Bugatti EB 16.4 Veyron Tops 400 KM/H!

Veyron is World's Most Sophisticated Car

Which automaker builds the world's fastest production car? Well, that title still belongs to Sweden's Koenigsegg and its

Bugatti pushed its Veyron beyond 400 km/h (248.5 mph) on a high speed section of VW's Ehra - Lessien proving grounds. (Photo: Volkswagen AG)

sensational CCR, which was piloted to a record-setting 387.87 km/h by veteran tester Loris Biocchi earlier this year (see automotive news for Mar 11, 2005: Koenigsegg CCR Goes 388 km/h to Break World Speed Record!).

That record will most certainly fall, however, if Volkswagen AG's Bugatti division ever brings its EB 16.4 Veyron to market. Late in April, Bugatti pushed its Veyron beyond 400 km/h (248.5 mph) on a high speed section of VW's Ehra - Lessien proving grounds, crushing its closest rival.

Supervised by the German Homologation Authority "TÜV Süddeutschland" and officially chronometred by their precision

A production version of the Veyron has been expected for years, but so far nothing has turned up on the consumer market. (Photo: Volkswagen AG)

measuring units, the Veyron achieved its record-setting pace several times in both directions, requirements of official measuring procedures.

"The Bugatti super-sports-car has thus attained yet another major goal in it ambitious development process," stated a company spokesman.

A production version of the Veyron has been expected for years, but despite prototypes showing up at auto shows, on the racetrack at Monterey, CA, and elsewhere, nothing that can be purchased has become available.