Two months ago it was the one-off exclusive supercar which was spotted on Europe’s roads for the first time when pictured showed on the streets of Paris.
Now after wowing car lovers with its stunning appearance and specification in the French capital, the £1.6m porcelain Bugatti Veyron L’or Blanc has been spotted on British soil for the first time.
The spectacular 253mph, 1,000bhp ‘White Gold’ car, was spotted outside the five-star Dorchester Hotel in London’s swanky Mayfair.
The convertible Veyron has never been to these shores but its super-rich Saudi owner – who is thought to be just 30 – decided to visit London, bringing the eye-catching motor with him.
The one-off Bugatti can do 0-62mph in just 2.7 seconds, and has an exterior featuring filler caps, badges and wheel caps made from specially constructed porcelain.
Its unique appearance saw car enthusiasts and experts branding the vehicle the ‘world’s fastest tea set’.
One onlooker who saw the car in London said: ‘There was a Mercedes parked outside the Dorchester and when it pulled away this amazing Veyron suddenly appeared.
‘Everyone just swarmed around it, getting a good look. You often see strangely modified cars in London but not normally something as exquisite as this model.
‘The driver of it only looked around 30 as well.’
Bugatti’s design experts came with the psychedelic blue and white paintjob as a tribute to the ‘Stelvio Pass’, a legendary stretch of road in Italy.
The supercar firm even went as far as describing the creation as an ‘unusual idea’, with the one-off vehicle sold to a super-wealthy Saudi Arabian customer.
It is powered by an 8-litre W16 engine which develops a mammoth 1,000bhp.
With this power it can accelerate from 0-62mph in 2.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 253mph.
Dr. Stefan Brungs, Director of Sales and Marketing at Bugatti Automobiles said at the time of the car’s launch in, last year: ‘At first, it seems to be an unusual idea to use porcelain in a car, especially in the world’s fastest convertible.
‘But this is what Bugatti stands for: the realization of exceptional ideas whilst striving for the utmost in quality and aesthetics.
This allows us to continue Ettore Bugatti’s heritage, who himself loved to experiment with new materials.’
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