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Bugatti Veyron: A Quest for Perfection - The Story of the Greatest Car in the World Hardcover – September 1, 2011

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The Bugatti Veyron's statistics are mind-boggling: 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds; a top speed of 253 mph; tyres that cost £20,000 a set and an engine with 10 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. Here 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. Traveling 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 apageturning study of a modern masterpiece. Bugatti Veyron: A Quest for Perfection discovers and unravels the enigma that is this remarkable car. 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.
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    September 1, 2011
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  6. ISBN-10
    1848093489
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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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House UK; First Edition (September 1, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1848093489
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1848093485
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.05 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 0.9 x 9.5 inches
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C.H.
5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Car in the World!
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2015
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I really like this book. It is all about the Bugatti Veyron and its versions of cars, including the Super Sport. There are fourteen chapters in the book (following an Introduction): Chapter 1, The Celebrity; Chapter 2, Early Auditions; Chapter 3, Attempts No. 1 & 2; Chapter 4, A Troubled Genesis; Chapter 5, Attempt No. 3; Chapter 6, A Brief History of Supercars; Chapter 7, Attempts No. 4 & 5 (Knocking on the Front Door); Chapter 8, An Afternoon with the Doctor; Chapter 9, In the Furnace of the Beast; Chapter 10, 'I'm not saying my Veyron is the best edition, but it's in the Top 1'; Chapter 11, The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport; Chapter 12, The Artist's Workshop; Chapter 13, What has THIS Bugatti Done for Bugatti?; Chapter 14, Living With a Celebrity. After this come Afterword, Acknowledgements, and The Veyron Project Team.

The book was written with the full support of Bugatti. The Bugatti Veyron can go from 0 - 60 in just 2.5 seconds, and has a top speed of 253 mph! Not fast enough for you? The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has a top speed of 267 mph! Not a supercar, but a super supercar!
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Patricia. A DIffley
5.0 out of 5 stars Fro the Motorhead. !!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2021
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Have this as a gift to my guy. Loved it.
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Duncan Black
4.0 out of 5 stars Great photography, very complete, some pages hard to read
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2012
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And those pages are hard to read because the smallish-font text is printed on top of colorful photographs. Otherwise, this is an informed, amusing at times, knowledgeable and very complete history of a car that all but a few mortals will ever have the opportunity to sit in, let alone drive.
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Janis Lamberty
5.0 out of 5 stars Bugatti book the bomb!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2014
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I bought this book as a gift for my son who is a Bugatti fanatic! He loves this book and looks at it all the time! And at the price is a steal compared to the other choices that are over $100!
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Peter Beardmore
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully present book about a sublimely beautiful piece of engineering
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2014
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A beautifully presented book about a sublimely beautiful piece of engineering. I wish that I could have been lucky enough to be involved.
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Michael J S
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2016
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It drives better than it looks. Nice book, too.
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Judith Nourse
5.0 out of 5 stars Grandson loves it
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2013
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This was a gift for our 11 year old grandson, and he says that he is very happy with it.
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Dawn D.
4.0 out of 5 stars Very informational.
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2014
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Could have more pics, but overall, a well put together informational book. Any fan would like!
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chrissie
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2021
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If you like the Veyron it's a winner
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BusterFriendly
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in Canada on April 22, 2014
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Well written and is a great read if you're into cars and watch shows like Top Gear. I intend to one day rent one of these for a day cause let's face not many people can ever afford something like this.
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ecll
5.0 out of 5 stars livre passionant
Reviewed in France on December 15, 2014
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rien à ajouter sinon que ce livre est passionant et agrémenté de superbes photos. Je recommande à tous les passionnés de voitures.
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Buchpilot
4.0 out of 5 stars Spannend wie ein Wirtschaftskrimi
Reviewed in Germany on May 29, 2018
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Martin Roachs Buch über die Entstehung des Bugatti Veyron und die Faszination der Marke Bugatti gehört zu den wenigen Autobüchern, die ich von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite gelesen habe. Denn als Ghostwriter diverser Promi-Bücher versteht es Roach, einen packenden Bericht zu liefern, anstatt endlose Kapitel über technische Details zu schreiben.

Bemerkenswert ist dabei, in welcher Offenheit Roach über die Probleme bei der Entwicklung des Veyron berichtet. Dass der verantwortliche Chefingenieur Dr. Schreiber, der Hauptgesprächspartner von Roach war, alle Zitate freigegeben hat (oder hat er nicht?), grenzt an ein Wunder.

Auch sonst wirft Roach einen für Autobücher ungewöhnlich kritischen Blick auf bestimmte Sachverhalte – etwa auf die nicht enden wollende Serie von limitierten Sondermodellen, mit denen Bugatti die Besitzer „normaler“ Veyrons 16.4. zu Besitzern von Basismodellen stempelte.

Doch natürlich überwiegt – vollkommen zu recht – die begeisterte Darstellung der Faszination dieses außergewöhnlichen Fahrzeuges. Das schließt auch ein spannendes Kapitel über die Frage ein, wie man eigentlich einen Bugatti kauft. Denn Probefahrten sind bei einem Hyper-Sportwagen dieser Kategorie so eine Sache. Wie finden Verkäufer heraus, ob ein Anrufer oder Besucher wirklich ein ernsthaftes Interesse hegt? Äußerst lesenswert das Ganze!

Gibt es Kritikpunkte? Ja: das lausige Layout. Selbst, wenn es in dem Buch wie beschrieben primär um die Geschichte hinter dem Auto und seine Menschen geht, hätte man ein Layout erwarten dürfen, das die 1980er-Jahre hinter sich gelassen hat. Das fängt mit den in Rot gehaltenen und mit einem dunklen Schatten (!) versehenen Überschriften an und endet mit der lieblosen Präsentation von Fotos im Kleinformat – von denen die meisten übrigens aus Prospekten und offiziellen Unterlagen bekannt sind.

Und warum man den ohnehin in einer feingliedrigen Typo gesetzten Text auf einen hellgrauen Hintergrund und nicht auf weiße Seiten gedruckt hat, werden wir wohl nie erfahren. Es empfehlen sich für die Lektüre gutes Licht und eine Lesebrille.

Angesichts der Klasse des Textes fallen diese Makel für mich allerdings nicht so ins Gewicht (deshalb nur ein Stern Abzug). Man hätte aber mehr erwarten dürfen.

Fazit:
Ein Autobuch als Wirtschafts- bzw. Konstruktionskrimi – das ist mal etwas anderes und unbedingt lesenswert. Für tolle Fotos von dem Veyron geht man aber besser zu Instagram oder kauft antiquarisch Prospekte.

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BbLinda
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved the pictures
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2016
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One of my son's favorite books for many months. He is 6 and loves the car so the pictures are like his eye candy.
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