The Bugatti Veyron may be limited to a run of only 300 lifetime units, but there is little doubt the 1001 HP supercar is the king of the automotive kingdom. To keep the $1.4 million rolling sculpture hotter than a cattle prod, Bugatti unveiled the Pur Sang at Frankfurt, with beautifully exposed carbon fiber and aluminum saving about 220 lbs. The Pur Sang is so exclusive, Bugatti only showed it once, and not even at the official Frankfurt show. With a production run of five, the Pur Sang promises to be among the most exclusive Veyrons ever, but none of us can have one, even if we had €1.4 million to blow on a supercar, because all five copies sold out in only 24 hours. It's amazing that VW won't make any money off their king of cars, it seems they can sell them as fast as they want, and at whatever price they please.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Mehdi Cheddadi @ Sep 15th 2007 1:56PM
Wow those things are going to fetch some big cash when the era of fossil fuel car is gone.
Tesla's Bugatti killer is just around the corner when we develop the lithium-ion battery successor lol
Strongbadinator @ Sep 15th 2007 2:56PM
Yep. Just like the flying car is going to revolutionize the auto industry. >roll eyes
Drewboy @ Sep 15th 2007 4:29PM
Who knows, they might as personal museum pieces. And anyone that doubts that the era of fossil fuels is coming to an end should look up peak oil. Gas prices are already resulting in people changing their driving habits slightly and changing tastes in vehicles. Wait another year, naysayers, and see how high gas will go.
Slo_Mo_Shun @ Sep 15th 2007 2:04PM
the Sultan of Brunei bought 3.
Js @ Sep 15th 2007 2:54PM
Serious ? They let one person buy 3 of the 5 ?...
Does the sultan have any daughters ?
mikomi @ Sep 15th 2007 3:35PM
Hey does, and he even bought a 747 jet for her birthday once. Complete with flight crew and maintenance crew.
why not the LS2LS7? @ Sep 15th 2007 3:32PM
987 (SAE) HP.
1001PS
Nick @ Sep 15th 2007 3:43PM
I don't understand why these overweight, overpriced, ugly things get so much press. Not a successful car- it goes real well in a straight line. Big whoop.
Harrison @ Sep 15th 2007 3:51PM
Well... it's big, outrageous, and wild. There's nothing else like it, which is why people car so much about it.
darth @ Sep 15th 2007 3:57PM
this car is also incredable around corners and surprisingly easy to drive
tiff needel did a reveiw of the on fifth gear and it realy is an incredible engineering acheivment
Daniel @ Sep 15th 2007 4:02PM
It might be spectacular, but it's nothing impressive. If I had the resources Bugatti had, I bet I could create a car just like this. Some unknown, barely 10 years old company creating a car that can top 240 mph? now THAT'S impressive.
Nick @ Sep 15th 2007 4:04PM
This 4000 pound pig is incredible around corners? I call BS. I bet a Mclaren F1 is still faster around a road course.
darth @ Sep 15th 2007 5:10PM
it really can
here check out this video from fifth gear:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BTC16NzczvM
Daniel @ Sep 15th 2007 4:02PM
It might be spectacular, but it's nothing impressive. If I had the resources Bugatti had, I bet I could create a car just like this. Some unknown, barely 10 years old company creating a car that can top 240 mph? now THAT'S impressive.
raubtier @ Sep 15th 2007 5:03PM
NICK: That's what everyone thought. According to every review and article I've ever read, it handles like an elise with 1000HP. Even the creator of the Mclaren F1 agrees the car handles beautifully. Next time do your research before running your mouth.
raubtier @ Sep 15th 2007 5:05PM
Actually Daniel, considering it took the company 5 years to design the clutch, I think just as much credit is due to a company that is willing to sink resources into every part of the car, vs a company that sinks all its money into making a car 3mph faster than the veyron.
Daniel and nick I think you're just trolling, so I dont think there's much point saying any more
Matt @ Sep 15th 2007 5:51PM
End of the fossil fuel (sic) era? Ha! Peak oil? We are nowhere near peak oil! The known oil reserves have gone up every single year! And that is after using more oil each year!
Bryan @ Sep 15th 2007 10:28PM
By the time we hit "peak oil" this conversation won't matter because we will both be dead.
j_diesel @ Sep 16th 2007 3:21AM
with cars like this all i can do is look and admire. i will never own one, never drive one. i'm stuck tooling around in V-6, 4 door family sedans. for a few minutes when i read about one it helps me forget about the rusting pile of junk in my driveway. i'm looking forward to seeing one at an auction 50 years from now.
whofan @ Sep 16th 2007 7:34AM
If I were rich a Corvette would be all I`d need. Then the left over 1.2 million I`d use to help somebody out.
I`d be driving a world class car in the end anyway. One with better handling and mannerisms.