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Imagine you’re an auto dealer, bored like hell in a day with no customers. And suddenly there’s this guy entering your dealership and telling you this: “I will give you my Bugatti Veyron if you give me in exchange a Corvette ZR1!” What will you do?

And this is no fairy tail, it happened for real to All American Chevrolet of Midland, Texas. They gave a $107,000 ZR1 for a 2008 Bugatti Veyron with just 20,307 miles. You have to known that a used Veyron can go from $1.4 to $3.6 million depending on condition.

There are no details on this trade, but we are very curious about what really happened in there. So, if you have details on this let us know!

Weirdest trade ever: Bugatti Veyron for a Corvette ZR1 originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 15:00 EST.

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If you’re not content with buying just any other Bugatti Veyron, then you might be interested in this particular 2007 light blue Veyron that comes with its very own Bugatti-detailed Mercedes Atego car transporter.

The car and transporter package is being sold for $1,264,815 at Cragslist.
In this day and age, Bugatti Veyron owners are as rare as the supercar itself so for those owning one, it takes a little something extra to stand out from your peers. That’s where the Atego transporter, which comes with a matching paint scheme, Bugatti logos, and a car ramp, comes in.

The car and transporter is currently located in the Netherlands where it is available at van Vliet Personenauto’s. Interested buyers outside of the country may have to shell out a few more wad for shipping and transport.

Bugatti Veyron for sale in the Netherlands; comes with own trasport truck originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 14:30 EST.

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Last week, Conan O’Brien’s Bugatti Veyron Mouse became the talk of the town after it made an appearance at one the last episodes of the Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien. We’re thinking that the whole segment was O’Brien’s own way of taking a little dig on Jay Leno, who’s famously known for being a car enthusiast.

Well, consider this video as Jay Leno’s response to Conan’s little skit.

In the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, Leno featured his very own Veyron, a 16.4 Grand Sport. The big difference is that while O’Brien loaned the one that appeared on the show from the Petersen Automobile Musem, Leno’s Veyron looks like it’s actually his.

We figured that this so-called Late Night Wars reached its end after Conan and NBC agreed on a buy-out settlement and the comedian was brought of his contract with NBC, but now it seems that it’s only heating up and don’t be surprised if Leno turns the table on Conan with a few skits of his own directed at the latter in the coming weeks.

Until then, consider this video of Jay Leno driving around in a Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport as the opening salvo.

Video: Jay Leno drives a Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport in response to Conan O’Brien’s Bugatti Veyron Mouse originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 26 January 2010 09:00 EST.

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If you haven’t heard about the controversial “Late Night Wars” between NBC, Jay Leno, and Conan O’Brien, then we have to ask you exactly what rock you’re living in.

For those that are in the loop, you probably know the news that Conan O’Brien is leaving the Tonight Show after only seven months to job after being forced out by NBC and Jay Leno. We could go on and on about the story but we’ll save it for another time.

Anyway, seeing that his days as host of the Tonight Show are numbered, Conan spared no expense in racking up NBC’s bills by inviting special new characters to his show that are not so much as ’funny’ as they are ’crazy expensive’.

True to his word, Conan wasted little time inviting his first new character to the Tonight Show: the Bugatti Veyron Mouse!

Check it out and laugh until your sides hurt.

Video: Conan introduces the Bugatti Veyron Mouse to the Tonight Show originally appeared on topspeed.com on Saturday, 23 January 2010 10:00 EST.

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Conan O’Brien’s newest Tonight Show character, the Bugatti Veyron Mouse, made some headlines recently not because of the shrill laughs it generated – although it did get a lot of ‘LOLs’ and ‘ROFLs’ all over the Internet – when it made its debut recently, but more so of how Conan was able to get a Veyron to appear on his show.

Now, if he really wanted to, we’re sure that Conan could afford to buy his own Veyron. But for a man who famously vouched his undying loyalty to a 1992 Ford Taurus SHO – a car he still drives, by the way – it’s highly unlikely that he would pay $1.5 million for the Bugatti supercar.

So the question on everyone’s mind is where did he get one?

Well, after a few hours of speculating, we learned that the Bugatti Veyron that was later dubbed as the Bugatti Veyron Mouse was actually loaned by the Tonight Show from the Petersen Automotive Museum.

Ever since the Late Night Wars between Conan, NBC and Jay Leno exploded into public consciousness, the whole world has been waiting breathlessly for the next twist in what has turned out to be a real-life soap opera. The introduction of the Bugatti Veyron Mouse, a character Conan introduced to the tonight Show because it was “crazy expensive” – a subtle swipe at NBC – has certainly gotten the world’s attention again.

The immediate celebrity status attached to the car has probably given the Petersen Automotive Museum smiling from ear to ear. Not only did the car generate free publicity for the museum, but it may have added a few more zeroes into the car’s value.

Conan O’Brien’s ‘Bugatti Veyron Mouse’ was loaned from the Petersen Automotive Museum originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 22 January 2010 14:34 EST.

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We figured that it would take a really, really long time before you forget about Andy House of Luftkin, Texas. You’ll remember him from his now infamous ‘Veyron Dive’ a few months ago when he inexplicably drove his Bugatti Veyron straight into a lagoon in Galveston, Texas. Remember him, right?

Well, according to Jalopnik, the same dude who claimed that a pelican caused him to plunge into a lagoon has now bought a blue and black replacement Veyron for the one he went swimming with.

We figured that since he can afford to buy another $1.5 million Veyron after completely washing out his first one, then he can probably buy a Bluetooth headset or two. You know, just in case, another pelican shows up.

Photo courtesy of Jalopnik

Lagoon-diving Bugatti owner buys replacement Veyron worth $1.5 million originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 21 January 2010 11:00 EST.

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For one reason or another, it seems that owners of the Bugatti Veyron have become all-too eager to sell their multi-million-dollar ride. But what’s surprising is that a lot of the Veyron’s that are on the market these days are those of the special-edition variety.

A perfect example is this special edition Veyron Pur Sang, which a strapping seller from Germany is selling for €2.5 million ($3.6 million). By our count, this is the third Pur Sang that’s now up in the market, following two other special edition Pur Sang Veyrons that are currently being sold in Idstein, Germany and Florida, USA.

Our best guess is that since the Veyron is expected to finish production in 2012, these owners might as well be selling their rides in anticipation for the next car Bugatti has in store for us. By some accounts, that could be the much talked about Bugatti 16C Galibier.

Third Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang being sold for $3.6 million in Germany originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 11:00 EST.

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The Bugatti Veyron is widely hailed as one of the most expensive and exclusive cars in the world and mere sightings of the car are enough to generate a few snapshots from every wide-eyed pedestrian that comes across one. This particular Veyron, which was spotted somewhere in California, is one such example. From afar, it looks like one of those typical Bugatti supercars – although ‘typical’ just might be an understatement in describing a Veyron.

Upon closer inspection, though, this Veyron is in fact the latest in a long line of limited edition – and by limited, we mean a one-off – models Bugatti is releasing before the Veyron ultimately rides off into the sunset in 2012. Dressed in a matte white body with a glossy black hood, this Veyron carries the name ‘Grand Sport Blanc Noir’, which, as the name suggests, was derived from the targa-roofed Veyron Grand Sport and, apparently, was built for an esteemed designer of the high-end clothing fraternity.

There’s no word as to how many more special-edition Veyrons Bugatti has in its plans but rest assured, you can expect that the French supercar makers probably have a few more up their sleeves.

One-off Bugatti Grand Sport BLanc Noir Edition spotted in California originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 12 January 2010 07:00 EST.

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We knew that the Bugatti Veyron incident from last week drew headlines from all corners of the world. But what we didn’t expect was that a lot of people would have a field day making jokes and and selling inane items at its expense.

Two of these items that we found include a ’Pelican Repellent’ and a Bugatti Veyron AquaticAvoidanceSystem. Before you believe the validity of these items, it’s wise to put some context into them and think of these two things as nothing more than just people having fun at Mr. Alan House’s – the unfortunate driver of the Veyron – expense.

First up, we have the ’so-called’ Pelican Repellent at the Car Guy Garage website. It’s not so much that it describes the product in this light: “When it comes to pelicans, you never can be too safe. Not only can they unload a nasty stain on your new paint job, but they have been known to swoop down on drivers of fancy French cars attempting to run them off the road.” Care to venture a guess how much it costs? $2 million. That’s right.

Continued after the jump.

Internet community makes fun of Veyron-diving incident originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 20 November 2009 17:00 EST.

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For a very short while the Bugatti Veyron was the fastest road car on the market. And how today there are many others out there even faster than it, Bugatti decided its time for an improvement. What better was to celebrate Bugatti’s centenary year?

Recent spy shots reveal that Bugatti is preparing an improved supercar. And rumors say this new model will deliver around 1200 hp and will be capable of a top speed of 260 mph. It will also be lighter (with around 150 kilos), and the time sprint from 0 to 60 mph will be also improved.

Possible names: Veyron GT or Veyron Grand Prix. Official debut is expected to be made at the 2010 Paris Motor Show.

Bugatti prepares faster Veyron? originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 19 November 2009 10:15 EST.

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