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You can't go lopping the top off of a $1.5 million supercar without replacing it with something. Well, you could, but not if you're going to sell it for more than $2 million apiece. That's why when Bugatti unveiled the new Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, the automaker made sure to demonstrate not one, but two removable roofs that will be included with the targa hypercar. The first is a transparent polycarbonate hard-top section that can be removed and stowed for open-air driving. But in case the obscenely wealthy driver finds himself caught in an unexpected torrential downpour (or just a drizzle, for that matter), Bugatti has also developed an umbrella-like soft-top that can be deployed in an emergency. Unfortunately, the fabric roof section can't withstand the 252 mph top speed that the polycarbonate solid roof can, limiting speeds to an embarrassing 80 mph.

The deployment of the fabric temporary roof was a little difficult to describe in words and pictures, but fortunately our Latin friends at Autoblog En Espanol have found a video of the roof in action. Follow the jump to check it out.

Gallery: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport


Gallery: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Live Debut


[Source: Autoblog Spanish]

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If this doesn't put a grin on your face, you're probably dead. Witness the impossibly fast Bugatti Veyron make the jump to hyperspace as filmed from a 350Z chase car.

Well, now we all know what fast -- real, on-the-street fast -- looks like. The thing's like a bike, for crying out loud. Utterly ridiculous ... in the best possible way.

[Source: Streetfire.net via German Car Blog]

Vanishing Point: The Bugatti Veyron at full tilt originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 12:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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