Bugatti Veyron 16.4: Four New 'Centenaire' Special Edition Models

Continuing its centenary celebrations, Bugatti presented four special edition Veyrons at this weekend's Concorso d'Eleganza in Italy. These one off models pay homage to Bugatti's Type 35 Grand Prix racing car that won almost 2,000 races between 1924 and 1934. Each of the four Veyron Specials is named after a Bugatti race-car driver of the 1920s and 30s, and bears the racing colors of their respective country.

The blue Veyron is dedicated to Jean-Pierre Wimille (1908-1949)from France, the red model pays tribute to Achille Varzi (1904-1948) from Italy, the green to Malcolm Campbell (1885-1949) from England and the white Veyron to Hermann zu Leiningen (1901-1971) from Germany.

Colors scheme aside, all four special edition Veyrons come with polished aluminum doors, front fenders and exterior mirrors, plus unique eight-spoke alloy wheels and aluminum front grille and air vents. Inside the 'Centenaire' Veyrons feature special materials and colors along with a commemorative plate.

"We have put a lot of effort into translating colour and material, the defining characteristics of our historic role models, into the designs of the modern-day Veyrons," said Alasdair Stewart, Director Sales & Marketing at Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. "We have taken extreme care to match the original colours of the original race cars, exterior and interior."

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Centenaire: First Photos of Special Edition Series

At last month's Geneva Auto Show, Bugatti revealed the Veyron 16.4 Bleu Centenaire, a one-off special edition model built to celebrate the firm's 100th anniversary. Bugatti boss Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen had announced then that the company would have a few more surprises in store for us at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este (April 24 - 26). Well, if we are to believe our fellow 'colegas' at Motorpassion, the 'surprises' come in the form of four special edition versions of the Veyron.

It is said that each of the four special edition Veyron 16.4 Centenaire pays homage to one of the company's pre-World War 2 Grand Prix drivers including Jean-Pierre Wimille (France, 1908-1949), Achille Varzi (Italy, 1904-1948), Malcolm Campbell (England, 1885-1949) and Hermann Zu Leiningen (Germany, 1901-1971).

While the special edition Veyron 16.4s remain mechanically intact, they do come with a special paint job that's combined with polished aluminum doors and front fenders as well as a other cosmetic upgrades. We'll have more on the Veyron Centenaire closer to the Villa d'Este festivities.

Via: Motorpasion

Mirror Shiny Bugatti Veyron 16.4 up for sale in Abu Dhabi

Unless it's some kind of custom creation, we pretty sure that the shiny-shiny Bugatti Veyron 16.4 that's pictured here is the extremely rare 'Pur Sang' edition that was revealed at the Frankfurt Auto Show back in 2007. We've added a set of official pics of the original 'Pur Sang' after the jump so you can compare for yourselves. All in all, Bugatti had produce a mere five examples of the shiny supercar that sported an unpainted, all-aluminum body shell combined with numerous carbon fiber parts (bonnet, roof, rear spoiler etc).

During the 2007 Frankfurt show, Bugatti had announced that all five Veyron 16.4 'Pur Sang' were sold out at a price of €1.4 million - and that does not include taxes, delivery and various other charges that us plain buyers are not aware of. Now -and we repeat, unless it's a custom creation- the close to bling-bling shiny Veyron is up for grabs by a dealer in Abu Dhabi for an undisclosed price.

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Link: Prestige Motors

Kids Play: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Car Configurator

Forget about fooling around with mundane cars like Chevys or BMWs; if you really want to waste some time then you might as well to do it for a vehicle that chances are, you'll never, ever be able to obtain. A good example is Buggati's online Veyron 16.4 configurator that consumed about 20 minutes of our time as we were trying to create the worst possible color combination for the supercar's exterior and interior - this is the best we could come up with. As a true uber-upscale brand, Bugatti offers viewers/players a downloadable PDF file with photos of 'your' personal Veyron 16.4.

Grazie for the tip Alessandro! Link: Bugatti

Complete List of VW Group's 178 Models Sold Worldwide

In the rare case that you have ever wondered how many and what type of vehicles the VW Group sells worldwide, then you've come to the right place. As we learned from the company's 2009 Facts and Figures booklet, the VW Group currently sells a total of 178 passenger cars, SUVs, sportscars, LCVs, busses and trucks spread across nine different brands - Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Scania, SEAT, Skoda and VW Commercial Vehicles. You can check out the complete list that includes photos of all models right after the jump.