Posted on Monday 16 July 2007
Bugatti recently announced that it was lifting annual production of its Veyron hypercar from the current 60 units per year to 75, but there’s been no word on whether the full run of 300 cars will be changed. We now have news that Bugatti will be adding a topless Targa model to its lineup that will be produced in an ultra exclusive run of 80 cars, according to Autogespot.
As previewed in this rendering, the Veyron Targa won’t be a complete convertible but will instead sport a removable roof design similar to the topless versions of the Porsche Carrera GT or Koenigsegg CCX. The Veyron Targa will likely feature a detachable glass roof that has to be stored away from the car before driving, but if the weather turns nasty a fabric cover would be available that can be pulled into place.
Without the roof the car will require added reinforcements and underbody changes to maintain torsional rigidity. These changes will come at a minor cost to performance, and top speed is said to be limited to 217mph (350kmh).