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With immediate effect, Dr.-Ing. Franz-Josef Paefgen (60) has been appointed the new President of Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. (Molsheim) and Bugatti International S.A. (Luxemburg). He succeeds Dr. Thomas Bscher, who leaves the company by mutual agreement at the end of the month. Paefgen will continue to perform his duties as Chairman and Chief Executive of Bentley Motors Ltd. and General Representative of Volkswagen AG for Group Research and Motorsport in addition to his new responsibilities. From 1980, he held various senior posts at Audi AG, the most recent being Chairman of the Board of Management from 1998 to 2002. Since 2002, Paefgen has, inter alia, been Chairman of Bentley Motors Ltd. From 2003 to 2005, he was responsible for the development of the Veyron 16.4 as Chief Executive Officer of Bugatti Engineering. …continue reading.

There are very few car companies left on the planet that will automatically get the attention of everyone in the room. Lamborghini still holds a mythic charm for some, as does Maserati and even Rolls Royce or Bentley. But if you want to talk exotic sports cars that will make you the envy of every other car on the road, there is only Bugatti. While the company name has come and gone and is now under the umbrella of Volkswagen, the Bugatti mystique has never lagged. Now, with the introduction of the Veyron, Bugatti has silenced any critics by producing one of the most incredible automobiles in history.

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It must be hard being a mega-rich international playboy (or girl): you quite fancy a £750,000 Bugatti Veyron, but there’s no convertible version. And what’s the point in having the world’s fastest production car if no one can see you driving it? Thank heavens, then, for engineering firm Webasto, which VW has commissioned to make a removable glass Targa roof for the 252mph Veyron. Problem is that you won’t be able to stow the roof in the car, so there will be a temporary fabric cover that you can take with you. Oh yes, and because of the change in the Veyron’s aerodynamics, the Targa will be restricted to a mere 220mph. Prices have yet to be announced, but we suspect if you have to ask, you can’t afford it. …continue reading.

The UK’s first Bugatti Veyron 16.4 has been delivered to Jack Barclay Ltd. in London. Currently priced at Euro 1.1m plus tax, the world’s fastest car is pictured outside the Albert Hall, Kensington. Powered by a W-16 1001 hp engine, it is capable of more than 250mph and will reach 62mph from a standstill in 2.5 seconds.

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The Bugatti Veyron has wiped the floor with the opposition in Autocar’s annual 0-100-0mph contest, featured in the current issue of the world’s oldest car magazine, even managing to beat a Suzuki GSX-R1000 superbike.

Featuring 25 of the world’s fastest cars, from the 14th placed £79,995 Aston Martin V8 Vantage to the second-placed £34,995 Ariel Atom, the shoot-out pitches the cars against each other in a straight fight to see which is the fastest to 100mph. There’s more to it than just outright speed though – slowing from 100mph to a dead halt is just as important.

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The Bugatti Veyron has been threatening to rewrite the record books since launch last year; this week, Autocar has become the first magazine in the world to measure exactly how quick this £880,000, 987bhp hypercar really is.

Contained within this Wednesday’s issue is Autocar’s exclusive story on figuring the fastest production car in the world. Road test editor Adam Towler tells that story in illuminating detail; how he travelled to Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien test facility, near Wolfsburg, Germany, how he attached Autocar’s timing gear to the Veyron, and most importantly, how it felt to drive faster than he ever had before.

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The incredible 1,000bhp Bugatti Veyron made its first appearance at a UK event when it roared up the Goodwood hillclimb on March 23rd during the annual Festival of Speed press launch.

There were also debut appearances for the Maserati GranSport Spyder, Prodrive P2 and Range Rover Sport Supercharged HST.

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