VIDEO: Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang spotted in Abu Dhabi
Dubai may be home to one out of every five Bugatti Veyrons sold, but Abu Dhabi has a Pur Sang. Only five examples of this special-edition Veyron were built, and all were immediately sold at a $300k premium. We don't know where the other four have gone, but one of them just turned up in Abu Dhabi, the largest of the United Arab Emirates.
Some have mistaken this Pur Sang, spotted at night in the UAE, as a chromed Veyron. The Pur Sang – literally "pure blood" in French – is differentiated by its paintjob, or rather, lack thereof. The body panels were assuredly polished but left in their natural state of aluminum and carbon fiber, the separation between which does not follow along the lines of the traditional Veyron's two-tone color scheme. (The special wheels are also a dead giveaway.)
Follow the jump to see the video someone shot from the window of a car moving alongside the Pur Sang, but prepare yourself for the disappointment of seeing it get passed by a Toyota Land Cruiser. Thanks for the tip, SLICK!
[Source: StreetFire]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
why not the LS2/LS7? 12:42PM (2/20/2008)
Who named this thing Pur Sang?
Modifiers come after the noun in French. It'd be "Sang Pur". They do in Italian too, don't they? Maybe a German (at VW) named this thing?
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Peter Rockwell 12:53PM (2/20/2008)
"Le Pur Sang" was the orginal Bugatti's motto. French often places the adjective ahead of the noun.
I must compliment the videographer on hiding most of the car behind his side view mirror for most of the video!
Matthew 1:28PM (2/20/2008)
"Pur-sang" are the French words for "purebred", e.g. "pur-sang anglais" (thoroughbred) or "pur-sang arabe" (Arabian horse). This definitely is an equestrain term.
Andrew Tanasescu 12:53PM (2/20/2008)
Basically you pay 300k for no paint on your Veyron. That makes sense.
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Jeremy 12:57PM (2/20/2008)
AND WHEELS!
Don't forget about those wheels. Clearly the lack of paint and new wheels is worth 300k!
Yubastard 1:02PM (2/20/2008)
as if it already makes sense paying a trillion for a car... 300k must be spare change...
chaaaaaaaange... spare some chaaaaaaaange....
TwinTurbo3000GT 1:19PM (2/20/2008)
^nice south park refrence lol.
klitorisaurus 2:50PM (2/20/2008)
"only five examples"= $300k price hike. Look at the Reventon for Christ's sake.
Yubastard 1:00PM (2/20/2008)
so low... and irresistibly shiny
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phil 1:01PM (2/20/2008)
If there is no paint, the aluminum will pit. There's probably some clearcoat.
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TokyoSexWhale 1:01PM (2/20/2008)
oh, to be an arab oil tycoon...
"honey, i'll be right back. i'm just gonna go down the street to pick up some falafel. i'm taking the bugatti."
"which one?"
"oh, the shiny one. bye!"
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BAMF 11:51PM (2/28/2008)
hah, which one... i wouldn't be surprised to find out there are people there with more than one...
TwinTurbo3000GT 1:13PM (2/20/2008)
freaking rich bastards!
well, at least they're rich bastards with good taste...
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Andrew 1:13PM (2/20/2008)
I'm going to take care of this so some Mustang-driving redneck doesn't have to:
HURRRRRRR the terrorists live there HURRRRRRRR
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papercutninja 2:27PM (2/20/2008)
RAWRRRR LIVE REAR AXLE FTW RAWRRRRR!!!! MUSTANG AM BEST!!! RAWWRRRR!!!
That pretty much sums up all the arguments in the "Mustang vs. Anything That is Actually Technologically" Advanced debate.
Shipey 4:54PM (2/20/2008)
RAWRR!!! MY CAR ISNT POPULAR LIKE A MUSTANG SO I HAVE TO QQ ON AUTOBLOG RAWRRR!!!!
Please.
The Veyron is pretty snazzy done up like this. And polished aluminum is SO much more fun than plain old paint. Definitely worth the extra bazillion bucks. If you're gonna do it, you may as well do it right!
Shipey 5:38PM (2/20/2008)
Wow. What a burn. I mean seriously... maybe comeback of the year.
All I'm saying is :
newer != better
This thread has nothing to do with Mustangs, so lets drop it.
Andrew 6:02PM (2/20/2008)
I have a year-old BMW...
Dustin 2:15AM (2/21/2008)
Please guys, don't feed the trolls..
joebillybob 1:20PM (2/20/2008)
When I was at the dealership (they had two sitting on the floor) they said its $17,000 just to replace a tire, and you have to mail in the whole wheel. That was the old wheel, not the Pur Sang wheels. Cant imagine the price on the new ones.
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