The crazy customizers at Mansory have brought a number of very exclusive projects to this year's Geneneva Motor Show, including a lovely green and silver Rolls-Royce Wraith. However, center stage for the show was taken by their latest Bugatti Veyron project. Now, before you turn your nose in disgust at the idea of tuning a million-dollar car, know the Veyron is old and starting to look its age, so Mansory's work is welcomed.
This is their seventh Veyron and like the ones that came before, the "Vivera" has a carbon fiber theme. The idea is to take a normal version and bring elements from the Vitesse and Super Sport, adding them using a very special weave of carbon, visible through a multi-layered clear coat.
The number of changes made by German tuners is big: a new front grille, shorter hood, larger air intakes on the roof and a reworked engine deck, to name only the big ones. New headlights and taillights update the Veyron and bring it to 2014 standards. Mansory have also installed their own wheel design, a simple and very sharp twin-double-spoke, wrapped in the original Bugatti-approved tires.
The interior is equally impressive. Trim, seats, floor mats and of course the dash – they've all been swapped for a black+white color combo with dark gray carbon fiber used for the center console and its gear stick.
Our favorite part is without a doubt the engine deck, which allows for a very clever peak at the W16 quad-turbo engine, just like on the Super Sport. In carbon, it looks like art deco furniture, which shows just how good Mansory at working with the exotic material.
Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida. Full profile
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