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07-04-2010, 11:42 AM
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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/track11.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-veyron-16-4-super-sports-land-speed-record/)Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport - Click above for high-res image gallery
As production of the Bugatti Veyron (http://www.autoblog.com/model/veyron) winds toward its eventual conclusion, Bugatti has created what is likely to be the ultimate version of its world-beating hypercar: the Super Sports. Bugatti sent its official test driver Pierre Henri Raphanel out on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessian high-speed oval with the first Super Sports to see just what it could do. With representatives of the Guinness book of records and German Technical Inspection Agency (TU?V) on hand, Raphanel made passes around the big oval in both directions.
With output bumped up from 1,001 horsepower to 1,200 horsepower, torque swelling to 1,106 pound-feet and a revised aerodynamic kit, Raphanel managed runs of 265.9 and 269.8 mph for an average terminal velocity of 267.81 mph and a new world record for a production car.
The first five production Super Sports will sport the same black and orange finish as the record car and all production models will be electronically limited to 257.9 mph to protect the tires. The Veyron Super Sports will be publicly shown for the first time at the Pebble Beach (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/PebbleBeach/) in August. Click past the break for the full details.
Gallery: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sports land speed record (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-veyron-16-4-super-sports-land-speed-record/)
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As production of the Bugatti Veyron (http://www.autoblog.com/model/veyron) winds toward its eventual conclusion, Bugatti has created what is likely to be the ultimate version of its world-beating hypercar: the Super Sports. Bugatti sent its official test driver Pierre Henri Raphanel out on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessian high-speed oval with the first Super Sports to see just what it could do. With representatives of the Guinness book of records and German Technical Inspection Agency (TU?V) on hand, Raphanel made passes around the big oval in both directions.
With output bumped up from 1,001 horsepower to 1,200 horsepower, torque swelling to 1,106 pound-feet and a revised aerodynamic kit, Raphanel managed runs of 265.9 and 269.8 mph for an average terminal velocity of 267.81 mph and a new world record for a production car.
The first five production Super Sports will sport the same black and orange finish as the record car and all production models will be electronically limited to 257.9 mph to protect the tires. The Veyron Super Sports will be publicly shown for the first time at the Pebble Beach (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/PebbleBeach/) in August. Click past the break for the full details.
Gallery: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sports land speed record (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bugatti-veyron-16-4-super-sports-land-speed-record/)
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