Filed under: Haute Vehicles, What's Haute? | Tags: 2012, Bugatti Veyron, Geneva motor show, Grand Sport Vitesse, Roadster, Speed, Supercar, Ultimate
If you’re still looking for an excuse to attend Geneva Motor Show this year, look no further. Please be upstanding for the most powerful factory-built roadster in the history – Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse (which means ‘Speed’ in French). It combines the ultimate performance enhancements of the Super Sport coupe with the open-top appeal of the conventional Grand Sport convertible.
Just like everything that Bugatti does with the Veyron lately, the Grand Sport Vitesse is completely ridiculous and over-the-top. According to Bugatti, the model is considered the most powerful serial produced convertible in the world, boasting of a monstrous 16-cylinder engine that produces an output of 1,200 horsepower. In order to accommodate the increased pony output, Bugatti engineers carefully modified the car’s chassis while also adding four enlarged turbochargers and intercoolers to the car’s overall technical equation.
Those numbers are Veyron-like, too, which is to say that they’ll sell of around €2 million.
Filed under: What's Haute? | Tags: Amanda Johnstone, Azerbaijan Tower, Caspian Sea off Garadag, New Formula 1 Track, Tallest Building
This is sure to put them on the map.
Azerbaijan (say it 3 times really fast!) is planning to build the world’s tallest building – taller than the iconic Burj Khalifa.
Azerbaijan Tower commences construction in 2015, and will rise more than 1 kilometre in height into the clouds upon its completion in 2018 or 2019.
The Azerbaijan Tower is being built on a series of artificial islands, called the Khazar Islands, constructed in the Caspian Sea off Garadag, southwest of Baku (Google it – we did!).
The development also includes schools, shopping, housing and of course a Formula 1 track.
by Amanda Johnstone
