Filed under: Car Buying, Frankfurt Auto Show, Supercars, Bugatti
Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang sells out in less than 24 hours
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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Mehdi Cheddadi 1:56PM (9/15/2007)
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
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Strongbadinator 2:56PM (9/15/2007)
Yep. Just like the flying car is going to revolutionize the auto industry. >roll eyes
Drewboy 4:29PM (9/15/2007)
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 2:04PM (9/15/2007)
the Sultan of Brunei bought 3.
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Js 2:54PM (9/15/2007)
Serious ? They let one person buy 3 of the 5 ?...
Does the sultan have any daughters ?
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mikomi 3:35PM (9/15/2007)
Hey does, and he even bought a 747 jet for her birthday once. Complete with flight crew and maintenance crew.
why not the LS2LS7? 3:32PM (9/15/2007)
987 (SAE) HP.
1001PS
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Nick 3:43PM (9/15/2007)
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.
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Harrison 3:51PM (9/15/2007)
Well... it's big, outrageous, and wild. There's nothing else like it, which is why people car so much about it.
darth 3:57PM (9/15/2007)
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 4:02PM (9/15/2007)
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 4:04PM (9/15/2007)
This 4000 pound pig is incredible around corners? I call BS. I bet a Mclaren F1 is still faster around a road course.
darth 5:10PM (9/15/2007)
it really can
here check out this video from fifth gear:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BTC16NzczvM
Daniel 4:02PM (9/15/2007)
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.
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raubtier 5:03PM (9/15/2007)
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.
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raubtier 5:05PM (9/15/2007)
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
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Matt 5:51PM (9/15/2007)
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!
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Bryan 10:28PM (9/15/2007)
By the time we hit "peak oil" this conversation won't matter because we will both be dead.
j_diesel 3:21AM (9/16/2007)
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.
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whofan 7:34AM (9/16/2007)
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.
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