use it, given the incredibly low mileage.

How can it be for a 'Middle Eastern customer' if it was delivered to Zurich and has lived its life there?

MonkeyBusiness

4,111 posts

202 months

Thursday 24th July
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Okay I'll ask.....what would something like this cost to buy?

I can afford the MOT.

WPA

12,060 posts

129 months

Thursday 24th July
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Magikarp said:
Mechanically a marvel, cosmetically a catastrophe. Whoever spec'd that finish needs their bumps felt.
The five WRE cars were this colour scheme but gloss carbon looked loads better


ex-devonpaul

1,463 posts

152 months

Thursday 24th July
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Perfect for Halloween

Magikarp

Original Poster:

1,321 posts

63 months

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WPA said:
The five WRE cars were this colour scheme but gloss carbon looked loads better

Ah, a polished turd.

Geoff-Griff500

65 posts

44 months

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As a lover of the colour orange, I think this is understated for such an expensive car and could have done with some orange in the interior just like the KOENIGSEGG REGERA in the classified ads

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16370000

Would take the KOENIGSEGG REGERA above the Bugatti

86wasagoodyear

748 posts

111 months

Thursday 24th July
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ChrisCh86 said:
That is stunning, what a thing (my favourite version of the Veyron) but no one will use it, given the incredibly low mileage.

How can it be for a 'Middle Eastern customer' if it was delivered to Zurich and has lived its life there?
Very easily. Switzerland is the perfect place to hold/store high value assets that are never going to be used during one's ownership. The highest quality everything is available (at a price, of course) in Switzerland, with total trust and discretion. Secure & trustworthy long-term storage & care of cars like this is no problem at all there if you have limitless money (no, I don't).
When it comes to resale, good numbers of mega-rich potential Veyron buyers either live in Switzerland (because of low marginal tax rates) or live elsewhere (eg Middle East) and have the means to own a car (asset) that stays tucked away in ultra-safe Swiss secure storage.
The owner may never even set eyes on it between buying & selling it. Wouldn't be surprised if that's the case here. The 1000km in the life of this car could easily have been accumulated from the car being put on the storage facility's rolling road for a few km once or twice a month just to keep everything tickety-boo.

WCZ

11,101 posts

209 months

Thursday 24th July
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beautiful

username_checksout

253 posts

15 months

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Cars like this sadden and anger me in equal measures. Years are spent by world-class automotive engineers to produce the best product they can - and it gets driven a scant few miles and squirrelled away.

Imagine a Michelin-starred chef and all his kitchen cooking you the finest meal they can possibly conjure up, and instead of enjoying it, you take a cursory glance and whip out a packed lunch to eat instead.

It's sacrilege.

Glenn63

3,464 posts

99 months

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ChocolateFrog said:
Orange wheels was a bold choice.
Unless it’s a 997 GT3 RS then everyone creams over it.
I like it, I’d drive it, but I’m poor so I can’t.