Archive for 'Bugatti'
Video: Underground Racing Gallardo Breaks 250 MPH At Texas Mile
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by admin.
The Texas Mile is a bi-annual contest of insane speeds from heavily modified supercars, where 200 mph is a more common figure than you might expect. This year saw the Underground Racing team take a twin-turbocharged 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo into Bugatti Veyron territory, hitting 250.1 mph in the standing mile. To get that kind of performance out..
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Ponzi Scheme Pays Off: Exotic Cars Up for Auction
Posted on 23. Apr, 2010 by admin.
Scott Rothstein was sent to jail in January for running a Ponzi scheme that bilked clients an estimated $1.2 billion. That money bought Rothstein a lot of very nice cars, and they’re hitting the auction block June 3 with a preview on May 10, 26, 27 and June 2.
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Bugatti Galibier 16C May Yet See Production
Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by admin.
First unveiled last fall merely as a design concept, to be shopped around to potential buyers to gauge interest, the Bugatti Galibier 16C was quickly rumored to be on the fast-track to production. Six months have intervened without any official word on the car, however, leaving its future in doubt. The latest reports say the game is back on..
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Bugatti Galibier 16C May Yet See Production
Posted on 25. Mar, 2010 by admin.
First unveiled last fall merely as a design concept, to be shopped around to potential buyers to gauge interest, the Bugatti Galibier 16C was quickly rumored to be on the fast-track to production. Six months have intervened without any official word on the car, however, leaving its future in doubt
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New Photos: Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept
Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Bugatti doesn't know how to do anything small these days, with even the rather compact Veyron turning out some seriously big numbers--253 mph, 1,000 horsepower, $1.8 million price tag--and things are just getting bigger, with the 16C Galibier Concept sedan headed toward production. Today, we have a gallery of new photos of the car that takes...
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Man Trades In Bugatti Veyron For Chevrolet Corvette ZR1
Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by admin.
You’d never expect to see a Bugatti Veyron sitting in the used car lot of a Chevrolet dealership but that’s exactly what happened at All American Chevrolet in Midland, Texas.
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Top Five Stories of the Week
Posted on 24. Jan, 2010 by admin.
Sure, there was plenty going on in the automotive world this week. For instance, Mini released photos of its new Countryman, whetting the appetites of many interested enthusiasts
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Conan O’Brien Uses Bugatti Veyron to Get Back at NBC
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by admin.
There’s really nothing more that can be added to this bit of comedic and revenge-driven brilliance. "Tonight Show" host Conan O’Brien got back at NBC for giving him the boot by employing a Bugatti Veyron — the world's most expensive car — and the Rolling Stone’s “Satisfaction” — an expensive song to license — in what surely must be one of the most expensive comedy bits of all time (except for Jalopnik reports that Conan got the car on loan from the Peterson Automotive Museum) Check out the clip from Wednesday night's show.
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Audi R8 Crashes Into BMW 6-Series And Range Rover
Posted on 20. Nov, 2009 by admin.
This past week has seen a couple of high-profile crashes reported on Motor Authority, with a Bugatti Veyron and new Ferrari California both ending up worse for wear due to the actions of their clumsy drivers. Believe it or not we now have an image of a third exotic car involved in a crash, this time a bright red Audi R8 that managed to take out a...
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Video: New Footage of Bugatti Veyron Crashing Into Lake
Posted on 15. Nov, 2009 by admin.
With only 15 examples in the country, and 300 being produced in total, it’s safe to say the Bugatti Veyron is one of the rarest cars on the planet. So it pains us to see this video of one example that ended up in a saltwater lake in Texas.
