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$1.3 Million Bugatti Veyron: Most Expensive Craigslist Car Ever...Unofficially [Found On Craigslist]

When we saw the suburban Detroit dealer Auto Europe advertise a rare $800,000 1965 Shelby Mustang GT on Craigslist, we thought it would be a high water mark for quite some time. It was until today. We learned Specialty Sales, a San Francisco-area dealer, has listed a Bugatti Veyron for the jaw-dropping sum of $1.3 million.



We placed a call to Specialty Sales to make sure this wasn't one of those oh-so-funny Craigslist scammers and spoke with sales associate Bill. Bill told us that yes indeed the car was for real and one of many cars he'd be happy to sell us if we came down to their showroom. The Veyron has been at Specialty for about four days now and listed nearly as long, though Craigslist isn't the only place it's being advertised. According to our sales associate, hopes are high the car will move within the next few days as the offers have been rolling in, but none to their liking. We suspect that may be a result of pitching a $1.3 million car at folks used to low-balling owner-sellers on their $1,250 1985 Chevy Camaro that ran when originally parked. (Thanks for the tip Allen) [Craigslist Ad, Click here if the ad disappears]



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Ascari KZ1: Fuel Efficient Supercar? (sort of)

Ascari KZ1
Ascari KZ1

The relatively unknown Ascari KZ1, (pronounced K-Zed-1 by the English), is the product of Klaas Zwart’s desire to manufacture a truly exclusive super car (Only 50 are built).  The title of “super car” gets thrown around quite a bit in automotive circles.  Having the highest horsepower, the fastest top speed or being the most expensive or prettiest is not enough.  If it were, than the Bugatti Veyron would be the hands down “King of Super Cars.”  (I personally think it looks like a deformed Audi TT).  Instead the super-car designation is given to a car with a combination of elements not least of which is a reasonable level of real-life drivability.  From those that have driven the KZ1, and I am not yet one of them, there are quite a few who claim that it may be the most super of all “super cars.”

Power is provided by a naturally aspirated, 5.0-liter BMW M5-derived eight-cylinder engine.  The hand-molded aluminum engine ignites 500 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 406-ft. lbs. of torque @ 4,500 rpm.  0-60 is attained in 3.7 seconds and the car has a top speed (LIMITED for European road worthiness mind you) to 200 mph!  According to the BBC television show Top Gear it posted the fifth quickest lap time EVER recorded on the series at just over one minute and 20 seconds.  Despite the absence of an electronic stability control system, maneuvering and handling at high speeds are managed with ease due to the mid-motor position.  Ok, that’s all well and good, but the real kicker is that it still manages 18 mpg in town and 26 mpg on the highway.  All is well indeed.

KZ1 on the track
KZ1 on the track

The one complaint given about the KZ1 is that it may be so good, so refined and so polished, that it actually eliminates one of the main thrills of driving such a vehicle; the possibility of danger.  Even the design, which is certainly appealing, isn’t overly exotic either.  The interior, in fact the entire car, is what you would expect from something that is the result of 340 hours of handcrafted excellence.  The interior color of each car is matched to the exterior based on the customer’s specifications.

With mileage better than some SUV’s and a ride that is actually feasible for a daily commute, there really isn’t much of an excuse not to like the KZ1.  I’m sure when a car costs $450,000, gas mileage is not even a blip on the radar of concern for the buyer.  But it is impressive nonetheless and proof that performance doesn’t have to be at the expense of mileage.  (I’m looking at you Bugatti.)



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New Sexier, Topless, Bugatti Veyron - Grand Sport 16.4

For those who thought that with 1,001 horsepower the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 was already the best there is in mass-produced automobiles, the Veyron 16.4 is now available as a roadster.

On 17 August, which is the opening day of the vintage meeting at Pebble Beach, California, the VW subsidiary Bugatti will unleash another car to get any guy’s motoring juices going, the Grand Sport Veyron 16.4.

The fewer than 150 prestigious owners of the original sports flying machine are about to be upstaged by the new topless version. The new removable roof version will utilize what the company calls “innovative structural solutions” that will allow for increased wind cutting aerodynamics and added safety with hidden reinforcement to make up for the lack of roof structure.

They claim that these new atmosphere cutting features will mean that the occupants will be able to experience wind in the hair motoring without being blown out of their seats at the supercars 0 to 60 in 2.4 seconds takeoff, or its top speed over 250 mph.

The rumor in the auto industry news is that there will only be 80 lucky owners of the new version. There will be a price increase also on the $18 million for the “standard” Bugatti Veyron. If you need to ask the price you can’t afford it anyway, but probably everyone reading this can’t afford its $2.25 million price tag.

The point of the August 17 meeting at Pebble Beach is to allow the mega-rich to participate in an auction to fight for the bragging rights to be the owner of the very first Grand Sport Veyron to roll out of the factory in 2010.

The auction is apparently a straight forward highest bid gets the first car, so you can expect playboys and Arab Sheiks to be lining up to pay perhaps millions more for the honor of owning the very first Grand Sport Veyron 16.4.



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Top Gear films in Abu Dhabi with 3 Bugatti Veyrons (one Pur Sang)

The next season of our favorite show in the world, Top Gear, is just around the corner and Executive Producer Andy Wilman today gave us an idea of what to expect for series 11. Clarkson, Hammond and...



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