On the earth of supercars and hypercars, few have had an influence fairly just like the Bugatti Veyron, and when that extends to collector automobiles, fewer nonetheless include a compelling again story, just like the one we’re that includes in the present day: a 2015 Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, as soon as owned by Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger. The 77-year-old, former California governor took supply over a decade in the past and parted methods with it again in 2018. Now the automobile has surfaced on the market at Miller Motorcars in Connecticut.
Schwarzenegger’s Bugatti Veyron: An Elite Hypercar With Blockbuster Pedigree
This specific instance (VF9SV2C21FM795074) is No.74 of simply 92 Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse models produced in Molsheim, France, of which solely 22 have been initially delivered to the USA. Completed in a hanging however understated exterior shade of White Silver Metallic in opposition to 20-inch chrome wheels, the automobile is a mirrored image of the previous proprietor’s larger-than-life character: refined, highly effective, and unmistakably uncommon.
Inside, the Lux theme continues with a handcrafted tan leather-based inside and carbon-fiber sports activities seats with quilted leather-based that function a distinction to the light-weight carbon-fiber on the doorways and the brushed aluminium finishes on the sprint and steering wheel. Different beautiful particulars embrace Vitesse embroidered on the headrests and middle console.
Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse: A Uncommon Collectible For The Proper Purchaser
With a prime velocity of 254 mph sans the roof, set in April 2013 at VW’s top-secret testing facility at Ehra-Lessien in Germany, the Vitesse, which is French for “velocity,” as soon as held the title for the quickest manufacturing convertible on the earth. Below the rear clamshell of this Bugatti sits the legendary quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W16 engine, one in every of former VW boss Ferdinand Piëch’s most vital creations, and a part of his grand imaginative and prescient for the world of hypercars for the twenty first century.
Whereas the OG EB 16.4 Veyron famously put out 1,001 horsepower, the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse produces 1,200 horsepower and 1,106 pound-feet of torque, courtesy of larger turbos and intercoolers and a much less restrictive twin exhaust. Energy is routed to all 4 wheels by way of a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. Aerodynamic enhancements like bigger air intakes and a double rear diffuser have been borrowed from the Veyron Tremendous Sport. Whereas the highest velocity document has since been overwhelmed, it’s nonetheless held by one other Bugatti, the 282 mph Mistral.
However past the uncooked velocity, the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse will also be effortlessly composed due to carbon-ceramic brakes and an unbiased double wishbone suspension. Bugatti’s engineers modified the chassis by decreasing the dynamic pure frequency for higher consolation whereas enhancing steering response and dealing with. It definitely makes for an excellent Boulevard cruiser, as seen beneath in some outdated footage of Mr.Olympia himself taking it for a spin round Beverly Hills.
Whereas each Bugatti Veyron has collector automobile enchantment with common costs hovering anyplace between $1.8-$2 million, this instance takes it one step additional with movie star provenance, making for a true-blue chip collectible. If that’s one thing that issues to you, take a look at the itemizing beneath.
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