Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse: A Convertible driven by 1,200 horses!

Published on March 9, 2012 in Geneva by Gilles Olivier

Up until 2010, Bugatti Veyrons were forced to settle for an 8.0L W16 with four turbochargers that produced a mere 1,001 horsepower. 

Thankfully, Bugatti engineers were eventually able to design and produce a limited Super Sport edition featuring a 1,200 horsepower engine.

Today, as the Vitesse roadster makes its online premier, the French manufacturer (part of Volkswagen Group) announced the upcoming release of a convertible equipped with the same powertrain as the Super Sport model, delivering fully 1,200 horsepower and 1,106 lbs.-ft. of torque.

Leaving exotic cars in the dust

This vehicle makes even the most powerful vehicles from Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Porsche pale in comparison. Here are the stats:

-    Aston Martin One-77: 760 horsepower
-    Ferrari GTO: 670 horsepower
-    Lamborghini Aventador: 700 horsepower
-    Porsche 911 GT2 RS: 620 horsepower

The most powerful roadster in the world

As it stands, 1,200 horsepower makes the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse the most powerful roadster in the world.

An AWD version of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse will be making its world premier at the Geneva Auto Show.

This magnificent car should cost in the neighbourhood of €2.5 million – that’s nearly $3.3 million Canadian dollars. To put that into perspective, that’s how much it would cost you to buy eleven Porsche 911 GT2 RS…

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