Achieving 250 mph is easier in an aeroplane. Up in the sky, the main forces acting against the vessel are air and gravity, but back on the ground, the added complication of friction with the ground ...

Supercars and hypercars don't normally follow the sedan school style, since the longer wheelbase and rear seats spoil the dynamic formula. But the Bugatti 16C Galibier - named after a high-elevation ...

The cocktail napkin sketch is a tired cliche of creativity, but that is how the Bugatti Veyron came to be, almost. The Veyron started out as an impromptu sketch, but on the back of an envelope, not a ...

Jozef Kaban, the man who designed one of the auto industry’s landmark cars, the Bugatti Veyron, has finally returned to his old stomping grounds at Volkswagen. After a stint at Rolls-Royce that so ...

The next stop for Bugatti's monthslong Veyron 20th anniversary tour is Rétromobile in Paris, and the automaker will be marking the occasion with the reveal of a new one-off from its Programme ...

In 1997, before Volkswagen bought the rights to the then-defunct Bugatti brand name, longtime chairman Ferdinand Piëch came up with the idea for an engine that would revolutionize the performance car ...

Yasser is a car enthusiast with an eye for detail and an ear to the ground. His enthusiasm and car expertise is matched only by his talent for writing - combining these two passions allows him to help ...

When it debuted in 2005, the Bugatti Veyron was something of a sensation. And even that may be selling the hypercar a bit short: With a then-incredible 1,001 ps (or 987 hp) on tap from its immense ...

We have FerdinandPiëch to thank for the Bugatti Veyron. Appointed Volkswagen CEO in 1993, Piëch, was responsible for Volkswagen's acquisition of Bentley, Lamborghini, and Ducati, as well as the ...

Exactly 15 years ago, Bugatti became the first carmaker to overcome the 400 km/h (248.5 mph) barrier with a series production car. The vehicle in question was of course the original Veyron 16.4, the ...

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