Then again, for €1,000,000 (£839,285 in the UK) before local taxes, so it should be for its price is another in the growing list of Veyron ultimates: nobody, not even McLaren has ever had the temerity to put a car on sale for anything approaching this kind of money.
Nor should you expect this money to buy you a perfect car; in fact and as we shall see, the Veyron is rather flawed. Even before you take on the mighty challenge of actually driving the thing, you have to come to terms with its massive width, the offset driving position, the non-existent over-the-shoulder visibility and the inability to see any of its corners.
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| No plastic to be seen inside |
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Then the luggage space in the nose is, frankly, a joke. You'd be lucky to squeeze even an overnight bag into the Veyron. Then again, if you can afford a Veyron, you can almost certainly also afford the staff to take your luggage to the hotel in another car.
Getting aboard is not easy if you are, shall I say, generously proportioned. By far the most efficient, if not the most dignified, way is to aim your backside at the deeply dished bucket seat and fall backwards into the car, remembering to duck under the roof as you do. Then you can simply scoop your legs into the car and contemplate an interior that looks fully in keeping with the car's colossal price.
There is no plastic to be seen anywhere, just leather, milled aluminium and Alcantara. The ignition key is a disappointment - much too closely related to that of a VW Golf: you'd think for this kind of money, a keyless system would not be too much to ask. You might be surprised too to learn that both the seat and steering wheel require manual adjustment, though they require little effort and the absent electric motors keep a few kilos off the waistline of what is already a very heavy car.
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Bugatti's official claim states that it weighs 1,888kg but admit this is a dry weight and that with oil and fuel on board it weighs 1950kg. So by the time anyone other than the skinniest of drivers has positioned themselves at the wheel, the Veyron is a fully subscribed two tonner. A McLaren F1, by very stark contrast, weighs less than 1200kg.
