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202<br />
bugatti legend edition<br />
By roMano torre Bianca<br />
it was 1937 when test driver jean pierre wimmile<br />
won the le Mans 24 hours on board a bugatti<br />
type 57g tank. and it was a success he repeated<br />
two years later. it is to this and five other stories<br />
and the same number of personalities that this<br />
French house has decided to devote its legend<br />
edition of the bugatti Veyron 16.4 grand sport<br />
Vitesse. the international preview of this exclusive<br />
project took place under an august sun at<br />
pebble beach in California. one unmistakable<br />
and incredible motorcar next to another.<br />
only three of the most modern - the jean pierre<br />
wimille - will be made with an 8 litre w16 and<br />
1200 horsepower capable of accelerating from<br />
0 to 100km/h in 2.6 seconds and getting up to<br />
a maximum speed of 408.84km/h. in fact this car<br />
holds the record for the fastest standard roadster<br />
in the world. these are speeds which are much<br />
higher than those of the past but not more difficult<br />
for this. Quite the contrary, the vehicles<br />
and motorcars which made motorcar history put<br />
their drivers to the test on every single metre of<br />
tarmac. jean pierre wimille sadly died in january<br />
1949 in buenos aires during trials for the grand<br />
prix at the wheel of an alfetta 158.<br />
the second version of the limited edition of the<br />
French car belonging to the Volkswagen group,<br />
the bugatti legend edition jean bugatti, was presented<br />
at the Frankfurt Motor show. this jewel<br />
(only 3 models) is dedicated to gianroberto Carlo<br />
rembrandt ettore bugatti - nicknamed jean - the<br />
first of the founder of the motorcar house ettore<br />
bugatti’s four sons.<br />
www.bugatti.com<br />
the BuGatti type 57g<br />
tank, winner oF two<br />
editions oF the le Mans<br />
24 hoUrs driVen<br />
by jean pierre WiMille.<br />
the legend edition<br />
oF the BuGatti veyron 16.4<br />
GranD sport vitesse<br />
was dediCated to these<br />
aChieVeMents.<br />
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