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THE BUGATTI EB 16.4. VEYRON “PUR SANG
Visitors to the Atelier in Molsheim are always intrigued to see
the Veyron’s high-tech components being meticulously assembled
into an automotive work of art. Watching the car coming
together, coupled with an admiration for the technical beauty of
its structure, gave the designers the idea of finishing the car
in its pure material configuration – meaning no colour coating.
The result is the EB 16.4. Veyron “Pur Sang”, a two-tone study
of pure materialness showing the car’s true essentials: carbon
and aluminium.
The carbon monocoque holds the engine plus the passenger cell,
while the polished aluminium panelling is enhanced by
reflections in the sculpted bodywork. Interestingly, the rawness
of the materials even more strongly highlights the dual
character of this car: performance power coupled with cruising
comfort, structure and body, dark and light.
A closer look at the details reveals the technical logic behind
this stylistic appearance. The sophisticated monocoque contains
all the core structural components, including the W16 engine,
the passenger cell, the crash box and the linkages to the
wheels. It is this purpose-driven fundament that is visible as
the centre of the car in clear-coated carbon fibre.
Equally consistent is the use of the aluminium panelling. This
lends shape and a unique body sculpture to the car, covering the
wheels in a muscular and powerful expression by way of
elaborately shaped fenders. Highly polished, these perfectly
tensioned shapes strongly visualize the fascinating surface
reflections that define every Veyron.
The balanced graphic appearance is also visible when looking
down onto the car from above. These qualities take on a distinct
appearance – almost like that found in a Mondrian painting. As
its pur sang label suggests, this individualised customer car
shares the same kind of DNA as that of classic cars from the
Bugatti past: the “Atalante”, the Type 55, the Type 41 “Royal”
all had an unmistakeable and characteristic graphic signature.
It is this precise division of performance components and body
panelling – in this form – that makes the EB 16.4. Veyron “Pur
Sang” unique in the supercar world.
source : Bugatti Press
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