Facebook teaser previews Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse land speed record breaking convertible
A special world-record edition of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse convertible is expected to be revealed at the Shanghai Motor Show.
The car has been teased on the official Bugatti Facebook page with a picture showing an empty aircraft hanger, and the following message:
“The stage is set. It’s almost time for us to share the latest example of exceptional Bugatti performance, simply keep a close eye on Facebook over the next few days.”
A leak from a Chinese website claims the car is called the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse WRC limited edition, and will be painted in the same black and orange livery as the Veyron Vitesse that set an overall land-speed record for a production car back in 2010.
The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse WRC limited edition has been built to break the Guinness world record for the fastest production open-topped car.
The site reports that the car, driven by Chinese man Liu Xu, hit an average top speed of 408.884kmh (254.069mph), most likely achieved at the VW Group’s Ehra-Lessien testing facility in Germany.
The test track was also the venue for Bugatti’s 431.072 kmh (267.856 mph) record top speed in the hard-top version of the car, driven by Bugatti test driver Henri Raphanel.
However, that record has since been withdrawn, as the car used for the record has its electronic speed limiter removed. The limiter is set to protect the car’s tyres, but as it was deactivated, the Veyron used was technically modified, and thus not eligible to set a production car record.
The world record convertible is based on the Grand Sport Vitesse that was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2012. That car features a 1,184bhp version of the Veyron’s W16 engine and can sprint from 0-62mph in 2.6 seconds.
Bugatti claims that the Grand Sport Vitesse can hit a top speed of 255mph – almost exactly what the world record run on the Chinese website claims.
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