Samantha Stevens
I would go topless for a Bugatti Veyron. I would. And don't deny it: many of you would lose your modesty to even sit in a car like this.
In an interesting role reversal, it is the Veyron itself which has lost its top. And it looks even lovelier in the buff...
The Grand Sport convertible isn't a simple striptease, but a redesigned, bespoke Bugatti. The windshield has been reworked - more rigid, and higher to better cocoon the passengers - and a removable, translucent polycarbonate roof maintains its modesty, flanked by carbonfibre strips that funnel air into its four fabulous lungs.
Rigidity enhancements include steel reinforcement around the transmission tunnel, side skirting and doors, and the turbo's trachea is lined with carbonfibre to protect scalps in the event of a rollover.
Even better, Bugatti has solved the Pagani/Lambo/Lotus/most topless supercars dilemma of sudden precipitation with a temporary cloth roof. Bugatti says it opens quickly umbrella-style to cover the cabin, and stays put at speeds of up to 130km/h. The Veyron can still hit 405.5km/h with the poly roof, and a lesser 360.5 with the roof off before its occupants' clothing is stripped from their bodies by sheer force.
Bugatti will make 150 Grand Sports, 50 will be reserved for pre-existing Bugatti owners for whom one Veyron is simply not enough. It was officialy revealed over the weekend at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and the first build number was due for auction at Pebble's Gooding & Company boot sale, with profits over its $2mil price tag going to charity. The results show a total lot sale of $61,334,750, and the only Veyron, a 2007 model, apparently sold for US$40,000. We reckon it's a typo...
In an interesting role reversal, it is the Veyron itself which has lost its top. And it looks even lovelier in the buff...
The Grand Sport convertible isn't a simple striptease, but a redesigned, bespoke Bugatti. The windshield has been reworked - more rigid, and higher to better cocoon the passengers - and a removable, translucent polycarbonate roof maintains its modesty, flanked by carbonfibre strips that funnel air into its four fabulous lungs.
Rigidity enhancements include steel reinforcement around the transmission tunnel, side skirting and doors, and the turbo's trachea is lined with carbonfibre to protect scalps in the event of a rollover.
Even better, Bugatti has solved the Pagani/Lambo/Lotus/most topless supercars dilemma of sudden precipitation with a temporary cloth roof. Bugatti says it opens quickly umbrella-style to cover the cabin, and stays put at speeds of up to 130km/h. The Veyron can still hit 405.5km/h with the poly roof, and a lesser 360.5 with the roof off before its occupants' clothing is stripped from their bodies by sheer force.
Bugatti will make 150 Grand Sports, 50 will be reserved for pre-existing Bugatti owners for whom one Veyron is simply not enough. It was officialy revealed over the weekend at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, and the first build number was due for auction at Pebble's Gooding & Company boot sale, with profits over its $2mil price tag going to charity. The results show a total lot sale of $61,334,750, and the only Veyron, a 2007 model, apparently sold for US$40,000. We reckon it's a typo...
