After more than a week of auction, the world’s most unique Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport “Wei Long” was sold for more than 1.7 million USD.
First launched at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport “Wei Long” was privately reserved for a VIP guest with the theme of the year of the Dragon. In Chinese, “Wei Long” means “majestic dragon”. |
This super product is a combination of the famous car company Bugatti and ceramic manufacturer Königliche Porzellan Manufaktur Berlin. Many exterior and interior details are handcrafted using this material. |
This is the 50th Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport out of a total of 58 units produced from 2009 to 2015. The targa version of the Veyron EB 16.4 was first introduced at the 2008 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. |
The car is painted Porcelain White, combined with matte aluminum decorative details and glossy black trim. |
Comes with a set of multi-spoke wheels with red rims, the center logo is made of white ceramic with the Chinese character “Long”, measuring 20 inches on the front axle and 21 inches on the rear axle. |
Comes with a high-performance carbon-ceramic brake disc system and specialized tires for Bugatti Michelin Pilot Sport Pax. The front tire has only been used for about 200 km, while the rear tire has only been used for 1,500 km. |
The car is equipped with a panoramic sunroof, which can be removed when needed. |
In addition, the Veyron Grand Sport is also equipped with a specialized parachute, which can be used in emergencies, with a maximum usable speed of up to 130 km/h. |
The electrically controlled spoiler system plays the role of creating pressure when the vehicle moves at high speed, and also acts as an active air brake when needing to decelerate or brake suddenly. |
The car’s interior has a luxurious style with high-quality Italian Red leather. The word “Long” continues to appear on the headrest of each seat. |
The most prominent feature in this space is the crisply hand-finished white ceramic sculpture of an Asian dragon. |
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport is equipped with a sufficient number of features such as rear reverse sensor, Airsystem air conditioning system, Puccini CD stereo entertainment system, analogue clock… |
After nearly 12 years, the car’s odo only stopped at 8,428 km. |
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport is still equipped with an 8.0L W16 engine with 4 turbo sets, maximum capacity of 1,001 horsepower and maximum torque of 1,250 Nm. |
Combined with this engine is a 7-speed DSG gearbox and full-time 4-wheel drive system. The car is capable of accelerating from 0-100 km/h in under 2.7 seconds, with a maximum speed of 407 km/h. |
Since its launch, this is the first time this special Bugatti Veyron has been publicly offered for sale. Currently, the car is present in the Principality of Monaco. |
The final price for the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport “Wei Long” is 1.61 million Euros, equivalent to about 1.735 million USD . This is quite a “bargain” price for the world’s most unique custom Bugatti. |