Bugatti Veyron: A Quest for Perfection - The Story of the Greatest Car in the World - Hardcover

Roach, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1848093489 ISBN 13: 9781848093485

Publisher: Preface Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The Bugatti Veyron's statistics are mind-boggling: 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds; a top speed of 253 mph; tyres that cost £20,000 a set and an engine with ten radiators and four turbos; a launch control system taken from F1 and even windscreen wipers that create sizeable downforce ... all delivered complete with a high-end stereo system, luxurious leather seats and air-conditioning. It was a feat of engineering grandiosity that, in automotive terms, rivals the achievements of the great 19th Century industrialists.

In A Quest for Perfection, no. 1 bestselling author Martin Roach sets out to track down the mythical beast that is a Bugatti Veyron - and ultimately attempts to drive one. He traces the genesis of this remarkable machine through Bugatti's long and glorious early days and then through its more turbulent modern era. Travelling to the top secret Bugatti Research & Development workshop in Germany, touring the factory and chateau in France where these stunning cars are hand-built, interviewing famous engineers, super-rich owners and automotive presidents, as well as a host of other expert eye-witnesses to this unique car's many achievements, Roach ponders this mechanical whirlwind and in so doing has written a page-turning study of a modern masterpiece.

Bugatti Veyron: A Quest for Perfection discovers and unravels the enigma that is this remarkable car. Part-history, part-personal obsession, part-travelogue, part-humorous quest, altogether a book that will appeal to both fans of cars, and serious petrol-heads, Top Gear viewers as well as anyone who has ever raised an eyebrow as a shiny piece of metal on four wheels drives past in the street. For the first time, Bugatti has allowed access to the Veyron's Chief Engineer, designers, test drivers, archivists, the Bugatti factory, photographers and the President of Bugatti himself.

About this title

About the Author

Martin Roach is a number-one-bestselling author with an extensive interest in motorsport and a long-standing passion for supercar history. He worked with David Coulthard on his critically-acclaimed autobiography, It Is What It Is. In the course of his writing work he has witnessed the behind-the-scenes circus of the F1 paddock and motorsport's secretive team factories up close, as well enjoying first-hand experience of two McLaren F1s, a Ferrari F40, a Dino and a chocolate brown Hillman Hunter.

From the Inside Flap

Written with the full support of Bugatti

In 2005, Bugatti launched a car that has single-handedly redefined the notion of a 'supercar'. It was called the Veyron and its statistics were mind-boggling: 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds; a top speed of 253 mph; tyres that cost £18,000 a set and an engine with ten radiators and four turbos; a launch control system taken from F1 and even windscreen wipers that create sizeable downforce ... all delivered complete with a high-end stereo system, luxurious leather seats and air-conditioning. It was a feat of engineering grandiosity that, in automotive terms, rivalled the achievements of the great nineteenth-century industrialists.

In A Quest for Perfection, number one bestselling author Martin Roach sets out to track down the mythical beast that is a Bugatti Veyron - and ultimately attempts to drive one. He travels across Europe to trace the genesis of this remarkable machine by interviewing famous engineers, super-rich owners and automotive presidents, as well as a host of other expert eye-witnesses to this unique car's many achievements. Part-history, part-personal obsession, part-travelogue, part-humorous quest: in pondering this mechanical whirlwind, Roach has written a page-turning study of a modern masterpiece.

Edition details

• Publisher: Preface Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1848093489
• ISBN 13: 9781848093485
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176