The Bugatti Veyron is a superlative on wheels. But for V W, which spent six years and about half a billion dollars, it may be obsession run wild. This, the fastest production car in the world, is broad and low, an enameled ellipse in a spiffy two-tone paint scheme. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is not only the world's fastest production car but also the most expensive: $1.25 million before taxes and richly deserved gas guzzler penalties. Also the most powerful: it's 8.0 liter 16-cylinder quad-turbo engine produces about 1,000 horsepower and churns it through a high-tech all-wheel-drive system and gob-smacking foot-wide tires. Also, the quickest: the Veyron accelerates to 60 mph in 2.1 seconds, faster than a Formula 1 car, but then it's just getting started. In 20 seconds it reaches 200 mph. In 53 mind-blowing seconds, the Veyron reaches its marquee speed: 253 mph. At that speed, the tires would begin to soften in about half an hour. Fortunately, at top speed, it runs out of gas in 12 minutes. It's a safety feature.
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