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The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined sports car, designed and developed in Germany by the Volkswagen Group and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. The original version has a top speed of .〔 It was named ''Car of the Decade and best car award'' (2000–2009) by the BBC television programme ''Top Gear''. The standard Bugatti Veyron also won ''Top Gears Best Car Driven All Year award in 2005. The Super Sport version of the Veyron is recognised by Guinness World Records as the fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of ,〔 and the roadster Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse version is the fastest roadster in the world, reaching an averaged top speed of in a test on 6 April 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse WRC (2013) - page 2 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse World Record Car Edition officially announced )〕 The Veyron's chief designer was Hartmut Warkuss, and the exterior was designed by Jozef Kabaň of Volkswagen, with much of the engineering work being conducted under the guidance of engineering chief Wolfgang Schreiber. Several special variants have been produced. In December 2010, Bugatti began offering prospective buyers the ability to customise exterior and interiors colours by using the ''Veyron 16.4 Configurator'' application on the marque's official website. The Bugatti Veyron was discontinued in late 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bugatti.com – Veyron 16.4 Configurator )〕 == Origins == In 1998, the Volkswagen Group purchased the trademark rights on the former car manufacturer Bugatti in order to revive the brand. Starting with the Bugatti EB118, they presented at various international auto shows a total of four 18-cylinder concept cars. At the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show, the first study of the Veyron was presented. At the time, the name of the concept car was "Bugatti Veyron EB 18.4," and it was equipped with a 3-bank W18 engine instead of the 2-bank W16 engine of the production version. While the three previous prototypes had been styled by Giugiaro, the Veyron was designed by the Volkswagen stylists. The decision to start production of the car was taken by the Volkswagen Group in 2001. The first roadworthy prototype was completed in August 2003. It is identical to the later series variant except for a few details. In the transition from development to series production considerable technical problems had to be addressed, repeatedly delaying production until September 2005.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bugatti 16/4 Veyron Preproduction )〕 The Veyron EB 16.4 is named in honour of Pierre Veyron, a Bugatti development engineer, test driver and company race driver who, with co-driver Jean-Pierre Wimille, won the 1939 24 hours of Le Mans while driving a Bugatti. The "EB" refers to Bugatti founder Ettore Bugatti and the "16.4" refers to the engine's 16 cylinders and 4 turbochargers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.edmunds.com/bugatti/veyron-164/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bugatti Veyron」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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