Bugatti Debuts Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse At Geneva
Bugatti Reveals New Grand Sport Vitesse In A Sea Of Blue Carbon Dreams

One of the stars at this years Geneva Motor Show is the drop-top any automotive aficionado will be lusting after, the new Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. This latest special edition Veyron, based on the Grand Sport, uses the same 1183bhp upgraded engine found in the 268mph Super Sportand will be the most powerful production roadster ever.

Bugatti claims that it was the 'rapid success' of the Super Sport that convinced them to create a Grand Sport with the added performance. The torque figure has been confirmed - 1106 lb ft, which puts it at the same level as the world record-holding Super Sport. This is achieved by fitting four upgraded turbochargers and bigger intercoolers. The chassis has also been upgraded to handle the extra power.

“The rapid success of the Super Sport convinced us to increase the performance of the Bugatti roadster. Once again our engineers worked hard to demonstrate that Bugatti is able to constantly redefine the boundaries of what is technically feasible,” commented Bugatti President Wolfgang Dürheimer.

“We gave our all to transfer the achievements of the Super Sport over to the Grand Sport, thereby turning open-top driving itself into an extraordinary experience at high speed," he added.

Show Press Release:

Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse celebrates world premiere in Geneva

Molsheim/France, 22 February 2012 – Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. is set to unveil the most powerful roadster of all time at the 82nd International Geneva Motor Show at the beginning of March.

With an increase in power up to 1,200 HP, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse has entered a new dimension of open-top driving. Optically aligned to the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport, which holds the current world speed record of 431 km/h, the Vitesse also impresses with its dynamic driving characteristics.

Bugatti's engineers have developed the current Grand Sport, with its 1,001 HP and 1,250 Nm, into an even more powerful vehicle. The Vitesse's maximum torque is now an impressive 1,500 Nm. The increased power of the new roadster's 16-cylinder engine is made possible by the four enlarged turbochargers and intercoolers. The chassis has also been modified to support the power increase.

The Vitesse therefore also ensures the supreme range of excellent features one would expect of a Bugatti super sports car, from precise driving dynamics to extraordinary acceleration and braking.

"The rapid success of the Super Sport convinced us to increase the performance of the Bugatti roadster. Once again our engineers worked hard to demonstrate that Bugatti is able to constantly redefine the boundaries of what is technically feasible," reveals Bugatti President Wolfgang Dürheimer. "We gave our all to transfer the achievements of the Super Sport over to the Grand Sport, thereby turning open-top driving itself into an extraordinary experience at high speed."

 

Some interior and detail shots from Top Gear

 

i like the grey one.

 

dont like the wheel design

 

Even been all carbon fiber the blue is horrible.... and the grey one is sick!

 

Are those really the best colors they could think of?

 

That half matte half glossy grey one is beautiful!!

 

The two tone matte/gloss grey is incredible. Amazing use of orange in the interior to pop against the paint mixed with black accents. The blue one, well that one just sucks.

 

That grey one is pretty nice looking!

 

Yeah, I'd definitely get the Vitesse with a different wheel (one of their older wheels).