French maker of cheap and cheerful city runab—nah just kidding, it’s Bugatti. Creator of the Veyron and the Chiron, this aristocratic branch of the Volkswagen Group can justifiably claim to build the fastest
The article discusses plans by luxury automobile manufacturer Bugatti, which is owned by Germany's automobile company Volkswagen AG, to create an international chain of retail stores to sell its line of limited-edition Bugatti clothing and accessories.Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition...
Porsche, which is owned by Volkswagen AG, has an over 15 percent stake in Rimac. Volkswagen is using Porsche as a mutually beneficial party in the deal. Current executives of Bugatti, like CEO Stephan Winkelmann, are expected not to remain a part of the carmaker if the deal is signed.Car...
but Ettore's death in 1947 led to the company ceasing operations in 1952 before a short-lived revival in 1963. The brand was revived again in 1987, resulting in the EB110 GT, but the company we know today only appeared in 1998, when Volkswagen Group acquired the brand. In 2005, the ...
Driving this record is Bugatti's chief test driver Wallace (Andy Wallace). On the longest track in the world owned by Volkswagen, technicians and drivers made several attempts to break the record of 300 miles per hour. Bugatti declared that this modified Chiron 1 was "the first super sports...
“The Divo is a further project intended to thrill people and the world,” declared Stephan Winkelmann, chief executive officer of the Volkswagen Group-owned brand. “Our fans are very important to us.” As a brief refresher, the name of the car comes from Albert Divo. The Frenchman ...
This loss has already been written off by Volkswagen... Below the version shown at Pebble Beach June 7 - October 16, 2005Bugatti: The Thoroughbred of AutomobilesSaratoga Automobile Museum , USA An unprecedented and amazing collection of the finest and most beautiful cars ever built is making...
‘La Voiture Noire’ is French for ‘The Black Car’, a nodeto the second Type 57SC Atlanticthat was owned by Jean Bugatti himself and simply vanished, without anyone knowing what exactly happened to it. Bugatti’s modern Black Car has also gained the title of the world’s most expensive...
The Veyron was the first production Bugatti of the Volkswagen era and was produced in various guises from 2005 to 2015. Powered by a quad-turbocharged W-16 engine, the Veyron was the world’s fastest production automobile when it debuted. The company only constructed 450 Veyrons of all types...
At the hands of the Volkswagen Group, Bugatti was revived again in 1998. The move back to Molsheim marked an important decision: building the future of the company on the very same grounds where its founder Ettore had created his legacy, this year 110 years ago. And just like in Ettore'...