Driving the Bugatti Veyron and Chiron to Examine Auto History's Most Spectacular Gamble. ... Like it or not, the era of combustion-engined hypercars is rapidly drawing to a close.

Bugatti pulled it off: The Veyron entered production in 2005 with a quad-turbocharged, 8.0-liter W16 engine rated at 1,000 horsepower and 922 pound-feet of torque.

Our 3D car-modeler, Mike Edwards, has created each car's shape from numerous photos and drawings, ... 2006 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 . Powertrain/Chassis. Drivetrain Layout. Mid-engine, AWD.

Well, in a twisted way, they do come directly from “Bugatti’s drawing table” as they are poorly made, most likely amateur, photoshops of official press photos of the Veyron.

For example, the Bugatti Veyron had an 8.0-liter W16 engine. To achieve this engineering marvel, Piëch had to join together two VW VR8 engines at a narrow angle, which was, in itself, an achievement.

The goal of Bugatti was to produce ridiculous vehicle models that command headline-generating price tags, set world production car speed records, and draw hundreds of people around the very final ...

With the Veyron 16.4 W16 engine as a starting point, Bugatti engineers went back to the proverbial drawing board — envisioning a quieter engine with more power, better efficiency, and reduced ...

In 2005, Bugatti shocked the world with the Veyron’s quad-turbo W16 engine. It was unlike anything anyone had seen in a production car before and gave the Veyron 1,001 PS (987 horsepower).

Bugatti sources recently claimed a final edition 1,500 horsepower Veyron would have "fantasy" performance levels, a top speed of 280 mph and a price tag of around $7.7 million. That's a car we all ...

The fact that Bugatti is working on a Super Veyron for the 2014 model year is no ... They could be either from “Bugatti’s drawing table” or just “an interpretation based on information the ...