Photo: RM Sotheby's
After much trial and error, Bugatti wowed the world when the Veyron was deemed ready for production and capable of breaking the speed record for road-going cars. Now replaced by the Chiron, the Veyron’s mythos soldiers on as the gentle giant that outgunned the McLaren F1, the most important car of the 1990s.
After a decade at the very top of the food chain, production of the high-speed brawler ended when chassis number 450 rolled off the assembly line in Molsheim, France. 150 units were Grand Sport roadsters, while the remaining 300 were delivered in the form of two-door coupes. This white-painted Veyron here is the final coupe ever made and, as it often happens with limited-run hypercars, it is now looking for a new, caring owner.
Slated to go under the hammer next month on the vibrant grounds of the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, the pictured Bugatti Veyron is a 2013 model of the Super Sport 300 variation. It even comes with a polished stainless steel plaque that reads “chassis no. 300,” plus an obnoxious amount of “Super Sport 300” lettering scattered throughout the ultra-luxurious cabin.
Three years old it may be, kicking on four, but the odometer doesn’t show its age. At 308 miles (495 kilometers) from new, this car embodies what a garage queen is all about. According to RM Sotheby’s, chassis number 300 also happens to be the sixth of the eight U.S.-spec Super Sport models ever made.
Beyond the packaging, it’s worth noting that the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has 200 more horsepower compared to the regular Veyron. It’s also 100 pounds lighter, boasts NACA-style ducts on the roof, and it can hit 257 miles per hour (413 km/h) provided you can find a road straight enough to achieve that mind-boggling velocity. To put that figure into a greater perspective, a Boeing 747 airliner needs 180 mph (290 km/h) to take off the runway.
Slated to go under the hammer next month on the vibrant grounds of the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, the pictured Bugatti Veyron is a 2013 model of the Super Sport 300 variation. It even comes with a polished stainless steel plaque that reads “chassis no. 300,” plus an obnoxious amount of “Super Sport 300” lettering scattered throughout the ultra-luxurious cabin.
Three years old it may be, kicking on four, but the odometer doesn’t show its age. At 308 miles (495 kilometers) from new, this car embodies what a garage queen is all about. According to RM Sotheby’s, chassis number 300 also happens to be the sixth of the eight U.S.-spec Super Sport models ever made.
Beyond the packaging, it’s worth noting that the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has 200 more horsepower compared to the regular Veyron. It’s also 100 pounds lighter, boasts NACA-style ducts on the roof, and it can hit 257 miles per hour (413 km/h) provided you can find a road straight enough to achieve that mind-boggling velocity. To put that figure into a greater perspective, a Boeing 747 airliner needs 180 mph (290 km/h) to take off the runway.
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