From the same guys who brought us video of a street-legal Porsche 962C driving through the streets of Japan comes this latest video showing Le Mans-winning pro driver, Seiji Ara, lapping Fuji Speedway in a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport. Most of the video centers around Ara’s impressions, but there is plenty of great video showing the supercar carving up the track’s numerous turns and blasting along its lengthy front straightaway.

Ara says this is the most powerful car he’s ever driven, so we imagine it was as much for fun for him to drive as it is for us to watch. During the drive, the camera provides a sense of what it’s like to pilot the Veyron on such a challenging track, and you can hear its turbos and wastegates getting a workout. Scroll down to watch this well-shot, well-edited video of Ara and the Veyron lapping Fuji Speedway. Oh, and be sure to stick around for the end, as there’s a bonus three-way drag race you won’t want to miss.

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After taking last week to review the record category for World’s Fastest Production Car, Guinness World Records has reconfirmed that the holder of this hotly contested superlative remains the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport.

The Veyron Super Sport set the official record back in 2010 with a Guinness-verified speed of 267.8 miles per hour, but other interested parties have recently contested that record’s validity because the Veyron used that day had its speed limiter removed. With the speed limiter in place, the Veyron Super Sport tops out at 258 mph.

Guinness rules state that a record-setting production car must be unchanged from what is available to customers. While some, particularly Hennessey Performance, have claimed that removing the Veyron’s speed limiter violated that rule, Guinness has settled the matter by stating that “a change to the speed limiter does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine.”

This is a nice win for Bugatti on top of the news last week that the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse also set a record for the fastest open-top production car with a speed of 254.04 mph. That record, however, as far as we know, has not been verified by Guinness World Records.

For its part, Hennessey, whose claim against the validity of Bugatti’s record didn’t work this time, could potentially break the record outright if given enough road for its own Venom GT to run. The 1,244-horsepower Venom hit 265.7 mph earlier this year before running out of room on a two-mile runway, though those runs were not officially verified by Guinness. Nevertheless, there still remain questions about whether or not the Venom GT counts as a production car by Guinness standards. The world record authority defines “production” as building at least 50 examples and only 29 Venoms are supposed to be built, though Guinness does permit itself to grant exceptions.

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Guinness World Records statement: Fastest production car

Following a thorough review conducted with a number of external experts, Guinness World Records is pleased to announce the confirmation of Bugatti’s record of Fastest production car achieved by the Veyron 16.4 Super Sport.

The focus of the review was with respect to what may constitute a modification to a car’s standard specification.

Having evaluated all the necessary information, Guinness World Records is now satisfied that a change to the speed limiter does not alter the fundamental design of the car or its engine.

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Bugatti Vitesse

Like its expected price of $1,700,000 – $2,250,000 or not, the new Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse will be the most powerful and fastest vehicle on the planet.

Bugatti is in the final pre-production evaluation of its newest and most assuredly final rendition of the Veyron 16.4 theme, also known as the Grand Sport Vitesse.   The original version had 1001 horsepower, 16 cylinders and two V8 engines formed at the crank.   Much of the prototype engineering can be directed to the accomplishments of Jens Schulenburg/Chief Vehicle Bugatti engineer (10 years at Bugatti).  The prototype Bugatti Vitesse has approximately 300+ temperature probes and carries two data loggers.  There is also a blue Racelogic VBOX mounted on the windshield ­and displays recorded data – It is sampled/calculatied @ 100 times per second! The Vitesse is being classified as a "super car" and has the legacy of racing driver Pierre Veyron (raced for the original Bugatti car manufacturer) who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939.

Bugatti Vitesse Fuel/Speed

The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport can empty its 26.4-gallon fuel tank in 12 minutes while running at its top speed. The Vitesse including its additional 200 hp can complete the task in 10.3 minutes.  Rumor has it that Michelin won't guarantee its tires at speeds above 250 mph for more than 15 minutes for the Vitesse.  Believe it or not, but where the rear license plate typically is located, the Vitesse currently carries a yellow card displaying: "HIGH SPEED TEST VEHICLE APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT".  The Bugatti shows no signs of slowing down even above 185 mph.  A lot of drivers would like to show the government a thing or two as they cruise at high speeds to their selected designation.  Needless to say, The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is an incredibly fast vehicle!

The vehicle must establish complete precision as it will undoubtedly battle challenging harsh environmental  and various road conditions.  All processes – thermodynamic, mechanical and aerodynamic must work together like gears in a clock.  The Bugatti Vitesse can be steered with just a couple of fingers on the wheel or a knee movement here and there – cabin turbulence is minimized.  The word "Vitesse" is  translated into "French for speed”.  The Vitesse is a combination of two major existing Veyon variations:  1) Super Sport, which produces 1200 horsepower from its quad-turbo 8.0-liter W-16, and 2) Targa-topped Grand Sport. It could have been labeled a Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Super Sport.

If you have the need for speed and power along with a boat filled with cash – then the Bugatti Grand Sport Vitsse may fit your bill !  

Anticipated Features of the Grand Sport Vitesse:

Four-wheel drive

W16 engine power displaces 8.0-liters

Top speed: 255mph (roof on), 233mph (roof off)

MPG:  8 City / 15 HWY

Transmission:  7-speed dual-clutch automatic

Power:  1200 hp @6400 rpm

16 pressure-charged cylinders

Gigantic W-16 Engine Fast acceleration speed, reaching 60 mph in 2.5 seconds

Front and Rear fascias surrogate of the Super Sport

Top speed of 255 mph

Small roof opening

Engineered airflow around the body shell

Optional wind blocker behind the seats

Unique suspension including new dampers

Fast working valves

Strong anti-roll bars

Soft springs

15.74-inch carbon-ceramic brakes

10 radiators for the engine cooling system

Transmission oil Heat exchanger for the air to liquid intercoolers, for engine oil

Power to weight ratio of 529 bhp/tonne.

Vehicle Price of $1,700,000 – $2,250,000…yowsa! (LeBron James – can you use one?)

Bugatti Vitesse, Bugatti Veyron

We have brought you the pre-Geneva photos, the live photos, and now, we bring you more on Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. It is still the same supercar, but what makes its more special – as if anything we are dealing with Bugatti Veyron is not “special” – is the fact that the Grand Sport Vitesse offered is the open top or also known as the targa-topped model. Okay, it’s very unlikely that Bugatti drops two versions of their supercar, but we guess we know the reason why.

You see, in term of speed, there is no way that Lamborghini could beat Bugatti, right? Now, the exquisite Aventador J already sold as the Italian Raging Bull company only made it one unit, but not the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse. Both are sharing the exclusivity and the open-top Vitesse is in limited edition. So, we guess that Bugatti is trying to beat Lamborghini in selling record although both have closest market segment.

The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse open-top model is powered by the same engine which is 7.9L W16 with total power output 1,200 horsepower and top speed sits at 255 mph. That amount of top speed is definitely can get your hat off, so you might want to wear protective helmet if you still want to get out of the supercar with your head attached to your body. to reach 0 to 100km/h or 62 mph, the Grand Sport Vitesse open-top model only needs 2.6 seconds and the power transferred via four-wheel drive system, just like any other Bugatti models.

Forget the Super Sport as Bugatti successfully rises the speed bar higher than before as the supercar maker brings its latest achievement on the floor of 2012 Geneva Motor Show. We are referring to the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse which we previously gave you the spoiler alert. So, what’s with this supercar, anyway? Obviously, Bugatti still wants to be the only supercar maker which holds the fastest supercar in the world and by creating this Grand Sport Vitesse, the top speed domination will still written under the name of Bugatti Veyron.

Oh, we forget to mention that what makes the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse different from other models is the fact that it is dresses in convertible or roadster model. Could it be that it is going to compete with the mysterious Lamborghini Aventador Roadster? It could be like that as we know that both has already head to head to create what we refer the fastest supercar. According to autoblog.com, the Grand Sport Vitesse is powered by none other than the 8.0L W16 which gives total power output of 1,200 horsepower.

The engine is derived from the Veyron Super Sport and Bugatti snugs it on the roofless Grand Sport Vitesse. Vitesse itself taken from French which means “speed” in English which pretty much describes what the supercar is capable of, right? Still from our aforementioned, Bugatti stated that this new supercar is the most powerful production roadster of all time. Here is what Wolfgang Durheimer said about the introductory of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, “Once again our engineers worked hard to demonstrate that Bugatti is able to constantly redefine the boundaries of what is technically feasible.”

As much as we hate to say goodbye to Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sports, but the supercar automaker has not proposed any other actions regarding this model. We believe that sooner or later the next-gen or new models will be rolling out from Bugatti Veyron production division soon. Something has to go but we are more than happy to introduce the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse which as you can guess, it is the very last edition for the 16.4 Super Sport model.

What we got here are the official photos, but you might want to stick around and bookmark our site as we are going to bring you the live official introductory of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse supercar at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Well, don’t expect anything new because the Vitesse borros the Super Sports’ powerplant which according to autoevolution.com is none other than the W16 with larger turbos and intercoolers.

How much power are we dealing with? The total power output is… brace yourself, folks… is 1,200 horsepower!!! The torque screams at 1,500Nm or 1,106 lb-ft. No official price tag yet, but we believe that the “over expensive” price will be announced on the official unveiled at the aforementioned auto event next month.

Here is what Bugatti President – Wolfgang Durheimer has to say on the introductory of Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse as we quoted from our aforementioned source, “The rapid success of the Super Sport convinced us to increase the performance of the Bugatti roadster. Once again our engineers worked hard to demonstrate that Bugatti is able to constantly redefine the boundaries of what is technically feasible.”

Furthermore, the President elaborated, “We gave our all to transfer the achievements of the Super Sport over to the Grand Sport, thereby turning open-top driving itself into an extraordinary experience at high speed.” So, it is time to count down the days and also count the money to buy the Veyron 16.4 Grand Super Sport Vitesse supercar. Are you up for it?

What is crossing your mind when the first time you hear about “fashion designer”? Luxury and fabulous life are two of the most common words describe for fashion designers and as a matter of fact, those words are true. The latest proof comes from one of the most popular fashion designers – Ralph Lauren with his Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. Wait a minute… is that the brand new supercar which we previously reported dressed in black and yellow paintjob?

No folks… in case you are confuse, what you see is the Ralph Lauren’s Veyron Super Sport; while the next-gen of this supercar which covered in black and yellow paintjob is the Grand Super Sport. autoevolution.com reported that the fashion designer ordered the supercar with certain custom parts and exclusively asked the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport to have three different colors. Check out the “livery” which rumor has it that this supercar could be the Super Sport World Record Edition Veyron.

But, since we have been scooping so many topics about Bugatti Veyron, this one which belongs to Ralph Lauren has not carries any special edition’s signatures. The reason why we mentioned the special edition’s signature is because this particular Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has original black wheels instead of orange. It doesn’t matter whether it is special edition or not, but at least we know that fashion designers are meant to sell expensive clothing lines, but also driving one of the expensive vehicles on the planet.

The yellow blinding supercar photos that scattered on this post are the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport special edition. Yup… the supercar manufacturer knows that the name itself is not enough to draw enough crowds, so they want catchy yellow color as this color not only make the supercar stand out but also noticeable from miles away. Precise, it’s Bugatti folks… We can identify it no matter what.

Bugatti brings the Veyron Grand Sport special edition to 2012 Qatar Motor Show in order to attract more potential customers there. The idea of creating this supercar in special edition is because the supercar maker wants to honor and remember the Ettore Bugatti’s passion in experimenting car customization. By the way, the color is not straight yellow, but two-tone combination of yellow and black.

The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport special edition dresses in bright yellow that covers the whole body with the lower side and the rims are in black color. Similar to the exterior, the interior of the supercar, especially the seating are covered in yellow leather and black stitching. Autoevolution.com reported that the center console of the Veyron Grand Sport special edition is in black carbon, but the dashboard, steering wheel, and gearshift is in black leather with yellow stitching.

Furthermore, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport is the current Veyron right now because the Veyron coupe already hit the last order in June last year. Bugatti offers 150 units of this special edition of supercar and so far, 45 units already sold which means that there are 105 units are still available. Grab it while you can, folks!