All the power of the Super Sport in the Grand Sport’s sexy body
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Super Sport is settling a very difficult buying dilemma for the super rich. Until now, Bugatti
shoppers could choose the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport roadster for the
ultimate in top-down style, or the $2.7 million Super Sport coupe for
all the bragging rights that come with owning the world’s fastest
production car. But anyone who wanted a combination of the two models
was simply out of luck.
Now, though, everyone at the polo club can finally breathe a sigh of
relief—Bugatti apparently has fused the Grand Sport chassis and body
with the 1200-bhp quad turbo W-16 engine that propelled the Super Sport
to a record-setting 268-mph high-speed run.
The white test car caught by our spy photographers has only minimal
camouflage on its front air intakes. Unlike the Super Sport coupe, this
new roadster version keeps the chromed air intakes of the standard
Veyron. For obvious reasons, the sleeker NACA ducts found on the roof of
the Super Sport make no sense on a car with a removable top. That means
the car will likely have a top speed that’s not quite as fast as the
Super Sport Coupe’s electronically limited 258-mph max.
But fear not, performance isn’t exactly going to be an issue here. The
Super Sport coupe accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 seconds, according
to Bugatti, and can pull up to 1.4g on a skidpad. During our test
drive, we praised this all-wheel-drive supercar for also being
remarkably “smooth, quiet and comfortable” during normal driving
conditions.
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