The most important spotlight of RM Sotheby’s Paris public sale was the magnificent Bugatti Chiron Profilée. It fetched over $10.7 million, making it the most costly new automobile ever offered at public sale. Nonetheless, it was not the one Bugatti on supply.
A Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport and a 1932 Sort 55 Roadster additionally hit the public sale block, however each vehicles did not discover a purchaser.
This 2009 Veyron Grand Sport left the manufacturing facility completed in Black Blue Metallic however was later repainted by the manufacturing facility in a two-tone color scheme of Uni Black and Italian Purple. The placing exterior is complemented by an equally gorgeous crimson leather-based inside.
Out of the 450 Veyrons produced, 58 got here with a detachable Targa prime and had been christened ‘Grand Sport’. The automobile was powered by an 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged W16 engine that churned out 987 hp. Bugatti claims a 0-60 mph time of two.46 seconds and a prime velocity of 254 mph.
This explicit automobile was retained by the manufacturing facility previous to being offered to a non-public purchaser in 2014. It was supplied on the Paris public sale with near 21,800 miles on the odometer. It’s nonetheless listed on RM Sotheby’s web site with an asking value of $1.48 million, earlier than charges and taxes.
Supply: RM Sotheby’s