Yes, the Bugatti Veyron is stupidly fast. Yes, it does go a bit faster than the 246mph you will see here (the actual number is 267 mph). But usually, when the car is tested, it’s done at one of the world’s testing circuits, not a public road in Ketchum, Idaho. But Bugatti owner Ben Chen threw caution right out the window and gave the Veyron Pur Blanc, a special edition only he owns, all sorts of hell down Highway 75, an absolutely beautiful stretch. There is nothing quite like listening to the Bugatti turn tons of air into pure automotive violence, especially when you have views like that outside your windows.
The event that he’s racing at, the Sun Valley Road Rally, benefitted the Blaine County Community Drug Coalition, so yes, folks, Ben is hauling serious ass for charity. The event is sanctioned off and is treated like the Silver State Classic in Nevada, where a portion of the highway is blocked off for use.
Click play below to watch a Bugatti owner live out a dream!
The Bugatti VeryGoneWrong . I truly hate these things . Wretched excess to the max that may be fast in a straight line but can’t get out of its own way in the twisties and mountains . One of the best Super/HyperCar laughs I’ve ever had was being witness to a VeryGoneWrong trying to race an Audi S5 on I-70 between Georgetown and Vail . The Veyron wallowing about in the curves as the S5 spanked his ____ left and right . The look of anger and frustration on the Veyron drivers face when I pulled along side him in Vail alone was worth the effort of keeping up with the little contest .
Seriously, if you have to hate everything then don’t read about it. Turn off the computer and leave the rest of us alone. I don’t think I’m alone in getting sick of your ignorant, venomous diatribes.
You know video games don’t count right, GuitarSlinger?
If this was a Camaro or a Challenger doing the same thing everybody would be circle jerking, but because it’s a VW people have a hateful reaction?
I’m with you drummerboy, and all of my fellow Bangshifters who are fed up with GuitarSlingers constant bullshit.
GuitarSlinger, why don’t you create your own website on the shit that you like?
Us real Bangshifters are fed up with you and your shit.
He seems to only like himself, so if he had a site he would be so lonely and couldn’t get off an the attention he gets here
While I frequently disagree with GuitarSlinger (nor do I share his reactionary bigotry against anything FCA), his comments are often thought-provoking.
Nor is it out-of-line to criticize the handling of a complex, TWO-TON, $2.4 MM “sports car.” The Colorado Rocky Mountain roads can humble many powerful, but overweight machines, in my observation.
Gonna agree with GuitarSlinger here. According to several reviews I’ve read, once you get past the ludicrous output and insane top speed, the Veyron, like any car has it’s shortcomings. Due to it’s weight it doesn’t handle particularly well and the power delivery is pretty much like an on/off switch. And while subjective, that styling is pretty gruesome in my opinion.
I understand that it has shortcomings. Everything does. I even agree that it’s not the most appealing to look at. But the Veyron does what it was built to do. Complaining that it can’t turn like a Lotus is like criticizing a hammer for not being able to turn a screw.
It is still insanely fast, and it is cool to see it go that fast.
“But the Veyron does what it was built to do . . . ”
Halo car for VW? Status symbol for the super-rich? A bragging point for bored engineers and “brand managers?” “Walter Mitty” fantasy car for the dwindling number of school kids who care about such automotive frivolities?
It is cool to see one wrung out, though.
On the other hand, it’s kind of hard for ordinary paycheck-to-paycheck Bangshifters to relate to burning through a $42,000 set of tires in 15 minutes (reportedly how long the Veyon’s Michelins last at top speed)
Personally I find “Big Red” more interesting and closer to something I can relate to than this rich boy’s toy.
Looks like it had a Mass plate on it. Brian needs to borrow it for a Bangshift review!
Not my kind of car but still fun to see it go that fast and doing it for charity then win – win in my book
Ah GS, such a hateful troll. And I thought you liked your Volksies….don’t you drive a Kombi, that paragon of power, handling and style?
Say whatever you want guys. That is still one mind boggling chunk of engineering. Doesn’t handle in the twisties? Neither do most muscle cars. Insanely expensive? Seen the price for a Hemi Cuda, 427 Cobra, etc, lately? Keep throwing stones, that machine is just flat out awesome.