The past week for Bugatti hasn't exactly been a fun one. With it's most powerful and most focused Veyron produced yet, the Super Sport, getting it's World's Fastest Car award revoked, you know there has to be some sour grapes going around.
Can't blame them.
Now here's where things get interesting. Earlier this week Bugatti was teasing that it had a special announcement. And with the Shanghai Motor Show coming up, everyone got excited.
Would it be the rumored hardcore, 1,600 horsepower Veyron? The long awaited Galibier?
Nope.
It turns out it is actually the Grand Sport Vitesse winning the world's fastest convertible title. I don't know why anyone would want to go 254 mph in a car without a roof but hey, you can if you want to.
The stage was set. The circuit was prepared. The expectation was electric. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse set the official new world speed record for an open top production sports car, achieving a maximum speed of 408.84 km/h (254.04mph) officially recorded and confirmed by the German TÜV. Chinese racing driver Anthony Liu was given the honour of making history at the Ehra-Lessien proving ground in Germany, driving the Vitesse which received a special World Record Car livery in black and orange. Look out for more news in the next few days as we continue to celebrate this incredible new world record achievement with our fans.
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