Volkswagen has announced that the current head of Bentley, Franz-Josef Paefgen, will also add the Bugatti brand to his duties. Paefgen, a former head of Audi, will replace Thomas Bscher, who resigned from Bugatti after an apparent fallout with VW boss Martin Winterkorn. Bscher’s departure was the latest in a string of high-ranking executives to […]

Thomas Bscher, head of Bugatti, has announced that he will resign from his position. Bscher had been vocal about his desire for a second Bugatti model and future expansion of the brand. When asked about Bscher’s plans for a second Bugatti model or whole product family, Volkswagen Group CEO, Dr. Martin Winterkorn, replied, “That is […]

It was inevitable. It was only a question of when someone would be the first to crash their Bugatti Veyron. That is has taken this long is a testament to the supercar’s capabilities.
Their name is unknown, but you can bet that the individual behind the wheel, will live in infamy as the first private owner […]

During an interview with a German newspaper, Dr. Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagon Group, indicated that Bugatti production models may end with the Veyron.
When asked about Thomas Bscher’s plans for a second Bugatti model or whole product family, Winterkorn replied, “That is perhaps its desire. But some desires remain dreams.”
There isn’t a much more direct […]

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, has quelled recent rumors that suggested the automaker would sell its Bugatti and Lamborghini brands. Porsche’s CEO Wendelin Wiedeking has publicly stated his opposition to VW’s exotic brands, and has threatened to pressure VW into dropping Bugatti and Lamborghini.
Winterkorn said research and development done at the supercar brands can benefit the […]

In last night’s Top Gear episode, “the slowest man in the entire world”, James ‘Captain Slow’ May took a Bugatti Veyron around Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien test track facility located near the automaker’s home in Wolfsburg, Germany
May’s target was to reach the Veyron’s astonishing top speed of 407 km/h (252 mph). And he made it.
Captain Slow may […]

In another classic Top Gear challenge, Richard Hammond and James May attempt to beat Jeremy Clarkson in a race across Europe from Northern Italy back to London. They have to use transport other than a car. While Clarkson gets to drive the Bugatti Veyron.
Check out the video for the results. The video is long but […]

Based on the number of video posts, it is quite obvious that we are in awe of the performance levels of the Bugatti Veyron. This clip provides a glimpse into what it must be like to be behind the wheel of the ultimate supercar.
Video after the jump.

Here is one more video attempting to show how blisteringly fast a Bugatti Veyron truly is. And this video is likely the best we’ve seen so far.
Just last week we showed you a clip of a Veyron launch and its quick disappearance, but this video is truly amazing.
If you haven’t seen a Veyron launch in […]

Two videos of a race between a RUF CTR and Bugatti Veyron. The RUF CTR is capable of 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds and 0-100 mph in just 6.7 seconds. But that is no match for the Veyron so the driver of the CTR was given a small headstart in the first race and a […]