Bugatti’s latest model of Veyron is the open-air 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, which packs 1,200 horsepower and 1,106 pound feet of torque. That’s enough to get the roadster from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in just 2.6 seconds, on its way to an electronically limited top speed of 233 miles per hour.
Like all Bugattis, production is limited and pricing is enough to make Bill Gates wince. The custom-painted Grand Sport Vitesse shown at Pebble Beach, for example, carried a sticker price of 1.74 million euros, or roughly $2.23 million. If you could get zero percent financing for 60 months, that translates a monthly car payment of $37,167, which doesn’t include the similarly high cost of maintenance.
Bugatti recently sponsored a press drive in the new Grand Sport Vitesse for “select” U.S. media, which oddly didn’t include us (in fact, we know a lot of people in the industry, and can’t name a single invitee). The result was this video, filmed north of New York City on the winding roads of Westchester County. Enjoy.
Kurt Ernst has been passionate about automobiles and driving nearly his entire life. His early years were shaped working in the family service station, though his real passion was auto racing. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Kurt spent a year club racing with the Sports Car Club of America, before focusing on a business career in marketing and project management. Later, his passion for writing and the automotive hobby found him freelancing for a variety of automotive news sites, including Automotive Addicts and Motor Authority, where his work was syndicated and appeared in several national publications. Recognized as an expert in the automotive field, Kurt joined Hemmings Motor News as an Associate Editor in 2013, and in the years since has progressed to Editor, Hemmings Daily; Managing Editor for Hemmings Motor News, Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Muscle Machines, and the Hemmings Daily; and now, Managing Editor, Hemmings Auctions. Kurt was instrumental in organizing the Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance from 2013-2019, and has served as a judge at this event and The Vintage Racing Stable Concours d’Elegance. A Skip Barber Racing School graduate and prolific writer, Ernst is also skilled in copyediting, project management, brand development, and public relations.
