Hi! Does anyone know about this Veyron with large vents behind the front wheels? http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlb-photography/4043075351/ thankx A
Never seen a Veyron with that side. http://www.myfreecarlayouts.com/images/Car%20Layouts/Bugatti/2007-Bugatti-Veyron-Side.jpg
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These air outlets which had been fitted behind the front wheel arch, generating an unsightly scoop on the door, disappeared on the series model. After the multiple tests under all latitudes, they realized that these openings to remove heat front brakes were not needed.
I would not say pre-production but rather that these models were part of the prototype test. In three years in development, twenty seven prototypes were constructed: five of the first series (chassis n° 1.1 to 1.5, in 2002), eight of the second series (chassis n° 2.1 to 2.8, in 2003), five of the third series (chassis n° 3.1 to 3.5, in 2004, two last being intended for the crash-tests), four of the fourth series, the "pre-production" or PVS (chassis n° 4.1 to 4.4, between February and May 2005) and finally five of the fifth series, called "series 0" (chassis n° 5.1 to 5.5, between May and July 2005). Some places and dates : - Carmel Valley, August 15, 2002: A prototype of Veyron (chassis #1.4) is revealed at a deprived meeting with Stonepine. - Carmel Valley, August 15, 2003: At 21 hours precise, Karl-Heinz Neumann raises the veil on Bugatti EB 16-4 Veyron (chassis #2.2), in the presence of old owners of Bugatti... and some potential buyers of new the modéle. - Laguna Seca, August 16, 2003: Same Veyron (chassis #2.2) carries out its first turns of wheels as a public playing the role of pace car in a historical race joining together several tens of Bugatti of Grand Prix. - Frankfurt, September 2003: Bugatti exposes a travelling prototype (chassis #2.5) gray interior grenadine, for the first time it's not a model of style. - Papenburg, February 2004: Tests of the prototype chassis #2.8 drived by Loris Bicocchi on the Contidrom track. - Dorlisheim, October 7, 2004: Exit of the first prototype assembled with the Atelier Veyron (chassis #3.2). The eight preceding prototypes were manufactured in Wolfsburg. - Oschersleben June 2005: Meeting of tests with two Veyron, chassis #3.3 and the chassis #5.0, the latter is drived by Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber. - Nürburgring August/September 2005: Meeting of tests with chassis #3.3
Twenty-Seven prototypes for a production run of what, 300 or 400 cars?!? no wonder they're so dang expensive!
