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Bugatti Veyron Super Sport on 'Ring for record attempt?

Jonathon Ramsey — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:56:00 EST

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Bugatti, Luxury

The December 2005 issue of Australian motoring mag Wheels said the Bugatti Veyron lapped the Nürbugring in 7:40 in traffic. In the intervening years, depending on which list you consult, that particular time would leave the Veyron behind as few as 11 or as many as 38 other cars. Bugatti was quiet about it, but the company is quiet about almost everything that doesn't involve a new special edition or straight-line speed.

Among the other things Bugatti has neglected to publicize is the presence of a factory-plated Veyron Super Sport caught doing recon laps at the 'Ring. This might or might not lead to any publicly declared lap time, but even if it does, none of us should expect a miracle. A five-percent improvement would be colossal, and colossally unlikely - there are just as many curves at the 'Ring now as there were in 2005, and the massive Veyron SS still isn't made to take them. But say the Alsatian supercoupe did cleave 23 seconds off the lap, that would still leave it at 7:17, two seconds behind the Donkervoort D8 RS, one second ahead of the Porsche GT2 RS.

So now that the pressure's off, let's just say we'll be happy with any time the Veyron SS turns in so long as we get some in-car video to take the virtual ride. Scroll down for some video of the supercar on the track. Sounds beastly.

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Jay Leno turns a wheel in the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

Jeff Glucker — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:31:00 EST

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, Bugatti, Celebrities, Luxury

Jay Leno has an entire wing of his garage devoted to vehicles built by Bugatti. It's no surprise, then, that Bugatti has arrived to give Jay an up-close look at the latest super stallion in the stable. The Veyron Super Sport has landed in Burbank, and Leno spends some quality time with the mean blue machine. Leno spends time chatting with Bugatti's American marketing director John Hill before hitting the roads of Southern California.

Click past the jump to watch the late night host go gaga for this $3 million ultra exotic.

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Video: First Bugatti Veyron Super Sport comes Stateside

Jeff Glucker — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:29:00 EST

Filed under: Car Buying, Coupe, Videos, Bugatti

Take a walk-around the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport - Click above to watch video after the jump

The first Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has touched down on United States soil. It's one of only five examples produced that will hit the same top speed as the 268-mile per hour world-record setting version. The other 35 examples to be built will be limited to just 258 mph, because, you know, that extra 10 mph would simply be overkill.

Symbolic Motors of San Diego, California is the lucky dealership holding the keys to this amazing machine. It retails for $2.58 million, though we're pretty sure that this one was snatched up before it even arrived Stateside. Click past the jump for a video walk-around of the very first Bugatti Veyron Super Sport to hit the States. Thanks for the tip, Mark!

Gallery: 2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport: First Drive

Photos copyright (C)2011 Rex Roy / AOL
Video by Spencer Berke

[Source: DragTimes.com]

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Video: Bugatti Veyron SS takes on Top Gear test track at hands of the Stig

Steven J. Ewing — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:28:00 EST

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Bugatti

The Stig takes on the Bugatti Veyron SS - Click above to watch the video after the jump

Recently, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport made headlines by setting a new land speed record, hitting 267.81 miles per hour out on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessien test track. It may be the fastest production car ever built, but straight-line speed isn't everything, you know. Just ask the Top Gear boys - the standard-spec Bugatti Veyron may be an insanely fast machine, but out on the test track, it failed to earn first (or even second or third) place honors.

Naturally, it didn't take long for Top Gear to get the new Veyron SS in the hands of its tame racing driver, The Stig. Captain Slow may have managed the top-rung Bugatti up to 259.11 mph, but how does it fare on the track? Does it take the first place spot, or merely fall somewhere near the top? Hit the jump to watch the video of Stiggy's power lap and find out for yourself.

Gallery: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport land speed record

[Source: YouTube]

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Captain Slow No More: Top Gear's James May hits 259.11 mph in Bugatti Veyron SS

Steven J. Ewing — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:29:00 EST

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, Bugatti, UK, Luxury

Last week, we told you that the Top Gear crew was smirking about having some sort of involvement in the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport's land speed record. And while it was easy for us to chalk it up as simple Top Gear embellishment (they did take credit for the erupting Icelandic volcano, remember), it appears that the TG team - James May, specifically - had a pretty big part in all of this record-setting madness. Apparently he wasn't the 267.81-mph record-setting driver, but Captain Slow did manage to pilot the new Veyron Super Sport up to an extremely respectable 259.11 mph, and the high-speed tale is recounted in the magazine's August issue, which should be hitting newsstands as you read this.

This isn't May's first experience with the Veyron, of course. We all remember that the Captain did a similar test run in the standard-spec Bug, hitting 253 mph out on Volkswagen's Ehra-Lessien high-speed oval. (We have the video available after the jump for those of you who want to re-live the experience.) Now, the one question that remains - is the Super Sport fast enough to finally reconcile that lost race between Hammond and the jet fighter? Hot tips, PS3 and Brandon!

Gallery: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport land speed record

[Source: Top Gear]

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