Bugatti chose the Dubai Motor Show to conclude its Centenary celebrations by unveiling three special editions of the Veyron hypercar. The “Sang d’Argent” and the Grand Sport “Soleil de Nuit” are one-off models while the “Nocturne” will be limited to five cars only, all of them available exclusively to Middle East customers. Prices range from €1.45 million for the Sang d’Argent, €1.55 million for the Soleil de Nuit, and €1.65 million for the Nocturne. First deliveries are said to take place in the first quarter of 2010.
The Nocturne features a polished aluminium bonnet, galvanised side windows, special polished custom rims and polished aluminium upper body parts at the rear. The interior is dominated by a black nano-coated magnesium dashboard while the centre console is finished in galvanised platinum.
The one buyer allocated to the unique Sang d’Argent will get subtle silver metallic paintwork, polished aluminium doors and front wings, Grand Sport wheels and silver air intakes on the roof. Its so-called Havanna interior features a quilting pattern on the seats and saddle, as well as personalised items make the Sang d’Argent exceptionally special.
Last on the list is the Soleil de Nuit or Sun of the Night, another one-off model that comes finished in a polished aluminium and Black Blue metallic surface. The blue colour is also evident in the upper body parts and in the inner side of the rims (the outer side has a diamond cut). Occupants will be greeted by a bold burnt orange interior.
Last week, Top Gear debuted its second episode of the new season, featuring a mile-long drag race between two of the most sought after supercars in recent history. Behind the wheel of the 1001 horsepower Bugatti Veyron: Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond. Behind the wheel of the 627 horsepower McLaren F1: The Stig. The race took place on a very dry, closed stretch of road in Abu Dhabi.
Watch the full video here and let us know if the race turned out the way you thought it would!
Although decades have separated the modern Bugatti from its heritage, the Alsatian exotic marque is one that prides itself on its racing pedigree. Bugatti will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with 4 Bugatti Veyron Centenaire Edition at Villa d’Este.
Each of the four one-offs bares a different color to contrast with the chrome fenders, and each honors a different driver from Bugatti’s glory days by taking their names. To more clearly emphasize the cars historical linkages, the four Veyrons arrived in Italy accompanied by matching historic Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix racers.
It certainly takes a special kind of eye to look at a $1.75 million Bugatti Veyron and think, “I’d like to draw more attention…I think I’ll paint it gold.” But that’s exactly what the car’s Kuwaiti owner did. The combination with tan offers a color combo that’s at once eye-catching and also nearly camouflaged with its resident environment - the desert.
The car isn’t just a freak-show garage queen, however, and it does get driven. It’s been spotted out and about in Kuwait by media, the public and even a few speeding cameras. But the owner also coddles it as one might expect, treating it to the occasional $10,000 detail job and storing it in a climate-controlled atmospheric chamber inside the garage.
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Bugatti plans a sinister, exposed carbonfibre version of its Grand Sport roadster. The €1.4 million, 253mph Grand Sport, was presented at an exclusive customer premiere in Cannes, where the Sang Noir carbonfibre special edition was twice represented.
A customer car, identified by its unpainted carbonfibre spine, piano black panels and tangerine interior, was present. Bugatti was clearly using it to tempt customers with a Sang Noir roadster, and it also showed a model of the carbonfibre roadster (pictured).
Just 15 Sang Noir coupés (the name is French for ‘black blood’) will be made, but expect a similar number of roadsters to follow the 987bhp Grand Sport, which will be available to customers in April 2009.
