Five to Envy
There are probably only five lucky persons in this world. And those five are probably driving a two-tone carbon and aluminum themed Bugatti. Yes, these significant few have managed to get their hands on one of the most exclusive cars in the world today – the Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang. The Pur Sang (French for “Pure Blood”) is the latest Veyron modification released by Bugatti under Volkswagen AG.
The Pur Sang still follow the traditional Bugatti dual-tone theme. The only difference, however, is that the Pur Sang isn’t painted. The two tones compromise of pure, unadulterated aluminum alloy and dark, solid carbon fiber monocoque. No paint touched this ride. This dark and light theme is evident even in the interiors. Of course, we could expect nothing less than perfection from the craftsmanship involved in the details of the Pure Blood.
Aesthetics isn’t the only significant modification in the Veyron Pur Sang. Volkwagen opted to reduce the original Veyron weight in the Pur Sang version. Pure Bloods weigh in at 1,888 kg, 90 kg lighter than the template. However, the reduction in weight took its toll on the acceleration. The 2.5 second run to 60 mph isn’t possible with the Pur Sang.
Having made only five cars, the Pur Sang was sold out in less than 24 hours after it was first revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The Pur Sang’s going rate was said to be 950,000 liras or 1.4 million euros. Alas, we could only wonder how it feels to handle a Pure Blood.
Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good things by jealousy, while the other does not allow his neighbour to have them through envy.
-Aristotle, The Art of Rhetoric, sect. 6, ch. 2.11.
