The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined grand touring car, designed and developed by the Volkswagen Group and manufactured in Molsheim, France by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. Only 30 units built, and priced at $2.3 million each, the Super Sport version of the Veyron is the fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of 431.072 km/h (267.856 mph).
It was named Car of the Decade (2000–2009) by the BBC television programme Top Gear. The Veyron EB 16.4 is named in honour of Pierre Veyron, a Bugatti development engineer, test driver and company race driver who, with co-driver Jean-Pierre Wimille, won the 1939 24 hours of Le Mans while driving a Bugatti. The "EB" refers to Bugatti founder Ettore Bugatti and the "16.4" refers to the engine's 16 cylinders and 4 turbochargers. (wikipedia)
The first five Veyrons Super Sports - dubbed the World Record Editions (photos below) - were sold out before the car even launched and the remaining 25 of the 30 units Bugatti plans to build were sold out also. (topspeed.com)
