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The Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 is a mid-engined grand touring car. The Super Sport version is the fastest road-legal car in the world, with a top speed of 267.85 mph The original version has a top speed of 253.52 mph. Designed and developed by the German Volkswagen Group and produced by Bugatti Automobiles SAS. The car is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti company. The 16.4 refers to 16 cylinders and 4 turbochargers. The Veyron features a 16 cylinder engine, equivalent to two narrow-angle V8 engines mated in a W configuration. Each cylinder has four valves for a total of sixty four, but the narrow staggered V8 configuration allows two overhead camshafts to drive two banks of cylinders so only four camshafts are needed. The engine is fed by four bi-turbochargers and displaces 487.8 cui. 1,001hp. 0 - 60 2.3 secs. 1/4 mile 10.2 @ 142.9. 2005 - 2010 production total 291.