Veyron Super Sport

Throwing a question mark behind a recent report that Bugatti will eliminate the Veyron in favor of a sedan, Auto Express reported recently that Bugatti is about to start working on a refreshed 2014 Veyron that will be even faster than any Veyron of the past.

According to the  site, Volkswagen is committed to the Veyron, even though the model is bleeding money. The next version will get an evolutionary design change that may pull inspiration from a proposal for the original Veyron presented back in 1999. That proposal was created by Walter de’Silva, now head of design at VW Group.

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If a new report out of Germany is to be believed, Bugatti may soon be dropping the legendary Veyron from its line and focusing on a more profitable vehicle: an ultra-premium sedan. German site Der Spiegal reports that Bugatti is under some pressure from VW to turn a profit, and VW plans to shift focus from the completely impractical Veyron to a less-impractical but probably-still-outrageous sedan modeled after the 16C Galibier. The sedan will be built on the Audi A8′s platform. Word is the Veyron will be phased out by 2014.

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There’s about a week and a half until Christmas. Depending upon the specifics of your job, that might mean a manic year-end rush or it might mean trying to kill some time before your holiday vacation. If you’re in the former category, we can’t help you much, but if you’re in the latter, here’s a new toy: a brand new Bugatti Veyron configurator.

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Tired of getting no respect at your lowly, office-bitch internship? Tired of slinging coffee and deli to grumbling superiors that don’t look you in the eyes? Why not step up to a new type of internship. An awesome type of internship.

Jalopnik found this little gem from Volkswagen, an internship that involves working on Bugatti’s press team. As if that isn’t cool enough in and of itself, responsibilities include “Scheduling of press cars for events,” “Professional driver services” and “Vehicle transportation,” presumably involving transporting 16-cylinder Veyrons around to various press events. There are a whole bunch of other responsibilities too, but those are two that stand out.

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This here is some type of odd motorcycle concept designed by Bruno Delussu. What’s weird about it, in addition to the giant rear wheel and tiny front wheel, is that it’s designed to only go in straight lines–okay for land speed records, not so good for anything else. Those handles are just for holding, and no matter how hard you yank them, they won’t steer that front wheel an inch. It’s straight only, and with such a long, unwieldy body, I don’t imagine you’ll have much luck negotiating curves by leaning into them. Scary!

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By now, you should know all you need to know about the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. If not, you can familiarize yourself here. The story here is the studio shots of the suped-up Veyron in the fetching blue carbon fiber suit that it sported in Pebble Beach. It’s quite an upgrade from the original orange and black motif, isn’t it? More after the break… [via Carscoop]

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Not two months ago, Bugatti driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel made a little news when he took a drive around Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien track. That little drive ended with the Veyron Super Sport becoming the fastest production car on the face of the Earth, with a 268-mph run.

While the world was focused on the car, there was another sexy piece of hardware in the mix. Raphanel wore a special edition luxury watch by Parmigiani.

Now you too can own what Parmigiani calls the “fastest watch in the world.” And by you, I mean a tiny percentage of people that are extremely wealthy. Because the watch costs $259,000 and only 200 will be built.

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Just a few days too late for our list of horribly modified supercars, this atrocity here is the new Bugatti Veyron Linea Vincero d’Oro from Mansory. What isn’t wrong with this picture? Excessive exterior carbon fiber, check. Faux-gold rims and accents, check. Ostrich-patterned, gold leather interior, check. Interior perimeter LED lighting, check again. Everything about this thing makes you feel a whole lot better about not being rich enough to afford something this awful.

Mansory has built one example of the Linea Vincero d’Oro and is hoping that there are enough tragically misguided individuals in this world to commission a few more. We’re hoping the exact opposite–pretty hard. [via Jalopnik]

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The Hennessy Venom GT hasn’t even officially made it out of the shop, and it’s already old news. Bugatti’s new Veyron Super Sport can now boast a record-shattering run that averaged 268 mph. The superest of Bugatti supercars set the Guiness World Record this past Saturday at the Volkswagen Group’s Ehra-Lessien track. The title cited by Bugatti’s press release is “landspeed world record for production cars.” 268 is definitely a lofty feat.

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