First pic of Bugatti Veyron Bleu Centenaire emerges from Geneva
by John Neff on Mar 2nd 2009 at 6:29PM 
Put one in the win column for Twitter as the first image of the special edition Bugatti Veyron being unveiled tomorrow at the Geneva Motor Show has just been uploaded. Called the Bleu Centenaire, this latest in a long line of special edition Veyrons commemorates the brand's 100th anniversary. As such, it's wearing a special shade of blue that you might remember seeing on the late, great EB 110, but is also the main color of Bugatti's historical racing livery. Note, however, that the Bleu Cenenaire features both matte and glossy applications of the color on its body panels, which looks strange yet inexplicably cool to us.
We don't yet know what changes have been made to this Veyron's quad-turbo W16 engine, but rumors suggest that Bugatti has exceeded the engine's current power rating of 1,000 hp by so much that the car's top speed will crest 270 mph (a standard Bugatti Veyron tops out around 253). We'll have to wait until tomorrow for more details and images, but we're definitely interested in what may be the only vehicle that will ever look right at home in Papa Smurf's personal garage.
[Source: Twitter via Sky Motoring via Jalopnik]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Alex 6:38PM (3/02/2009)
Creme de la creme.
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Quattroporte 6:41PM (3/02/2009)
Polo for the groceries.
599XX for the track.
This for everything else.
zamafir 6:59PM (3/02/2009)
ditto on the polo comment :). I like the color scheme and Audi S line esc chrome, very nice.
trevor 6:40PM (3/02/2009)
Not a fan, they should'nt mix glossy with matte of the same color it doesnt look good, either stick with ALL matte or ALL glossy
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HotRodzNKustoms 7:12PM (3/02/2009)
Not a huge fan of matte but I totally agree
Quattroporte 6:43PM (3/02/2009)
I don't recall clicking the "Reply" buttton. Sorry, Alex.
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Quattroporte 6:46PM (3/02/2009)
Now that I intentionally click "Reply" it doesn't reply.
coolremo 7:02PM (3/02/2009)
i think thats the ugliest veyron yet.
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TigerMil 7:53PM (3/02/2009)
matte/glossy is so five minutes ago.
And how about enough with the Veyron and top speeds...270mph is wildly impractical...the drill to achieve it approaches military aircraft preparation. Just what the average sheik in Dubai needs to approach his Darwinian evolutionary departure point. Can it do the 'ring? Drive it through Mayfair on a Sunday in August without overheating?
Enquiring minds want to know....
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MikeW 10:34PM (3/02/2009)
It depends on how lazy VW/Bugatti is? (new tires, new suspension, revised aerodynamics, )
Lets say they just turned up the boost for more power, then top speed is unlikely to change. But how they get that top speed will change. Right now the Veyron tops out at 235mph in high downforce mode 0.412 Cd, could go 245 in normal mode (not allowed, for good reason-aero instability, death, and no repeat customers) 0.393 Cd, and 255mph in top speed mode Cd 0.355.
So that extra 250-300hp would be necessary to hit 255 mph in handling mode.
and now in air brake mode, the Veyron may hit 200mph (topping out 6th?), Cd 0.682
the vegas style guy 7:58PM (3/02/2009)
Ok, for some reason, I have wanted one of these since way before they went on sale. I don't get my strange attraction to this car but I love it and would climb on top of Joan Rivers or under Donald Trump for one.
I just threw up a little in my throat.
I still want one.
Speaking of Twitter, follow me!
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I'll follow you back. Gearheads unite!
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aj121489 8:40PM (3/02/2009)
Didn't need the visuals. And that's just gross. I don't think I could do that for anything non-life-threatening.
Korben Dallas 8:07PM (3/02/2009)
Ha! I recognize the color. It is called "profsoyuz blue", where "profsoyuz" is the Russian word for "labor union". This is the sterotypical color they used to paint virtually everything in Soviet Union: stairwells, park benches, school buses etc. I was wondering where the stock of "profsoyuz blue" went after the breeak up if the USSR... Now I know. Urine-smelling stairwells in unkempt apartment buildings is the first association that comes to mind. Idiotic color on an idiotic car...
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Brian 8:21PM (3/02/2009)
I wonder what color it turns as it burns through the atmosphere at 270 mph?! haha Probably won't be smurf blue after that high speed pass ;-)
Regardless, it's one thing to build horsepower, its another to make it stable - especially aerodynamically. This is one amazing machine, to be able to handle such a feat, and be street legal!
I'll take one please!
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Dan 8:32PM (3/02/2009)
My guess is 1225 hp. See if anyone gets closer!
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aj121489 8:42PM (3/02/2009)
Well they rumored on here earlier that it was 1350 I think
MikeW 10:42PM (3/02/2009)
ONE MILLIONS WATTS! 1341hp should be a high ball estimate (The first/last/only 1 MEGAwatt car, stick that in your pipe Al Gore!)
950kW is center 1274hp
900kw is low ball (what you guys didn't want to spend how much on a new fuel system?) 1207hp
Don't the Veyron's have a real 1030-1040hp?
Suddhodana 8:40PM (3/02/2009)
Where is the SSC fan crowd now? The cars are not comparable but they were still proud of the fastest production car. Not anymore eh?
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ack154 8:47PM (3/02/2009)
Veyrons are getting to be nearly as bad as Mustangs... or worse! I can't decide. Seems like every different color Veyron is its own special edition.
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ugg.tryptophan 2:25AM (3/03/2009)
at 1.4 million dollars, i'd want my car to be a special edition