20 Years Later, the Bugatti Veyron Remains an Iconic, Tragically Underdriven Automotive Masterpiece

First delivered to customers in 2005, the Bugatti Veyron remains one of the most special, impressive cars of all time.

Courtesy of Bugatti
Bugatti Veyron on Motorway. Courtesy of Bugatti

The Bugatti Veyron was the first true hypercar. There had been many expensive supercars before that broke various top-speed records, but the Veyron was the vision of one ruthless man — Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand PiĂ«ch — who wanted to make the ultimate car.

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