Bugattis are noticeably focussed on design, to such an extent that engine blocks were hand
scraped to ensure the surfaces were completely flat. Even though it was founded by an Italian,
Bugatti is first and foremost French, being a large part of the French cultural
heritage. Bugatti is most notably known for producing the Veyron Super Sport, which pushed
the limits and became the first road-legal car to break the 400 km/h barrier,
coupled with blistering acceleration which can only be compared to that to a Formula One car as
well as a combined power output of over 1000 bhp from its space-age W16 engine.
Reaching a top speed of 267.9 mph it broke the guinness world record to become the fastest
road car ever.
Bugatti enjoyed success in Grand Prix racing in the early 20th century, with the first Monaco
grand prix actually won by a Bugatti car in 1929. In addition Bugatti emerged
victorious in the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1937 with Robert Benoist, and in 1939 with Pierre
Veyron, after whom the Bugatti Veyron car is named after. Famous Bugatti racing cars include
the type 35 and the type 10.
In recent times, Bugatti has released the Chiron, an even more perfected version of an already
perfect car, which just recently became the fastest car in the world, reaching 304
mph, nearly 500 kmph!