Bugatti has announced the new arrival of the 2013 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse at 2012 Geneva Auto Show. Not surprisingly, the chassis changes that go with the horsepower increase in the Super Sport are transferred to the Grand Sport Vitesse, which generally means firmer tuning.
Calling it the culmination of engineers’ efforts to “transfer all the achievements of the Super Sport over to the Grand Sport.” The resultant open-top missile packs 1200 hp, nearly 20 percent more than the Grand Sport convertible’s paltry sum of 1001; torque increases from 922 lb-ft to 1106 lb-ft, so towing the old Bayliner down to the lake for the weekend should be a breeze for this new droptop.
To do this, engineers increase the size of the turbochargers and intercoolers to boost the 8.0-liter W-16 engine to 1200 bhp and 1106 lb.-ft. of torque. This is the drivetrain that propels the Super Sport to 268 mph, the current world record for a production car. The car will likely slingshot to 60 mph in 2.4 seconds.
2013 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse start at $2.4 million cost of a Super Sport, one can only imagine.
