Bugatti Veyron Super Sport

The new Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. Now we know what you’re thinking: Bugatti‘s rolled out dozens of special editions of its iconic supercar over the past few years. The old model originally smashed all the speed records for production cars, but recently has been overtaken by a few lightweight hypercars. Perhaps that is why Bugatti decided to strip 300kg of weight out of the original by replacing the majority of the bodywork with carbon fibre.

For the long-anticipated Veyron Super Sports – which follows in the tire tracks of upgraded Super Sports models from the marque’s history – Bugatti has tweaked the engine to produce an extra 200 horsepower over the “standard” model’s 1000.

As for styling changes, Bugatti has significantly redesigned the roof. Gone are the huge air intakes just beyond the roof, which have been replaced by air intakes that now seem to be built into the roof structure.The engine bay in the standard Veyron is completely open to the elements, but the SuperSports now features a semi engine cover, which significantly helps improve aerodynamics, while still allowing the hot powerplant to breathe.

The resulting 1200-horse output, combined with revised aerodynamics, was enough for Bugatti to claim the land speed record at 267.81 miles per hour, achieved at parent company Volkswagen’s proprietary Ehra-Lessian test track in the presence of officials from the Guiness Book of World Records and the German Technical Inspection Agency, making it official.

Unfortunately, Bugatti only intend to produce 30 of these new Veyron’s, meaning that most of us will probably never drive one. And the increased performance also means a slightly inflated price tag of £1.4m.