What is the Bugatti Veyron?
The Veyron is a two-seat hyper sports car that marked Bugatti’s return to modern car production at its historic home in Molsheim, France. It came as a coupé and as an open-top Grand Sport, with performance-focused versions including the Super Sport and Grand Sport Vitesse. Its blend of speed and a carefully finished cabin helped shape Bugatti’s modern identity.
Ettore Bugatti founded the company in 1909. The Veyron brought the marque’s Molsheim roots into a new era, with the familiar horseshoe grille and a distinctive rounded body.
Veyron generations
The Veyron has one generation, spanning 2006 to 2015. The range grew to include the open-top Grand Sport and more powerful Super Sport and Grand Sport Vitesse. Across its versions, the Veyron kept its 8.0-litre W16 engine with four turbochargers and all-wheel drive.
Engines and power
The Veyron has an 8.0-litre petrol engine. The EU-listed 2014 version produces 882 kW (1,199 PS). Other Veyron versions had different outputs, so that figure applies to the specific EU-listed version.
How economical is the Bugatti Veyron?
US EPA figures cover five versions from 2006 to 2015. The best combined rating is 10 MPG, and the lowest listed consumption is 23.5 L/100 km. Canada’s NRCan figures cover two versions from 2010 to 2012, with a lowest listed consumption of 23.8 L/100 km on the 5-cycle test.
EU registration figures show one 2014 version: an 8.0-litre petrol model rated at 882 kW (1,199 PS), with 26 registrations. European WLTP/NEDC, US EPA and Canadian 5-cycle tests use different procedures, so results are best read within their own markets.
Where was the Veyron sold?
The Veyron appears in US EPA figures from 2006 to 2015, Canadian NRCan figures from 2010 to 2012 and EU registration figures for 2014. Bugatti built it at its Molsheim workshop in France.
Questions and answers
What engine does the Bugatti Veyron use?
It has an 8.0-litre petrol W16 engine with four turbochargers.
How many generations of Veyron were there?
One generation, spanning 2006 to 2015.
What is the Veyron’s US fuel economy?
The best listed combined EPA rating is 10 MPG, and the lowest listed consumption is 23.5 L/100 km.
What power does the Veyron make?
The EU-listed 2014 version produces 882 kW (1,199 PS). Other Veyron versions had different outputs.