2010 Bugatti Veyron is really a supercar

Bugatti Automobiles SAS has designed a new Supercar Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport for 2010. The car is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti company. It was named Car of the Decade (2000–2009) by the BBC television programme Top Gear.

2010_bugatti_veyronVeyron features an 8.0 litre W16 Engine with Sixteen Cylinders. The engine is fed by four turbochargers and displaces 7,993 cubic centimetres (487.8 cu in), with a square 86 by 86 mm (3.4 by 3.4 in) bore and stroke. This car is equipped with Seven Automatic Transmission with dual clutch. The Veyron can be driven in either semi- or fully-automatic mode. A replacement transmission for the Veyron costs just over $120,000. It also has permanent four wheel drive using the Haldex Traction system. It uses special Michelin PAX run flat tires, designed specifically to accommodate the Veyron’s top speed, which reportedly cost $25,000 US per set. The tires can be removed from the rims only in France, a service which reportedly costs $70,000.

The Bugatti Veyron has a total of ten radiators.

  • 3 heat exchangers for the air-to-liquid intercoolers.
  • 3 engine radiators.
  • 1 for the air conditioning system.
  • 1 transmission oil radiator.
  • 1 differential oil radiator.
  • 1 engine oil radiator.

This car is said to reach a top speed of  431.07 km/h (267.85 mph). The original version has a top speed of 408.00 km/h (253.52 mph). Price of this car is said to be nearly $2 lakh dollars.