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HeilSvenska 07-17-2007 05:26 PM

Bugatti Veyron Roadster
 
This was unexpected. Each is supposed to be $1.9mil. With 80 roadsters supposedly planned and 15 additional coupes on the way... Perhaps current Veyron owners will be pissed that Veyron's slightly less exclusive now?

http://www.premiumposts.com/wp-conte...n_roadster.jpg
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Bugatti has long been rumored to be mulling over the idea of producing an open-top version of its outrageous Veyron closed-roof supercar, but now the Volkswagen-owned manufacturer has confirmed plans for a Veyron sans top.

The Veyron-without-a-roof will feature a targa-style removable roof over the two passengers in order to maintain structural rigidity. The detachable roof is expected to be glass, so it can't be stored inside the Veyron. But Bugatti engineers think of everything and they're planning to include a soft cloth roof for emergencies.

Autogespot reports that the topless Veyron will have to undergo some structural reinforcements that will tone down the car's performance just a touch. But top speed is still estimated at 217 mph, hardly a letdown.

Bugatti is planning to produce 80 open-top Veyrons.
-Leftlanenews

racer_f50 07-17-2007 10:59 PM

217mph....I assume they'd want you to have the glass roof on to achieve that, otherwise your head would fall off :lol:

Pretty crazy car. Looks decent as a roadster actually, since they didn't have to change the lines of the car much. Don't think I could spend $1.9 million on a car, though. :shock:

Pokiou 07-18-2007 12:46 AM

^^

you bought a WRX thats why :P

HeilSvenska 07-18-2007 12:50 AM

[quote="racer_f50"]Pretty crazy car. Looks decent as a roadster actually, since they didn't have to change the lines of the car much. [quote]

The pic's actually a photoshop work. :) But let's hope it looks like that.

MIHALS 07-18-2007 07:37 AM

this photo"chop" doesn't look nice - the front doesn't match the back end without the roof line :bah: :?

but on the other hand, overpowered roadster... :twisted:

chest3r 07-18-2007 05:35 PM

I wasn't expecting this at all... and I don't like the idea!

80 roadsters... I thought they were planning to build less then 100 Veyrons :roll:

I'll wait for the touring version, to take all the family with me 8)

DeMoN 07-19-2007 06:03 PM

still ugly and making it a roadster shows how inferior it is to the McLaren F1. McLaren F1 is drivers car and veyron poser car.

crazidude 07-19-2007 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
I would have prefered a ClubSport version of the Veyron with less weight and some extra performance instead of this Targa version :bah:

Pretty hard to shave weight off the Veyron without gutting the damn thing, and even if you do, I doubt it'll weigh less than even the SLR.

Mattk 07-20-2007 08:09 AM

I don't think a roadster is a good idea in such a powerful car. I think the wind-in-your-hair experience changes after you reach a certain high speed.

rusrocket 07-21-2007 02:59 AM

let the engineers do their work. we will see what happens.

martin100 07-21-2007 03:13 PM

I really don´t know if you can trust those news :roll: I´ve never heard anything about that here in Germany and we are usually the first to know such things :wink:

Schwalbe 07-21-2007 03:20 PM

To drive a Veyron Cabrio at full speed must be like to fly a jet fighter without his canopy. :P

Mattk 07-22-2007 06:23 AM

I'm sure drivers will need to wear helmets, like open-wheeled racers.

ya55erm 07-26-2007 08:16 AM

First there was the Bentley Arnage and now theres this, the most expensive soft-tops in the world

nthfinity 07-27-2007 10:11 PM

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Bugatti is increasing the production of their million dollar super car the Bugatti Veyron. Production numbers will increase from the original "60" cars produced in the first year of the Veyron to a total of "75" annually. A spokesperson for Bugatti stated, "We want to shorten the waiting time from just over a year." One has to think, it will still be arduous to acquire one of these vehicles or even see one on the road with just small increase of 15 cars in the production line, but Bugatti in fact wants to keep the car as exclusive as possible.

While the production numbers for the Veyron have increased, there are currently no plans to “change” the performance of the vehicle. With an incredible 1,000 horsepower one has to wonder if this is enough horsepower to keep the Veyron at the top of the super-car food chain in the twentieth century.

Will the Bugatti Veyron’s clientele want more out of their super car as the production continues to its speculated production run of “ 300”? For a million dollars I think so.

L(

RC45 07-27-2007 10:21 PM

With so few cars being made, it is likely each one will have bespoke improvements and alterations made as time progresses.

Making it not really a true production car, but more of a run of 300 specialy build one off's. :)

nthfinity 07-28-2007 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by RC45
With so few cars being made, it is likely each one will have bespoke improvements and alterations made as time progresses.

Making it not really a true production car, but more of a run of 300 specialy build one off's. :)

the original run of cars last summer were still prototypes... starting in the winter, making further improvements... and a few issues solved that were previously unknown. The car that has been delivered 1 week ago is the 3rd iteration of the original production run...

Germans make improvements in intervals, whereas teh italians will change things w/out telling anybody ;)

HeilSvenska 04-14-2008 12:17 PM

Bugatti Veyron targa confirmed.
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We've known as much for a while, but according to a Georges Keller, a Bugatti spokesperson quoted by Automotive News, a drop-top Veyron is in the works and is due to launch sometime next year. Details are scarce, but according to an unnamed ex-Bugatti executive, the targa-topped hypercar will feature a removable hardtop, but its overtly wealthy owners will have to plan ahead, since there won't be any room in the Bug to store the roof on the go. According to the anonymous exec, the decision to go with a hard top instead of some kind of cloth piece was due to the design of the Veyron's safety cage. Certainly a good call considering the Veyron's potential.


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