Thursday 7th August 2014

Final 'Bugatti Legends' Veyron confirmed

Ettore honoured with yet another 'special edition' Veyron at Pebble Beach

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It's probably hard to recall amongst the bemusing recent array of Bugatti specials but the first Legend Edition Veyron was launched at Pebble Beach last year. It was the "Jean-Pierre Wimille" and was followed by four similar delights including the Jean Bugatti at Frankfurt. Now the sixth Legend Edition has been confirmed for a debut next week: the Ettore Bugatti.

You can't see the similarities?

Like the other LEs, very few will be made (just three), the price is exceedingly high (2.35m euros) and the design is, well, distinctive. The Ettore Bugatti Bugatti is inspired by the Type 41 Royale with clear coated aluminium at the front and dark blue carbon everywhere else. But it's only the style that's similar, the Veyron hasn't suddenly become a 12.7-litre, 6.5m long, three-tonne saloon; that would be a special edition.

Beneath the aluminium and carbon the Ettore is a Grand Sport Vitesse. So 1,200hp, 1,106lb ft and 254mph. Even in a world that contains LaFerrari, P1 and 918 they are some silly numbers, even if the generation of them seems slightly old hat now.

The interior is brown. So brown. Bugatti is proud that both calf and cordovan leather is used inside and the length of the tanning process and how it's soft to touch and how there's more blue carbon and the dancing elephant... We expect it will take a while to notice anything but brown.

Anyway, the car will be on the lawns at Pebble Beach along with the five other Legend Editions. No doubt someone in a dubious blazer will snap one of the three up.

 

 

[mrdemon]

that's 43 types of Veyron now !!!

[WCZ]

mrdemon said:

that's 43 types of Veyron now !!!

nothing wrong with giving customers a choice!

[AlpinaB5s]

Epic paint job (or lack of). It looks completely stunning, apart from the diarrhea stained interior.

[GTEYE]

Whilst I can certainly appreciate the engineering that went into the Veyron, this is all starting to seem rather lazy.

[mrdemon]

WCZ said:

nothing wrong with giving customers a choice!

every one is bespoke built any way so why have models with daft names ?

Edited by mrdemon on Thursday 7th August 13:14

[iggletiggle]

As much as the Veyron is an awesome piece of kit isn't time for something new.. or are we going to be met with 'another' limited edition model for the next decade?

I'd like to see Bugatti push out another monstrous machine to push the boundaries of what is possible in a road car..

[k-ink]

Ewww.

More special editions than Lotus yet?

[WCZ]

mrdemon said:

every one is bespoke built any way so why have models with dasft names ?

idk

[soad]

iggletiggle said:

As much as the Veyron is an awesome piece of kit isn't time for something new.. or are we going to be met with 'another' limited edition model for the next decade?

I'd like to see Bugatti push out another monstrous machine to push the boundaries of what is possible in a road car..

Bugatti plans a new 286mph, 1479bhp Veyron successor for 2016.

[smilo996]

Will it do 291mph though?

[MrTappets]

Pah, if I were getting a Veyron, I'd make sure to go for the true connoisseur's choice - the super-rare "normal one"

[kambites]

MrTappets said:

Pah, if I were getting a Veyron, I'd make sure to go for the true connoisseur's choice - the super-rare "normal one"

Did they ever actually make any?

[PhantomPH]

I want a dancing elephant.

[soad]

smilo996 said:

Will it do 291mph though?

Sir will be wanting a SS version.

[jamespink]

AlpinaB5s said:

Epic paint job (or lack of). It looks completely stunning, apart from the diarrhea stained interior.

The blue lacquered carbon is just breathtaking...

[rogerhudson]

AlpinaB5s said:

Epic paint job (or lack of). It looks completely stunning, apart from the diarrhea stained interior.

Your seats would be that colour if you drove over 200mph.

[rogerhudson]

soad said:

Bugatti plans a new 286mph, 1479bhp Veyron successor for 2016.

How about a luxury small car next time?

[loudlashadjuster]

This is getting on for Zonda levels of piss-taking.

It does put me in mind of what Bugatti will be doing next though?

[GALLARDOGUY]

And I thought Gallardo's were bad for special editions...

[angelicupstarts]

PhantomPH said:

I want a dancing elephant.

love it !
me too , and honey glazed panda .