2006 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 #001

2006 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 "001"
Sold for $1,815,000 Including Commission
RM / Sotheby's Auction, Monterey, CA. 2015
Chassis no. VF9SA15B36M795001
1,001 hp, 7,993 cc DOHC 64-valve intercooled W-16 engine with four turbochargers, seven-speed, dual-clutch, semi-automatic sequential transmission, front and rear double-wishbone suspension, and four-wheel carbon-ceramic disc brakes with rear airbrake. Wheelbase: 106.7 in.
•Number “001”: the very first production Bugatti Veyron
•A 253-mph top speed!
•Displayed at the 2015 Geneva Auto Show
•Showing 764 actual miles; exceptional condition throughout
•Recent service by Bugatti of Beverly Hills
•Offered with a unique pre-owned warranty and service package from Bugatti Certified
•Together with chassis "300." one of the most historically important Veyrons ever built
As perhaps the most anticipated and groundbreaking car of the 21st century, the story of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is well known by any supercar enthusiast. Perhaps lesser known are some of the ridiculous facts and figures that go along with engineering a road car capable of producing 1,000 brake horsepower and topping out at 250 mph.
• The most technologically advanced car in history.
• In order to achieve the levels of power and top speed that Piëch was after, the engineers had to marry two V-8 engines together to create a W-16 of nearly eight liters. Then, for good measure, they added four turbochargers. The result was, to say the least, powerful. An engineer recalled to National Geographic that the first time the Veyron’s engine was run at full throttle at Volkswagen’s Salzgitter, Germany, facility in 2001, the engine produced so much power, over 1,000 horsepower, that the heat it produced completely overwhelmed the building’s exhaust system on the roof, nearly burning the building down in the process.
• To manage that massive amount of heat, the car is fitted with 10 radiators, with three used to cool the engine, two for the car’s air-conditioning system, and one each for cooling off the transmission oil, engine oil, differential oil, the hydraulic oil used by the spoiler, and the air-to-liquid intercooler cooling system.
• The figure of 1,001 horsepower quoted by Bugatti is merely the minimum amount of horsepower the Veyron 16.4 can produce in less than ideal conditions. Most cars can produce between 1,030 and 1,060 horsepower in the optimum environment.
• During high-speed testing, bird strikes shattered the aluminum grille, damaging several components behind it. To combat this, engineers redesigned the grille in titanium to withstand any impact with a small animal, resulting in no damage to the car or its components.
• The Veyron’s airbrake alone is claimed to provide nearly 0.7 G of braking force, which is roughly the same amount as the brakes on an ordinary passenger car.
• At its top speed of 253 mph, the Bugatti Veyron breathes in 47,000 liters of air per minute, just as much air as one man breathes in four days.
VEYRON NUMBER ONE
The first production Veyron, chassis number 001, was delivered new exactly how you see it today: finished in two-tone Red and Black with a beige interior and the desirable sport seats, which is perhaps the perfect color combination for a car of this magnitude, harkening back to classic Bugatti color schemes. Its colors are eye-catching but not overtly flashy, as to distract from the fascinating marvels of engineering underneath the gorgeous paintwork. The car was delivered new to the U.S. East Coast and then arrived in California, spending the next few years in sunny and star-studded Beverly Hills.
For Bugatti, the delivery of the first production Veyron was a pivotal moment in the company’s history. The development of the Veyron was a process that had taken nearly eight years since the acquisition of Bugatti by the Volkswagen Group, and it was an arduous process. Undoubtedly, Bugatti’s executives were very much looking forward to the moment the first production car was delivered, as that moment would mark their success as manufacturers and etch their names into automotive history. They must have looked upon that first production example, this very car, with pride when it was finally completed, for in the eyes of many it was not only the first production Veyron to hit the road, but it was arguably the most impressive automobile the world had ever seen.
On the occasion of the unveiling of the final production Veyron, Bugatti flew Veyron 001 (along with Veyron 300, also offered here) to Molsheim for the 2015 Geneva Auto Show. The car was shown at Geneva to celebrate 10 years of Veyron production, accumulating in 450 wonderful automobiles. Recently, 001 received a full service by Bugatti of Beverly Hills, where it was fitted with a brand-new set of tires, invoices for which will be on file.
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