Some say you're not a mature auto enthusiast until you've learned about the way in which French people park. Parisians seem to have a particularly high appetite for shoving their cars into parking spots that are too tight while making literal use of their bumpers. Alas, all parking spots in Paris are incredibly small. Well, we are here to give you the mother of all Paris parking jobs.
First of all, it all involves what used to be the king and queen of all cars, namely the French-branded Bugatti Veyron. An example of the late hypercar was trying to leave the parking lot in front of the Plaza Athenee Hotel (that's what we see here) when it bumped into a LaFerrari.
The Ferrari was trying to do the same thing at the time, but it seems the driver of the convertible Bugatti didn't want to wait and play the smooth operator.
Judging by the behavior of both drivers, the minor crash doesn't appear to have resulted in any damage. Perhaps the man reversing the Veyron thought the hypercar has magical paint.
After all, this is a Veyron one-off we're talking about. Called Veyron L'or Blanc (White Gold), this still uses an aluminum and carbon fiber body, but it has been painted using patterns borrowed from German porcelain designer Königliche Porzellan-Manufatur Berlin. For one thing, certain parts, such as the center caps on the wheels, are made of hand-designed porcelain.
The L'or Blanc owner appears to adore the hotel despite the parking. The man caused quite a stir back in 2012 when he parked his Veyron in about the same spot, with car photographers freaking out about such a creation being casually left on such a narrow street.
Think about it, this is a car that makes the 499 units of the LaFerrari seem like a high production volume. A $2.5 million vehicle that was the topic of a short documentary made by Bugatti itself. While we love to see hypercar owners put their vehicles to work, this guy could use some extra manners with the tea pot.
PS: Don't take the French parking routine too serious - Porsche 918 Spyder owners happen to bump into other precious machines too.
Footage via Shmee150
The Ferrari was trying to do the same thing at the time, but it seems the driver of the convertible Bugatti didn't want to wait and play the smooth operator.
Judging by the behavior of both drivers, the minor crash doesn't appear to have resulted in any damage. Perhaps the man reversing the Veyron thought the hypercar has magical paint.
After all, this is a Veyron one-off we're talking about. Called Veyron L'or Blanc (White Gold), this still uses an aluminum and carbon fiber body, but it has been painted using patterns borrowed from German porcelain designer Königliche Porzellan-Manufatur Berlin. For one thing, certain parts, such as the center caps on the wheels, are made of hand-designed porcelain.
The L'or Blanc owner appears to adore the hotel despite the parking. The man caused quite a stir back in 2012 when he parked his Veyron in about the same spot, with car photographers freaking out about such a creation being casually left on such a narrow street.
Think about it, this is a car that makes the 499 units of the LaFerrari seem like a high production volume. A $2.5 million vehicle that was the topic of a short documentary made by Bugatti itself. While we love to see hypercar owners put their vehicles to work, this guy could use some extra manners with the tea pot.
PS: Don't take the French parking routine too serious - Porsche 918 Spyder owners happen to bump into other precious machines too.
Footage via Shmee150