Bugatti Ends Veyron Line With Aptly Named "La Finale"
The Geneva Motor Show show this year is a bittersweet one for Bugatti. The French car maker has just unveiled the latest Veyron, which is also its last. Formally called the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sports Vitesse "La Finale", the supercar is the 450th automobile to be made and bear the signature Veyron name. And, as it was only planned to have 450 such vehicles, Bugatti is closing the chapter of its history which has now encompassed 300 coupes and 150 open-top super sports cars.
The "La Finale" stands side by side with the very first Veyron 16.4 launched in 2005, and immediately you behold the family resemblance. As a fitting farewell, the designers sought to look at the progenitor for inspiration, but also added a few twists to really mark this car's finality. The same black and red motif can be observed all throughout, but in reverse. Instead of a black painted hood over red fenders in the first Veyron, the La Finale sports a red hood over black fenders. But that red doesn't come from paint but from red exposed carbon fibers, the first such in the industry. This gives off a more subdued look that contrasts with Number 1's luster.
Inside, the red motif continues but with a slightly different partner. There are more places with exposed red carbon fiber as well as red leather, which Bugatti dubs as "Hot Spur". Instead of black, however, it uses a beige shade on the upholstery that it calls simply as "Silk". The La Finale also exhibits a few firsts that are quite fitting for a finale. Bugatti's iconic elephant can be found in many places: the wheel hubcaps, the fuel tank cover, and the oil cap. The name "La Finale" is also painted clearly under the right headlight, making sure that everyone knows that it is the last of its kind.
Performance-wise, the car doesn't stray far from its Grand Sports Vitesse siblings. It grants a force of 1,200 PS and delivers a torque of 1,500 Nm. It can achieve a top speed of 410 km/h and can zoom from zero to 100 km/h in just 2.6 seconds. While it is not that different from the other Veyron's, it embodies the ideals, and the challenges, that Bugatti faced when designing the line: stunning performance that was still suitable for luxurious travel.
Of course, the specs might not mean too much for the special one that will own the Grand Sports Vitesse "La Finale". Bugatti says that all 450 Veyrons have now been sold. From this day forward, all eyes will be on what the car maker will do next to build on the legacy that was left by the decade-old line.
VIA: AutoBlog