The
bugati
veyron
EB 16.4
was one
of the, if
not the,
most
eagerly

anticipated supercars of all time. The VEYRON, AS A CONCEPT,
was officially revealed for the first time in 1999 at the tokyo
Auto show.Named the bugatti EB 18/3 chiron, the
concept was powered by an 18 cylinder engine and
showed the first styling features of the Veyron.

in 2000 at the paris Motor Show the 16/4 prototype was
unveiled. This car had almost identical styling to the
production Veyron and was powered by a still insane, but
slightly more realistic, W16 engine. A year later, in 2001,
Volkswagen announced that they were taking the Veyron to
production.

Engineering issues, the realisation of 1000 (useable)
horsepower in a supercar, was the biggest problem facing
Volkswagen engineers and designers. Issues included ;
finding A transmission capable of handing the cars
immense power, cooling the engine, and not to mention
getting the power onto the road in a manner the luxury
supercar buyer was used to. However after literally years of
exhaustive testing and record breaking engineering feats,
the Veyron became a reality.

Some of the bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 supercar's facts and
figures

253 mph - The electronically limited top speed.

275 mph - The theoretical top speed, on a perfect run.

2.3 mpg- Fuel economy when running at full speed

12 minutes - The time it takes to empty the fuel tank at top
speed

51 miles - The distance covered while emptying the tank

0 - 60 mph - 3 seconds
0 - 125 mph - 7.3 seconds
0 - 187 mph - 16.7 seconds
0 - 250 mph - 55 seconds
250 - 0 mph - 9.8 seconds