Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport 2012, França

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport 2012, França
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Upping the ante over the original Veyron 16.4, the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport proved that Bugatti could achieve what many thought to be unachievable and then raise their own bar. Offering 1,200 horsepower and 1,500 Newton metres of torque, it was capable of accelerating from 0–100 km/h in 2.5 seconds, arriving at 300 km/h in 16.6 seconds and achieving an electronically limited top speed of 413 km/h. In order to add an additional 199 horsepower to the standard Veyron’s already incredible power output of 1,001, two additional fuel pumps, as well as four larger turbochargers and air coolers, were fitted. Additionally, the car benefitted from improved aerodynamics, which helped to increase its stability at high speeds and increase airflow to the engine and brakes.

Of the forty-eight Veyron Super Sports built, the example presented here is chassis number 11 and the very first Super Sport to be delivered to Germany. Ordered new by its current owner, he took delivery in late 2011. Finished in two-tone Bright White and Pearl Night Blue, the Veyron’s interior followed a similar theme and utilized Indigo Blue leather with sections also trimmed in Pebble Beach Blue.

Numerous options were specified, including painted wheels and brake calipers, painted door handles, painted oil and fuel caps, painted engine cover, and painted rear deck inner surfaces, all of which were finished in blue. Furthermore, the owner specified a two-tone Bugatti ‘horseshoe’ surrounding the iconic Bugatti radiator grille, as well as two-tone NACA ducts and a two-tone rear wing. Inside, the theme continues with numerous blue nano-coated parts and a painted interior mirror.

Well-preserved by its first and only owner, the Veyron has travelled just under 4,000 km from new and presents in wonderful condition both inside and out. It retains its original manuals and speed key, presented in its original carbon-fibre display box, along with its HP iPAQ and car cover.

As arguably the most impressive automobile built thus far into the 21st century, the Bugatti Veyron is the gold standard of modern supercars, and the Super Sport is perhaps the most desirable model, providing uncompromising performance and welcome upgrades over the original Veyron. Boasting numerous options, presented in tasteful colours, and offered from the collection of its original owner, this Veyron checks all the right boxes and warrants serious consideration.