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Home - by - April 12, 2013 - 21:29 America/New_York - 12 Comments

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse becomes the fastest convertible in the world.

By Alex Lloyd | Motoramic

254.04 mph

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  1. shakazulu

    April 12th, 2013

    Why oh WHY did I even look? I know I’ll never be able to afford one…

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  2. Jethro

    April 12th, 2013

    Why did the driver wear a chinese communist flag as a cape? Isn’t Bugatti an Italian company?

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  3. Unruly Refugee

    April 12th, 2013

    At age 19 I did about 140 mph on Pearblossom Hwy. on my way to Vegas. That’s as fast as I’ll ever need to go on the ground.

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  4. FreeMan & Sarah @ Worlds End

    April 12th, 2013

    Bugatti was Italian, but this car is made by VW. It is like the VW skunk works. They don’t sell the car for profit, it is an all out engineering excersize.

    Made in France and Germany, plus some parts from a few other places.

    Top Gear UK had the car up to 267.856 mph with roof

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  5. old_oaks

    April 12th, 2013

    WRONG! Hennessey!

    http://www.racer.com/hennessey-venom-gt-sets-new-guinness-speed-records/article/277049/

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  6. FreeMan & Sarah @ Worlds End

    April 12th, 2013

    Old_Oaks – that is 300 kph, not MPH.

    Best get out that old slide rule.

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  7. FreeMan & Sarah @ Worlds End

    April 12th, 2013

    And that is for the quickest not fastest.

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  8. Tony R

    April 12th, 2013

    Fugly P.O.S. wouldn’t be caught dead in it. I like my ’70 Nova ss WAY better.

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  9. old_oaks

    April 12th, 2013

    Awe shit Freeman, is that what the link said? I need to read what I post. I was actually paying more attention to something else at the time.

    BUT, yes Hennessey is contesting the Guinness Record and Bugatti isn’t it.

    Here’s what I meant to post. It appears there’s some confusion regarding the limiters on these cars.

    http://www.topspeed.com/cars/hennessey/ke1863.html

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  10. old_oaks

    April 12th, 2013

    Here, Guinness stripped Bugatti of the title 4 days ago.

    http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/guinness-world-records-strips-bugatti-veyron-of-top-speed-world-record-ar152289.html

    “It has come to the attention of Guinness World Records that there was an oversight in its adjudication of the ‘Fastest production car’ which was set in 2010 by the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport,” said Jaime Strang, PR Director of the Guinness World Records.

    “As the car’s speed limiter was deactivated, this modification was against the official guidelines. Consequently, the vehicle’s record set at 431.072 km/h is no longer valid. Following this, Guinness World Records is reviewing this category with expert external consultants to ensure our records fairly reflect achievements in this field.”

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  11. Boobie the Rocket Dog

    April 13th, 2013

    How does something with a “speed limiter” even get into a contest for a record? If it BROKE a record with a limiter in place, that’s another story.

    The only thing on the road uglier than that Bugatti is a Cadillac BEAST loaded with a queer, ‘RAT president.

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  12. The Doktor

    April 13th, 2013

    I’ll take the Aston Martin DB9 any day. Class over speed.

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