2007 Bugatti Veyron review

Bugatti Veyron review:

Since December 2003, Dr. Thomas Bscher became the president of the company (Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.) and Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber the technical director, for the completely reassessed project and schedule for super sports cars.

The production of Bugatti Veyron in Alsatian Molsheim started at the end of 2005, with its first delivered car in March 2006. Ever since, the Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. production for the year reached the planned 50 units. This year, the expectations have been exceeded, with a 60 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 delivered by the end of February 2006, increasing the annual production volume and reducing the customer’s waiting time.

In this respect, Dr. Thomas Bscher informed that the production of the Veyron is reaching 140, within the International Geneva Motor Show, as “we wouldn’t want our customers to have to wait longer for their Bugatti.”
The Technical director, also Manager of the Bugatti Engineering, informed that most of the orders came from the US, country that was traditionally acknowledged as the luxury cars market. He also informed about the production condition of 300,000 euro down payment for the contracting of a Bugatti Veyron. Dr Bscher also added that the majority of demands from the non-US countries were England and Germany, and also pointed out a certain interest of the Eastern European countries and some deliveries into the Arab countries.

Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. interest is to develop worldwide organization bases, having reached so far the development of 26 locations for Bugatti sales and services. USA is the most valuable sale and services point, with its 9 locations (5 on the west coast, 1 in Florida and 3 in the eastern part). In Europe, Germany, England, France, Monaco, Benelux, Austria, Italy, Spain and Switzerland are covered as well. The new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 has also shown interest in countries like China and Russia, countries that are considered to be new markets, and treated with a certain care until the development of a proper sales and services organization.

Today, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 already embodies, technologically and technically, all the possibilities in automobile construction, standing out as an undisputed classic. Following the « Art – form – technique » value, the Veyron is nevertheless the successor of the valuable Type 55 (1931).

The Bugatti Veyron follows the principle ‘nothing is too expensive, nothing is too beautiful’, and makes use of only the best materials and parts in the trade for its production: the 7 speed-sequential-DSG-double-clutch-gearbox, is made by motor sport specialists Ricardo in the UK, the 16 cylinder-8.0-litre-engine comes from the Volkswagen engine plant in Salzgitter in Germany, the tyres, homologated for speeds above 400 km/h, are a joint development with Michelin, the carbon fibre mono coque is built by ATR in Italy, the front- and rear-structure in forged aluminium by Heggemann in Germany, the bespoke carbon-ceramic brakes by AP Racing in Great Britain, the paintwork is German, the leather Austrian, the windscreen is manufactured in Finland, and so the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 becomes a truly international car.

The car follows it’s company inventor’s motto, “art on wheels”, as Ettore Bugatti was known for its aesthetic tenacity, being an artist before a technician. It rises up again the course of the race models of Bugatti manufactured within the 97 years of production, the prestige of the inspired design as well as the exclusiveness of individual models. The 16.4 model is named after the French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti company.