A Jalop's Guide to Special Edition Bugatti Veyrons

"Matt Kirsch" (makirsch) 07/12/2015 at 10:20 • Filed to: None

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Production of the Bugatti Veyron has officially ended. All 450 Veyrons have been spoken for, and a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! unique special editions and one-offs exist. Here’s a guide to the most unique special edition Bugatti Veyrons.

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1. Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Venet

Ever heard of the sculptor, Bernar Venet? Me neither, but Bugatti seems to regard him highly. They go so far as to call the Frenchman “one of the most influential contemporary sculptors of our time.” I may not be well versed in fine art, but I do appreciate aspects of the highly unique collaboration between Bugatti and Bernar Venet.

The first thing you notice when you look at the Venet is the unique orange mathematical sequences lining the black exterior of the car. These seeemingly random sequences actually come from equations used to reach the Veyron’s legendary power output. According to Bugatti’s chief designer, “Bernar Venet doubly honors our brand by making reference to the technical formulae of our engineers without fully revealing their secrets.” These sequences continue on the brown leather interior of the car along with orange-stitched Bernar Venet signatures. A collection of Venet medallions can be found on the interior and exterior of the car, and the wheels feature a unique black and orange paint scheme. As with most famous artwork, Bugatti seemed to think this Veyron was priceless as they refused to give it a price at the time of its launch.

2. Bugatti Veyron Super Sport World Record Edition

Bugatti customers are a demanding bunch. Apparently, 1,001 PS in the original Veyron wasn’t enough for them as they requested that Bugatti “not only design their second model optically differently but to also create a version with a sportier and more extreme driving experience.” The Super Sport was the answer to Bugatti customers’ prayers. Power output was bumped up to 1,200 PS, and Bugatti officially claimed the title for the fastest production car.

The first five Veyron Super Sports to roll out of the Molsheim factory were coined World Record Editions in order to commemorate this feat. The World Record Edition is configured identically to the record setting car - the same one that averaged 431 km/h traveling both directions at the proving grounds of the Volkswagen Group at Ehra-Lessien in 2010. It features an exposed carbon fiber and orange exterior and a comparatively tamer interior featuring black leather and carbon fiber with subtle orange highlights.

3. Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L’Or Blanc

I can honestly say I’ve never looked at a porcelain statue and wondered why I had never seen the material used to build a car. Fortunately, someone at Bugatti did. “L’Or Blanc” is French for “white gold.” Bugatti partnered with the legendary white gold-producing Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin (KPM) to release the “world’s first vehicle using porcelain elements for exterior and interior design.”

The L’Or Blanc features a truly one-of-a-kind paint scheme to reflect the characteristic white and blue hues of porcelain. The striped design (those aren’t reflections from the light) is laid by hand using a precision tape from Japan, and at first glance, you might think the car was painted with porcelain. Genuine porcelain is used for the inlays of the center wheel badges, the fuel filler cap, the oil filler cap, and the “EB” badge at the rear. Inside, the L’Or Blanc features porcelain inlays on the sides of the center console, the rear panel between the seats, and a porcelain dish embedded atop the center console. The dish is removable and to be used with the rest of the KPM-designed L’Or Blanc picnic set. £1.65 million could have bought you the fastest porcelain ever made.

4. Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Legend Meo Costantini

Towards the end of the Veyron’s production, Bugatti began a six-part series, Les Legendes de Bugatti, intended to honor six special individuals. The third model honored Meo Costantini, a personal friend of the company founder, Ettore Bugatti. Costantini was also a driver for and eventual head of Bugatti’s factory racing team. As a driver, he won the Targa Florio on two occasions while piloting the famous Bugatti Type 35.

“Meo Costantini embodies the most successful era in Bugatti”s racing history. When Bugatti created the Type 35, he inspired one of the most successful racing cars of all time.” The blue and hand-polished aluminum body panels truly pay homage to the winning Type 35. Costantini’s victories at Targa Florio in the Type 35 are commemorated with the painting of the silhouette of the track on the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . His signature is laser-engraved into the fuel and oil caps and again embroidered on the interior head restraints. Another Targa Florio silhouette can be found on the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in between the two seats. The silhouette is displayed in a milled and polished aluminum relief mounted to dark blue exposed carbon fiber. Perhaps my favorite touch, racing scenes illustrating the most important moments of Costantini’s career are laser-engraved onto the leather door trim. The price tag of the Legend Meo Costantini was £2.09 million and limited to three such examples as with all Legends cars.

5. Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Legend Black Bess

Just over a century ago, Bugattti manufactured the Type 18 with a 100 PS four cylinder engine. Today, the fifth model in the Legends series has four times the cylinders, twelve times the PS, and pays homage to what is arguably the most famous Type 18 - Black Bess.

In 1913, Roland Garros, a famous French aviator, “was looking for a car which would enable him to travel as fast on land as he could in the air.” He became the proud owner of a Type 18 which would affectionately become known as Black Bess. The modern Legends Black Bess pays homage to the original in its black exterior and gold highlights. Some of the Veyron’s body panels (like the horseshoe) are even covered in 24-carat gold. The interior is filled with Bugatti’s Beige, Havanna, and Crimson leathers though the most notable features are the door and center console panels. The panels feature scenes of the original Black Bess and a Morane Saulnier Type H - Garros’s plane. Unlike in the Legend Meo Constantini, the scenes are hand painted. As a result, no two panels are alike. The price tag for this truly one-of-a-kind Veyron was £2.18 million.

6. Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale

The Veyron rolled out of the Molsheim plant for the 450th and final time in 2015, and what better way to commemorate the occasion than with a one-off. The Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale pays homage to the chassis number one Veyron with its inverted red and black exposed carbon fiber color scheme.

To commemorate the last Veyron, “La Finale” is painted in bright “Italian Red” lettering on the cars exterior (once below the right headlight and once on the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ). Black dancing elephant imprints can be found on the “hubcaps” and on the red fuel and oil caps as an ode to Rembrandt Bugatti; Rembrandt was a sculptor often remembered for his dancing elephant sculpture most famously found on the Type 41 Royale’s radiator cap. More elephants are found in the interior, notably on the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! in between the two seats. This elephant is cast in bronze, given a black patina, and then mounted to red exposed carbon fiber with “450/450” painted below. The interior also features cream colored “silk” leather like in chassis number one, though this time it is accompanied by red leather and tinted carbon fiber. Bugatti sold La Finale to a customer in the Middle East. The sale price is unknown.

Content: Official Bugatti Press Releases
Image Credit: Bugatti/Serious Wheels

Chatham Harrison dba SPANFELLER DELENDUS EST > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 11:11

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Great post, small quibble: who the fuck is “Remembrandt Bugatti?” Best typo of the week, for what it’s worth.

Mustang 'DontHitTheCrowd' GT > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 11:16

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I’m very glad there was no infotainment on this.

alan666 > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 11:20

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I want one :(

LZ 104 > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 11:21

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The Bugatti EB110 has always been one of my favorites......... until the

Drissi > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 11:22

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You forgot to add the “Édition poor man’s Veyron”

LZ 104 > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 11:26

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Please excuses the unfinished post. As I was saying the Veyron Legend Meo Costantini is now my favorite. I reminds me of all the classic Pebble Beach cars but could be described as classic modern.

sporkalicious > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 11:31

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while I am very appreciative of the technology in this car, the car itself is hideous and only made worse by the “pimp my ride” levels of blingtastic awfulness that they bring to the paint and interiors.

Comfortably Dumb > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 11:39

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Some of the cars in the list could have easily been replaced by more interesting special edition veyrons. I’m surprised the Pur Sang, Centenaire and Rembrandt didn’t make the cut

ShamalamalamaDingdong > sporkalicious 07/12/2015 at 11:43

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Given the vast loss that Bugatti/VW takes on the sale of each Veyron (at least when they first debuted), I have absolutely no problem with them trying to close the gap with some special editions. And to compare the craftsmanship that went into each of these with WCC’s work is laughable - I appreciate the hyperbole but you’re way off base.

I'm Abe Froman > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 11:49

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You forgot the Rembrandt Edition

This one may not be an official special edition but it is my favorite color combo:

LongbowMkII > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 11:52

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I love the crazy ones. The crazier Bugatti the better.

Hot TAEK alert: The Bugatti Veyron is the modern Lamborghini Countach.

ProjectWHaT > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 12:25

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You forgot the Le Ciel Californien edition

llll > Mustang 'DontHitTheCrowd' GT 07/12/2015 at 12:38

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There is ! It folds in to make the part of the dash.

Garland - Last Top Comment on Splinter > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 14:11

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Most of these are proof that money can’t buy taste.

Simion Alexandru > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 14:16

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you forgot also about the “Le Saphir Bleu”

and “L’Or Rouge”

MattRFrankenBenz > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 14:36

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I would never get over the fact this car was themed after the material which is used to compose my toilet. 10/10 would buy this color scheme if money was no object, but would forever feel like I was driving a toilet.

Simion Alexandru > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 14:37

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The Bugatti Legend “Jean-Pierre Wimille”

“Jean Bugatti” Legend model

“Ettore Bugatti“ Legend model

AMGWTFBBQ > I'm Abe Froman 07/12/2015 at 14:46

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Rembrandt is by far the best Veyron.

Alborz Heydaryan > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 14:48

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also forgot the Hermes edition...

EveryCarIBuyIsDiscontinued > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 15:13

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The Pur Sang was always my favorite.

Kyree S. Williams > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 15:14

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Okay, now please do a guide on the Rolls-Royce Phantom. It seems like every other day, Rolls-Royce releases some kind of special-edition or one-off Phantom. And who buys them, anyway? Do they just go into a museum, or are they actual commissions from customers?

MK6GTI-now with added Miata > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 15:50

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This one is definitely my favorite. Very cool.

Shoop > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 16:16

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Cool article. At least all the editions are in good taste. No Justin Bieber edition or anything like that

Did you forget this one though?

Curbsenthusiasms > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 16:31

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Where is the Bill Blass edition

Blair > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 16:40

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I don't hate the Veyron......it just doesn't get me going like the Mclaren F1 or the LaFerrari does

ramajastang > Kyree S. Williams 07/12/2015 at 17:01

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I’d buy one if you’ll give me the money.

Hifrequency > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 17:32

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It’s hard to believe VAG lost money on each one sold considering the price tags, I wonder what the separate labor & material cost breakdown was.

TheStigsGermanCousin > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 18:13

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This ones my favorite.

Corinthian Leatherface > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 18:16

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I hear the Hermes Edition’s doors won’t unlock for Oprah Winfrey.

BigGatorChris > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 21:13

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55 shades of lipstick on a pig

BigGatorChris > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 21:20

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Fucking oink.

This car is like the Apollo program leading to a mission to Uranus. An overpriced, overweight, journey up someone’s ass.

It’s inferior to the Bugatti before it in every conceivable way other than top speed.

The Rogue Economist > Hifrequency 07/12/2015 at 21:22

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I remember an infographic in The Economist that had alluded to the overall net loss per Veyron sold as being over $3 million. Mind you, the overwhelming amount of that “loss” was in R&D expenses that were later recouped throughout the VAG lineup, but yes, the Veyron was sold at not just a loss, and a staggering one at that.

GhostZ > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 22:02

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This looks like, just 2 steps above tuner car decal shit.

prossermc > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 23:51

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100 versions of the same overpriced, overweight, over engineered BS. for the price of one of those i’d gladly buy a P1 and a 458 specialle and have a lot more fun

BevelGearhead > Matt Kirsch 07/12/2015 at 23:53

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I like the Venet. The color scheme looks great. Its interiors appear to be made up of some fine chocolate. If I ever get into one of those I WILL eat its dash and steering wheel.

The ‘La Finale’ is gaudy. Seriously.

prossermc > I'm Abe Froman 07/12/2015 at 23:56

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this car looks like someone took a dump in front of a dealership and sprayed it with clearcoat

I'm Abe Froman > prossermc 07/13/2015 at 00:07

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Since when is shit is the only thing in the world colored brown? Ever eat chocolate? Own anything made from wood?

Ladymopar > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 00:56

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Very cool, my fav is the L’or Blanc-wonder if us poor folks can paint on our DD cars?

Seriously Love all the detail of them all.

KAG25 > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 01:15

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Isn’t each one a special edition since they are built to order

Wheelerguy > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 02:46

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This and the regular Grand Sport Vitesse are the only correct Veyrons.

Wheelerguy > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 02:48

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This one’s an exception, because that shade of blue is my favorite.

saabstory | fixes bikes, breaks cars > I'm Abe Froman 07/13/2015 at 04:38

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No. Only shit.

JonMallinson > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 05:04

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Veyrons look much better in the flesh than in photos. In pictures they seem a lot larger, when in person I was surprised by how small and sleek the car was.

Trikso > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 07:20

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Veyrons have a regular twist key ignition?

Bobsmith30 > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 08:39

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Most people shit on the bugatti but I personally love everything about it even the way it looks BUT basically all these special editions look horrible.

Mash_Tun > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 10:07

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Trying to list every Veyron is a daunting task:

Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 – 2005

Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang – 2007

Bugatti Veyron Fbg Par Hermes – 2008

Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir – 2008

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport – 2008

Bugatti Veyron Centenaire – 2009

(This category included:

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Bleu Centenaire

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Centenaire Achille Varzi

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Centenaire Jean-Pierre Wimille Edition

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Centenaire Hermann Zu Leiningen

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Blue Centenaire Malcolm Campbell )

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu – 2010

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Grey Carbon – 2010

Bugatti Veyron Royal Dark Blue – 2010

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Soleil de Nuit – 2010

Bugatti Veyron Sang d’Argent – 2010

Bugatti Veyron Nocturne – 2010

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Blanc – 2010

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport – 2011

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport by Bijan Pakzad – 2011

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Matte White – 2011

Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Sang Noir – 2011

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L’or Blanc – 2011

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Red Edition – 2011

Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Black Carbon – 2011

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Middle East Edition – 2011

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Wei Long – 2012

Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Bernar Venet – 2012

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Jean-Pierre Wimille - 2013

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Les Légendes Rembrandt Bugatti - 2014

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Ettore Bugatti Edition - ?

Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse Jean Bugatti Legend Edition - ?

And the list goes on. I just can’t find them all.

valnor > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 10:26

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This is definitely my favorite.

Captain Intenso > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 10:34

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I’m freaking out, man!

NattyIce > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 10:48

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Do you like my mathwagën?

adventure-ike_doesn'tactuallyventure > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 10:52

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Outside: meh. But on the inside? I just threw up in my mouth.

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PDM33 > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 12:15

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I an not a fan of the Veyron but the Grand Sport Venet is amazing. I would take of those if I had the money

Jid > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 12:42

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Eyelashes.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 12:44

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Okay I have to admit that looks awesome!

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 12:45

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I stand corrected. This one is better!

Mozart > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 15:47

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Can I get a L’Or Blanc based on a Super Sport???

Matt Kirsch > I'm Abe Froman 07/13/2015 at 17:59

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The Rembrandt would have been number 7 on the list for sure, but I decided to cap it at 6 so the article wasn’t too long. All 6 of the Legends cars are amazing.

Matt Kirsch > Shoop 07/13/2015 at 18:04

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That GS one of one is awesome for sure! I tried to cap the article at 6 cars so it wasn’t too long and focused on the ones with what I thought were the coolest history and building materials used. Definitely a lot of editions like this one that were in the running for the list though!

Matt Kirsch > Mash_Tun 07/13/2015 at 18:09

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That’s a great list! I was shocked that no comprehensive list existed, so I gave it my best shot in my last article linked below. I may be missing a few, but I counted 34.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/eight-things-y…

Matt Kirsch > KAG25 07/13/2015 at 19:01

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In my previous article, I referred to them as “marketable” special editions or one-offs, and that’s probably a clearer way to reference them. The special editions were all capped at a certain production number, whereas if a prospective buyer saw a regular built to order Veyron on the street, he/she could have Bugatti build another.

Matt Kirsch > Mozart 07/13/2015 at 19:09

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Good question. The L’Or Blanc was Grand Sport only I believe. However, L’Or style Super Sports were available with a bit of an inverted color scheme (though unfortunately not in “Blanc”). For example, this one was called the L’Or Rouge and is based on the Super Sport.

KAG25 > Matt Kirsch 07/13/2015 at 19:16

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Most of them were special editions limited to one of the 3o0 made, so basically all special editions like RR and Maybach. Unless they made a couple of a special edition

Mash_Tun > Matt Kirsch 07/14/2015 at 10:14

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You had a few that I missed.

I wonder what a cross referencing of the lists would end up at.

Mozart > Matt Kirsch 07/14/2015 at 13:17

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Oh I was being sarcastic lol. I was never a fan of the “L’Or Rouge” Vitesse tbh. The original colors are prettier IMO.

sporkalicious > ShamalamalamaDingdong 07/19/2015 at 08:38

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I agree that they are very well built, I just watched the “how it’s made - bugatti veyron” episode and the level of detail is amazing.

but excellent craftsmanship is irrelevant to my above comment which was about the taste level which is straight out of pimp my ride. “I heard you like contrasting stitching, so I put contrasting stitching on your contrasting stitching” “I heard you like the EB logo, so I put it on every single nut and bolt and if you look real close, the entire car is made out of EB logos”

taste and craftsmanship are not the same thing.

CoffeePaul > MattRFrankenBenz 07/20/2015 at 14:57

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Your toilet is ceramic, not porcelain. Sorry to disappoint, but good news, you can get your Bugatti now!

Blair > Matt Kirsch 07/27/2015 at 05:26

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I never really liked the Veyron. I didn’t hate on it like so many other and I had an appreciation for its engineering(how could you not) but it just didn’t do anything for me.

Now years later, I get it..........I like it. Once you understand what it is and stop comparing it to other cars(like my beloved Mclaren F1) you start to appreciate it.