The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the most powerful, expensive, and fastest car in the world, with a demonstrated top speed of over 400 km/h (407 km/h or 253 mph).
The car is manufacture by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS and is sold under the legendary Bugatti marque. It is named after racing driver Pierre Veyron. The Veyron has a W16 engine—16 cylinders in 4 banks of 4 cylinders.
According to Volkswagen, the final production Veyron engine produces between 1020 and 1040 metric hp (1006 to 1026 SAE net hp), so the car will be advertised as producing "1001 horsepower" in both the US and European markets. This easily makes it the most powerful production road-car engine in history.
Features - Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4
Price - $1,700,000
Manufacturer - Volkswagen
Parent Company - Volkswagen Group
Assembly - Molsheim, Alsace, France
Predecessor - Bugatti EB110
Class - Full-size Grand tourer
Body style(s) - 2-door roadster
Layout - Longitudinal mid-engine, permanent four-wheel drive
Engine(s) - 8.0 L W16 quad-turbocharged 736 kilowatts (1,001 PS; 987 bhp)
Transmission(s) - 7-speed DSG sequential
Wheelbase - 2,710 mm (106.7 in)
Length - 4,462 mm (175.7 in)
Width - 1,998 mm (78.7 in)
Height - 1,159 mm (45.6 in)
Kerb Weight - 1,888 kg (4,162 lb)
Fuel capacity - 100 L (22.0 imp gal; 26.4 US gal)
Designer - Jozef Kaban
