Bugatti succeeded in making one of the most outrageous cars on the planet, the 1001-hp, 253-mph EB16.4 Veyron. It's the only car you can buy that's as luxurious and safe as a Mercedes SL and as fast as a Formula 1 car. What could possibly make such a car more spectacular? A naked carbon-fiber and aluminum body, that's what.
The Veyron's central carbon-fiber monocoque isn't the first exposed carbon on a road car. The defunct Porsche Carrera GT's naked carbon monocoque peeked out under the rear end, and even relatively tame street cars like the Audi S4 have carbon trim pieces. But the Pur Sang boasts the most extensive use of carbon fiber we've seen yet on a production car. The black woven tub houses the engine, the passenger cell, and the crash structures. It also just happens to contrast dramatically with the highly polished aluminum pontoon fenders and intake covers.
The Veyron's central carbon-fiber monocoque isn't the first exposed carbon on a road car. The defunct Porsche Carrera GT's naked carbon monocoque peeked out under the rear end, and even relatively tame street cars like the Audi S4 have carbon trim pieces. But the Pur Sang boasts the most extensive use of carbon fiber we've seen yet on a production car. The black woven tub houses the engine, the passenger cell, and the crash structures. It also just happens to contrast dramatically with the highly polished aluminum pontoon fenders and intake covers.
