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Narrator: TODAY ON "HOW IT'S MADE: DREAM CARS,"

THE BUGATTI VEYRON, THE FASTEST WORK OF ART IN THE WORLD.

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Narrator: THE CITé DE L'AUTOMOBILE

IN MULHOUSE, FRANCE, WAS FORMERLY KNOWN

AS THE SCHLUMPF COLLECTION.

IT HOUSES THE LARGEST COLLECTION

OF CLASSIC BUGATTIS IN THE WORLD.

WHILE MOST CAR COMPANIES WERE FOUNDED BY ENTREPRENEURS

WITH A PURELY TECHNICAL BACKGROUND,

BUGATTI'S CREATOR, ETTORE BUGATTI,

CAME FROM A FAMILY OF WELL-KNOWN ITALIAN ARTISTS.

THAT ARTISTIC HERITAGE PLAYED A VITAL ROLE

IN THE DESIGN OF BUGATTI CARS, LONG CONSIDERED

AMONG THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EVER MADE,

BUT ART NEVER GOT IN THE WAY OF SPEED.

IN FACT, BUGATTI BUILT ONE OF AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY'S

MOST SUCCESSFUL RACE CARS -- THE TYPE 35.

AFTER ETTORE AND HIS SON JEAN DIED,

THE BUGATTI BRAND WENT DORMANT IN THE EARLY 1960s.

BUT VOLKSWAGEN BOUGHT IT IN 1998,

AND BUGATTI CAME ROARING BACK TO LIFE WITH THE VEYRON,

THE FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR IN EXISTENCE.

BUILT HERE AT ITS ANCESTRAL HEADQUARTERS

IN MOLSHEIM, FRANCE, IT'S THE MOST POWERFUL

AND EXPENSIVE PRODUCTION CAR IN THE WORLD.

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THE CARS ARE MADE HERE IN A BUILDING REFERRED TO

AS THE ATELIER.

THE PEOPLE AT BUGATTI THINK OF VEYRON

AS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A CAR.

TO THEM, IT'S AN AUTOMOTIVE WORK OF ART.

EACH CAR BEGINS LIFE HERE IN THE DESIGN DEPARTMENT.

AS FUTURISTIC AS THE VEYRON MAY LOOK,

IT STILL FEATURES THE FAMOUS BUGATTI HORSESHOE-SHAPED GRILLE

DEVELOPED BY ETTORE.

ETTORE'S SON JEAN WAS A TALENTED STYLIST.

HE CREATED SWEEPING CURVES THAT CAME TO DEFINE

THE BUGATTI LOOK,

AND THOSE CURVES REAPPEAR ON THE VEYRON.

LIGHTWEIGHT AND STRONG,

CARBON FIBER IS THE IDEAL MATERIAL

FOR CONSTRUCTING A SUPERCAR LIKE THE VEYRON.

HERE, A MACHINE CALLED A PLOTTER CUTS A SHEET OF CARBON FIBER

INTO THE REQUIRED SHAPES.

THE MATERIAL, WHICH IS STORED AT MINUS 4 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

TO PRESERVE ITS FORM,

IS HEATED TO PLUS 64 DEGREES JUST PRIOR TO CUTTING.

AND BUGATTI USES DIFFERENT KINDS OF FIBER DEPENDING ON

WHAT PART OF THE CAR THEY'RE BUILDING.

WHERE CERTAIN COMPONENTS REQUIRE FLEXIBILITY,

OTHERS NEED RIGIDITY.

A WORKER POSITIONS THE CARBON FIBER IN A MOLD.

TO CREATE A PART, SHE MUST LAYER MULTIPLE SHEETS, OR PLIES,

OF THE FIBER IN A SPECIFIED ORDER.

THIS LAYERING PROCESS ADDS STRENGTH.

TO AVOID CREATING ANY WRINKLES, SHE CAREFULLY CUTS

AND OVERLAPS THE MATERIAL AT THE CORNERS.

ALTHOUGH SHE MAKES IT LOOK EASY, THIS JOB REQUIRES

AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SKILL AND EXPERIENCE.

EACH LAYER OF FIBER MUST BE CAREFULLY POSITIONED

TO ENSURE MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE.

THE PATTERN OF THE FIBERS MUST BE PERFECTLY ALIGNED.

THE MOLD THEN COMES HERE TO THESE GIANT OVENS,

WHICH ARE CALLED AUTOCLAVES.

AUTOCLAVES APPLY A COMBINATION OF HEAT AND PRESSURE

TO CURE THE CARBON FIBER.

AFTER 4 HOURS OF BAKING AT 275 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

UNDER 87 PSI, THE PART IS READY.

WORKERS REMOVE IT FROM THE MOLD.

WHILE ALMOST ALL THE WORK OF CREATING A VEYRON

IS ACCOMPLISHED BY HAND,

SOMETIMES A ROBOT COMES IN HANDY.

HERE A C.N.C. MACHINE TRIMS OFF EXCESS MATERIAL

AND DRILLS ANY NECESSARY HOLES.

NEXT, THE PARTS COME HERE,

WHERE SKILLED CRAFTSMEN PREPARE THE SURFACE.

THEY BEGIN BY SANDING WITH A HEAVY GRIT MATERIAL.

THEY REPEAT THIS TIME-CONSUMING, PAINSTAKING PROCESS

MULTIPLE TIMES WITH INCREASINGLY FINER GRITS

UNTIL THE SURFACE IS PERFECTLY SMOOTH.

THIS TECHNICIAN PERFORMS

A HIGHLY DETAILED QUALITY CONTROL CHECK.

SHE INSPECTS EVERY INCH OF THE SURFACE,

MARKING ANY IMPERFECTIONS THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED.

THERE'S NO TIME RESTRAINT.

EACH COMPONENT MUST BE ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.

USING PRECISION CALIPERS,

SHE CAREFULLY MEASURES THE DIAMETER OF THE HOLES

TO ENSURE THEY'RE THE CORRECT SIZE.

ONCE THE COMPONENTS HAVE PASSED INSPECTION,

WORKERS MOUNT THEM ON A MONOCOQUE CHASSIS.

LIKE TAILORS PUTTING TOGETHER A SUIT,

THEY MAKE SURE THE PARTS FIT TOGETHER CORRECTLY.

THE WEAVE PATTERN MUST ALIGN, AND THEY EVEN MEASURE THE GAPS.

BUGATTI DESIGNERS LOOK FOR INSPIRATION IN EVERYTHING,

FROM PIGMENTS TO CHUNKS OF CRYSTAL.

HERE, DESIGNERS WORK ON A BLUE-THEMED VEYRON,

DECIDING HOW BEST TO MATCH

DIFFERENT TINTS TO THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR COMPONENTS

OF THE CAR.

THEIR INSPIRATION IS THE RACING COLOR

THAT ADORNED MANY EARLY BUGATTIS.

CARS RACING IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20th CENTURY

BORE THE RACING COLOR OF THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.

THE FRENCH RACING COLOR WAS BLUE,

AND BLUE HAS BECOME A DISTINCTIVE COLOR FOR BUGATTI.

LIKE NEARLY EVERY OTHER STEP IN THE CREATION OF A VEYRON,

THE PAINTING PROCESS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY HAND.

AND ONCE AGAIN, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE ARE CRITICAL

TO DOING THE JOB RIGHT.

HERE, A PAINTER APPLIES LAYER UPON LAYER

OF A CLEAR COAT.

OFTEN, CUSTOMERS REQUEST A CLEAR FINISH

THAT REVEALS THE CARBON FIBER STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH.

BUT CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CHOOSE ANY COLOR THEY DESIRE.

IT COULD EVEN BE THE SHADE OF RED FOUND ON A FAVORITE TIE.

TO GIVE THE COLOR DEPTH,

THE PAINTER MAY APPLY AS MANY AS 10 OR MORE COATS.

[ ENGINE REVS ]

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Narrator: ONE LOOK AT THIS COLOSSAL 16-CYLINDER ENGINE

AND ITS 7-SPEED DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX TRANSMISSION,

AND YOU BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHY

THE BUGATTI VEYRON HOLDS THE RECORD

FOR THE FASTEST PRODUCTION CAR IN THE WORLD.

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VEYRON ENGINES ARE HAND-BUILT.

TWO EXPERTS BUILD EACH ONE PIECE BY PIECE

FROM A COMBINATION OF ALUMINUM, TITANIUM,

STEEL, AND MAGNESIUM.

THE PROCESS IS SO METICULOUS,

IT TAKES TWO WEEKS TO BUILD A SINGLE ENGINE.

HERE, THEY INSTALL THE CRANKSHAFT IN ITS HOUSING

BEFORE BOLTING ON TEMPORARY SPACERS TO HOLD IT IN PLACE.

THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO ROTATE THE ENGINE BLOCK

IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT STEP.

IT'S NOW TIME TO INSTALL THE PISTONS,

WHICH CAN ONLY BE INSERTED FROM ABOVE.

THE CONNECTING RODS ARE MADE OF TITANIUM.

ILLUSTRATING BUGATTI'S FAMOUS FLAIR FOR DETAIL,

ETTORE BUGATTI'S INITIALS CAN EVEN BE FOUND HERE,

WHERE THEY WILL BE INVISIBLE ONCE INSTALLED.

THE WORKER ROTATES THE PISTON RINGS

TO PREVENT KNOCKING AND TO EFFECTIVELY SEAL OFF

THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER FROM THE CRANKSHAFT.

THE WORKER THEN OILS THE PISTON BY HAND

TO PREPARE IT FOR INSTALLATION.

A CLAMPING DEVICE UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO HOLD PISTONS

ALLOWS HIM TO CAREFULLY SITUATE THE COMPONENT

BEFORE SINKING IT INTO POSITION.

ROTATING THE ENGINE BLOCK,

HE REMOVES THE TEMPORARY EXTENSIONS

TO PREPARE FOR THE NEXT STEP OF ATTACHING THE RODS

TO THE CRANKSHAFT.

THIS PART IS CALLED THE CONNECTING ROD CAP.

AFTER APPLYING GREASE,

THE TECHNICIAN BOLTS THE CAP ONTO THE CONNECTING ROD,

SECURING IT AROUND THE CRANK PIN.

HE THEN USES A HAND TOOL

TO LOOSELY FASTEN THE BOLTS IN PLACE.

THEN A CUSTOM-MADE DEVICE FINISHES UP THE JOB,

SIMULTANEOUSLY TIGHTENING THE FASTENERS

TO THE PRECISE TORQUE SPECIFIED BY THE ENGINEERS.

A MONITORING SYSTEM KEEPS TRACK,

ENSURING THAT ALL BOLTS ARE CORRECTLY TIGHTENED.

NOW THE TECHNICIANS CAREFULLY LOWER THE BEARING CASE

ONTO THE CRANK CASE, SEALING IN THE CRANKSHAFT.

THE FINISHED 8-LITER, 16-CYLINDER ENGINE WILL PRODUCE

1,200 HORSEPOWER AT 6,400 R.P.M.,

AND IT WILL HAVE A TORQUE OF 1,100 FOOT POUNDS

BETWEEN 3,000 AND 5,000 R.P.M.

FIRST, THE TECHNICIANS HAVE TO INSTALL

THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD.

THERE ARE TWO UPPER SECTIONS OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD,

EACH FEEDING 8 CYLINDERS.

LIKE THE BULK OF THE ENGINE, THESE COMPONENTS ARE ALUMINUM.

LOOK CLOSELY, AND YOU CAN SEE A TINY VERSION

OF ETTORE BUGATTI'S INITIALS ON THE HEADS OF THE ALUMINUM BOLTS

THAT SECURE THE MANIFOLD.

THE ENGINE IS NOW COMPLETE.

IT'S TIME TO TRANSFER IT TO THE TESTING FACILITY

AND START IT UP.

THE ENGINE SPENDS EIGHT HOURS ON THE TESTING RIG,

AS TECHNICIANS REV IT UP TO ITS FULL POWER AND TORQUE

IN MULTIPLE CYCLES.

WHILE MONITORING THE PERFORMANCE,

THE TECHNICIANS ALSO RUN IN THE ENGINE.

THERE'LL BE NO NEED

FOR CUSTOMERS TO BREAK IT IN SLOWLY.

[ WHIRRING ]

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND TURBOCHARGERS GLOW RED-HOT,

THEIR SURFACE TEMPERATURES REACHING

UP TO 1,470 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,

WITH EXHAUST GASES AT 1,800 DEGREES.

THE ENGINE IS NOW COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED, TESTED, AND RUN IN.

A TECHNICIAN PERFORMS THE FINAL QUALITY CHECK

AND PREPARES IT FOR TRANSPORT.

THIS QUAD-TURBOCHARGED 8-LITER BEHEMOTH

PRODUCES 1,200 HORSEPOWER.

UNIQUE AMONG PRODUCTION ENGINES, IT HAS 64 VALVES.

BUT THANKS TO CAREFUL ENGINEERING,

IT ONLY NEEDS FOUR CAMSHAFTS.

AT ITS TOP SPEED,

THE ENGINE INHALES 53,000 LITERS OF AIR PER MINUTE --

AS MUCH AS YOU BREATHE OVER FIVE DAYS.

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Narrator: NEARLY EVERY INCH

OF A BUGATTI VEYRON INTERIOR IS COVERED IN LEATHER.

WITH HUNDREDS OF PIECES OF LEATHER TO PREPARE,

IT TAKES 12 TO 15 COWHIDES TO UPHOLSTER A VEYRON,

AND OF COURSE, IT'S ALL DONE BY HAND.

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ETTORE BUGATTI ONCE SAID OF HIS CARS,

"NOTHING IS TOO BEAUTIFUL, AND NOTHING IS TOO EXPENSIVE."

HIS SON JEAN AGREED, BELIEVING TAILOR-MADE SERVICE

SHOULD BE ONE OF BUGATTI'S HIGHEST PRIORITIES.

CUSTOMERS CAN CHOOSE FROM ONE

OF MORE THAN ROUGHLY 45 COLORS OF LEATHER.

BUGATTI SOURCES THESE HIDES

FROM COWS RAISED HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS OF AUSTRIA.

THAT ENVIRONMENT IS FREE OF MOSQUITOES AND BARBED WIRE,

SO THE COWHIDES ARE NEARLY FLAWLESS.

BUT INEVITABLY, THERE WILL BE A FEW IRREGULARITIES.

THIS ARTISAN SPREADS A HIDE ON A SPECIALIZED TABLE,

WHICH USES A CLAMPING DEVICE TO STRETCH THE LEATHER TIGHT,

ALLOWING FOR CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE SURFACE.

A BRIGHT, EVEN LIGHT HELPS THE WORKER

METICULOUSLY EXAMINE EVERY INCH OF THE HIDE.

WHEREVER SHE FINDS EVEN THE TINIEST FLAW,

SHE CIRCLES IT WITH A SPECIAL PENCIL.

WHILE THE FLAWS MAY SIMPLY BE

NATURALLY OCCURRING WRINKLES OR DENTS,

THEY MUST BE MARKED AND AVOIDED.

STEERING CLEAR OF THE MARKED FLAWS,

THE CRAFTSWOMAN LAYS A SET OF STENCILS ON THE LEATHER.

THESE REPRESENT THE LEATHER REQUIRED

TO UPHOLSTER A DOOR.

SHE CAREFULLY TRACES

THE OUTLINES OF EACH STENCIL ON THE HIDE.

SHE THEN REMOVES THE STENCILS TO CLEAR OFF THE LEATHER

AND MAKE ROOM FOR HER SCISSORS.

IT'S THE SAME PROCEDURE A SEAMSTRESS USES

TO MAKE A DRESS, BUT IN THIS CASE,

IT'S A CAR DOOR THAT'S GETTING AN OUTFIT.

GIVEN BUGATTI'S EMPHASIS ON CUSTOM WORK,

IT'S NO SURPRISE THE ARTISAN DOES HER CUTTING BY HAND.

CLIPPING DIVOTS AT INTERVALS ALONG THE EDGES

WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO ALIGN THE LEATHER PROPERLY.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL THE PIECES

BE PRECISELY THE SAME THICKNESS.

THIS DEVICE SHAVES THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEATHER

TO THE SAME PRESCRIBED DEPTH --

IN THIS CASE, NEARLY HALF THE ORIGINAL THICKNESS.

TO PREVENT BULKINESS WHERE THE PIECES OVERLAP,

AN OPERATOR USES A PURPOSE-BUILT MACHINE

TO SHAVE THE EDGES OF THE LEATHER DOWN EVEN FURTHER.

THIS PROCESS, KNOWN AS SKIVING, IS JUST ONE PRECISION ELEMENT

OF FINE LEATHER CRAFTSMANSHIP.

ETTORE BUGATTI WAS KNOWN TO HAVE

A GREAT PASSION FOR LEATHERWORK.

THE MACHINE THIS ARTISAN USES SIMULTANEOUSLY STITCHES

AND TRIMS THE PIECES AS SHE WORKS.

BUGATTI'S ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN UPHOLSTERING THE VEYRON

IS A THROWBACK TO THE EARLY DAYS OF CAR MANUFACTURE,

WHEN SPECIALIZED COACH BUILDERS

MADE CUSTOM INTERIORS FOR EACH CAR.

AS SHE WORKS,

THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR DOOR BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE.

WITH A STEADY HAND, A SKILLED CRAFTSWOMAN

APPLIES A DECORATIVE STITCH USING A PALE BLUE THREAD

ON DARK BLUE LEATHER TO CREATE CONTRAST.

A POPULAR CUSTOMER CHOICE,

THIS STITCHING TECHNIQUE IS CALLED QUILTING.

A FINISHED EXAMPLE OF THIS STYLE OF DECORATIVE STITCHING

WILL COVER AN ARMREST THAT FORMS PART OF THE CENTER CONSOLE.

WHEN IT COMES TO LEATHERWORK,

THE POSSIBILITIES ARE NEARLY ENDLESS.

CUSTOMERS CAN EVEN CHOOSE A WOVEN PATTERN

FOR THEIR UPHOLSTERY.

A WORKER NOW BEGINS THE PAINSTAKING PROCESS

OF ATTACHING THE LEATHER TO ITS SUBSTRUCTURE.

HE BEGINS BY CAREFULLY

AND THOROUGHLY WEDGING A SECTION OF SEAM INTO A SLOT.

NEXT, HE BRUSHES A GLUE ONTO THE SUBSTRUCTURE

AND CAREFULLY BRINGS THE LEATHER OVER IT.

THIS GLUE IS A POLYURETHANE-BASED ADHESIVE

THAT REMAINS FLEXIBLE EVEN AFTER IT CURES.

TO WORK PROPERLY, THE GLUE MUST BE THERMALLY ACTIVATED.

HERE THE UPHOLSTERER USES A HEAT GUN TO DO THE JOB.

A FLAT HANDHELD DEVICE REMOVES ANY AIR POCKETS

THAT WOULD COMPROMISE THE ADHESION

AND ENSURES THAT THE LEATHER HUGS THE SUBSTRUCTURE TIGHTLY.

THE DOOR PANEL HAS BEEN FULLY UPHOLSTERED AND TRIMMED.

BUT WILL IT FIT?

TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE DIMENSIONS ARE CORRECT,

A WORKER ATTACHES THE PANEL TO A MOCK-UP DOOR.

A QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR THEN VERIFIES

THAT ALL LEVERS AND KNOBS ARE IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER.

SHE ALSO USES A SPACER TO EXAMINE THE DIVIDE

BETWEEN THE UPHOLSTERY COMPONENTS.

THESE GAPS MUST BE UNIFORMLY THE SAME WIDTH.

[ ENGINE REVS ]

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Narrator: BUGATTI MAKES

JUST 40 VEYRONS PER YEAR ON AVERAGE.

AND LIKE OTHER WORKS OF ART,

THIS SUPERCAR IS A LIMITED EDITION.

ONLY 450 OF THEM WILL EVER BE MADE.

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BUGATTI CALLS

ITS 1,100-SQUARE-FOOT PRODUCTION FACILITY

THE ATELIER.

INSTEAD OF A TYPICAL ASSEMBLY LINE

FOUND IN MOST CAR FACTORIES, THE VEYRON IS ASSEMBLED

AT INDIVIDUAL STATIONS.

HERE, A TECHNICIAN UNITES THE TRANSMISSION WITH THE ENGINE

AND CAREFULLY BOLTS THEM TOGETHER

WITH A HANDHELD RATCHET.

THE MECHANICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR'S REAR SECTION

HAVE ALL BEEN ASSEMBLED.

TECHNICIANS PUSH THE BACK END ALONG A TRACK

TO MEET THE FRONT.

THE TRACK SITS BELOW THE FLOOR AND IS COVERED BY METAL PLATES

THAT OPEN AND CLOSE AROUND THE TROLLEY FEET

AS THEY MOVE.

THE WORKERS JOIN THE TWO SECTIONS

WITH JUST 14 TITANIUM BOLTS.

ONCE AGAIN, THEY USE HANDHELD RATCHETS

RATHER THAN POWER TOOLS.

THE POWERFUL MECHANICS OF THE VEYRON HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED,

BUT A BUGATTI IS NOT A BUGATTI WITHOUT ITS SCULPTED EXTERIOR.

TO BRING THE VEYRON TO ITS ARTFUL CONCLUSION,

TECHNICIANS WEAR WHITE GLOVES

SO AS NOT TO MAR THE SURFACE WITH FINGERPRINTS.

THEY INSTALL EACH COMPONENT

WITH THE SAME CARE AND PRECISION USED THROUGHOUT.

BUT BEFORE REACHING THIS STAGE,

AN EXPERT TESTS THE CAR'S SYSTEMS

AT THIS ROLLING TEST STATION.

THESE COMPONENTS ARE A PART OF THE REAR WING ASSEMBLY.

AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE REAR WING EXTENDS

AND PROVIDES MASSIVE DOWNWARD FORCE

TO KEEP THE CAR FIRMLY ON THE GROUND.

AND WHEN THE DRIVER BRAKES, IT IMMEDIATELY FLIPS

TO A VERTICAL POSITION,

ADDING THE BRAKING POWER OF A HATCHBACK

TO THE CAR'S POWERFUL CERAMIC DISCS.

[ WHIRRING ]

HERE, A SPECIALIST PREPARES THE CAR

FOR ITS FINAL INSPECTION.

THE CAR WILL SPEND TWO ENTIRE DAYS AT THIS STATION,

AS HE PAINSTAKINGLY BUFFS AND POLISHES THE CAR

TO SHINING PERFECTION.

HE MUST ENSURE

THAT EVERY INCH OF THE SURFACE

IS ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESS.

IF THERE ARE ANY IMPERFECTIONS, THIS MAN WILL FIND THEM.

IT'S HIS JOB TO GIVE EACH VEYRON ITS FINAL INSPECTION.

NO BUGATTI LEAVES THIS FACILITY WITHOUT HIS APPROVAL.

SURROUNDED BY FULL-SPECTRUM LIGHTS,

THE CAR UNDERGOES A METICULOUS EXAMINATION.

IF THE INSPECTOR DISCOVERS ANY FLAWS,

HE WILL SEND THE CAR BACK TO THE PREVIOUS STATION

FOR MORE POLISHING.

BEFORE A VEYRON GOES THROUGH FINAL INSPECTION

AND SIGN-OFF, AN ENGINEER TAKES THE CAR

OUT TO A TEST TRACK AND DRIVES IT 185 MILES

FOR A FINAL DYNAMIC APPROVAL TEST.

THE BUGATTI VEYRON HAS SET TWO WORLD RECORDS --

ONE FOR THE FASTEST PRODUCTION ROAD CAR

AND ONE FOR THE FASTEST CONVERTIBLE WITH THE ROOF DOWN.

THIS ORANGE AND BLACK

BUGATTI VEYRON 16.4 GRAND SPORT VITESSE

IS THE CAR THAT SET THAT SECOND RECORD

BY GOING 253 MILES PER HOUR WITH ITS TOP DOWN.

AND TRUE TO THE BUGATTI LEGACY,

IT LOOKED GOOD DOING IT.

YOU'D NEED TO GO 93 MILES AN HOUR JUST TO GET THIS CAR

OUT OF SECOND GEAR.

IT ACCELERATES FROM ZERO TO 60 MILES PER HOUR

IN 2.6 SECONDS,

FROM ZERO TO 120 IN 7.1,

AND FROM ZERO TO 180 IN 16 FLAT.

IT'S NO WONDER THE VEYRON HAS ACHIEVED

ICONIC STATUS AMONG SUPERCARS AT WARP SPEED.