Update news on the Bugatti Veyron Spider
The Bugatti Veyron Spider is almost within reach.
Word of a Veyron Spider creation started to circulate as early as January of this year. Now, more details are sprouting up to attest that such plan is really in order. According to insiders, Bugatti is truly going to produce the convertible version of the Veyron model, but in a limited edition of 80 units only. Though not completely taking in the whole convertible-look package like the Ferrari F430 Spider, the new design is said to gear more towards a Porsche Carrera GT. In terms of speed, this new model is reported to achieve a maximum level of 350kmh, not exactly the top-rater in its category but still quite a rare speed for a typical convertible.
Rumor or not, the mere concept of a Bugatti Veyron Spider is a dream car come to all sport or convertible car lovers.
A Glimpse on the Bugatti Veyron Pegaso
If you think Dubai is well-known for its oil, think again. Most of the expensive and luxurious sports car can now be found in this Middle-eastern portion of the world. This was apparently concluded when images of an Ukranian Dubai-based entrepreneur were posted on the web with a brand-new, customized 1,001-horsepowered Bugatti Veyron Pegaso. The Ukranian is reported to also own a customized Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren, a Pagani Zonda F, and a list of other glamourous supercars.
To get a glimpse of the prestigious Pegaso, click here.
Type 59 of 1933
However, Bugatti racing canon rounds off with what many claim is the most beautiful racing car ever designed—the Type 59. The Type 59, launched in the year 1933, was plainly derived from another Bugatti car racing model, the well known T35. Both cars sported the same shape, though the Type 35 was clearly lower as well as sleeker. It was also, in addition, distinguished by its unique radial-spoked wheels. In the end, the verdict was: although the Type 35 was pretty, the Type 59 was straight-off sensational. Read the rest of this entry »
Lovely Bugatti
Bugatti was careful to reinforce his racing effort by selling the same cars to private owners and at different times, offered eight an four-cylinder, single or twin cam, unblown and supercharged variants within the same body profile. Top of the Bugattiste’s shopping list must be a 35B, its 2.3 litre, supercharged, straight eight offering 130 bhp along with a delicious exhaust sound—a sound that, until one has been able to hear it, one would fail entirely to appreciate the fact of why it was often likened to the sound of tearing cloth. Read the rest of this entry »
Bugatti T35
As soon as one enters the inter-war period, Ettore Buatti’s name will automatically spring up. His steady engineering progression crystallized in 1924 with the Type 35. The Type 35 was one of the all time highs of automotive excellence as well as beauty. It set the benchmark for aesthetic and performance when it was introduced to the automotive industry. The elegant horseshoe radiator along with the slender pointed tail of this stark but undeniably handsome machine amassed a wealth of race victories around Europe. In addition that impressive detail, it also made stylish road-cars popular for rich and fashionable clients. Read the rest of this entry »
Racing Bugatti
For many people, the cars they desire most are those of their youth, when their enthusiasm matured before their driving license. Today’s successful as well as wealthy car enthusiasts may well be looking back nostalgically to the 50s or 60s, to the sports cars he or she coveted when reading about Le Mans, the Nurburging and Watkins Glen. And with the widespread new interest in classic cars, there is a plethora of outings to show them off. These retrospective runs have intensified from the light hearted day trip to the three tough days of the Mille Miglia around Italy and the grueling Carrera PanAmericana, which is a whole week’ racing across the width of Mexico. Read the rest of this entry »
Gandini Doors in Bugatti EB110
As an aside, it was not only the Lamborghini shape that the Bugatti EB110 followed that stirred a wee bit of controversy on a number of fronts. Gandini’s door design was also in the mix, as Bugatti went for the guillotine doors for this mid engine mobile wonder. Marcello Gandini was an designer for the Italian car styling and coach building firm of Bertone. His designs often graced rival the face of rival cars like those of Lamborghini, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and others. Read the rest of this entry »
Out of the Box: the EB110
Despite the resulting buzz that was even greater than the one that preceded the launch of the EB110, the machine, in its own right, was a prime piece of automotive muscle.
For performance speed, the EB110 scored top points from racing enthusiasts who admired the four turbochargers its engine boasted. The number of its turbochargers made the EB110’s engine not only unique, it was wholly flexible as well. The five tiny valves that were in each of the cylinders were capable of doling out a speed of 9200 rpm that of course, contributed marvelously well to the extraordinary 550 bhp engine output. Read the rest of this entry »
World Welcomes the EB110
When the date for the launch of the much-awaited machine arrived, speculations and conjectures were already circulating–in full swing. One would think that the unveiling of the Bugatti EB110 to the world would capably put all the buzz to rest.
No, it did not. Not in the least. Read the rest of this entry »
