Bugatti Veyron to aim for Guinness World Record for fastest production car

Posted Tue Sep 12 2006 8:03 AM by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

On October 28th Bugatti will begin its attempt to get the Veyron in to the Guinness Book of Records as the worlds fastest production car. The attempt will take place at the Ehra Lessien test track located near Wolfsburg, Germany, and owned by Volkswagen. It was an unbroken straight of 9km that should allow the Veyron to stretch its legs and reach maximum speed.

“Unofficially” the Veyron has already reached 253mph (407km/h) on this surface, so Volkswagen is fairly confident it can do the same under official observation. Currently, the Guinness World Record holder for speed in a production vehicle is the 245mph, 806hp Koenigsegg CCR. The Veyron already has the record for most powerful production car.

It's surprising that Bugatti hasn't tried to get the official record until now, especially when Koenigsegg's new CCX, with a theoretical top speed of 258mph, is doing the rounds.

News of the attempt was released by Castrol, who will be partnering with Bugatti during the test.

Click here for a satellite image of the test facility.

Reader Comments

Tue Sep 12 2006 9:43 PM
Iconic Point says

That is great Bugatti is making the title official. Now maybe the Stig can take this puppy around Top Gears track and put at the top of the list for super cars. I am have to do a review at cars.iconicpoint.com on this news. Thanks for the heads up.
Tue Sep 12 2006 11:40 PM
admin says

Yeah, I found it quite strange when I got the press release. So I spent ages fact-checking to see whether it was true or not!
Sun Sep 24 2006 1:54 PM
Iconic Point says

Where did you get the press release on the bugatti news. I am trying to stay top of things with press release but they are hard to find.
Fri Oct 27 2006 8:49 AM
LAE says

WoW... If I'm Right the day today is October 27, 2006 and tommorrow would be the day... The day where the Veyron will set the record of the fastest production car in the planet...
I'm really excited for the outcome...
Sun Feb 25 2007 8:59 PM
timmy says

This was really fun 2 read cause am a fan of anything that goes reallllly fast!!!! the bugatti is really outstanding continue 2 do wat u do best ok and i will always be reading . i would love 2 test one of those fast cars one day 2 come .peace
Wed Mar 14 2007 6:04 AM
Jan says

of course it was obvious that the fastestcar wins this title!!!
Sat Sep 8 2007 1:36 AM
Michel says

I am sorry but this suposed record is (bullshitt) we have 70 Veyron in United State and no body can drive more than240 mhrs.the track Ehra-Leissien isnot legal,I remember when the guy from top gear on 5 kilometer say:you can t see the end of the track because the curve of the earth,Ican t believe it,if you don t see the end of the track it s only because this track have 1 degrÃ© slope gently down.why do you think guinnes don t apprrouvethe speed of 253 mhrs.the rule said you have to go in one directionand come backin the other direction in 1 hours,and Bugatti don t do that.it s for that guinnes don t reconised the speed and we know,Castrol the partner make a lot of pressure on Guinness for have the record.for me this is not fair.I say good luck to any boy who are clean.it s only because I like justice.(excuse my English I am french canadian from QuÃ©bec city, anyway I do my best)thank Michel

MotorAuthority